Category Archives: Eating

Here we celebrate the best kind of food enjoyment: eating somebody else’s cooking, whether it be in a fine dining establishment or a hole in the wall.

Whole Foods top trends (what Amazon wants to sell us in 2018)

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

I don’t normally (actually never) print press releases verbatim, but this is interesting because it’s the first full-on screed since Amazon took over Whole Foods and everybody wants to know what they are going to do next. “Top trends” is … Continue reading →

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No reason not to eat at Burger 21

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

After posting the results of our Tour of Better Burgers, I was invited back to try the seasonal specialties at Burger 21 in Latham. This gave me a chance to learn more about the business model of this store that … Continue reading →

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Touring the better burger chains

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

The Albany suburb of Latham, NY is blessed with an abundance of upscale burger stores. Four can be found along a two-mile stretch on Louden Road and a fifth is a short hop away. Thus, a group of intrepid Yelpers … Continue reading →

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Five top foods in Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

I have been sitting on this post awhile because I didn’t really know what to call it. “Best eats in Saratoga” is a little presumptuous because I haven’t tried everything at all the high end places, plus I’m not going … Continue reading →

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My $37.75 pizza dinner

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

The other night I found myself staying in Danbury, CT across the street from Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana. This is one of several branches of the home store in New Haven, which at least one blogger as well as Frank … Continue reading →

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Lan Chi Chili Paste with Garlic

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

In retail, there’s Amazon. In Asian condiments, there’s Lee Kum Kee. This maker of good-but-not-great sauces and relishes has been gobbling up shelf space in Oriental markets to the detriment of smaller brands, notably Lan Chi. Lan Chi used to … Continue reading →

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Salumi perfection at Dancing Ewe Farm

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

I first encountered Jody Somer’s cacciatorini, or hunter’s little sausages (or little hunter’s sausages) on a visit to Dancing Ewe Farm several years ago. We were there for a dinner sponsored by Tango Fusion, a local dance studio, on a … Continue reading →

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A cautionary tale of ethnic food tourism

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

My recent search for gelled tripe drew a rebuke from William Woyes Weaver, founder and director of the Keystone Center and the recognized authority on Pennsylvania foodways. While giving me some sourcing tips which I’m pursuing, he pointed out that pickled … Continue reading →

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How Spark Social solves the food truck problem

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

I’ve eaten at a lot of food trucks. Individual roach coaches, of course, but also renowned food truck gardens in Austin, at San Francisco’s Off the Grid and Sundays in the Presidio, and various food truck rodeos in New York’s … Continue reading →

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The truth about Amish buffets

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

Are Pennsylvania Amish buffets—where diners pay a hefty sum for all-you-can-eat carbohydrate payloads—hypocritical, grotesque, or even evil? You’d think so if you pay attention to critics like the Chowhounder who recently moved back to Lancaster and wants to promote the … Continue reading →

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