Things I Ate





Fried Eggplant with Special Spicy Sauce

By on Monday, August 21st, 2023 at 9:32 am

eggplant frying in oil

We fried up some eggplant drawing inspiration from Win Son’s fried eggplant recipe, which is to say the result was nothing like the original.





Sesame Emmie from Loba Pastry

By on Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 at 4:52 pm

Sesame Emmie from Loba Pastry shop

We rode the Chicago subway “L” out into the suburbs of northern Chicago to find the Loba Pastry Shop. We had gotten the recommendation at a wedding from a guy my wife met on the drink line. Lottie + Doof, who my wife follows on instagram.





I Ate A Chicago Style Hot Dog and I Liked It

By on Saturday, July 1st, 2023 at 3:13 am

A Chicago Style hot dog

Early versions of the modern hot dog first emerged on Coney Island and in Chicago about the same time. The two cities have had rival hot dogs ever since.





Famous Coney Island Hot Dogs

By on Thursday, May 4th, 2023 at 4:27 pm

Nathan's hot dog stand on Coney Island at Surf Avenue in 2023

My first Nathan’s hot dog was in the Paramus Park Mall food court. Nathan’s was a special treat, ironically, not because of their famous hot dogs, but because of their fancy crinkle cut fries — and the fact that they could come with a side of cheese sauce.





At The End of The Day, l’m Just a Boy From Jersey

By on Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 at 11:02 pm

taylor ham egg and cheese sandwith with Disco fries in new jersey covered in brown gravy and mozzarella cheese from a diner

If there is one thing I miss about living in New Jersey, it’s Taylor Ham. If there are two things, I would also add disco fries. If you aren’t from New Jersey, you might not know what either of these things are. If you’re from south Jersey, you might not want to argue that it’s actually pork roll and not Taylor ham.












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