We’re visiting our niece who lives in Park Slope. She has an itinerary of her favorite places to take us. I’ll check in with a recap later this week when we’re back home! Continue reading I’m On An Eating Tour Of Brooklyn! Sunday Food Thread 5/19

I almost forgot to post this week. Here it is Sunday morning and I don’t have a topic. Yesterday I got myself into a bad spot. I did a lot of work while not eating much and getting dehydrated. I … Continue reading Emergency Sunday Food Thread 5/12

Anyone celebrating today? I’m not aware of any specific foods that are prepared to celebrate the victory at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. According to Wikipedia the growth in popularity of the holiday in the U.S. is due to … Continue reading Cinco De Mayo Sunday Food Thread 5/5

Tonight’s the night for the 5 Avocado 5 Seder! Have you ever been to or hosted a Seder? Go for the food and stay for the story, or vice versa. I was at a Seder Saturday night and will follow … Continue reading 5 Avocado 5 Seder Sunday Food Thread 4/28

Today’s National Food is not one, not two, but three foods (well, one is a drink)! It must be my lucky day, I happen to like all three of these. What’s your preference?Chocolate covered cashews (I find this one oddly … Continue reading National Food Day Sunday Food Thread 4/21

I’m at a loss for a prompt this week. Tell me what you’re eating! Continue reading Up For Grabs Sunday Food Thread 4/14

Pliny felt like cooking something decadent for dinner in the day thread on Friday prompting me to ask you what kind of food you consider decadent. I have a pretty relentless sweet tooth so for me a super rich torte … Continue reading The Decadent Sunday Food Thread 4/7

Happy Easter to those who celebrate today! Weird that Passover is almost a month later (wasn’t that the occasion for the Last Supper?). And Orthodox Easter is a week later so there’s that too. If you’re doing a special dinner … Continue reading Easter Sunday Food Thread 3/31

Is anyone parading today? We’re going to a friend’s house who lives near the north side (Chicago) parade route. One of them even comes by his Irish honestly! We’ll get there early, they’re making soda bread and other treats pre-parade. … Continue reading St. Pat’s Day Sunday Food Thread 3/17

I envy those of you who live in places where clocks don’t bump an hour back and forth every year for no good reason. As for me, I need more coffee. Continue reading Spring Forward Sunday Food Thread 3/10

Earlier this week in the Chicagofood subreddit there was a post about a dustup between a pasta restaurant and “food influencers”. I don’t knowingly follow any influencers on instagram but I do like to look at plates of food. The … Continue reading What’s An Influencer? Sunday Food Thread 3/3

It was my wife’s birthday this past week! Continue reading Happy Birthday Sunday Food Thread 2/25

As I was mulling over what to eat for breakfast today I checked down a couple choices and decided to scramble an egg and heat up the last serving of a batch of chili I made at the end of … Continue reading “The Usual” Sunday Food Thread 2/18

I’m writing this on Saturday, February 10. A group of my friends from college has plans to visit Chicago’s north side Chinatown (more Vitenamese/SE Asian these days) for the Lunar New Year. Because I’m a dope and double-booked myself (long-ish … Continue reading Year Of The Dragon Sunday Food Thread 2/11

Today’s thread is inspired by Aiwendl’s answer to Joey’s prompt in the January 31 night thread. I like to start my day with a couple of cups of strong black coffee. I’m one of those weirdos who likes the taste … Continue reading Coffee? Tea? ? Morning (or not) Beverage Sunday Food Thread 2/4

There’s a whole world of condiments out there, how do you like to dress up your plate? Last week’s bánh mì recipe came with a recipe to make your own mayonnaise. It’s really good and got me thinking about other … Continue reading Complimentary Condiments Sunday Food Thread 1/28

There’s a SE Asian burger joint in a bowling alley near us, it’s a very meat-centric menu. The first time we went my wife, who’s vegetarian, asked if they could make a meatless bánh mì. The man at the counter … Continue reading Bánh Mì? Me Oui! Sunday Food Thread 1/21

We’ve been in our new house a year and are finally inviting our neighbors* over for dinner. We decided to make a Detroit pizza because while it takes some planning it’s really not a lot of work for a big … Continue reading It’s a Detroit Style Pizza Kind of Sunday Food Thread 1/14

After band practice the other night we sat down to a meal. I put this playlist on- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnDozvinOaYYExZmEEgGrv_ATZQQMiLZh&si=tAVRX0kEDWg6r7WW I’m open to more suggestions. Looks like Andre Williams is in the lead with four songs! I did just add this Lil’ … Continue reading More Songs About Food And Food Sunday Food Thread 6/7

Any plans to celebrate? Any traditions tomorrow? I have a friend who always makes posole on New Year’s Day. He does make it other times of the year too but doesn’t miss a NYD. Another friend used to make tortilla … Continue reading New Year’s Eve Sunday Food Thread 12/31

It used to be family tradition to eat pierogi and fried rice on Christmas Eve. Things change and the family gathering has dissipated over the years. What hasn’t changed is my love for this little Polish dumpling! My favorites are … Continue reading Eat More Pierogi! Sunday Food Thread 12/24