April List Sandwiches and March wrapup
Wow. Fluffernutters. Fool’s Gold Loaves. Francesinhas. March was quite a month. I can’t say any of those sandwiches were my favorite, but we did eat them! We ate the sandwiches, we wrote about the...
Yearly Archive: 2016
Li’l Frenchie – Porto Town’s Francesinha
In the northwest of Portugal, on the Atlantic coast, is the country’s 2nd largest city, Porto. Porto is one of the oldest cities in Europe, and well known for its architecture, its beautiful climate,...
Fool’s Gold Loaf
I am not a particularly well-off man, financially speaking. I do OK. I make enough to feed a family of 5 pretty well, which is definitely an accomplishment these days. But you’re always looking to...
The Quiet Dignity of the Fluffernutter
Let me tell you something about fluffernutters–they’ve gotta be just about the goofiest thing I’ve tried while working on this website. I mean, I’ve done the Elvis, the Elvis in Hawaii, the British Rail...
Breaded Pork Tenderloins–Elders Family Restaurant and O’Griff’s Grill & Brewhouse
Part 1 is here | Part 2 is here | Part 3 is here I recently took an unplanned trip to my hometown for a couple of days for the funeral of my best friend’s father. “Jim,” you...
March List Sandwiches and February Wrapup
I’m terribly disappointed in all of you. I don’t mean you, dear reader. You guys are great. I mean the Tribunal. Three great sandwiches… OK, two great… Well, listen. Falafels are pretty awesome, and...
Falafels–Proof that God Doesn’t Hate Vegans
About a year and a half ago, in an effort to quickly whip up some content for what was then a 24 hour old, nearly empty website, I wrote a short piece about my lunch that...
Fischbrötchen–Crusty German Fish Rolls
One day at Chicago’s French Market, while I was in the process of trying to recreate Fischbrötchen for this post, I saw a new shop with a sign that said “German Food Innovations.” I thought...
Fairy Bread vs the Third Grade
Fairy bread is a party treat from the antipodes. Crit wrote about it once already–you can read her take here. They (she included, as our down-under correspondent) serve it at kids’ parties in Australia and...
February List sandwiches and January wrapup
January wasn’t a bad month for the Tribunal. We covered all three of our List sandwiches for the month–even though two of them were largely reruns from last January–and even managed a couple of...
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