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It’s It Ice Cream: the San Francisco Treat
When visiting a new town it’s fun to sample their signature foods. In San Francisco, sour dough bread, seafood and donuts are but a few. I was surprised to read in Eater and other blogs that one noteworthy food is available at the corner store. It’s It are a San Francisco tradition dating back to […]
Out-of-Towner Review Bias
When visiting a new place, does it seem like every restaurant you try is better than at home? Many people choose food options based on sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor. According to NPR, a study from University of Arizona and the University of Minnesota however found that a place rates depends on whether they’re a […]
Annual Eating of the Chocolate Bunny: A Confession
Despite crazy eyes, Binks the bunny was rather dapper, He awaited his fate, within the confines of a plastic wrapper. With a smirk everlasting, his attitude was to be admired, How would he have known the events about to transpire? Perhaps he one day dreamed of hopping through an enormous field, Instead he ended up […]
Birthday Fun
Yours truly celebrated a birthday recently. Being a nerd, you know what that means – time to hit up the museums. This year we decided to check out the National Museum of the American Indian and the African Burial Ground. After a delicious bacon and spinach omelette and home fries we hopped on the train. […]
Yogury Pretzels – Now With Power
Yogury Pretzels– ask for them by name. The only one made with POWER. Now available with real suger. “Forget goji berries, cold pressed juices, acai, or coconut juice! Yogury pretzels are the real miracle food!” – Dr. Oz “I fully expect yogury pretzels to make their way to fine dining establishments everywhere.” – Tom Collichio […]
White Hot Chocolate Recipe
Unlike regular hot cocoa which can enjoyed in large mugs, a little goes a a long way with white chocolate, so the idea of white hot chocolate sounded crazy. My girlfriend though came up with a way to make it delicious. The key is the right balance between milk, ideally unsweetened and melted bar. Served […]
Faked Cold Press Juices by Jimmy Kimmel
Every now and again, Jimmy Kimmel has a very clever bit. This one happens to be food related. Cold pressed juices are very trendy right now. These pre-packaged juice drinks range from $6-$20 a bottle and contain up to 2 pounds of vegetables. They use powerful food processors to extract as many nutrients as possible. […]
Superbowl Foods: I’m Just Here So I Don’t Get Fined
What’s up food fans? Tomorrow’s Superbowl, number XLIX if you’re counting, features the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. This unfortunately is another superbowl where it’s hard to pick a favorite. Because I’m on the East Coast I was tempted to go for the Pats but then deflate gate happened. And in fantasy football […]
Happy New Year!
Clearly if you read RoodonFood you are a high quality person. As such you deserve the happiest of new years. So happy 2015. I hope the year brings prosperity, good news and tasty food! This year my food resolutions include at least one new meal per month. I plan to take another class at ICE. […]
Christmas Movie Matinees: Gingerbread Cookies, Hot Cocoa and Prancer
What is your favorite holiday movie? The Jimmy Stewart classic, It’s a Wonderful Life? Or perhaps the zany Griswolds in a Christmas Vacation? It’s hard to choose but my favorite is probably “a Christmas Story” about 9 year old Ralphie’s dream of owning a Red Rider BB gun despite warnings that he’ll shoot his eye […]
