I reviewed Taco Fresco previously, years ago, when the establishment was under different ownership. This is an easy recommendation. The food’s delicious, the atmosphere pleasant. After a long day, I thought that I’d revisit to see how Taco Fresco was was faring. (This was a visit for a review, not a causal visit otherwise. In…
Food
Food, Restaurant, Review
Restaurant Review: Fin & Hooves
by JOHN ADAMS •
Food, Restaurant, Review
Seven Questions, Seven Replies About Restaurants
by JOHN ADAMS •
Three weeks ago, a reader kindly sent me a detailed email about restaurants, with a list of questions about my thoughts on service, food, dining out, etc. I answered shortly after the email arrived, and below one will find a posted version of some of those questions and my replies. (The original correspondence has been…
Drink, Food, Restaurant, Review
Restaurant Review: 841 Brew House
by JOHN ADAMS •
I’m beginning a new, spring and summer series of restaurant reviews. I’ll begin with something that, itself, is new: the restaurant at 841 Milwaukee Street, having opened at the beginning of the year. The 841 Brew House is a sports bar and restaurant, and differs notably and favorably from the predecessor establishment at that location. …
Drink, Food
Food, Drink: Coffee Houses of Vienna
by JOHN ADAMS •
Food
Food: The Cronut
by JOHN ADAMS •
Food, Poll
Friday Poll: Rude Cakes?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Rude Cakes? Over at The Bold Bakery, baker Sarah Brockett offers cakes with insults on them, for one’s enemies. Assuming that these cakes are truly for one’s enemies (if one should even have enemies), I’m not sure what to make of them. If the pastries are good, why not simply ignore the insult and feast…
Food, Poll
Friday Poll: Peanut Butter & Jelly Pop Tarts?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Film, Food
Film – Chef’s Cut: The Art of Kaiseki with Niki Nakayama
by JOHN ADAMS •
Agriculture, Business, Food, Law, Press
Gazette Thinks Janesvillians Are Too Stupid to Buy Milk of Their Own Choice
by JOHN ADAMS •
Among the items in its ‘Monday Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down’ editorial, the Gazette argues against allowing Wisconsinites to drink organic milk (subscription req’d). It’s not merely that the paper’s editorial board thinks that drinking raw imprudent (pointing to illness from a recent incident), it’s that the board thinks sales should remain illegal. Without a law, the…
Food, Holiday, Poll
Friday Poll: Thanksgiving Meal Favorites
by JOHN ADAMS •
#166273058 / gettyimages.com Thanksgiving’s a favorite holiday for many, and a bountiful meal (and providing one to others) is part of that tradition. What’s your favorite part of a Thanksgiving dinner? I’ve a poll below, and multiple selections are possible. Friday Poll: Thanksgiving Meal Favorites
Food, Holiday, Recipe
Two Thanksgiving Turkey Choices
by JOHN ADAMS •
Culture, Film, Food
Film: Ethiopia
by JOHN ADAMS •
Ethiopia! from The Perennial Plate on Vimeo. We travelled to Ethiopia for two weeks and filmed the making of injera, false banana and coffee as well as everything else we saw. Please watch, enjoy and visit this amazing country! Created by: www.theperennialplate.com In Partnership with Intrepid Travel: http://www.intrepidtravel.com/foood/ Filmed & edited by: Daniel Klein (…
Food, Poll
Friday Poll: Burger King Japan’s Black Burger
by JOHN ADAMS •
A Black Burger? One reads that “Burger King Japan is rolling out another “Kuro Burger” (“Black Burger”), with buns made from bamboo charcoal, an onion and garlic sauce made with squid ink, beef patties made with black pepper, and black cheese, which is also apparently made with bamboo charcoal.” What do you think?