I was so happy when I was finally able to get Johnsonville brats out here, instead of having to smuggle them in from Wisco with my Merkts. (Usingers is just a dream.) Just finished off a package last night, in fact.
Johnsonville are a poor substitute for Usingers or Klements
Pretzel bread also too…
Agreed. But before we got Johnsonville in NJ, the only "bratwurst" they sold was this barely (and incorrectly) seasoned, pre-cooked frightening white excuse for a sausage. Just vile. Would I love to have other, better options? Damn straight.
Local Polish deli homemade or GTFO
Polish bratwurst? Little to the left, man. You want a German butcher shop for the best brats.
I don’t want bratwurst, I want kielbasi. You can have my bratwurst- and my sauerkraut. Horseradish only (or wasabi)
Johnsonville brats are awesome. Where I am the only alternative seems to be Blue Grass, which is okay I guess.
I freaked out the lady at the Usingers factory outlet last time I did a show in Milwaukee. I told her I wanted to buy a bunch of frozen product, she asked how much and I set a huge duffel bag on the counter and said "however much it takes to fill this". Kept it under 50lbs for the airline and I was good to go…
like the MASH episode of "Adam's Ribs"
Yeah, when I get back to NJ, I do some weird stocking up shit too.
Wait, you mean MASH wasn't all about Toledo?
Mud Hens
I actually went to a Mud Hens game last year. It was honestly a long, badly-done gimmick the entire time, it was hard to tell there was a game going on. They had some thing where a random row of a random section would get ice cream if one certain opposing batter struck out. And who did they pick? The 2002 AL MVP, Miguel Tejada. Hilariously, he struck out but the catcher dropped the ball on the third strike and he made it to first safely, sending off a bit of a controversy over ice cream in which the official scorer got involved and told them that yes, they did owe people some ice cream.
Wow, good times. It's still a strikeout, even if he gets to first base. Cough up, Toledo.
They snap, but I always kinda considered them to be the McDonalds of brats. (Sadly, I can't get anything else here).
When your alternative is shit on a stick, McDonalds suddenly looks pretty good.
Edit: I just realized I live in a strange place that there's choice in pierogi but not much for brats. Weird…
(sadly remembers the Ohio people saying "Cheesecake?" when I wanted to order a Cheesesteak. I just didn't understand, and neither did they.)
"East Coast chick speaks some sort of weird moon-man language…"
They cut their pizza all weird, too. An affront to the beautiful East Coast Culinary Moonpeople. (This one time, I took a biscuit my friend didn't eat and successfully glued it underneath the table with teh gravy). Oh, Hio! (or Hamiltucky*, really).
*not a representation of other pleasing parts of Ohio
Square-cut pizza is awful. You could replace the crust of most of that with cardboard without telling the difference as well.
I was disappointed in Cleveland- while most of the Italian food there was pretty good, the pizza sucked. Seems that's the case for large portions of this country, otherwise how can you explain the success of pizza chain stores?
Remember what I said about shit on a stick?
That actually surprises me since there are now places out here where you can get a good cheesesteak.
How close are you to Ha Ha Pizza in Yellow Springs?
About 15 miles. Been to Yellow Springs so many times, it's an interesting town to say the least.
Indeed. Nice.
Ever run into Dave Chappelle?
No, but I've heard stories about people seeing him, all of them quite positive. Sounds like a cool guy.
Pierogi w/ cheese in browned onion/butter sauce. The End.
[[THUD]]
Baba's! Damn, I need to get that recipe.
sour cream. Take my hand, I'm a stranger in paradise
Edit: please note the sour cream is in addition to the grilled onions. With you on that 100%
There is no sour cream on pierogies. None. I would banish it from your plate, if I even saw you try.
You and my Crazy Crimean BFF would have some “spirited” discussions, then. Then again, she’d put sour cream on ice cream if you let her.We’re just going to have to agree to disagree.
I put very coarsely ground pepper on everything. Sour cream on Mrs. T's, sure.. Sour cream on homemade pierogies? Sacrilege. There is no need.
I don’t put it “on” them, but a little on the side…not as a mask, as a compliment.One time for my bday the missus got me a garlic pepper grinder. Damn that was good.
There is no complimenting perfection!
Then I will no longer compliment you!
Okay, you win.
Sorry. I had a nasty Slavic great grandma that worked for Jack the Dandy at the Irene Dress Company. She made a lot of halupkis and pierogies. And she was mean. (true story).
Back in NJ, we'd get our kielbasi from the local Polish deli and pierogi from a Greek Orthodox Church. Out here, fortunately, there is a local Russian run market that has a good assortment of both.
I used to go to Andy's Russian Deli on Haight Street as a kid. Andy's pirozkis made me forget about pizza.
A few weeks ago, I had a craving for Lebanon Baloney, so I actually had some sent from Seltzer's which was kinda weird. I've never ordered meat in the mail.
We have a deli in SF where the missus can get her pork roll/taylor ham fix.
Was it really more painful than watching an actual Marlins game though?
they're playing the Cubbies as we speak
I can't believe I'm saying this, but the Cubs are clearly the better team. The Cubs.
the Cubbies are playing pretty good ball right now- too bad they're in the same division as the fucking Cardinals
Really glad the wild card exists right about now.
| #BestFansStLouis |
hahahahaha
Not so much in 2003, though
Also, staring at Katie Perry's boobs in that pic long enough, I think I see a schooner.
Beth Fedornak claims one of these mascots, a shark, bit her on the head and caused permanent, serious damage to her neck, back and extremities.
It bit her on the head with those huge foam rubber teeth?
Land Shark
<img src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/64/c1/6e/64c16e39cb470747012198ef54d80446.jpg" />
I'm betting it was left shark…
Usually it's hot dog, mustard, and relish. That shit is just so.. Florida.
BRATWURST LIBUL!!1!
Mmmm, beer brats. Yum. Damn you, Zip!!
I've got a Usingers kielbasa thawing right now
I was so happy when I was finally able to get Johnsonville brats out here, instead of having to smuggle them in from Wisco with my Merkts. (Usingers is just a dream.) Just finished off a package last night, in fact.
Johnsonville are a poor substitute for Usingers or Klements
Pretzel bread also too…
Agreed. But before we got Johnsonville in NJ, the only "bratwurst" they sold was this barely (and incorrectly) seasoned, pre-cooked frightening white excuse for a sausage. Just vile. Would I love to have other, better options? Damn straight.
Local Polish deli homemade or GTFO
Polish bratwurst? Little to the left, man. You want a German butcher shop for the best brats.
I don’t want bratwurst, I want kielbasi. You can have my bratwurst- and my sauerkraut. Horseradish only (or wasabi)
Yeah, that's |kielbasie|..
Johnsonville is Koch Bros, iirc.
Johnsonville brats are awesome. Where I am the only alternative seems to be Blue Grass, which is okay I guess.
I freaked out the lady at the Usingers factory outlet last time I did a show in Milwaukee. I told her I wanted to buy a bunch of frozen product, she asked how much and I set a huge duffel bag on the counter and said "however much it takes to fill this". Kept it under 50lbs for the airline and I was good to go…
like the MASH episode of "Adam's Ribs"
Yeah, when I get back to NJ, I do some weird stocking up shit too.
Wait, you mean MASH wasn't all about Toledo?
Mud Hens
I actually went to a Mud Hens game last year. It was honestly a long, badly-done gimmick the entire time, it was hard to tell there was a game going on. They had some thing where a random row of a random section would get ice cream if one certain opposing batter struck out. And who did they pick? The 2002 AL MVP, Miguel Tejada. Hilariously, he struck out but the catcher dropped the ball on the third strike and he made it to first safely, sending off a bit of a controversy over ice cream in which the official scorer got involved and told them that yes, they did owe people some ice cream.
Wow, good times. It's still a strikeout, even if he gets to first base. Cough up, Toledo.
They snap, but I always kinda considered them to be the McDonalds of brats. (Sadly, I can't get anything else here).
When your alternative is shit on a stick, McDonalds suddenly looks pretty good.
Edit: I just realized I live in a strange place that there's choice in pierogi but not much for brats. Weird…
(sadly remembers the Ohio people saying "Cheesecake?" when I wanted to order a Cheesesteak. I just didn't understand, and neither did they.)
"East Coast chick speaks some sort of weird moon-man language…"
They cut their pizza all weird, too. An affront to the beautiful East Coast Culinary Moonpeople. (This one time, I took a biscuit my friend didn't eat and successfully glued it underneath the table with teh gravy). Oh, Hio! (or Hamiltucky*, really).
*not a representation of other pleasing parts of Ohio
Square-cut pizza is awful. You could replace the crust of most of that with cardboard without telling the difference as well.
I was disappointed in Cleveland- while most of the Italian food there was pretty good, the pizza sucked. Seems that's the case for large portions of this country, otherwise how can you explain the success of pizza chain stores?
Remember what I said about shit on a stick?
That actually surprises me since there are now places out here where you can get a good cheesesteak.
How close are you to Ha Ha Pizza in Yellow Springs?
About 15 miles. Been to Yellow Springs so many times, it's an interesting town to say the least.
Indeed. Nice.
Ever run into Dave Chappelle?
No, but I've heard stories about people seeing him, all of them quite positive. Sounds like a cool guy.
|Sesame Street|
Pierogi w/ cheese in browned onion/butter sauce. The End.
[[THUD]]
Baba's! Damn, I need to get that recipe.
sour cream. Take my hand, I'm a stranger in paradise
Edit: please note the sour cream is in addition to the grilled onions. With you on that 100%
There is no sour cream on pierogies. None. I would banish it from your plate, if I even saw you try.
You and my Crazy Crimean BFF would have some “spirited” discussions, then. Then again, she’d put sour cream on ice cream if you let her.We’re just going to have to agree to disagree.
I put very coarsely ground pepper on everything. Sour cream on Mrs. T's, sure.. Sour cream on homemade pierogies? Sacrilege. There is no need.
I don’t put it “on” them, but a little on the side…not as a mask, as a compliment.One time for my bday the missus got me a garlic pepper grinder. Damn that was good.
There is no complimenting perfection!
Then I will no longer compliment you!
Okay, you win.
Sorry. I had a nasty Slavic great grandma that worked for Jack the Dandy at the Irene Dress Company. She made a lot of halupkis and pierogies. And she was mean. (true story).
http://www.yoccos.com/
Mic drop.
Back in NJ, we'd get our kielbasi from the local Polish deli and pierogi from a Greek Orthodox Church. Out here, fortunately, there is a local Russian run market that has a good assortment of both.
I used to go to Andy's Russian Deli on Haight Street as a kid. Andy's pirozkis made me forget about pizza.
A few weeks ago, I had a craving for Lebanon Baloney, so I actually had some sent from Seltzer's which was kinda weird. I've never ordered meat in the mail.
We have a deli in SF where the missus can get her pork roll/taylor ham fix.
Nice!!
Shark Attack!
Shit, I take a nap for two hours, and the stuff I miss.
Well, you're still practically unbeatable in the Beisbol, so..
I don't really care for the sportsball all that much, but I do love me some statistics, which is why I think I do so well…