Why does drinking a beer on a patio taste so much more crisp and refreshing than drinking one inside? Why is eating a taco on a street corner so satisfying? And why are hot dogs at a baseball game or around a camp fire so fantastic you find you find yourself asking, “Does it get [...]
Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. recently announced they will be the first fast food restaurants to add turkey burgers to their menus. This announcement came as a bit of a shock since both chains are usually front runners in the race to clog arteries (e.g. Hardee’s 1,500 calorie Monster Thickburger or Carl’s Jr.’s Footlong Burger). However, [...]
It’s that time of year when even the health-conscious rationalize the sinfully delicious indulgence of beer battered and deep fat fried fish. It’s okay – everything in moderation, right? And that’s just what restaurants, churches and fund-raising organizations count on. We’re not likely to pull the fryer out of the corner cupboard (if we even [...]
There is work to be done here at IN today, so the green pints will have to wait until later. However, being that we are all decked out in festive attire we thought we’d start celebrating St. Patty’s a wee bit early with the next best thing…Baileys cupcakes with Baileys buttercream frosting! I took a [...]
There’s nothing like the savory comfort of a well-constructed fried egg sandwich and with the sudden closing of Town Talk Diner, I’m left with an opening at the top of my Favorite Fried Egg Sandwich list. Sometimes you don’t realize what you have until it’s gone! For those remaining, the Iggy’s Fried Egg Sandwich (Good [...]
In honor of National Noodle Month, we figured it was time to put some top pasta sauces to the test to see which brand deserves to blanket our next plate of spaghetti. We sampled three national brands: Newman’s Own®, Classico® and Mezzetta®, each in the Roasted Garlic variety. Before tasting, we spent some time looking, [...]
