Tampa Bay Food Monster

...eating food since 1985.

Herr’s Pizza Flavored Potato Chips

i uh… i… what? potato chips? that taste like pizza?? WONDERS NEVER CEASE! perhaps there truly is a god. or is there?? of course, as with most things that should be great by sole merit of the individual parts involved, these pizza flavored chips are a colossal failure. so much so that after having eaten them, i was unable to leave my bed for two straight weeks (thus the lack.. Read More

L.A. Review – Philippe the Original

yeah. another place you can’t go. well SUCK IT UP. i’m almost done. located in the heart of LA’s chinatown district is the birthplace of the french dip sandwich (or is it??… let’s just say it is) – philippe the original. i’ve always been a big fan of the french dip, and once i realized that philippe’s was in LA, i knew i had to check it out. i was.. Read More

Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza

this awful photograph was intended to depict boston’s the gourmet pizza. unfortunately, i didn’t have my real camera with me on this visit, so you’re going to have to deal with fake camera goodness. DEAL WITH IT. boston’s the gourmet pizza is the best the gourmet pizza place in the area. in fact, i don’t think there are any other the gourmet pizza places here. the gourmet pizza is surprisingly.. Read More

Arizona Black & White Tea

now THIS is the money tea, baby! this is where it’s at – the little seen black & white tea, by arizona. it is the perfect blend of black tea and white tea, with just enough sweetness to drink whenever. it is by no means the sweetest tea they make, but it is not bitter at all. juuuuust right. the taste is mostly black, because it is so much stronger.. Read More

Calpico

“wtf is this shit??” yeah. i understand. it’s strange. it’s different. it’s foreign. so you’re scared! i get it. i was too. we’ve all been there. but life is about experiencing new things. stuff you’re not used to! and sometimes new and different takes the form of an opaque, milky, uncarbonated soft drink. ew. it’s called calpico. it’s japanese. and IT’S NOT BAD! i enjoy this wacky drink. it’s light.. Read More