yeahhhhh okay! okay bloggin’. I BE BLOGGIN’! seriously. POPCORN. yeah. that stuff. and no, i’m not talking that freshly-churned butter-fucked popcorn doled out in buckets by movie pushers all across this angry america of ours, no sir (or ma’am, depending on genitalia); i’m talking that off-the-shelf, ready-made, popped-at-some-distant-location-packed-in-a-container-and-shipped-to-you shit. oh yeah. like you get at k-mart for the holidays. but this ain’t yo grandad’s popped corn!! …it’s your aunt’s. aww.. Read More
Fleming’s Steakhouse Small Plates, Big Pours
ohhhohoho fleming’s… fool you once, shame on me. fool you twice… HOW DID YOU NOT REMEMBER THISSSSSSS? well, truth be told, that particular event did not end in puking, so it could have gone worse, but still. come on. this place is fancy! am i fancy? ***SPOILERS:*** i am not fancy. so they had me come to a delightful little group event, at which we previewed their new “small plates,.. Read More
Seasons 52
every once in a while, some legitimate establishment, a classy joint, will get in contact with me and invite me to their place for something nice to eat. or drink. it is always very pleasant, but i tend to get the suspicion that perhaps they meant to message scallywag journeys, not me. and then when i show up, with scraps of my last meal still sitting in my full, luxurious.. Read More
New York, New York Pizza
there are like a billion pizza places living around where i live (hyde park). i’m pretty sure it’s like a billion. and, as with snowflakes, each one is more unique than the last. and i love pizza! so by all rights, this blog should have turned into a pizza blog. it would be called “pizza adventures, by the food monster”. yet this has not come to pass. let us remedy.. Read More
Little Greek
ever since my sweet baby athenos closed down, i’ve been hurting for some real ultimate gyros. sure, salem’s will do in a pinch, and acropolis does just fine (if you’re a fucking snob), but i want my middle of the road, delicious time gyros! GOD ATHENOS, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME??! enter: little greek. i’m gonna just write it straight up – i’ve found my athenos replacement. really. that easy… Read More