Food Fetish
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Food Fetish March Madness and Cheladas
Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 12:16 PM
- clamato.com
As the 5 o'clock hour approached last Friday, Coworker C was getting a little antsy to get home and prepare a batch of Cheladas — a tradition he keeps before each Tiger appearance in the NCAA tournament.
I had never heard of Chelada. A little googling brought up the words "beer" and "clam juice."
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Food Fetish Greatest News Ever ... If You Like Jelly Bellys and Not Chewing
Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Spotted at Walgreen's: Jelly Belly sodas, 4 for $4. The flavors are sour cherry, lemon drop, and green apple.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Food Fetish Chocolate Gravy
Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 5:45 PM
- kitchenscoop.com
Was chocolate gravy part of your childhood?
I have never had it or seen it, just read about it. Seems this thick sauce — cocoa powder, butter, sugar, flour — was a staple in some but not all Southern homes.
In any case, former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson is getting mileage out of the treat to promote the release of his book Teaching the Pig to Dance.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Food Fetish And So It Begins
Posted by Susan Ellis on Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:20 PM
3:15 p.m., Saturday. Tom Lee Park.
Today was the first day that teams could start "loading in" for the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Food Fetish Memphis Is Glamorous, According to Hamburger
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- burgerbusiness.com
Well, "glamorous" isn't the word I would use to describe Memphis, be it the city or the hamburger from the new Glamburger line from the Cheesecake Factory, but to each his own.
The Memphis burger (pictured top left) is a beef patty topped with shredded pork, melted cheddar, cole slaw, pickles, and mayonnaise.
Other place-inspired Glamburgers: Sonoma Burger (herbed goat cheese, mushrooms, oven-roasted tomatoes, arugula, red onion, and mayonnaise) and Monterey Cheeseburger (avocado, melted jack cheese, arugula, red onion, and honey-mustard mayonnaise).
Friday, April 9, 2010
Food Fetish Filet-o-Fish Coincidence
Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Yesterday I stopped by a Rite-Aid in East Memphis and happened upon a chest-high stack of these:
As I stood there gawking, an employee came by and said it was like the commercial. I said I was unfamiliar with the commercial and then we proceeded to press all the buttons we could reach. It was a cacophony of Filet-o-Fish.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Food Fetish Baggage
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 2:01 PM
On the back of this bag of Cedar's Spinach Wraps are "3 Steps to Wrapping Success!"
I want wrapping success, really I do, but that illustration ...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Food Fetish Greatest News Ever ... If You Like Free Ice Cream
Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:23 AM
"Yes, we have quite a bit more ice cream in stock," says Michael Phillips, assistant manager of the Black Road store in East Memphis.
Phillips says a nice day like today might draw around 150 to 200 folks to his store. But on Free Cone Day, they're gearing up to serve between 3,500 to 4,000!
Find your nearest Ben & Jerry's here.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Food Fetish Hot Dogging Links
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 5:38 PM
A trio of links today all about hot dogs.
Stacey Greenberg, a frequent contributor to the Flyer's food section, sent me this link from The Riverfront Times food blog Gutcheck titled "20 Unholy Recipes: Dishes So Awful We Had to Make Them."
Writer Robin Wheeler cooks up alarming recipes from old cookbooks. Pictured above is Jellied Bouillon with Frankfurters.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Food Fetish The Dude Abides
Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Spotted this drink-specials card at lunch today at the Blue Monkey downtown.
WTH?, I thought. Turns out, Caucasian is also known as a White Russian. And ... the Dude of The Big Lebowski uses the two names interchangeably.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Food Fetish Bowl Winner
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 2:01 PM
... Not the Super Bowl, silly. This is the Guac Bowl, a freakishly imaginative guacamole contest held each year on game day by a group of friends in L.A.
Winner of this year's "Icarus Award" — "for the guac that soars closest to the sun, only to fall the farthest" — went to GWARcamole.
- guacbowl.com
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Food Fetish Chips for Vols Fans
Posted by Susan Ellis on Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 8:57 PM
There's a picture of Smokey on the bag, and my heart raced at the idea that they might be dog-flavored! Alas, they're Zapp's "Regular" flavor, though there's nothing to complain about that.
Proceeds from the chip sales, according to the bag, go to "scholarships, athletics, and general funding of the university."
Ike's has them on sale for 2 for $3.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Food Fetish In Praise of the Slow Braise
Posted by Pamela Denney on Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 3:55 PM
I think I’m possessed. It started with the slow-braised ribs and grits from Felicia Suzanne’s, and now the words slow braised hypnotize my senses. Once I spot them on a menu, I can’t order anything else.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Food Fetish Greatest News Ever ... If You Like See's Candies
Posted by Susan Ellis on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 1:24 PM
See's Candies opened a temporary "gift center" in the Wolfchase Gallery last week.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Food Fetish How To Eat a Chicken Wing
Posted by Susan Ellis on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 12:55 PM
- unitedmask.com
Finally! Something useful on Hungry Memphis.
Flyer contributer Stacey Greenberg pointed me to the link to foodwishes.com's video "How to Eat a Chicken Wing."
It's more complicated than you would think ...
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