OMNIVOROUS REX!

Pig Pickin'

2010-07-07T00:33:00.117-05:00

The Pig: Mogul of appetite, lord of misrule, the king who must die. - John Thorne, Serious Pig So... I roasted my first pig. This is pretty much how I did it: Eat a lot of pig, then consider to yourself, "Hey, could I do this?" I, personally, like to know what I'm getting into when these things occur, so I did some research. You may want to wing it. I consulted a couple of reliable sources

A pig's a pig for all that

2009-08-26T20:04:00.029-05:00

S.M.E.G. is back in the States and we're not quite thinking linearly just yet.From the Mouth of the Clyde to the Butt of Lewis, through the Towns of Tongue and Twatt, we just threw open the doors of perception and let everything flow through. To get some momentum going, we're just pulling together some of the singular experiences we had and let's worry about a cohesive narrative later.With that,

The Most Important Meal... Ever!

2009-08-03T05:01:00.007-05:00

S.M.E.G.ers know that a full day of sight-seeing and pub-crawling is best begun with that bravest of breakfasts, The Full Scottish!Delivered right to the door.Coffee, fresh squeezed grapefruit Juice, toast with jam and marmalade assortment, Scottish mueslix mix.For Chris: Scrambled, sausage, Scottish bacon, haggis on tattie scone, tomato, and mushrooms.For Sandor: Poached, sausage, Scottish bacon

S.M.E.G. Revealed!

2009-08-02T20:15:00.002-05:00

Scottish Men's Eating Group?Scottish Mountaineering Expedition Guild?Sandor's Mighty Edinburgh Gallop?Is S.M.E.G. one of these, or all of them?Check in periodically to see what S.M.E.G. is up to!Coming into EdinburghTouching down:Into the City Center to the trip headquarters:Checked in and lounging:The View:The 1st PintThe 1st Meal at the Doric Tavern:Carrot and Cilantro SoupHaggis phylo

S.M.E.G.

2009-08-01T05:41:00.004-05:00

Who are the forces of S.M.E.G. and what are they up to?I bet it'll be delicious.Stay tuned for updates...Follow us on Twitter

Have a Drink On Me!

2009-04-16T10:40:00.003-05:00

Sandor's Post-Tax Day OfferI'm a big fan of Steve Barnes' TableHopping blog over in the Times Union. It's invigorated the conversation about food, dining, and community.But lately it's become a bit, uhmmm......meta....insular.... stagnant.Posts about posts. "He-said-she-said" volleys.

The Omnivore’s Hundred

2008-09-05T19:51:00.002-05:00

Been lazy about posting for a bit, but this one's an easy one!Jill and Andrew of Very Good Taste want to get a little interactivity in the world of food-bloggery so came up with the Omnivore's Hundred which is:"a list of 100 things that I[Andrew] think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty

... and the dog wouldn't remain; it would come to bite me -- and I'm sure I shouldn't remain!

2008-06-25T22:45:00.023-05:00

Exiled from the evil Land of Colonie,To wash upon the shores of Troy.O frabjous day!Callooh! Callay!Chi-Dogs are here to stay!Maine has lobstah,NYC has pizza,Buffalo has wings;Chicago has a treat that far exceeds these things:THE CHICAGO STYLE HOT DOG!and now they're in Troy, N.Y. atNipper's Hot DogsTROY NIGHT OUT UPDATE: I stopped by the stand for another dog during the great Troy Night Out, (

CCK Chinese Restaurant!

2008-04-12T13:30:00.031-05:00

UPDATE (07/17/08) : Aha! Mystery solved!Per the TU's Joe Dalton, the name "CCK" stands for "Capital Chinese Kitchen"!Two Italians, a WASPy Celt, and a Jew walk into a Chinese restaurant... and end up in a "Stuff White People Like" blog post. Passed CCK on Central many times with only a slight curiosity: so many places to go that there's gotta be a hook to grab me. Yelp's own Cynthia C's review

This One's for Pinchy

2007-04-23T23:43:00.000-05:00

“You may not have lived much under the sea—” ("I haven’t,” said Alice)— "and perhaps you were never even introduced to a lobster—" (Alice began to say, “I once tasted—” but checked herself hastily, and said, “No, never”) “—so you can have no idea what a delightful thing a Lobster-Quadrille is!”--------------------------------------------------------------- Curiouser and curiouser blog

Open Source Salmon

2007-03-30T01:06:00.000-05:00

The righteous Albany Jane asks "where do you get your raw fish from?"Setting aside considerations of big vs. small businesses, I seek out places that reliably have the product I'm looking for. The Cousins Fish Market has a variety of shellfish, especially when I'm buying in bulk, and I've been meaning to get to the Off Shore Pier Restaurant and Fish Market ever since my job relocated to East

Lomi Lomi Salmon, or How Long Can I Get Away with Eating Raw Seafood

2007-03-28T08:40:00.000-05:00

"Food + Heat = Cooking"Alton Brown is great. Chief amongst his greatness is that he's read through all the parts of Harold McGee's "On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen", the source for all things "how and why" when it comes to what's happening in the pan/pot/oven/marinade/etc, and he's spelled it out in cartoon diagrams and bite-size explanations for lazy food nerds like me.

Posting like I got a purpose!

2007-03-27T10:22:00.000-05:00

Alright... it's been a month since I cranked this thing up and I'm already no better than the half-a-dozen or so bloggers around the Capital District who shot their load on a big "first post" and haven't updated in months.The exact opposite, though, are the good folks at Albany Eats, Dish-n-Dirt, and almostfoodies who are blazing a path with their postings. Time will tell if I'm worth being