Bobby Moynihan doing his hilarious impression of Guy Fieri during the weekend update on Saturday Night Live. Watch the clip below as he gives us food ideas for your Super Bowl Party.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/326431/saturday-night-live-weekend-updateguy-fieri#s-p1-sr-i2
We all know the wonders of pork products, and bacon in particular. It has proven itself as the cure for bland food, hunger pangs, and even depression. But bacon, (they’re technically calling it ‘cured pork’) apparently has a whole new use, and can even be used to cure NOSEBLEEDS! Yes you read that correctly, nosebleeds. The findings of a recent medical study provided these amazing results:
“Cured salted pork crafted as a nasal tampon and packed within the nasal vaults successfully stopped nasal hemorrhage promptly, effectively, and without sequelae. In both applications, the patient had complete cessation of nasal bleeding within 24 hours, and was discharged within 72 hours after treatment. “
Read the abstract from the study here: Medical Study Abstract Link
So once again, bacon has proven itself even more mightier than we all thought, and still reigns supreme as the ultimate pork product. When speaking of bacon, I believe Jim Gaffigan said it best: “The only bad part about bacon is that it makes you thirsty…………for more bacon.”
Congrats to The Highball Austin for being named to Food & Wine’s “Best Fried Chicken in the U.S.” list. Now I’ve been to The Highball many a time for karaoke, concerts, and for cocktails post movie at the Alamo Drafthouse next door, but wasn’t aware that they served up a mean yard bird. Hopefully it’s as good as they say, obviously I need to stop in for a plate.
Check out this fun interview of Anthony Bourdain and the crew from “No Reservations” at Google Headquarters on October 20, 2011. Exerpt below from Google:
“You all may know Anthony Bourdain from his Emmy award winning show, No Reservations, where he does pretty much everyone’s dream job of traveling the world and eating incredible things. He has a second show debuting on The Travel Channel in November called “The Layover” which is a high-octane travel series that follows him to cities around the world as he gives viewers the inside scoop on where to eat, where to drink, and what to do on a 24-hour layover.
He has written several books including Kitchen Confidential, A Cook’s Tour and Medium Raw.
He is joined by his Emmy-award winning team for No Reservations and The Layover:
TOM VITALE, an Emmy-nominee, Producer/Director of No Reservations and “The Layover”
ZACH ZAMBONI, 2-time Emmy-winning Director of Photography of No Reservations and also the Director of Photography of “The Layover”
TODD LIEBLER, 2-time Emmy-winning Director of Photography of No Reservations”
Joey Vento passed away yesterday from a heart attack at the age of 71. Vento was the founder of the world famous Geno’s Steaks in Philadelphia. Located at the epicenter of the Philly Cheese Steak, which is the famous ‘X’ intersection of 9th & Passyunk, in South Philly. At this intersection, Geno’s Steaks and Pat’s King of Steaks are located directly across the street from each other where they serve up more Cheese Steaks than any other location on earth, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Check out the video below showcasing the never ending debate over who’s are the best.
Geno’s Steaks | 1219 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA – 19147 | 215-389-0659
So go treat yourself to a Philly Cheasesteak sandwich and pay tribute to a food legend. If you’re here in Austin I recommend Hog Island Deli, which serves up the best Cheese Steaks I’ve had here.
Hog Island Deli | 1612 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX – 78701 | 512-482-9090
Although I have not tried this trailer yet, I have heard good things about Way South Philly. Maybe I’ll go try them out tomorrow and let you know…
The restaurant located at 2700 South Lamar will move just a bit further south down the street to occupy the space which formerly housed Blockbuster Video. The new location will increase their footprint from approximately 3,000 to 5,500 square feet, as well as including outdoor patio seating.
The new location should really help them increase capacity, as well as much more parking. The moved is scheduled to take place before the end of the year. In a press release, owners David Ayer & Patricia Atkinson stated that: ”We are sad to leave our old home, but we look forward to developing this new space in a manner that is of, from, and for this part of Austin that has supported and sustained us for many years.”
Kerby Lane Cafe | Facebook Page
Get ready folks, the 2011 Texas Monthly BBQ Festival is just a couple months away, and if you’d like to ensure your spot watching all the action and sampling the best BBQ in Texas then you better get your tickets before it sells out.
Click HERE to purchase tickets online. VIP Tickets ($118) are already sold out & I expect the General Admission Tickets ($58) will sell out prior to the event as well, so grab your tickets early!
Date / Time:
Sunday October 30th, 2011
12pm – 1pm VIP Admission
1pm – 5pm General Admission
Location:
The City Terrace at The Long Center
701 W. Riverside Drive – Austin, TX – 78704 (Corner of South 1st and Riverside Drive)
Entertainment: Live music performances by Ray Benson and Jimmy Vaughn
Participants Include: (At time of post)
Pitmaster: Jeremiah McKenzie
Palestine 
Pitmaster: Joe Duncan
Dallas
Pitmaster: Jim Wallace
Bertram
Pitmaster: Joe Arriga
Lavon
Pitmasters: Tad Honeycutt & Buzzie Hughes
Kerrville
Pitmaster: Angela Ashley
Lillian
Pitmaster: Gerald Birkelbach
Giddings
Pitmaster: Wayne Coleman
Clarksville
Pitmaster: Toby Pilgrim
Kilgore
Pitmaster: Cliff Payne
Fort Worth
Pitmasters: Aaron Franklin and John Lewis
Austin 
Pitmasters: Chad Decker, Matt Perry,
Stan Edgar, & Barrett Joiner
Stephenville 
Pitmasters: Larry McGuire, Tom Moorman,
& Louis Lambert
Austin
Pitmaster: Wayne Mueller
Taylor
Pitmaster: Marco Oglesby
Spicewood
Pitmaster: John A. Fullilove
Lockhart
Pitmasters: Tootsie Tomanetz & Kerry Bexley
Lexington
Pitmasters: Nick Pencis & Jonathan Shaw
Tyler
Pitmaster: Scott Morales
Taylor
Pitmaster: Tom Hale
Dickens
Pitmaster: Scott Roberts
Driftwood
Pitmaster: Gary Vincek
East Bernard
Pitmaster: Abraham Avila
Los Fresnos
Yes, you read that title correctly. Apparently there’s an “Underground Meat Theft Ring” in Austin which had been stealing meat from local H.E.B. grocery stores and selling it to restaurants on the east side of town. The Austin Police Department has arrested 5 suspects in the sting they dubbed: “Operation Meat Locker”.
They claim that their biggest concern was not of the shoplifting, but for the public’s safety due to the health risk of unsafe and contaminated food products. The three east side restaurants which have had their business permits and/or health licenses revoked include: Sam’s BBQ, La Morenita, and Willie’s BBQ. Watch the video segments below.
Click HERE for another excellent news segment by the lovely Jade Mingus of KVUE News.
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Back in 1977 the Mayor of Buffalo, NY officially named July 29th as “National Chicken Wing Day”. The city of Buffalo is known as the birthplace of the Buffalo Wing due to their original start and creation at the world famous ‘Anchor Bar‘ in 1964. Located in the heart of Buffalo, the Anchor Bar has become world famous and has garnered recognition and numerous awards, including one from the James Beard Foundation. As a regular destination for tourists throughout the area, The Anchor Bar claims to serve over one thousand pounds of their famous chicken wings every day. If you’re ever in the area be sure to stop by for an an American culinary classic!
1047 Main St - Buffalo, NY – 14209 | (716) 886-8920
For the rest of us who are no where near the birthplace of the original buffalo wing, I suggest you head to your favorite wing spot or neighborhood bar and get yourself a plate of wings this evening and celebrate with me.
There’s a great new App for your phone designed to help you find mobile food trailers and street carts. This App is brought to you by Food Network Canda, and is full of some really innovative features that allow you to see menus, search locations, and use interactive maps. Vendors can also list their hours of operation, menus, specials, pictures, twitter feed, and provide information to their profile with links to their websites and Facebook pages. This App is not just for Austin, but is functional throughout North America.
At the time of this post there were already about 200 vendors listed for the Austin area. However, since it is still very new, many of the vendors shown only have their location listed and maybe a link to their website. Most of them of still lacking on the interactive features, menus, twitter feed, etc. However, I feel this App has a ton of potential and should gather a huge following, especially here in Austin where our city and residents have come to fully embrace mobile food vendors.
Along with the launch of this mobile phone APP, Food Network Canada has also launched a TV series to show off some of the great food trucks from across the country. Well known Austin trucks Izzo’s Tacos, Lucky J’s Chicken & Waffles, and G’Raj Mahal have already been featured in the first few episodes.
So when you’re out at your favorite food carts tell them about this App and ask them to get their information updated. It will not only improve the functionality of this App, but also help drive more sales to their location.
Click here to download the Eat St. App in iTunes.
