For a dish that contains only a handful of ingredients and is a prime example of the KISS acronym (“Keep it simple, stupid!”), it’s shocking that restaurants could screw up a lobster roll. Yet they do. Mayo overload, cold bun, shoddy quality lobster, lobster diced … Read More →
My brother-in-law Joe made an observation that Columbus Day weekend is the new Labor Day — that last gasp of summer before we shelve our shorts and t-shirts for good, break out the sweaters and turn our attention to Halloween and the holidays. (My god, … Read More →
Whenever I’m in Manhattan, I avoid Times Square like the plague. I loathe Times Square. Schlock, sensory overload and a sea of tourists? No thanks. Also, compared to the rest of the city, Times Square is a food wasteland of chain restaurants and tourist traps. … Read More →
Ever had a nightmare about being attacked by a giant lobster? That’s what it would look like. And the lobster would be named Larry. It was only fitting to walk into Stew Leonard’s and be greeted by an oversized lobster; I’d come for a … Read More →
Emailing About the Lobster Roll at Hank’s Oyster Bar
Instead of doing a regular write-up about the lobster roll at Hank’s Oyster Bar, I’m going to share a brief email exchange I had with my new friend Alia (follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/AliaJKhan). We met at a recent food blogger happy hour at Hank’s, … Read More →