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Results of Michael Ruhlman's BLT-from-Scratch Challenge
Cary: You're not crazy. Your first comment reminded me I forgot to link to Ruhlman. So I added and then got distracted and didn't note here that I fixed. Thanks for the nudge!
Elegant and Easy Gourmet Gefilte Fish Pâté
@allakarasik: I'm looking at the actual book now, and Step 3 does indeed say "Beat at medium speed for 15 minutes."
Mix it Up: Stocking Your Home Bar
Thanks for the correx on that Shoneyjoe.
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The Year That Was: Memes, Themes, and Schemes of 2009
Posted by Adam Kuban, December 25, 2009 at 5:00 PM
The Year That Was: Best Videos of 2009
Posted by Adam Kuban, December 24, 2009 at 5:02 PM
The Year That Was: The Top 8 Pizzas of 2009 That Haunt My Dreams
Posted by Adam Kuban, December 24, 2009 at 12:06 AM
In Which I Finally Get My Ass to Pizzeria Bianco and Have Amazing Pizza (and Then Finally Write About It)
Posted by Adam Kuban, December 9, 2009 at 5:07 PM
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Results of Michael Ruhlman's BLT-from-Scratch Challenge
Cary: You're not crazy. Your first comment reminded me I forgot to link to Ruhlman. So I added and then got distracted and didn't note here that I fixed. Thanks for the nudge!
Elegant and Easy Gourmet Gefilte Fish Pâté
@allakarasik: I'm looking at the actual book now, and Step 3 does indeed say "Beat at medium speed for 15 minutes."
Mix it Up: Stocking Your Home Bar
Thanks for the correx on that Shoneyjoe.
Pork Roll/Taylor Ham
@flegs: Where in Midtown? Offhand I do know a place that carries pork roll/Taylor Ham. It's not really Midtown, but it should be easy enough to get to if you're near the 1 or any train that goes to Eighth Ave./Penn Station.
There's a deli on Eighth Avenue between 28th and 29th Streets (on the east side of the street) that has it.
The AHT Guide to Hamburger and Cheeseburger Styles
@everyone: Thanks for the kudos! This was a lot of fun to put together, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm sorry if it made you hungry, but dems da breaks!
@KingT: What would you say makes a '30s-style burger? Given what I've read about burger history, I'd guess it would either be a slider (since White Castle all but revolutionized burgerdom in the late '20s and up to WWII) or a slider-style burger (a little larger but cooked in a similar fashion).
@shanella: I'm only responsible for the first photo; the rest are Flickr Creative Commons–licensed or used with permission of the photographer. I know that any of Nick Solares's or Robyn Lee's are dSLRs (Nikon D300 and Canon 20D, respectively). For any of the others that link to Flickr, you can click through and look to see if the photographer has EXIF data for the photo. That should tell you camera make/model.
Nice Kitchen, Pioneer Woman
@thepioneerwoman: Yeah. I grew up in Kansas (the outer Kansas City 'burbs); space there, too, is easy. Probably not as easy as on wide-open OK cattle ranch. Oh, yeah, I had heard you had redone the kitchen at your guest house to be more accommodating of your website stuff? Nice.
Japanese Croquettes (Koroke)
It would help if you told us what city/location you're hoping to find restaurants serving koroke in.
The Naughty Chef
Not only that, but I can't take the subway in NYC here without seeing it big as day—in that shiny pink chef suit.
The Naughty Kitchen with chef Blythe Beck: anyone catch it?
I'm burning out on cookreality TV. Not in the least bit interested in this one.
Bar Americain Fried Chicken
I personally haven't been, but now I need to try it. Might be a little while before I can do FC again after our marathon chix-eating session last week. ;)
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
@madebytam: As it states in the original article (and I reference in my comment above), they work in teams of two. So I'd assume his/her partner would take the equipment while s/he took a leak.
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
@markemorse: The original article notes that grillwalkers work in pairs. They take turns wearing the junk; the nonwearer then takes care of buns and condiments.
@hungryc: Here's the Grillwalker site. There's a photo there that shows it a little better.
Berlin 'Grillwalkers' Sell Sausages Cooked on Wearable Grills
@mandarin: That's what I was thinking, too. LOL.
The Great New York Fancy-Pants Fried Chicken Roundup
@carriebwc: Excruciating.
The Great New York Fancy-Pants Fried Chicken Roundup
@ch58ch58: This is a round-up of fancy-pants fried chicken. It's not that we at SENY don't love Popeyes or Korean fried chicken (see all our posts tagged fried chicken), it's that we noticed a trend among certain highfalutin' places in the city trying to get into the fried-bird game. We're interested in good fried chicken, too, but we're also interested in whatever mania sweeps through the various restaurants in the city, hence this post.
The AHT Guide to Hamburger and Cheeseburger Styles
Noosh: I was starting an entry on them, but got so pooped out by that time (it was about 4 a.m.) that I just ended at bean burgers. Will look for a good photo of an Aussie burger and include it.
Leftovers: The Day's Stray Links
@famdoc: Agreed. Salvatore's is very good but not the best. Also doesn't do slices. Unless you're talking slices in the general sense as part of a whole pie.
These stories are always appealing to the media because they root for the underdog (Staten Island gets short shrift in the pizza press, including Slice). So whenever you can write a story that goes counter to conventional wisdom, such that it is, it's "news." (See Alan Richman's Top 25 Pizzas article in GQ.)
Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's
@ag3208: Doubtful. In-N-Out is a relatively small chain in comparison. Also, McD's started in California.
According to the original post on Weather Sealed, the density of McD's corresponds to the interstate highways and population density. I haven't taken a survey, but the eastern half of the country seems to have more density along the interstates than the western half. My own anecdotal evidence bears this out, as I've driven a lot in both halves. Think of Ohio, for instance—it has a lot of large and mid-size cities along interstates and state highways. Prime locations for McD's. Whereas states in the west have long stretches between population centers and also have geography (mountains, deserts) that's inhospitable (with some exceptions—Phoenix, Vegas, etc.) to large cities and/or franchises.
No more @GrumpyOldMan?
@hungrychristel: As I post this, Gator Pam's last activity was on 9/4. You can click on anyone's screen name and see what their most-recent activity has been: http://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/Gator Pam. Other than that, we don't really monitor people with Big Brother accuracy. Mostly we notice that someone has left because there's just something missing. And then it dawns on you: "Hey! I wonder where XYZ went?" People come, people go. I wish they all stayed around, but what can you do?
The Manhattan Motorino: Is It as Good as the Brooklyn Location?
Thanks, Sloppy. Fixed the math error. I was thinking $21 as I was writing $22. I think when it closed it was at $21.75 or some such—closer to $22 than $21.
SIGHTING: Adam Kuban on Martha Stewart Show...
I might have a little birdie working on clipping just my parts.... Patience.
@Pavlov: Someone already bought adamkubanisaburgergod.com. I think it's a Nigerian spammer.
Photo of the Day: Cold Spring Pizza
No reason. Was just up visiting Hudson Valley for the day. Cold Spring is beautiful!
50+ baked potatoes
I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions but just wanted to note how interesting it is week after week that we have serious eaters getting the most random assortment of bulk foodstuffs. I could probably do a compilation post titled "How to Feed an Army, Serious Eats-Style."
SIGHTING: Adam Kuban on Martha Stewart Show...
I'll see if I can find a clip. They used to make the whole show available on the Martha site segment-by-segment--at least that was the case when I last worked there, in 2006. It usually took a while before they encoded it , tho. I'll look when I get back to my desk.
Recent Posts
The Year That Was: Memes, Themes, and Schemes of 2009
Posted by Adam Kuban, December 25, 2009 at 5:00 PM
The Year That Was: Best Videos of 2009
Posted by Adam Kuban, December 24, 2009 at 5:02 PM
The Year That Was: The Top 8 Pizzas of 2009 That Haunt My Dreams
Posted by Adam Kuban, December 24, 2009 at 12:06 AM
In Which I Finally Get My Ass to Pizzeria Bianco and Have Amazing Pizza (and Then Finally Write About It)
Posted by Adam Kuban, December 9, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Look Who's Talkin': Comments, Quips, and Tips We Have Known and Loved
Posted by Adam Kuban, December 4, 2009 at 12:48 AM
In Which I Find Margherita Pizzas Boring
Posted by Adam Kuban, November 10, 2009 at 6:13 PM
How NOLA's Naked Pizza Factored In to an Online Manhunt
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 28, 2009 at 2:45 PM
The 'New York Times' on San Francisco's Flour + Water
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Results of Michael Ruhlman's BLT-from-Scratch Challenge
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 28, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Slice Poll: Eat It with Morton's Fork
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 28, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Look Who's Talkin': Comments, Quips, and Tips We Have Known and Loved
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 25, 2009 at 2:15 PM
'New York Daily News' Profiles Colin of 'Slice Harvester'
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 25, 2009 at 11:00 AM
It's a Little Quiet in This Corner
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 25, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Quote of the Day: Going the Extra Mile
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 24, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Peking Duck Pizza at Costco (in Taiwan)
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 24, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Making Raspberry Sorbet with Invert Sugar
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 24, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Are Artichoke Basille's Sicilian Slices Shrinking?
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 24, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Dear SENY: 'I Found It!'
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 24, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Nomad Pizza Co.: Notes from the Field
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 24, 2009 at 11:00 AM
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About Adam Kuban
Website: http://www.seriouseats.com
Location: Brooklyn, New York
About: I'm the managing editor of Serious Eats, where I help keep great articles coming at our readers in a steady stream. I'm also the founder of SliceNY.com and AHamburgerToday.com, which explains my pizza and burger fixation here on the site. "I love pizza!"
Favorite foods: pizza, sliders, sushi, kimchi, Japanese curry rice, cha siu bao
Last bite on earth: Some White Castle sliders (plain and cheese), a couple slices from Di Fara, a bottle of cane-sugar Dr Pepper or two.

Holacito.