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I'm a bad Jew. I like bacon (as do most of us, actually) becaue it's just salty, crunchy goodness that adds to any meal!

Oh I loved East Side Pockets! I've tried to explain the obsession to my friends out here (Seattle) and they just can't understand my love. Nor do they understand Spike's. I miss them both so much. As well as Thayer St. I used to spend hours wandering in and out of all those awesome shops. Thanks for the nostalgia!

I can't remember the name of the joint (I think I may have been 13 y.o. at the time and that was 20 years ago) but it was in N.E. New Jersey. It was very simple...Two slices of perfectly melted swiss, one on top of the burger one underneath, thick slices of pickle, 2 slices of peppered bacon and a kaiser bun lightly buttered and toasted to perfection. Nothing has ever rivaled it. Bummer.

Apple Pancakes with tasty bits of apple in the batter cooked on a cast iron griddle and served with butter and hot cinnamon syrup....Yummm tasty

My grilling story isn't so much as mishap as just utter confusion. As a youngster, my family always hosted the BBQs in the neighborhood because we had a swimming pool in the yard. And when we weren't at our house, our neighbors (my aunt and uncle) hosted because of the huge patio they had. Both of our homes had grills that were hooked directly into the cooking gas line that ran to our stoves. It was the only experience I had with grills and it was fantastic! And I thought it was the norm. Not so as I shortly discovered when I worked at the mess hall in my summer camp...charcoal is an entirely different beast. But I can work with anything now! Even just a campfire.