Vegetarian Options at a Local Restaurant?

I just got a message from a friend:
My husband, needs to make a restaurant recommendation to a friend who is coming in from out of town with family. They want to go somewhere nice but not necessarily fancy. Here’s the hitch, a couple of them are vegetarians and one has some health complication that means [...]

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Disgusting Food Item of the Week

Hold on to your breakfast, kids.
A balut is a fertilized duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell. They are common, everyday food in some countries in Southeast Asia, such as in the Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Popularly believed to be an aphrodisiac and considered a [...]

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Ask Wendalicious – She’s The Cheesiest!

A reader writes:
Hello, I am looking for a restaurant in or around Schenectady, New York that has really good macaroni and cheese. Can you help me?
Hmmm…that is a great question.  I haven’t had macaroni and cheese in a long time, and when I do I make it myself, so this is toughie.
Here’s what I [...]

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The Omnivore’s 100

Now here’s what I call a meme!  Foodies, get ready.  I found this over at a British blogger’s site: Very Good Taste.  It’s a list of what he considers to be the 100 foods every omnivore should eat in his lifetime.  Interesting!
Here’s how it works:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these [...]

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Much Ado About Cupcakes

UPDATE: One of my loyal readers and friends (let’s just call her “M”), stopped by my office on Friday, to set me straight on my comments below about cupcakes in the Capital Region area. M told me about a new place in Saratoga Springs, of which I was previously unaware: Spa City Cupcakes. Apparently, I [...]

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Ask Wendalicious! The Weiner Edition

A reader writes:
Dear Wendalicious:
What do they put in hot dogs and what is the world’s record at Coney Island for eating the most hot dogs?
I like your blog!
Nick
I’m glad you like my blog, Nick – you’re obviously a man of good taste and breeding. Regarding the ingredients in hot dogs, I had an immediate [...]

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Artichokes Francaise

A while back, I had a reader request for a recipe – Artichokes Francaise (I had mentioned them in a recent review of Parisi’s Steakhouse in Schenectady). I wasn’t able to find the recipe then, but I happened across one in yesterday’s paper. It was created by a chef/instructor at Schenectady County [...]

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Ask Wendalicious #1

A reader writes:
“Yesterday, I bought coffee at the supermarket. When I got to the register, I realized the bag had a hole in it (about a 1″ tear in the bottom) so I went to get another one. By mistake, the cashier gave me both the good back and the torn bag. Do you [...]

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