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Saturday, February 25, 2012

You're gonna have to wait...

Last night I went to pick up Cafe Rio for dinner and the line was practically out the door. It took 30 minutes of waiting in line before I had food in hand. Annoying.

But worth it.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

J Dawgs is Coming to American Fork!

J DAWGS IS COMING!!!

The address is 80 North State Street in American Fork. According to their recent Facebook post they will be open for business in about 2 months. They are currently under construction, as you can see above.

Awesome awesome awesome.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Today's Craving: Dodger Dog

If you've ever had one then you know....

Monday, January 23, 2012

Happy Chinese New Year!

In honor of Chinese New Years I thought a quick post would be appropriate. The Yardley's have always been connoissuers of great Chinese food, even though the small Nevada town where I grew up had very little to offer in terms of Asian cuisine (we had a lot of Basque restaurants where I grew up, if you believe it). I remember many Friday nights driving down to our little Chinese restaurant and grabbing a few cartons of ham fried rice, chow mein, sweet and sour chicken, and sesame chicken. Those were our staples; we very rarely branched out.

Today my love for Chinese food remains; whether it's the fairly "Americanized" cuisine of Pei Wei and PF Changs, or the more adventurous and nostalgic "hole in the wall" Chinese eateries like those from my childhood ("authentic" may be a more appropriate adjective).

Anyway, please enjoy a few of my favorite dishes. May these pictures inspire you to celebrate this Asian holiday at your favorite Chinese restaurant.

Crispy Spicy Beef

Cafe Zen, Baltimore, MD

Honey Seared Chicken

PF Changs, Hoboken, NJ

Ham fried rice

Anywhere

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Johnny Kolache

Kolache- A sweet bun originating in Central Europe made from yeasted dough and usually having a fruit or poppy seed filling.

This week an office friend brought in a grip load of little pastries called Kolache. There's a place in Salt Lake City called Johnny Kolache that specializes in these tasty little guys.

Typically Kolache are filled with sweet ingredients, but the ones that we had were of the breakfast variety. They had bacon, sausage, eggs, cheese, ham, jalapeño all stuffed inside of them. It was like eating a really delicious, not at all frozen-tasting, heavenly Hot Pocket. It was one of the most delicious breakfast items I've had in a while.