Comments on: PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Ian Jackman”… PLUS another book giveaway

By: Mamacita

Mamacita — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:51:09 +0000

Tommy’s chili cheeseburger!!
A So. Cal. classic

By: Veronica

Veronica — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:06:39 +0000

taiwanese hotpot! where you cook fresh vegetables, meat, and fish in a communal stockpot and then customize for personal preference with your own combination of soy sauce, vinegar, and chilies. dinner with friends and family lasts for hours…

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:04:21 +0000

A Cheese Dream from The Good Steer in Lake Grove Long Island.
Picture a char-broiled burger hidden under a ton of cheese sauce, with bacon, fries, slaw and perhaps a fried onion loaf. It is definitely a heart attack on a plate.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:22:49 +0000

Wait, where can I get some good Cuban food in Midtown with some delicious black beans, rice and maduros?

I’m from Queens but my favorite food is from my temporary hometown of Buffalo, NY during my college years… Ted’s Hot Dog. I loved their footlong dog grilled crisp over hot charcoals. The skin would pop as you bite into them but the inside would still be juicy. Add some ketchup, mustard & relish and you are set!

By: erica

erica — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:31:42 +0000

I miss New England the most in the summer. I’m visiting my family this week in Rhode Island and I can wait to have stuffed quahogs ( a stuffed humongous clam for the rest of you), chowder, and clam cakes. Also, I can’t wait to eat at Pasta Beach in Newport! The owners only open the restaurant during the summer months and the rest of the time they are back home in Italy. The best italian food I’ve had since I lived in Florence. It’s a little cafÃ© that’s great to stop at after a day at the beach. Insalata Mista, Prosciutto & Arugula pizza, and Bucatini alla Amatriciana. My perfect meal.

By: abd

abd — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:38:03 +0000

Well, there aren’t many choices in Budd Lake, NJ… but just a short drive to Buttzville, NJ brings you to Hot Dog Johnny’s…. a great old school hot dog stand. Other fond memories of “hometown” eats (also involving hot dogs) include Orange Julius in the mall — when they served chili cheese dogs and doing the drive in at Stewart’s for a fresh root beer and dogs hanging out in the car.

By: CEC

CEC — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:10:31 +0000

Like Sarah, I’m from Maine, so I’d have to say red hot dogs. Yum! Reds–the hot dogs, not the lobster!–are the taste of summer for me.

By: chowsue

chowsue — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:24:56 +0000

I am from Queens, yo. I say nuthin beats an Italian ice from the Lemon Ice King of Corona. Summer would not be summer without them.

Now can I have a book? Pretty please? Pretty please with pudding and italian ice and sprinkles and whipped cream and pumpkin and fried pork on top?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:11:32 +0000

Miami. You have to mention Joe’s Stone Crab. Until you have had Stone Crabs, Hash Browns and creamed garlic spinach you haven’t lived.

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:45:20 +0000

I think my favorite food from my hometown (Odessa, TX) would probably be the chihuahua sandwich from the Skyview drive-inn (originally in Lamesa, TX) with two fried corn tortillas, flat and in between them like a sandwich is pimento cheese, taco meat and chopped raw cabbage – a delicious combination…

I also love bean and cheese burritos done Tex Mex style – Rosa’s and Garibaldy’s really have the best.