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Entries from October 25th, 2008

That time I met John Hodgman and asked him random questions relating to food

October 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments · burger, burgerbaroness, favorites, philly

To make a long story short, I met John Hodgman last night after he performed for the 215 Festival. He was smart, funny and cuter than ever in his tuxedo. Yes! John Hodgman in a tuxedo. It was a good night. Here is a not quite word for word recap of our conversation, relating to [...]

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fall is going to be a doozy

October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · epicurious, jaimeshake

i think i spelled doozy wrong.  not even sure if that’s a word. i don’t think i’ve mentioned it on the blog, because it’s not the most important thing about me, but i’m on weight watchers.  yes, yes.  i’ve stopped dieting, started living.  whatever.  i’ve been ‘on the plan’ in various capacities since thanksgiving of [...]

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economic crisis = no more shopping at whole foods

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments · grocery, jaimeshake

like the burgerbaroness, i listen to npr daily too and have been inundated with info about the state of our country’s financial situation.  yeah it sucks, but it’s not news to me.  food has been expensive for months, and duh! have we forgotten about gas prices? so the first thing i stopped doing once my [...]

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Testing New Polling feature

October 15th, 2008 · No Comments · burgerbaroness, polling is for lovers

Oh what fun! [polldaddy poll=1000380]

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Curry for the economic crisis

October 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · NoLibs, burgerbaroness, cheap eats, philly, recipe

Ok finally a post that doesn’t involved chili or burgers. Every morning as I listen to NPR, all I hear is talk of the economic crisis. When I visit the New York Times,  I am bombarded with really sad looking graphs that are going down and down and down. We are in trouble folks. But [...]

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Celebrate National Chili Month at Ben’s Chili Bowl

October 13th, 2008 · No Comments · AHT, Hamburger America, Washington DC, burger, burgerbaroness, chili month, favorites

I was very excited to find out that Ben’s Chili Bowl was located just across from the Metro station that would take me to the 9:30 Club. It is seriously right across the street, you can’t miss it and you shouldn’t miss it. This is another burger place that was reviewed in AHT and it [...]

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A burger and a rock show

October 13th, 2008 · No Comments · AHT, Blue 9 Burger, NYC, burger, burgerbaroness, favorites

What a delicious combination. I was recently in NYC for a show at Webster Hall. I always visit my favorite burger blog, when traveling, to see if there were any good burgers nearby. I was fortunate enough to be near a recently reviewed burger joint called Blue 9 Burger.  I was dying to try it [...]

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Cheeseburger on my mind

October 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Good Dog, burger, burgerbaroness, favorites, philly

For those of you who might be new to this blog I thought you should know that I love burgers. I don’t call myself burger baroness for nothing. My burger obsession really hit me just a little over a year ago, when I began reading AHT. First off it’s a great blog. The pictures are [...]

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When life gives you chili…

October 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · burgerbaroness, chili month

You have a lot of leftovers to be creative with. You can make a baked potato topped with chili, cheese and sour cream. Mmmm.I suggest after washing a good sized russet that you rub some sea salt on it and then bake. You can also grab that box of mac and cheese you have in [...]

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Welcome to National Chili Month

October 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · burgerbaroness, chili month, recipe

Hopefully for the whole month of October, we here at FWTS will be able to offer you all things chili. Mmmm what a delicious month. I personally plan to try making the following styles of chili: Texas Red Cincinnati style New Mexico Chili Verde (warning the last ingredient listed is really weird, that’s a joke [...]

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