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The St Paul: An Egg Foo Young Sandwich with the Geographically Ambiguous Name
Egg Foo Young, stuffed between two ordinary slices of white bread and topped with lettuce, pickle, a slather of mayo and your choice of meat

Adam Horvath
Jan 20, 20252 min read


Beam Me Up Coddie
Faidley's In a city blessed with many indigenous foods, coddies might be Baltimore Maryland’s most under-appreciated foodigenous. But...

Adam Horvath
Dec 11, 20243 min read


The Washington DC Half Smoke
Of course, I know that while all hot dogs are sausage, not all sausages are hot dogs. Unless it’s smothered in some sort of meat sauce,...

Adam Horvath
Nov 22, 20244 min read


The Arizona Cheese Crisp
The Cheese Crisp an unfolded, open face cheese quesadilla is an Arizona Specialty

Adam Horvath
Nov 6, 20242 min read


A Jersey Guy's take on Northeastern Pennsylvania's Pan-Fried Sicilian Pizza
A rectangular shaped, airy, crispy crusted, micro-regional Pan-Fried Sicilian Pizza from the Back Mountain region of Luzerne County Pa

Adam Horvath
Oct 21, 20244 min read


Red-eye Gravy- The South’s Caffeinated Energy Sauce
Also known as poor man's gravy, a result of the few items needed to make it, Red-Eye gravy is a must try when eating breakfast in the South.

Adam Horvath
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Triple Cities' Disappearing Hot Pie
In Binghamton, it's believed pizza was called hot Italian pie for the benefit of non-Italian diners who were otherwise unfamiliar with it.

Adam Horvath
Aug 12, 20243 min read


I Passed the "Duchess" on the Left-Hand Side
I’ve made the trip down I-95 South thru Connecticut dozens of times. Usually, it’s with the perfume of a half-eaten box of “abeetz”...

Adam Horvath
Jun 21, 20243 min read


Norristown Zeps- Lettuce Need Not Apply
A zep might look like a hoagie, but there are strict rules. Only one meat and provolone. Thick cut onion, tomato and absolutely no lettuce!

Adam Horvath
May 15, 20242 min read


Frozen Pizza- Break Box in Case of Emergency
Frozen pizza is like Disco, there's a time and a place. What's your favorite?

Adam Horvath
Apr 30, 20242 min read


The Michigan Dog- Chili’s first Cousin, Twice Removed
Full Disclosure, I've never actually been to Plattsburgh. I’m telling you this because a part of me feels like a fraud as I typically...

Adam Horvath
Apr 15, 20243 min read


Pizzagaina- My Trek into Brooklyn for the Savory Italian Easter Pie
Despite the fact my father was born in Williamsburg, I’m really a bit of a Brooklyn virgin. I’m not saying BK and I never shared a few...

Adam Horvath
Mar 31, 20242 min read


Meriden Ct- A Steamed Hamburger Society
If images of tiny sliders griddled over minced onions are popping into your mind, think again. This isn’t White Castle, where steam is a byproduct. In Meriden — the epicenter of this juicy burger — steam is the flame.

Adam Horvath
Mar 14, 20242 min read


Lake Trout, Like Rocky Mountain Oysters But Not Really
I don’t know what's more intriguing, the fact that there’s a Baltimore foodigenous named lake trout that’s neither from a lake nor trout...

Adam Horvath
Feb 27, 20243 min read


The Fastnacht and the Furious
Shrove Tuesday, you may know it better as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of indulgence before a 40-day fast known as Lent....

Adam Horvath
Feb 13, 20243 min read


There's Something About Texas Tommy
You know that feeling you get, when a mysterious loner moves into town and suddenly one by one, people start dying. No one even fathoms...

Adam Horvath
Jan 29, 20243 min read


Stromboli- The Food I Grew Up Eating, But Apparently Never Ate
There’s Italian and then there’s Italian American and where I’m from, sometimes the line is a bit of a blur. But I think everyone can...

Adam Horvath
Jan 16, 20243 min read


Fudgie Tiberius Whale
I originally intended to post this story about Fudgie the Whale in November, but I couldn’t get my ish together in time for my actual...

Adam Horvath
Dec 28, 20233 min read


So You Thought You Knew Italian Hot Dogs? GUEST BLOGGER ALERT!!!
If you’re from New Jersey you probably think you already know what an Italian Hot Dog is. Depending on what part of the state you’re from...

Mark NP- I Never Sausage a Hot Dog
Dec 14, 20233 min read


Panzarotti - Kinda like a Pizza Roll with a Jersey Attitude
If you’ve been following me on my socials , you recoginize I have some Jersey pride. I’m not saying I pee Bruce Springsteen or poop Bon Jovi but I am definitely proud of my oft-maligned state. Especially the food, second to none in my humble Jersey arrogance. Our pizza is kinda legendary and I already wrote about our unique regional delicacies like The Texas Weiner, Sloppy Joe and Taylor Ham , the latter twice actually .(can't stop, won't stop) I’ve lived in both South

Adam Horvath
Dec 6, 20233 min read
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