The Taste Bud: Good Seafood from the Freezer? Well Played, SeaPak
I never liked frozen fish sticks, so I mostly have avoided frozen seafood dinners. But SeaPak’s shrimp scampi and shrimp spring rolls made me rethink seafood from the freezer section.
The Taste Bud: The Joy of Revisiting Spring Street Bar Wings
When Spring Street Bar and Grill, the staple in Irish Hill, closed down during 2020, it dawned on me that I would never be able to enjoy their signature wings again. I may have been premature, thanks to the folks behind High Horse Bar.
The Taste Bud: Wild Planet Cleans Up Traditional Canned Tuna
Wild Planet Foods takes canned tuna in new places — it’s caught and processed in sustainable, clean ways and it’s better for you. This ain’t your father’s canned tuna, in other words.
The Taste Bud: Cheap Jamaican Meat Patties for Everybody
I may have located the ultimate Taste Bud item: the Jamaican meat patty from Golden Krust.
The Taste Bud: Lola’s Salsas, Hot Sauces Bring Big Flavor, Spice
Grocery store salsas are bland and full of preservatives. Lola’s Fine Salsas and Sauces are all-natural and delicious. Why didn’t I know about Lola’s before?
The Taste Bud: Which Must Go? Those Stupid Memes Must Go
These “One Has to Go” memes are trying to tell me what to do and what to eat, and I’m done with it.
The Taste Bud: Green Dragon Hot Sauce from Trader Joe’s is the Latest Spicy Addiction
Dear hot sauce lovers: Stop what you are doing and go buy a bottle of Green Dragon hot sauce at Trader Joe's now.
The Taste Bud: Peanut Butter Wings are a Real Thing, and They’re Delicious
Even though I’m not a big consumer of sweets, I’ve had a lifelong love affair with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. But I don’t think I expected how much I would like Chocolate Pizza Company’s Peanut Butter Wings.
Today is National Peanut Lover’s Day — Let’s Talk About the Peanut’s Classic Form: Peanut Butter
You read that headline correctly — March 1 is National Peanut Lovers Day. Now we know that, what do we do? I decided to reminisce.
The Taste Bud: Hot Chipotle Dan-O’s Steps Up the Seasoning Brand
I became a big fan of Dan-O’s seasoning in the “Before Times,” and have used it regularly ever since. Now there’s a new flavor: Hot Chipotle. And it’s absolutely stomping.