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I know “afternoon tea” isn’t really something Londoners actually do (or have time for!), but I couldn’t resist taking an afternoon out with some friends (none of whom happened to be British, btw) for it. We went to the Orangery at Kensington Gardens, which is a beautiful restaurant:

The food came out in courses and not one of those tiered tea trays, which is what I expected. They served us the tea fist, followed by three courses: First, cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches–sans crusts, of course:

Then, scones with jam and clotted cream, followed by orange sponge cake:

Everything was really delicious! It was a really nice, relaxing way to spend the afternoon. I think we spent a leisurely 3 hours there, eating and chatting. Was fahbulous, daahlings (and pretty cheap, too!).

http://www.hrp.org.uk/kensingtonpalace/cafesandrestaurants.aspx

Miller Park is the beautiful modern home of the Milwaukee Brewers. It also features uniquely Midwestern delicacies not found anywhere else. Let’s take a short tour:

Read more about my Midwestern baseball adventures at MetsGrrl.com.

Don’t eat it.

No, seriously. I was warned by my boyfriend, who went to school in Chicago, that the food at Wrigley is terrible, that people go to the McDonald’s across the street and bring that food into the game. I ignored this, and decided instead to follow the suggestion of a Wrigley Field usher, who recommended the Italian beef from the stand on the concourse along the third base line. Feeling bold, I even went for the beef-and-sausage combo. The sausage was marginally tasty, the beef grey and inedible, and the roll the sandwich was served on crumbly and inadequate, disintegrating before I was 1/3 of the way through the sausage. I abandoned it all into a trashcan without regrets.

While I was attempting to eat, I watched people walk up to the condiment bar with their hot dogs, and, with distaste and slight disgust (at the size and appearance thereof), comment loudly on them. I suspect that they, like me, were trying to eat something, anything, at 12 noon, was because they started drinking on Waveland Avenue around 10am, and were now going to be sitting through a day game at Wrigley Field, where two beers would seem to be the mandatory minimum.

I’m proud to report that we accomplished far more than that, even though we did not get to partake in any pre-game festivities because, this being our first visit to Wrigley Field, we walked inside as soon as the gates opened.

After the game, we walked down N. Clark Street to the Wiener’s Circle in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. It is not exactly close to Wrigley Field, but it is close enough. I will warn you that the Wiener’s Circle during the day is not the same as it is at night. The establishment has a slight reputation for, shall we say, insulting customers as part of the meal, especially if you order your hot dog incorrectly. My companion ordered a red hot (Chicagoland for hot dog) with just mustard, and was not ridiculed. I, however, came to Chicago for a Chicago hot dog, and here it is:

If you order french fries at the Wiener’s Circle, you will get an enormous scoop of skin-on, hand-cut fries on a big sheet of wax paper. Do not try to eat them all. Unless it is 4am and you are drunk and likely need the salt and grease.

But do not try to eat at Wrigley Field.

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Read more about my Midwestern baseball adventure at MetsGrrl.com.

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There are all sorts of hot dog eating contests. But where can you get a delicious 1/2 lb hot dog that you can simply enjoy? Daily Eats takes you to Juniors in Times Square. What’s summer without hot dogs?

Visit Juniors in Times Square! The outdoor cafe is a wonderful way to see Broadway. Don’t forget to try Juniors famous cheesecake.

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I can sure say Super Bowl Sundays are my favorite sports days. The game is great, commercials entertaining, and the food awesome. And today was a great day of victory for my favorite team, New England Patriots. Go Team! Favorite commercial goes to Career Builder! The monkeys were great. Most boring goes to Budweiser. We had enough with the animals. Toyota had a modern take to present the Hybrid car, which was a close favorite.

The preseason cooking prep was fun. Joyce made the brownies, turkey stuffing for nachos, and prepared the vegetables. Tony made spicy chicken wings. I made black bean dip for nachos. We had a tray of fresh vegetables with onion dip. You cannot beat this spread along with the size of the TV for this Super Bowl Sunday.

You can’t fool a kid who grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut about pizza. To this day nothing compares to Dominic’s Pizza in Waterbury especially the sausage pizza. They made their own sausage and it fried in small round balls.

Though some pizza aficionados would argue that in New Haven’s Italian section of Wooster Square, Sally’s and/or Pepe’s serves the best pizza in the world. In my opinion New York City really only has a hand full of great pizza’s places. Don’t let anyone tell you the overly cheesy Ray’s is the best until they tried Arturo’s, Don Giovanni’s, or Grimaldi’s under the Brooklyn Bridge. Traveling the world over you can trust me deep-dish pizza can only be created in Chicago. But Nikki Buchanan was right when she wrote about Pizzeria Bianco and Chris Bianco should be fawned over. Located in Historic Heritage Square on Adams Street in Phoenix, Bianco Pizzeria serves up the pie to die for.

Wanting to have a special dining experience for extended celebration of Joanne Fried’s birthday. Without reservations it well worth the very long wait which we spent at the Wine Bar next door before our table was ready.

Digging into three pizzas between the four of us. White pizza with Schreiner’s fennel sausage and thick sweet onions sat on smoked mozzarella, any Wise Guy would be proud to sink his teeth. Arugula and cheese with lots of garlic no sauce was also very yummy. And the traditional basil and tomato with cheese was a favorite. It was all about the light airy piecrust, which doesn’t leave you feeling overstuffed and needing to do extra sit-ups at the gym.