April 2011
4 posts
7 tags
Snack tour: Honorable mentions
Well, I’m back home from tour and I thought I would write a quick post to mention some of the great snacks I had the pleasure of enjoying all over the eastern side of the country on my trip.
In Brooklyn, I found a flavor of potato chip that I didn’t even know existed: Red Wine Vinegar. Unlike certain other brands that use vinegar flavoring, these chips by Boulder Canyon have the...
8 tags
Snack tour: Za edition
Something momentous happened in NYC that will change everything forever and it’s all thanks to snacks.
The decades long argument about the superiority of Chicago pizza to NY pizza can be resolved with one observation that my band mate Gillian uttered on our way into NY.
“A NY slice is a snack” she said.
Yes! Chi and NY za aren’t even in the same category. There is...
7 tags
Snack tour (Atlanta and Gainesville)
In Atlanta, we split up for dinner. I went to a Jamaican place where they had a nice selection of plantain chips - one of my favorite savory snacks. The ones I chose were actually “Maduritos” or sweet plantain chips. They were from Colombia and they were delicious. I left the restaurant with every intention of sharing them with my bandmates but when I got to the club - they were...
6 tags
Snack tour continues
First of all, sorry about the lull. I came down with a non-snack-related illness about 5 days into the tour and it has set me back as far as my online snack journaling. I will do my best to catch you all up. Thanks for reading.
One of the reasons people love to read The Snack Blog is because I can admit when I am wrong. In my last post, I insisted that in all cases, it is better to go for the...
