Can we get a pop-up...

... food vendor in Louisville? Do we think there is enough demand for this? I've thought long and hard about running a food truck for 2-3 days a week (Thurs-Saturday). I could start at lunch and when I run out of food for the day I could just pack it up and go home. I need to run a break-even on this stat.

What do you think? Tacos or empanadas one night, mediterranean another and cheese steaks or burgers another. Or pizza. Or fried fish. Or just a carb night with every type of topped tater tot/fry/chip nacho concoction you could think of.

Or pies.

Yes, we need a pop-up pie vendor... this would be amazing. Could you imagine if the Pie Kitchen suddenly showed up on your street corner with their Dutch Apple by the slice? With a scoop of cinnamon ice cream? Sounds like heaven to me!

props: BA

Very little fun at Funmi's

I really hate typing these words. I wanted desperately to like Funmi's, the new Nigerian restaurant right next to Pie Kitchen on Bardstown Rd. Not only do I love trying new cuisines, there's not much to do but root for first-generation immigrants opening up their own restaurants. And on Bardstown Rd. this eatery seemed like a perfect fit.

Jollof Rice with beef and chicken

I'll make this short and sweet, because the indigestion I had after eating there already made this food-memory much longer lasting than planned or was necessary. After my friend and I collectively tried two appetizers, two entrees with three different proteins and three different sides, the only thing I would re-order was the Jollof rice with beef and chicken. The rice had a flavor that almost reminded me of Indian food and both the beef and chicken were tender and moist. But the entire meal lacked a completeness of flavor. Either too spicy, or not enough, too dry or bland. Even the fried plantains, which, lets face it, are really hard to mess up, were bland with little sweetness. Despite all of this the most dissapointing part was the borderline ineptness of the waitstaff, and Funmi herself, to guide us through the menu. We were open to anything, literally anything, and even after specificaly asking for help, just left to fill in the blanks for ourselves.

Ultimately just too many other good restaurants in the area to go back.

Insert my really, really sad pouty face here.
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Funmi's Cafe (Modern Nigerian Cuisine):
FKS Scale (1-10): 3
Pros: great company (thanks, Wade!); BYOB&W (double thanks, Wade!); close to my house
Cons: wanting desperately to like this place but being let down; sad, pouty faces

Super Bowl = woof

menu: chocoloate chip cookies stuffed with reese's cups and snickers...and jalepeno-grapefruit margaritas...

and "french onion" stuffed mushrooms...

and piggies in a blanket...

and buffalo chicken dip...

... plus shrimp pico de gallo, sweet and sour meatballs and shit tons of fritos. woof.

Lasagna cupcakes... the best ravioli ever?

Lasagna cupcakes... imagine the possibilities!

I love ravioli. Cheese, meat, mushrooms and herbs... what's not to like? The only limiting factor is the amount of filling - the more filling inside, the less likely to close tightly without exploding, and that's why I generally need so many little pillows of goodness to fill up my plate.

But lasagna cupcakes? Pasta cups filled with shit tons of filling? Like, meat and cheese muffins? Tell me these don't sound like a fabulous idea for your next dinner party. I really need this trend to catch on in Louisville.

props: WSJ read it and salivate.

Marriage made in brisket heaven

Disregard the fruit. You know I didn't order this sandwich with fruit. Try the onion rings.

I don't think I've ever eaten something quite like this sandwich before. I mean, I love meat. I also live* alcohol. But a brisket sandwich with a Kahlua cream sauce? On a fresh-baked butter-honey bread topped with gooey smoked cheese and served with thick cut onion rings and sriracha ketchup? I don't think I can say the words "yes please" fast enough. Yes. Please.

If you're ever in Dallas and want to try the most truly unique, meaty-sandwich awesomeness you will ever put in your mouth - seriously, ever - you have to stop by Vickery Park.

*Editor's note: this was a typo, but a somewhat accurate one, so it stays.

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Vickery Park (Dallas):

FKS Scale (1-10): 9.5 (I would be lying to you if I said I wasn't considering a move to Dallas purely because of this sandwich)

Pros: everything; great company (thanks Michelle!)

Cons: Painfully having to relive this moment knowing I am 836 miles and 13.6 hours away from eating it again; knowing I have to go to Dallas to get it; FABD, step up your game.

These tots are the mac daddy

mac-n-cheese-n-tots

I think most people know I'm down with the t-tots. One of my favorite ways to fix them is to bake them up super crispy and then drizzle them with truffle oil and a sprinkle of sea salt. That's just how I roll. But layering mac-n-cheese on top of tater tots? And adding blue cheese or spicy buffalo sauce? I am soooo down.

genius: Comfort times two
props: SF Weekly

Sushirrito... you look so good but bad (but good?) for me

The idea of creating a burrito form of a sushi roll is fascinating to me. Generally I support taking healthy things and making them ridiculously bad for you (i.e. cream cheese and fried crab.. in a deep fried sushi roll), but this seems sort of unhealthy in a good but bad way. Did that even make sense? This sushirrito has me so confused...

Sushirrito
props: SF Weekly