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STONE HARBOR, N.J. — In 2008, I was surprised to learn that Henny’s was shutting down after 75 years as a restaurant. The story back then was that they got a deal they could not refuse from a developer. Now, two years later, Henny’s has returned, though just as a take-out. I happened to walk [...]

Toay is National Chili Dog Day and Hard Times Café is celebrating by offering a free Coney Chili Dog with a purchase (like a soda, I recommend the draft root beer). I just went there last Friday, so I don’t know if I will go again. July is National Hot Dog Month, but you knew [...]

I got tipped off by an email from the Nationals that tomorrow is National Chili Dog Day and Hard Times Café is celebrating by offering a free Coney Chili Dog with a purchase. I just went there last Friday, so I don’t know if I will go again. July is National Hot Dog Month, but [...]

I bet that Ted Leonsis did not think one of Abe Pollin’s legacies would be 100% of the Verizon Center concession stands having health code violations in 2009, according to an ESPN Outside the Lines report. From Vendor inspection reports:
Verizon Center
Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals
Vendors with critical violations: 100%
Inspection report excerpt: Mice droppings, a critical [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — I have been hearing about the Dairy Godmother in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood for years. I finally got there recently with my family. The Dairy Godmother serves frozen custard, Wisconsin-style though I thought the term was “Milwaukee-style” specifically. Nevertheless, I’m sure if I had called it soft-serve, I would have offended them [...]

Big shakeup for ketchup – NY Post
A new Heinz recipe? I’m not sure about this since Heinz ketchup is just about perfect as is though I’m told the “organic” (sweetened with sugar, not corn syrup) is even better. I’m almost afraid to try that because if it is appreciably better, it will ruin regular Heinz [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This gourmet sea salt covered pretzel is one of the new food items previewed at Nationals Park media day yesterday. It comes in at two pounds and comes with several spreads, like beer cheese which is quite good, and an Orwellian nickname. I imagine there will be several bets placed on whether [...]

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — For several years now, I’ve been wanting to try Yocco’s The Hot Dog King on the way back from my annual ski trip in the Poconos. Yocco’s goes back to 1922 and is perhaps the best known Lehigh Valley eatery. We stopped by the location near Lehigh Valley International Airport, just off [...]

Wawa vs. Sheetz: Isn’t That Convenient? – The PostHank Stuever has a long column comparing and contrasting two Pennsylvania based convenience stores, Wawa (of the Philadelphia suburbs) and Sheetz (of Altoona). The former tends to be found as your get closer to the ocean and the latter closer to the mountains. Basically, I-95/The Fall Line [...]

WILDWOOD, N.J. — This retro neon Speedee sign on the Wildwood boardwalk may have been there from before it could be considered retro. That almost makes it okay in my mind to get McDonald’s on a boardwalk. When on a boardwalk, support the indigenous grease merchants, mmmkay? You can still stop for McDonald’s on the [...]