Category Archives: Food

BEST HOT DOG NYC

December 8, 2008 – 5:54 pm

As a teenager my brother and I would drive after dances or concerts to Simco-at-the-Bridge outside Mattapan Square. This neon-lit landmark held the honor of serving the best foot-long hot dogs in Boston and did so 24 hours a day 365 days a year, so that an exiled family member could celebrate Christmas on a […]

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Soup Kitchen 2009

December 8, 2008 – 5:52 pm

Not all financial news is bad this December. Sales at MacDonald’s rose nearly 7% after Americans finally got sick of eating their own cooking to conserve their cash. Mickie D’s might not be 5-star dining, however their $1 food offerings has people queuing in their fast-food chain like they were the new soup kitchen for […]

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Let Me Eat Cake

November 24, 2008 – 4:27 pm

Demel’s of Viennna opened a cafe in the Plaza retail collection. A basement mall designed to cater to the high-end tastes of a city on the verge of bankruptcy. Demel’s is not to blame for the current economic disaster, but since they opened the staff have decided that I’m their ‘oncle’, since I’ve been guiding […]

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Cannibals have better taste than Nazis

November 18, 2008 – 2:56 pm

Polish jokes usually depend on the premise that all Poles are stupid. We know that is not true, however the foreign minister reputedly made the following joke. “Have you heard that Obama may have a Polish connection? His grandfather ate a Polish missionary.” The Polish government has not denied the statement, but protested it wasn’t […]

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Ugliest Dog in the World

August 5, 2008 – 5:28 pm

The Chinese have taken dog off the menu in Beijing. If they serving up this puppy, I can understand why. for a related article click on this URL https://www.mangozeen.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=3177

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