tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63608882024-03-12T23:54:25.825-04:00French Fry DiaryEverything you wanted to know about French fries, and more - potato chips, recipes, restaurant reviews, onion rings, fast food, and good food - all aspects of the potato and fried food, and especially where the two meet.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.comBlogger1605125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-4264455580322750642017-11-21T15:32:00.000-05:002017-11-21T15:32:09.770-05:00Pringles Thanksgiving?
As I actually haven't been able to find this in any store in my area, I will just leave these two images for y'all to ponder. More details can be found here. If anyone is able to taste test this potato crisp cornucopia, please let me know your thoughts. And Happy Thanksgiving!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-51536531256788221832017-11-16T14:47:00.000-05:002017-11-16T14:47:24.583-05:00Happy National Fast Food Day
Today is National Fast Food Day, have a good one, and don't forget the fries!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-55477255676492667522017-11-07T16:45:00.001-05:002017-11-07T16:45:55.885-05:00Random Tater Pic of the Day #288
Today's random tater pic of the natural cut fries with Old Bay seasoning from Joe's Crab Shack comes courtesy of my bro-in-law Bruce, thanks!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-68850292966354632922017-10-31T16:33:00.002-04:002017-10-31T16:33:58.241-04:00Happy Halloween!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-64430969391265132182017-10-27T17:25:00.000-04:002017-10-27T17:25:57.822-04:00French Fry Diary 783: Shake Shack Plushies
Now this sort of thing doesn't happen very often, but believe it or not, it does happen. Stuffed French fries, and no, I don't mean being stuffed with fries, I mean stuffed animal-ish things in the style of potato-ey products. One such occurrence included the tater tot superheroes at Sonic some years back.
Recently, a couple weeks ago at the New York Comic Con, a new plushy arrived Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-82222754802302400112017-10-25T16:10:00.000-04:002017-10-27T16:11:56.862-04:00Halloween at MoonDog Grill
Don't forget to get over to the Moorestown Mall Food Court to try MoonDog Grill's Walking Dead Dog, an all-beef Sabrett hot dog topped with chili, cheese sauce, spicy red pepper relish, atomic BBQ sauce, jalapenos, onions, and sriracha… oooh, hot and scary. They also have new Italian sodas in ten assorted flavors, but the real reason to visit MoonDog at any time, not just Halloween, is the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-42604058488222618372017-10-24T17:31:00.000-04:002017-10-24T17:31:31.065-04:00French Fry Diary 782: Wise Finger Lick'n Ribs Potato Chips
I love Florida, and I'm glad we moved down here from South Jersey. Florida has many awesome things going for it like Disney, sunshine, and grilling - but it's not all good. There are also alligators, sand hill cranes, Trump supporters, and a seriously sad variety of potato chips.
I was very surprised by that last one. Tom's is a company we didn't have in NJ, and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-76370662086809616482017-10-04T14:40:00.001-04:002017-10-04T14:40:53.978-04:00Happy National Taco Day
Happy National Taco Day from French Fry Diary
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-62526156798591971132017-10-03T16:09:00.001-04:002017-10-25T20:00:19.959-04:00The Big Belly Burger Commercial
We've talked about this fictional burger chain in the DC Universe before (here and here), and now it's moved from the comics to your television screens in the last few years. In the comics, a favorite of heroes like Superman in Metropolis, and on the small screen, beloved of the characters from "The Flash," "Arrow," "Legends of Tomorrow," and "Supergirl."
I've never been able to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-91288267845572307692017-09-27T14:00:00.000-04:002017-09-27T14:00:13.779-04:00Random Tater Pic of the Day #287
This edition of Somebody Else's Fries comes from friend Deb, taken as she enjoyed Red Robin's Bottomless Steak Fries.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-28933744647640983702017-09-26T15:13:00.000-04:002017-09-26T15:13:48.727-04:00French Fry Diary 781: Lamb Weston Super Crispy Crinkle Cut Fries
Last year ConAgra Foods, one of the world's biggest French fries manufacturers, acquired Lamb Weston, another of the world's largest fry manufacturers. Recently they spun Lamb Weston off as its own frozen product line, and they're just now starting to show up in stores.
Any fry from Lamb Weston should be great, as most fast food franchise fries probably originally came from them Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-30891327536120308672017-09-20T13:00:00.000-04:002017-09-20T13:00:22.395-04:00Gordon Ramsay's Fish Fingers and Chip Butty
From "Gordon's Ultimate Home Cooking" on YouTube, here Chef Gordon Ramsay gives us a quick lesson in a British classic - Homemade Fish Fingers with a Chip Butty. Fish fingers, obviously are what we might call fishsticks, although much bigger and seasoned here a little differently, more like tenders, or fingers, because of their size. The chip butty is actually a bit of a French fry sandwich,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-21141686950237687942017-09-19T13:00:00.000-04:002017-09-19T13:00:15.645-04:00Random Tater Pic of the Day #286
Today's Somebody Else's Fries comes from dear friend and frequent FFD contributor Robin Renee. Crinkle cut French fries with garlic powder, cayenne, and truffle salt (plus a tomato and peppers from the garden and volunteer dandelion greens).
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-85793259803350626972017-09-18T18:08:00.000-04:002017-09-18T18:08:42.755-04:00McDonald's Bacon Potato Pie
There's been a lot of talk recently about whether or not McDonald's really has a secret menu, officially or unofficially, but here's something that we can't get here in America, secret menu or not - the Bacon Potato Pie. Only available in Japan, this is bacon and mashed potatoes inside a deep fried baked pie covering. Not sure if that would be good or not, worth a trip to Japan? Maybe, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-50897717725767396492017-09-13T18:59:00.000-04:002017-09-13T18:59:47.462-04:00French Fry Diary 780: BurgerFi Appetizer
BurgerFi is one of those places I have been meaning to go to for quite some time. When I saw one nearby on a business roadtrip with The Bride, I had to stop in, while she did other important stuff.
The first thing that struck me about BurgerFi was the prices. This place doesn't play, it's expensive, or at least more expensive than other comparable places. Any size single order ofAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-70150854348305938632017-09-12T21:12:00.001-04:002017-09-12T21:12:20.092-04:00Random Tater Pic of the Day #285
I love when two things I love come together, as with this cartoon sent to me anonymously of the Legion of Super-Potatoes.
For those who know me, I'm a semi-regular writer over at the Legion of Super-Bloggers, dedicated to Legion of Super-Heroes fandom. Links to some of my Legion reviews and articles can be found here, check them out.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-56646863341122608572017-08-30T12:47:00.000-04:002017-08-30T12:47:27.517-04:00French Fry Diary 749: Bobby's Burger Palace 2017
We recently flew up to North Jersey for the wedding of a friend, and with time on our hands, and empty stomachs from the flight, we went in search of a quick snack. The intent was to find some place that we had not been before so I could write about it, and also some place not readily available in our new home in Florida, for much the same reason.
Our search was becoming fruitless (and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-42717367127268636862017-08-24T18:32:00.001-04:002017-08-24T19:01:15.305-04:00Random Tater Pic of the Day #284
A shelf in a store in the path of Hurricane Harvey. What does this really say about how people feel about Chicken & Waffles Potato Chips?
Image sent from reader, but originally from Tyme Powell on Twitter.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-58597695234679442432017-08-23T07:55:00.000-04:002017-08-23T07:55:35.334-04:00Random Tater Pic of the Day #283
From the June 2017 Disney Cruise on board the Dream, these are bacon roasted potatoes, with chicken schnitzel, and buttered green beans, from dinner at the Enchanted Garden.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-27805183546742717762017-08-22T16:00:00.000-04:002017-08-22T16:00:37.270-04:00French Fry Diary 748: Cabanas, Disney Dream, June 2017
On the last day of our June 2017 Disney Cruise on the Dream I hit Cabanas for lunch. While it's not always my first choice, we were close and both The Bride and I were hungry. Cabanas, as you can see from this search of the blog, is primarily the best place for breakfast, and not necessarily for lunch… but I was in for a shocking surprise.
Expecting of the favorite fried food the usualAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-79886775355115275882017-08-16T16:26:00.000-04:002017-08-16T16:26:31.152-04:00Random Tater Pic of the Day #282
This is Cabanas lunch from our June 2017 Disney Cruise on board the Dream. These steak fries were labeled as "steak frites," but were decidedly not that at all, still very very yummy though.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-26464828633770950032017-08-09T14:22:00.000-04:002017-08-09T14:22:24.323-04:00Random Tater Pic of the Day #281
Cabanas roasted red potatoes again, this time from day four of our June 2017 Disney Cruise, this time with red and green peppers added in. Mmmm... breakfast potatoes...
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-3968135916801089912017-08-04T08:24:00.000-04:002017-08-04T08:24:22.746-04:00French Fry Diary 747: Borgata Breakfast Potatoes
Here's the first thing you need to know about the Borgata and room service. There are two hotels here in Atlantic City that most folks think are all the Borgata, and they are not the same. The Borgata is not the Water Club, and the Water Club is not the Borgata. Water Club has great breakfast potatoes, and the Borgata has crap. C-R-A-P. Crap.
This review is about the breakfast Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-32560685957934309942017-08-03T16:57:00.000-04:002017-08-03T16:57:46.213-04:00Random Tater Pic of the Day #280
This is from dinner at the Royal Palace on board the Disney Dream on our June 2017 cruise. Chateaubriand Roasted Filet Steak, with crushed new potatoes with shallots, buttered green beans, and red wine jus. Sooo good and delicious. Sometimes the French do know their potatoes...
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360888.post-40201897823371995222017-08-02T15:24:00.000-04:002017-08-02T15:24:51.916-04:00French Fry Diary 746: Charlie's Family Restaurant
Once settling into Lakeland FL, I of course started scoping out places with good fries. One place that had been mentioned was Charlie's Family Restaurant on Lakeland Hills Blvd. My first attempt to try them was foiled by their hours - they close at two PM on weekdays. They are open later on Fridays however for their famous all-you-can eat fish fry.
Charlie's is a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04881290766254795431noreply@blogger.com0