Review: The Dogfather

March 15, 2015 Derek Sotak

A bowl with crumbled Fritos corn chips on the bottom, covered with The Dogfather’s homemade chili, topped with shredded cheddar cheese.

In honor of National Cheetos Day earlier this month I figured I should find the cousin of nachos, the Cheeto Pie, and try some of those to pay my respects. Then I realized a Cheeto Pie wasn’t a thing and that I was actually thinking of a Frito Pie, so I endeavored to find one of those instead. A short car ride later I did just that at a little food truck known as The Dogfather, a mafia themed extreme hot dog experience. I’m sure by now you have a lot of questions, the answers to which you will find below.

Essay: Guy Fieri, more like "Why Fieri?" Trashcan Nachos

March 5, 2015 Derek Sotak

Guy Fieri carries the physical manifestation of the albatross representing the quality of his work across the stage. (Food Network)

This week an event shocked the nacho world with the magnitude of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (7.8), that being that human troll doll Guy Fieri made nachos in a trashcan. Granted, fewer people died at this event, but the level of horror and the cost in human spirit is equal, if not greater. The damage to nachos of course was much, much worse.

Review: Bentley Pub 2

February 25, 2015 Derek Sotak

Tortilla chips, melted cheese, tomatoes, green peppers, red onions, sour cream, salsa, chicken.

Judgement Day. The Road Warrior. Escape from LA. Electric Boogaloo. Pig in the City. All sequels of note. The Bentley Pub of Auburn Massachusetts also has a sequel, with the go to sequel title of Bentley Pub 2. Do I think they would be better served by giving it a flashy name, like “Bentley Pub 2: Come for the Grub” or “Bentley Pub 2: The Craw Fillinging”.

Obligatory Valentine's Day Post

February 14, 2015 Nachonomics

It's that day of the year again, the day singleinos hate and non-singleions scramble around last minute thinking of something special to do last minute. Fortunately something all -inos can enjoy is nachos, and if you want to fancy them up for a loved one of to put a little bit of happiness into your joyless life, making them into a romantic heart shape is one way to go. They could also remind you of the poor eating choices that you are making and the organ that will be most damaged as the result of them, but it's Valentine's Day, let us dwell on something a little cheerier.

Essay: There is Such a Thing as Nacho Cheese

February 5, 2015 Derek Sotak

Last week, as the rising tide that is the Super Bowl lifted all nacho related news into the media forefront, a little article came out in Bloomberg Business with the clickbaitable title of "There's No Such Thing as Nacho Cheese". Spoiler Alert: That is a complete falsehood. If you want to call it something more accurate you could title it "There No Such Thing (As a Standard or Legal Definition of) Nacho Cheese", which isn't nearly as popping, and also not really news.