Copper River Sockeye (red) Salmon. Fresh out of the smoker.

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I like my corned beef with a good horseradish and a pickle. Rye bread of course. - dr.Ozda
"The Waitress" (below), that would be Vicky.
[I'm not much of a food photographer, but you get the idea.]

"This is the place you take out-of-towners to impress them, though, granted, when you walk in the door, the decor is very, well, 1973. But one bite and you will be bowled over. They've got, hands down, the BEST corned beef sandwich you will ever eat. This is not hyperbole here. I don't know what they do to their meat-- something in the spices or in the cooking or what-- but it has an unbelievable almost buttery flavor that no other sandwich shop can touch. The sandwiches are huge-- maybe 4 or 5 inches thick with beef on fresh soft rye. Denny's the guy carving up your lunch, and you might catch his father Saul there, still running the cash registers at age 94. The waitress cracks bawdy jokes and slides cans of soda down the lunch counter like they do in movies. Seating is limited, but stop in on a sunny day (the waitress insists the place fills up on rainy afternoons-- "People are like ants," she says, "they come out after the rain") or during off-hours if you're in a hurry or don't want to sit elbow-to-elbow with salt-of-the-earth West siders." (cleveland.citysearch.com/profile/8012042/cleveland_oh/goo...)

Tags:   Cleveland Ohio Goodman's Sandwich Inn 5164 Pearl Rd. Corned Beef dr.Ozda

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First I ought to say, I'm not a fan of food pictures. But I just couldn't help thinking of Roman so.... Lenore helped me make this picture after she spent most of the afternoon making Pierogies from scratch. The kielbasa is from Eddie's Meats on State Rd, just south of Snow in Parma. It's just a tiny little butcher shop and the butchers there are great guys.
Um, I don't think this is what they call "heart smart." (budder - you can eat too).

Tags:   Fairbanks Alaska dinner Polish pierogi kapusta kielbasa Lenore's cooking Polish stoneware Eddie's Meats Parma Ohio nuff said dr.Ozda

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My Burger.

With apologies to my vegan and vegetarian friends.

Tags:   Hamburger food dinner Thanksgiving Eve beef lettuce onion catsup ketchup pickle sesame seed bun dr.Ozda

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Tanana Valley Farmer's Market. July 30, 2016.

Tags:   Fairbanks Alaska Tanana Valley Farmer's Market food vendor crepes rain rain coat slicker shopping food booth dr.Ozda

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