#9 (America's Best: American Classics); Throwdown: Bobby Flay lost [recipe 1 | recipe 2]; opened in 2007; contemporary setting in a restored 1930s meatpacking warehouse; roast whole pig
Fried Green Tomato BLT thickly sliced locally grown green tomato dredged in seasoned flour & buttermilk & pan-fried in cast iron; served w/ arugula, bacon, remoulade sauce on bread "toasted" on same pan used to make bacon (w/ bacon fat)
Throwdown: Bobby Flay won [recipe]; est. 1974; kitchy-fun decor w/ over 60 gourmet omelets; "Voted Best Breakfast in Truckee/North Tahoe and Reno" (from its website); 3 other locations in NV
Dark Chocolate Chevre Brownie unique twist on a classic cream cheese brownie featuring Chevre (goat cheese) from the award winning Vermont Butter and Cheese Company
[CLOSED]; still do catering & cooking classes; Throwdown: Bobby Flay lost [recipe]; est. 1984; written up in Southern Living Magazine, The New York Times, Gourmet, In Style and American Home Styles & Gardening; mail-order
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Buffalo Wings offer mild, medium, hot and "suicidal"; medium sauce is the same recipe from the original in 1964; larger wings; coats sauce tossing in a large bowl
#17 (101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown); Food War: Anchor Bar vs. Duff's... Duff's won (3-votes-to-2); opened in 1935; birthplace of the chicken wing since 1964; can mail-order wing sauce
Baltimore Bomb Pie loaded with Berger Cookies (a local specialty) that melt down and swirl into a sweet vanilla chess filling
Mobtown Brown pecan pie with a bunch of Swiss chocolate and caramel
Cowboy Quiche "a little bit of everything. Whatever we feel like putting in a quiche that day makes it into the cowboy quiche. Potatoes, onions, bacon, ham, cheeses, you've got it." (from its website); for Throwdown, it had bacon, ham, potatoes, mushrooms, peppers, Gruyere & cheddar cheeses; looks good
Throwdown: Bobby Flay lost [recipe]; opened in 2005; Italian restaurant & wine bar in contemporary chic European atmosphere; moved from original airing location (90 N Washington St)
Triple Threat Burrito chicken in achiote-based sauce, shrimp in pod chile sauce, carne asada in w/ rice, beans, pico de gallo & choice of tortilla; topped w/ roasted tomato salsa
#3 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Hot and Spicy Foods); Throwdown: Bobby Flay lost; one of the 10 great places to bite into a big burrito (USA Today); signature salsa is available for mail-order
[CLOSED]; Throwdown: Bobby Flay lost [recipe]; est. 1973; pastry shop & restaurant; several locations around NYC...check website; owner/chef Biagio Settepani once baked a birthday cake for Pope Benedict XVI
Baked Alaska hot-and-cold dessert; made of crispy cookie bottom, layered w/ coffee-vanilla parfait & topped w/ Italian meringue & caramel sauce; served in individual sizes
[CLOSED]; Throwdown: Bobby Flay lost; opened in 1999; "utilizing artisanal and seasonal ingredients to create fine food served in a casual and comfortable atmosphere" (from its website); received Michelin star every year since 2005; moved from original location at 140 Smith St
[CLOSED]; Throwdown: Bobby Flay lost [recipe]; opened in 2010; "Caribbean's answer to the wild Buffalo Wings craze" (from its website); voted the "Best Wings in Brooklyn" 1st Place winner 2010 and 1st Place People's Choice 2011
[CLOSED]; Throwdown: Bobby Flay lost [recipe]; Cuban cuisine; "when you step through the door at Azucar, be prepared to experience the hospitality and warmth of Cuba" (from its website)
[CLOSED]; Throwdown: Bobby Flay won; small family enterprise featuring European and American inspired pastries, tarts & cakes; moved from airing location (108 Madison Ave, Newtonville)
Lobster Mac & Cheese award-winning; shipped in a 2.5-pound baking pan; creamy mascarpone-cheddar sauce w/ sweet chunks of Maine lobster, all topped w/ a crunchy mix of panko bread crumbs, herbed butter, lemon zest & parmesan cheese; "cashmere-quality comfort food"-New York Times; looks good
Throwdown: Bobby Flay lost [recipe]; started in 2000; mail-order specialty food company (not a restaurant) selling to Dean & Deluca, Saks Fifth Avenue & Williams Sonoma; multiple awards including Gold & Silver awards from the National Association for Specialty Food Trade (NASFT)
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies moist pumpkin cakes loaded w/ pumpkin & fall spices; choice of 4 filling flavors...they used Maple cream cheese (made w/ pure Maine maple syrup & maple sugar) for the Throwdown competition
