Hudson’s Gourmet Cookies
One of America’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Available Online


One of America’s best chocolate chip cookies belongs to Hudson’s Gourmet Cookies.

You can purchase them right now online by clicking here.

These perfectly baked cookies are made with fresh ingredients and are delivered crispy on the outside and still gooey on the inside.  They melt in your mouth and require an extra tall glass of milk for each cookie.

You can choose from the following gourmet flavors and they come in a nice gift box (as seen above):

1. Old School – Gooey Chocolate Chip

2. Nostalgia – Chocolate chips and walnuts

3. Home Wrecker – Double chocolate, filled with dark chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips and bittersweet chocolate chips, finished off with a touch of espresso

4. Double Chin – Double chocolate with rich peanut butter chips

5. Scotties – Oatmeal and creamy butterscotch chips

Hudson’s Gourmet Cookies are some of the best cookies on the planet.  Be sure to get some now!

Enjoy!

Praline Bacon
Cowgirl Kitchen Seagrove Market
Seagrove Beach, Florida


Praline Bacon (oven-baked with brown sugar and pecans)

Bacon always makes things better, doesn’t it?  I love bacon!  So, when I saw Praline Bacon on the menu at Cowgirl Country Kitchen Market in Seagrove Beach, Florida, I had to try it.  It’s simply bacon covered with brown sugar and pecans and then oven baked.

Have you ever tasted something so good you smiled while you ate it?  This happened to me as I ate Praline Bacon.  Maybe because praline bacon sounds like eating chocolate cake for breakfast, or maybe because it has that addictive salty/sweet taste.  Either way, it’s worth recommending to you!

If you love bacon, this is a unique offering that you have to try next time you’re near Seagrove Beach, Florida.

Enjoy!

Cafe Thirty-A
One of America’s Best Crab Cakes
Seagrove, Florida


Jumbo Lump Crab Cake with Citrus Beurre Blanc

As a Maryland native, I can never get enough blue crabs.  Whether served steamed, on a soft pretzel, in a casserole, in an omelette, in a dip, in a soup or in a crab cake, I love blue crabs!

One of my favorite crab cakes can be found in Seagrove, Florida at a wonderful restaurant called Cafe Thirty-A.

To me, the best crab cakes are made with whole lumps of crabmeat and with just enough filler to hold all that delicious blue crab goodness together.  As you can see in my photo above, Cafe Thirty-A’s Jumbo Lump Crab Cake nails it!  And it’s served with a rich citrus butter sauce that somehow makes it taste even better.  Amazing!

For some reason, the Jumbo Lump Crab Cake is only on the menu as an appetizer, but you can ask to make it an entree if you want two crab cakes instead of just one.  Also, take advantage of Cafe Thirty-A’s “buy one entree, get one entree free” offer by ordering before 6pm.

Next time you visit Seagrove, Seaside, Watercolor, Rosemary Beach, Destin, Panama City Beach or anywhere close to Highway 30A, make sure you try this crab cake at Cafe Thirty-A!  It’s easily one of America’s best.

Enjoy!

Flo & Santos
One of America’s Best Pizzas
Chicago

You can try one of America’s best and most unique pizzas at Flo & Santos, a South Loop pizza joint in Chicago.

I discovered Marco’s Italian Beef Pizza while on one of Jon Porter’s amazing Chicago Pizza Tours.  If you love Portillo’s Italian Beef Sandwich, you need to add this one to your list.

Marco’s Italian Beef Pizza comes tavern style (thin crust, square cut and cheese to the edges) and stacked with shaved beef, giardiniera, caramelized onions and fire roasted tomatoes.  It’s definitely worth a special trip!

If you’re visiting Soldier Field or the Field Museum, it’s a short one mile walk away.

Enjoy!

The Donut Hole Bakery & Cafe
One of America’s Best Breakfasts
Santa Rosa Beach and Destin, Florida

 
 

One of America’s best breakfasts is served at The Donut Hole Bakery and Cafe in Santa Rosa Beach and Destin, Florida.

Start off with one of America’s best doughnuts–the cream cheese frosted Red Velvet Cake Doughnut. Like a $4 Red Velvet Cupcake, it was moist and rich.  They are a must try when you’re visiting the Florida Panhandle.  But if you want to try the red velvet doughnut, be sure you get to the Donut Hole early because they sell out as early as 8:30am.  (If you love Red Velvet foods, you might like my post about Red Velvet French Toast.)

In addition to their wonderful doughnuts, The Donut Hole also serves some incredible breakfast entrees!

The Texas Sweet Potato Pancakes are some of America’s best pancakes.  What makes these pancakes really pop is the syrup which comes loaded with brown sugar and pecans.  Amazing!

The Donut Hole’s Bayou Omelette is also one of my favorites.  It’s filled with fresh local blue crab meat, peppers, onions and cheese.  My photo is not the best, but if you like blue crab, trust me this will be one of your favorites, too.  And it goes great with a sweet item like the Red Velvet doughnut or the Texas Sweet Potato Pancakes!

Next time you’re in Destin, Santa Rosa Beach, Sandestin, Seaside, Panama City Beach or anywhere close to these places, be sure to visit The Donut Hole Bakery & Cafe for one of America’s Best Breakfasts.  And y’all come early!  The line gets long quick!

Enjoy!

Bagels Unlimited
One of America’s Best Breakfast Casseroles
Gainesville, FL

One of America’s best breakfast casseroles is at Bagels Unlimited in Gainesville, Florida.

Gainesville is the home of the University of Florida Gators and one of America’s best breakfasts.  I don’t know what Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer or Steve Spurrier ate for breakfast on game days, but I can’t imagine anything being better than a stop at Bagels Unlimited.   If you ever get the chance to visit Bagels Unlimited, the Pancake Sandwich (eggs, bacon and cheese between two thick pancakes) is a ridiculous but wonderful breakfast creation.  That said, the main attraction is the Breakfast Casserole.  It’s the owner’s secret homemade recipe and it’s one of the best breakfast items I have ever tasted.

Don’t go to Bagels Unlimited for a quick service experience.  If you catch them on a rare slow period, you may be able to get something quick to go, but it is more of a small town diner with a long fan list and sometimes long waits. The waitresses are wonderful and take great care of you, but the emphasis is more on heartfelt service than it is on speed.  Go with the idea of enjoying a relaxing breakfast and enjoy the experience.

Next time you are in Gainesville to see the Florida Gators, or if you happen to be driving through Gainesville to visit Walt Disney World, be sure to take a short detour off I-75 at Archer Road to try one of America’s best Breakfast Casseroles at Bagels Unlimited.

Enjoy!

Sublime Doughnuts
One of America’s Best Doughnuts
Atlanta, GA

www.sublimedoughnuts.com

Some of America’s best doughnuts are served at Sublime Doughnuts in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sublime Doughnuts serves hand made doughnuts that will make you shout, “This is the best doughnut I’ve ever had in my life!”  And that may be the most overheard phrase at Sublime Doughnuts.

With local landmarks like Georgia Tech, Piedmont Park, Georgia Aquarium, World of Coke, Centennial Olympic Park and midtown Atlanta, this hidden gem is just waiting to be enjoyed before a day in the city.

My favorites are the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Orange Cream Star, and the fresh Strawberries and Cream.  Beyond that, you have an all star roster of 25 doughnuts to choose from.

Come hungry, bring some friends and order a dozen or two.  Try as many as you can. They are that good.

Next time you visit Atlanta, be sure to check out Sublime Doughnuts for one of America’s best doughnuts.

Enjoy!

Papi’s Cuban and Caribbean Grill
One of America’s Best Cuban Sandwiches
Atlanta, GA

Papi's Authentic Cuban Sandwich - One of America's Best Cuban Sandwiches

 

Papi’s Cuban & Caribbean Grill

One of America’s best Cuban sandwiches is the Authentic Cuban Sandwich at Papi’s Cuban & Caribbean Grill in Atlanta, Georgia.

I’ve never visited Fidel Castro in Cuba, but I have tried Cuban sandwiches all over Miami.  As much as I root for Cuban restaurants in Miami to have the best Cuban sandwich, I always come back to Papi’s in Atlanta as my pick for one of America’s best Cuban sandwiches.

Papi’s Authentic Cuban Sandwich has a perfect balance of tender smoked pork marinated with Papi’s secret recipe mojo, juicy ham, melted Swiss cheese, dill pickles, and a touch of mustard and mayonnaise.  It’s all stuffed into Cuban bread and pressed to perfection.

Be sure to ask for it extra hot as sometimes it comes out warm.  The hotter the better!

Next time you’re in Atlanta, check out Papi’s Cuban & Caribbean Grill for one of America’s best Cuban sandwiches.

Enjoy!

How to Make a S’Mores Pizza
One America’s Best Dessert Pizzas

Smores Pizza

S'Mores Pizza - Marshmallows, Hershey's Dark Chocolate and Sautéed Graham Crackers

 

Colleen and I make this S’Mores Pizza every now and then, and I believe it is one of the best dessert pizzas in America.

If you like S’Mores, this pizza is perfection.

The crust is light and almost sweet, and compliments the rich toppings extremely well.  The toasted marshmallows, melted dark chocolate and sautéed graham crackers create a S’Mores lovers paradise.

Here’s how we make it:

Equipment Needed:

1. Conventional Oven

2. Pizza Stone

3. Pizza Peel or Cookie Sheet

Ingredients:

1. Freshly made pizza dough (Click here to see where you can learn how to make this same dough)

2. Large marshmallows

3. Large Hershey dark chocolate bar

4. Butter

5. Graham crackers

Process:

1. Put pizza stone in oven.

2. Set oven to 500 degrees.  (We try to let the pizza stone heat at 500 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes before baking a pizza)

3. Make dough and let rise for 45 minutes.  Click here to see where you can learn how to make this same dough)

4. Melt butter in a pan and sauté small pieces of crumbled graham crackers in the melted butter.  Set aside.

5. Spread pizza dough into circle by hand and place it on your pizza peel or cookie sheet (with semolina flour underneath).

6. Put naked pizza dough onto your pizza stone and partially cook (60 seconds).  WARNING:  Dough bubbles may arise as your dough bakes, so be sure to poke holes in them before they get too big.

7. Pull partially cooked pizza back out and quickly add sliced marshmallows to cover the pizza, then add broken up Hershey dark chocolate squares, and place back in oven until marshmallows toast to a golden brown (120 to 180 seconds).

8. Pull pizza out of oven and sprinkle sautéed graham cracker crumbles on top.

9. Let cool for a few minutes before eating.

10. Enjoy!

Steamed Blue Crabs @ On the Bay Seafood
One of America’s Best Crab Houses
Ocean City, MD

On the Bay Seafood - One of the Best Crab Houses in America

 

On the Bay Seafood

Some of the best steamed blue crabs in America are served at On the Bay Seafood in Ocean City, Maryland.

In typical MenuSniper fashion, this is not a contest for who has the nicest seats, best service or most balanced menu. This is about where you can find some of the best foods in America.

On the Bay has great service, but critics have said they aren’t actually “on” the bay, and all their seats are outside.  So what.  On the Bay serves some of the heaviest, sweetest blue crabs in America.  And if you’re a steamed blue crab fanatic, that’s all you need.

Be prepared for a true backyard crab feast experience–sitting outside, in a sandbox, on brown paper lined picnic tables under a pavilion.  It’s exactly what a great crab house should look like.  And the crabs are amazing.

My family has tried some of the most well known and not so well known crab houses on the East Coast, and On the Bay Seafood in Ocean City, Maryland is one of the very best.  It is certainly our pick for Best Crab House in America.

If you are lucky enough to be headed to Ocean City, Maryland over the next couple months, check out On the Bay Seafood for some of the best steamed blue crabs in America.

Enjoy!

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