Author: biteclub

When a friend recently told me he never eats fast food, I couldn’t help the look of shock and horror that came over my face. I called him a liar. Because in the year 2007 if you have any sort of normal life, hitting the drive-through at 11pm after everything else closes is pretty much […]

Seafood lovers might want to think twice before biting into that shrimp, tilapia or catfish. China, the world’s leading seafood supplier, has come under serious scrutiny by the FDA for exporting several types of farm-raised fish and shellfish that have been found to contain significant amounts of carcinogens and contamination. How do you know if […]

  Heather, I thought I would drop you a line and let you know about a new spot in Windsor that is incredible. Maybe you have already heard about Odyssey. It is in the former spot of L’Assiette, kind of hidden away just off the town green, but it’s soul is 1000’s of miles away. […]

Okay, it’s time for the ultimate coffee vote-down. Tell BiteClub the spot that you can’t miss in the morning. Who’s got the best beans, the best baristas, the best morning nibbles and the absolute-can’t-miss macchiato? Cast your vote for the best spot in SoCo and we’ll feature the top bets for when you’re jonesing for […]

Quick update on the status of Anatolia and the space’s new resident, Stout Brothers Pub. Jeremy Crone, a partner in the new Irish pub and restaurant says that they’ll be working on refurnishing the spot through the summer and are looking at a Sept. 1 opening date. Stay tuned. Meantime, fans of Moose Jamal’s Mediterranean […]

Tons of great stuff this weekend-where to start? You’ll find BiteClub and Co. milling around at least a few of these. Come say hi! Saturday: – Matanzas Creek Winery Days of Wine and Lavender: If you love lavender, this is the place to be. Sadly, the event is sold out, so hopefully you already have […]

Youngstown, Ohio is not known as a hotbed of culinary culture, unless you really love pierogi and well, pretty much anything batter-dipped and fried. Not to demean its myriad other wonderful qualities (vague mob connections, corrupt congressmen and hearing about the good old days of steel), but as a 23-year-old foodie stuck on the cops […]

Milkshakes. Beer. Together, what could be more American, and more perfect for the first day of summer. In the interest of some serious culinary R&D, BiteClub took on the rather open-eneded recipe from we recently got from Samuel Adams for a Cream Stout beer milkshake: – One cup ice cream (see results below for optimal […]

Talk about a page turner. I was up half the night reading the new “House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty” by Julia Flynn Siler. Unlike many Wine Country bios, the book reads like a novel, jam-packed with juicy tidbits about the powerful Mondavi family. But while many have assigned […]