• Korean Fried Chicken Poboy

    Although fried chicken in a soy/vinegar  sauce has been around for hundreds of years in South Korea, the modern version became popular in South Korea in the 1960s. It would then make the jump across the Pacific in the late 70s. At its most basic, Korean Fried Chicken is crispy chicken tossed in a spicy sauce usually made with goguang paste. This sandwich has quickly become one of my favorite sandwiches.

  • Pulled Kung Pao Chicken

    A staple at just about every Chinese takeout restaurant across the US (as well as an integral plot point in one of my favorite Seinfeld episodes "George likes his chicken spicy."), Kung Pao chicken is one my of favorite dishes in Asian cuisine. Originating in the Sichuan province of China in the mid 19th century and eventually taking hold in Western cuisine, it's now difficult to imagine Chinese menus without this dish.

  • Chicken and Dumplings

    Ah, comfort food. The culinary category that takes us to a nice, soft place with very little worry... and even less responsibility. A very broad-ranging category whose only membership requirements are that the dish takes you to another time and sets your mind at ease. Mac and cheese for some. Chicken noodle soup for the others. My comfort food list is fairly long. I guess nostalgia and gluttony go hand in hand for me. Explains a lot actually. But at or very near the top is chicken and dumplings. My ultimate comfort food.

  • Fried Chicken Sandwich

    During last year's fried chicken wars on social media, I remember thinking “I am so sick of this nonsense. I can't wait for this to be over.” Now, a mere year later, I would give my left arm if all we had to worry about was some stupid fast food marketing ploy. Amazing how much can change in a year. Anyways, fried chicken sandwiches are a secret obsession of mine. While I fully admit that there are better sandwiches out there, there is just something so delicious and simple about these things. The beautiful part is, they are really hard to mess up. If you've got even just a little…