Ike's Place coming to SFSU

Sandwiches are an American staple-- they are so simple and amazing it's hard to say no. But if your like me, you want to find a simple yet outstanding place to call your sandwich shop-- IKE'S IS THAT PLACE! Ike's Place is a shop located in the Castro district and is extremely popular among local San Franciscans.This small establishment has grown in size and has even been featured on the popular Travel channel show Man vs. Food.

I saw this restaurant on that show and had to give it a try. One warning, be ready to stand in line. The shop is small and barely has room for the workers. I went early in the morning and stood in line for about three hours! But I will say this in their defense, it has to be one of the best sandwiches I've ever eaten. If you can withstand the wait and  torture of smelling that amazing food, its totally worth it. The prices vary from about eight to fifteen dollars, but pretty cheap for the size of sandwich you get. It has an average of four to five stars on yelp. And all the friends I have talked too cannot rave enough about it!

All their sandwiches are themed names and unique in taste. I've been there about 20 times and have tried a majority of the subs--- Ive never been disappointed! The ingredients are always fresh and the bread is out of this world! The bread is some kind of dutch crutch with a specialty garlic butter sauce slathered on. They also work really hard at experimenting on new styles of subs and flavors. My favorite subs would have to be-- Menage A Trious, Super Mario, The Cain, Jim Rome, Your favorite Sesame Character, and The Al Bundy.

I know your reading this blog and wondering why does the title say SFSU then? THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE COMING TO OUR CAMPUS! If you go below the Caesar Chavez center you noticed that a stall on the bottom floor is under renovation. Ike's plans to open in the spring of 2012 and should bring drowse of people onto our campus, but who cares! I'm so excited and thrilled they choose our campus instead of building a location in Oakland--- They built Ike's in Polo Alto and Santa Rosa. It should be pretty interesting how crowded and busy this establishment will be, but I for sure will be one of those people. Im bringing a cow prouder just to deal with the crowds! But if you are looking for a new sandwich shop look no further than here at SFSU. And if you cannot wait for that delicious munchy, get yourself over to 16th and Lime in the Castro district and try it out. You'll thank me later.

The Next Iron Chef

I love food! And I think I have done a good job of expressing my love for food in this blog. But just as good as eating at restaurants or making food would have be watching people make food on TV. I'm an religious watcher of the Food Network for years now and I cannot get enough--- I watch the channel, subscribe to chefs blogs, and use the website for recipes regularly.

But to my surprise the food network decided to add a new show this fall season-- The Next Iron Chef! For over a decade the Food Network has been airing a show called Iron Chef and its one of the most popular shows on the network. Hosted by Aldon Brown (a network chef), it has two chefs battle against each other with a main secret ingredient. The dishes are then judged by esteemed cooks in the food industry to determine a winner. And this fall, The Next Iron Chef has taken that concept and added superstar chefs from all over the country and world.


So why write about this show? Ill tell u why--- because its mind blowing food that is prepared by the most talented chefs that you can find. Many of the participates are my favorite chefs to watch and I have eaten at some of their restaurants. Chefs like Greoffrey Zakarian and Micheal Chiarello are world famous with extremely gifted talents that cannot be matched. Many of the chefs on the show are former Iron Chef winners or have their own show on food network. And since this is such a highly esteemed panel of participants, the quality of food looks astounding.

They also have changed the format for this show. Instead of two competitors competing against one another. The show has started with ten world famous chefs and one is eliminated each week. The Next Iron Chef is traveling the country and competing with the local "flavor" in mind. They create dishes that usually have a certain theme, then choose the two least favorite dishes to compete like the traditional Iron Chef style-- battling in a forum with a secret ingredient. The battles in the elimination forums have been really intense and exciting to watch. And since these chefs are so greatly esteemed and liked, it's been hard to judge because of their amazing talents. So if you have nothing else to on a Sunday evening. Tune into the Food Network and watch The Next Iron Chef at 9 p.m.