The Greasy Foodie

The story begins blustry day Friday after Thanksgiving in 2008 in a cramped booth at a fake NYC deli in Nashville called Noshville. In between my wife, Rachel, and my brother, Michael, I sat across from my "cooler than me" cousins Mark and Sarah, and Sarah's just as cool husband, Danny. Mark, who lives the awesome life being a lawyer living in San Francisco working for Facebook, with his only downfall being his SEVERE lactardation..which has never been medically or scientifically proven to exist in Mark.. Sarah and Danny are foodies from NYC who have tried every dive "chicken finger" hut and "curry on a stick" in the big city. Danny and Sarah had discussed that they were trying to go to as many places from Bobby Flay's 'Throwdown' show as they could, and that there was one in Nashville we had to try.....a place that I had never heard of in my 13 years of living there..I will get to that adventure later.

I got an idea from my cool cousins idea. An idea became a hobby. And the hobby became an obsession. And thus produced the list.....a world-famous spreadsheet...of every restaurant that has ever been featured on Food Network and Travel Channel....every restaurant from the famous shows like "Throwdown", "Man V. Food", "Man v. Food Nation", "Food Feuds", "Food Wars", "Best Thing I Ever Ate", "Food Paradise" and "Diners Drive-Ins and Dives" to the obscure "Best Food Ever", "Meat and Potatoes", and "101 Best Places to Chowdown", plus my additions of the restaurants of famous chefs, favorite catergories (burgers, wings, pizza, bbq, and sandwiches) and local places of legend. Names, cities, food they are famous for, and addresses. It was and still is an obsession. As of 11:31am on November 27, 2018, THE LIST HAS 4,660 RESTAURANTS ON IT...WITH A FEW OVERLAPS HERE AND THERE. And then over Pastrami Eggs Benedict at Nate N' Al's Deli in Beverly Hills, Hannah and Andrew, our good friends, gave me the idea of the blog. Document every place I went. And thus, "The Greasy Foodie" was born. I will log the places, the shows they are from, and what I had. So far, every place I have been has been amazing, except two, one being mediocre, and another being down right awful.

If there is a city you have been to, or are going to, or are from and want to know what from my list is in the city, send me a email at agmarks@gmail.com

Monday, November 19, 2012

ZANKOU CHICKEN






LOS ANGELES

MAN VS. FOOD, BEST THING I EVER ATE


1716 S. Sepulveda Blvd, LA 90025


I LOVE CHICKEN....FRIED, BAKED, BROILED, ROTISSERE, AND BBQ...I LOVE CHICKEN

THIS PLACE IS THE 2ND BEST CHICKEN I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE....SECOND ONLY TO THE GARLIC CHICKEN AT VERSAILLES CUBAN IN LA!!

THE CHICKEN IS MOIST (EVERYONES FAVORITE WORD) AND TENDER..AND THE GARLIC DIPPING SAUCE...MY G-D...THE GARLIC DIPPING SAUCE.....

THIS IS ADAM RICHMAN OF MAN VS. FOOD FAME FAVORITE RESTAURANT!

THIS PLACE IS ALSO THE BASIS FOR THE 'PALESTENIAN CHICKEN' EPISODE OF CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM....NEEDLESS TO SAY..IT IS THAT GOOD THAT IT BE FEATURED ON CURB...BUT I ALSO WOULDNT BE CAUGHT WEARING A KIPPAH, TALIS, OR TZITTZIT IN THIS PLACE AS THERE ARE LOCATIONS IN LA AND BEIRUT.....

THIS PLACE IS A CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT BE MISSED IN LA!


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