THE GREASY FOODIE: Red's Eats

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

Friday, April 11, 2014

Red's Eats

From Best Sandwich in America and Food Paradise

41 Water St, Wiscasset, ME 04578

What they say: "Lobster Roll (fresh Maine lobster knuckles tails and claw meat from Atlantic Edge Lobster, steamed on a toasted and buttered New England-style hot dog roll and served with hot drawn butter and mayonnaise on the side)"

JUST PERFECTION ON EVERY LEVEL. A TINY SHACK IN A TINY TOWN ON THE SIDE OF A TINY STATE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A STATE 30 YEARS IN THE PAST. A SHACK ONLY OPEN FROM APRIL 1 TO NOVEMBER 1. YOU WAIT IN LINE FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER. YOU LOOK OVER THE HUGE MENU, PAST THE FRESH OYSTERS, CLAMS, SHRIMP, AND FISH, BUT KNOW THERE IS ONLY ONE THING TO BE ORDERED...LOBSTER ROLL! RED'S EATS IS THE BEST LOBSTER ROLL IN AMERICA AND TOP 3 SANDWICH IN MY OPINION. IT IS PLAIN AND SIMPLE. TOASTED WHITE BREAD, AND A LOBSTER, DIPPED IN DRAWN BUTTER, WITH ONION RINGS AND A FRESH LEMONADE. YOU TAKE IT FROM THE WINDOW, AND WALK DOWN TO THE PATIO IN FRONT OF THE RIVER THAT PASSES THROUGH TOWN. LET'S BACK UP. DID YOU MISS WHAT I JUST SAID. TOASTED WHITE BREAD..AND A LOBSTER. NOT THE CLAWS, NOT THE INNER PARTS, A WHOLE FUCKING LOBSTER. YOUR FLIMSY PIECE OF WHITE TOAST IS EXPECTED TO HOLD IN TWO CLAWS, THE INNERS, AND WHAT...THE TAIL...A WHOLE 1 ½ POUND LOBSTER....NOWHERE ELSE IN AMERICA DOES IT THIS WAY AND NOWHERE ELSE IN AMERICA WILL EVER DO IT THIS WAY AND THAT'S WHY RED'S EATS IS THE BEST. THE BEST! HANDS DOWN, NO QUESTIONS ASKED! THE BEST! I AM TALKING DEATH ROW, FINAL MEAL TYPE OF BEST!

THE GREASY FOODIE