Things I Like
by Sean McKernan
Food and Beverages
- Asian Food - particularly Japanese Sushi & Indian or Thai Curries
- Spicy Food
- Vegetarian Food
- Fried Tofu
- Caviar
- Pate
- Tamales
- Mole Sauce
- Bernaise Sauce
- Hollandaise Sauce
- Horseradish
- Wasabi
- Pickled Ginger
- Candied Ginger
- Ginger Ice Cream
- Berries (All - particularly cran, blue, mul, & rasp...)
- Cherries (particularly sour)
- Limes
- Newman's Own Peach Salsa
- Pineapple - raw or cooked (begins carmelization...mmmmm.....)
- Carmelized Onions
- Oil-Cured Olives
- Prosciutto & Melon
- Snyder of Hanover Peanut Butter Pretzels
- Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
- Dark Chocolate - Godiva will do just fine...
- Dark Chocolate Klondike Bars
- Guinness Stout
- Killian's Red
- Newcastle Brown Ale
- Vodka Tonic with Lime (Top-Shelf - Grey Goose, Chopin... )
- Small-batch Whiskeys (Bourbon, Irish, some Scotch)
- Mount Gay Dark Barbadian Rum
- Plum Wine Spritzers
- Amaretto & Soda
- Bitters & Soda
- Margarita - Rocks, No Salt
- Del's Frozen Lemonade
(The Classic Lemon is GREAT -
but I like the peach/mango flavor that is only available at the Route 5 location in Cranston, RI)
- Coffee - Dunkin'Donuts, Large Iced, kinda dark, with milk & one sugar
- Gatorade - Mango Electrico
- PowerAde - Black Cherry/Lime
- Ben & Jerry Ice Cream
Brands
- Newman's Own
- Morningstar Farms
- Ben & Jerry
- Cascadian Farms
- Kashi
- Stonyfield Farms Yogurt
Neapolitan-Style (thin crust, brick oven) Pizza
- New Haven, CT
- Sally's Apizza
- Pepe's Apizza
- Modern Apizza
- Zuppardi's Apizza (West Haven)
- Sorrento's (Hamden)
- Mike's Apizza (West Haven)
- Rest of the World
- Fellini Pizza - Providence, RI
- Bertucci's Brick-Oven Pizza - National Chain
Falafel Joints
- East Side Pockets - Thayer St., Providence, RI
- Pick-Pockets Deli - Mineral Spring Ave., North Providence, RI
- Mamoun's - New Haven, CT & Greenwich Village, NYC, NY
Sushi
- Haruki East - Providence, RI
- Haruki - Cranston, RI
- Hisae - Middletown, RI
- Hama - Dixwell Ave., Hamden, CT
- Inaho - Yarmouthport, MA
- Misaki - Hyannis, MA
Fried Seafood
- Jerry's Dairy Freeze - Rte 28, West Yarmouth, MA
- Iggy's - Warwick & Narragansett, RI
- Cooke's - Rte 132, Hyannis, MA
- Chowder Pot - US Rte 1, Branford, CT
- L'il Rhody - Rte 3 (Nooseneck Hill Rd.) West Greenwich, RI
Steakhouse
- Barnsider's Mile-and-a-Quarter, South Water St., Providence, RI
Chinese Restaurant
- Jacky's Galaxy - Rte 3 (Cowesset Ave) West Warwick, RI
- Best Eastern - North Providence, RI
Indian Restaurant
- The Indian Club - US Rte 1, East Greenwich, RI
- Kabob-n-Curry - Thayer St., Providence, RI
Vegetarian Restaurant
- Zen Palate - Manhattan, NYC, NY
- Garden Grille - Pawtucket, RI
- Claire's Corner Copia - Chapel St., New Haven, CT
Cuban Restaurant
- Cuban Revolution - Washington St., Providence, RI
Mexican Restaurant
- Forest Cafe - 1682 Mass Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge, MA
- Viva Zapata - New Haven & Hamden, CT
- Casa Molina - 3001 N.Campbell, Tucson, AZ
- Don Jose Tequilas - Atwells Ave, Providence, RI
Ribs
- The Rib House - US Rte 1, East Haven, CT
- The Amber - Middletown Ave., North Haven, CT
Burgers
- "Big D" Chili Cheeseburgers - Duchess Restaurants - Southern Connecticut
- White Castle - New York City and environs... "uh...can I start with ten,please?"
- XO Cafe - $20.00 burger in Providence, RI
Hot Dogs
- Frank-N-Stein - Stuart, FL
- Glenwood Drive-In - Whitney Ave., Hamden, CT
- Nick's Char-Pit - Middletown Ave., North Haven, CT
- Sweeney's-by-the-Sea - Long Wharf, New Haven, CT (or carts around the city)
- Gaggers, Hot Weiners - "New York System" restaurants in Rhode Island ONLY
(so bad, they're good! just don't put them in the car, or eat them before meeting someone...)
(MUCH better after bar closing time...)
Buffalo Wings
- Archie Moore's - Willow St., New Haven, CT
Music
- Smooth Jazz
- Acoustic Alchemy
- Marc Antoine
- Spyrogyra
- Fattburger
- Sweetbottom
- Down in the Groove
- Jeff Golub
- Brian Culbertson
- Craig Chaquico
- Peter White
- Rick Braun
- Psychedelic or Jam Bands
- Grateful Dead
- String Cheese Incident
- Phish
- Jefferson Airplane
- Folk or Singer-Songwriter
- Jim Croce
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Cat Stevens
- Cliff Eberhardt
- Classic Rock
The Printed Word
Magazines
- Utne Reader
- Ode
- Atlantic Monthly
- Harper's
- Mother Jones
- Chili Pepper
- Cooking Light
- Mental Floss
- Jazziz
- Guitar World - Acoustic
- Relix
- Dr. Dobbs Journal
- Software Developer
- Smart Computing
- Java Developer's Journal
- Php Architect
- Php Magazine
- Linux Magazine
- Linux Journal
- E - The Environmental Magazine
- Home Power
- Magical Blend
- What is Enlightenment
- Ethix
- Consumer Reports
- Smart Money
- Psychology Today
Authors
- Tom Robbins
- Douglas Adams
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Hunter S. Thompson
Books
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
- Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe
- Just A Couple of Days - Tony Vigorito
- Legal Books by Nolo Press
- Finance Books by Motley Fool
- Finance Books by Susie Orman
- Dilbert Management Books by Scott Adams
Other Distractions
Shooting Pool
Billiards, 8-Ball, whatever you want to call it...
Cigars
- Macanudo Robust
- Romeo y Julieta
- Cohiba
Renaissance Faires
(ah...busty maidens in overflowing bodices...)
- King Richard's Fair - Carver, MA
- Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)
- Medieval Times or Medieval Manor - Restaurants
Movies
- Kevin Smith
- Marx Brothers
- Beatles
- Monty Python
- Mel Brooks
- Michael Moore
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Things I DO NOT Like:
Mold and Fungus - or Bleu Cheese and Mushrooms
Brussel Sprouts
Offal (Organ Meats...ick)
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