JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !!

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (Stephen Rushmore Jr.)

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:26:30 GMT

Thanks Bill!

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (the ancient mariner)

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:54:17 GMT

Stephen---Ray told me you moved to Rye----You can swim to Locust
Valley from there and hitch to Mineola. Piece of cake. Probably faster than the bridges and highways and certainly cheaper.

Lots of luck in the new joint !!!!!

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (bigd)

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:42:47 GMT

Thanks for the pictures of Al's beef. I used to go to the original location on Taylor Street weekly. Boy do I miss italian beef. Can't get that in Jersey. Did the Stern's pull out of the MA (Round 2) stop of this ripoff event? Maybe, they got religion. Anchor Bar isn't considered that great in Buffalo. Duff's is the best!

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:26:07 GMT

joerogo

How was Southside Johnny?

I would've really liked to see them perform , but they came on LONG after I was gone !!!
I stayed from 12 noon, till about 5 pm or so, and they were the last act of the night, appearing around 930 pm ...
( I would've probably been broke by then, lol ...) (wet and broke)

P.S. tnx for all the nice compliments, JOE ROGO !! Hugs to you !! Till we Meat again !

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:38:42 GMT

Here's that pic of AL'S Italian Beef !! (for those of you that are having trouble viewing the
LINK I posted on the last page)
Photo credits go to ROB EARLY ...

Rob was on a business trip from Buffalo to Chicago, and posted this pic (and more!)
on my "Foodography!" group on Facebook ...

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (joerogo)

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:52:39 GMT

ellen4641, Thanks again for the great report and pics.

After reading through this thread, I have to agree that this was a blatant grab for money without any concern for the paying public. And I think that is why the Stern's ended their affiliation. It had all the makings of a great Roadfood event, but it appears that their were way too many people stirring the pot.

Most of the vendors prices seemed to be in line for an event like this. And most appeared to deliver a good product. With the exception of Anchor Bar of course. But the parking and admission fees were way too much for this type of event.

How was Southside Johnny?

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:11:13 GMT

bigd

How was Al's italian beef? Any pictures?

Hey, Bigd !!
I DO have a great pic of AL'S Italian Beef for you, courtesy of ROB EARLY, who posted it on my Facebook "FOODOGRAPHY!" group!! (Rob also posts on this Roadfood.com site, as well)....He was lucky enough to eat this right IN CHICAGO !
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=244591&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=110131965681253&aid=-1&id=100000591106043
I'm quite confident ROB won't mind me sharing this juicy pic even further, (with you Roadfooder's!)
Rob posted these pics from a business trip he took to Chicago from NY State.
And unknowing to him, I had just encountered AL'S BEEF , while at the Meadowlands Food Fest a few days earlier!!!

(and of course, after seeing HIS beef pics, I said to myself, "heck why did'nt I try Al's while at the Food Fest !????"
(but I'll have to take consolation that it probably would'nt have been as good as the original brick and martyr location in
CHICAGO !)

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:57:58 GMT

bigd

How was Al's italian beef? Any pictures?

Guess, I should've tried Al's Beef, huh ?!?
I don't have much, picture wise on Al's..
just the signage ....

NEELY'S BBQ, Memphis, on the left, AL'S BEEF on the right..

...

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (bigd)

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:54:39 GMT

I hate to say "I told you so" but... I am disapointed that the stern's would be part of such a blatant ripoff.How was Al's italian beef? Any pictures?

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:41:26 GMT

and expensive place to be a wino !

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:07:19 GMT

ken8038

Plus I hate the Meadowlands, that's no place to hold a food festival. It's New Jersey at its worst IMHO.

Yup, I knew I was asking for trouble, when I heard it was at the Meadowlands, lol

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ken8038)

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:01:10 GMT

<<BUT, the $4.75 for a regular sized bottled water was typical stadium price GOUGING...
(I paid $6.00 a few times for a large fountain soda from the inside concourse....)
Perhaps, many of the potential Food Fest guests had previous experiences with large venues like the Meadowlands and chose to avoid it?!? >>

That pretty much sums up why I stayed away. I had read somewhere that the beverage concessions were not part of the fest but rather run by the Meadowlands so I knew a) it was going to be a ripoff and b) there was not much choice of beer/soda.

Reminds me of the Crawfish fests in NJ we went to for a couple of years a while back. The food & music was good, but the beer choice (provided by a concessionaire, not the festival) was Budweiser or Budweiser.

Plus I hate the Meadowlands, that's no place to hold a food festival. It's New Jersey at its worst IMHO.

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (MiamiDon)

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:18:43 GMT

Great report, Ellen!

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:20:03 GMT

mr chips

Have enjoyed all the pictures and the updates. thanks ellen and others.

well, tnx so much, Mr. Chips !!
And don't go away, cuz there's more coming !

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:31:16 GMT

sk bob

looks like you had to empty out the bank account just to eat there and bring your own table.
was there an admission charge also besides getting ripped off on the food?

You better believe it, sk bob !!
It was $40 in advance online (plus $15 in Ticketmaster fees)
or $50 at the door !

PLUS, $25 to PARK...

I found a 10 dollar off CODE to use online, so ticket cost me $30, + $15 in fees...plus $25 to park...so it was SEVENTY BUCKS before I got to eat a morsel of food ...

Spent another $80 on food...(which was'nt hard to do, as a small bottle of soda was $4.75)...
and another $80 on souvenirs ($20 T-shirts, some BBQ sauce, etc)

($100 tickets were also available, that included wine & beer tastings, but still NO food..
or $600 "all access" passes, which included everything (food , wine)... ( they better paint my house for that, too)

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (sk bob)

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:35:47 GMT

looks like you had to empty out the bank account just to eat there and bring your own table.
was there an admission charge also besides getting ripped off on the food?

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:22:35 GMT

BillyB

I looked at your Pastrami/Facebook site and love the passion you show in your food

tnx so much, Billy !!
I can get a little TOO obsessive about it at times, but everybody's gotta have a HOBBY, right?!?!

p.s. I just bought my tickets online for the AUSTIN, TX BBQ Fest; it's on Sun. Sept. 19th..
the "Texas Monthly" magazine's BEST OF TEXAS ....
we're talking a beef rib & brisket "food orgy" here ...... I'm IN!!
pps Maybe we'll see YOU there, BillyB! And who else might be going out there????

ppps: THANKS to Roadfooder SIGNMAN for the email alert on this Austin BBQ FEST!!!

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (BillyB)

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:16:34 GMT

Ellen, If I was sitting next to you I would have loved the sausage, I am surprised you didn't schmooze a bit for something different on the BBQ plate I just had my feeder pig processed on the farm is morning. We are going to the butcher this afternoon for a sausage tasting, and see how his smoke/spice mix taste.
I looked at your Pastrami/Facebook site and love the passion you show in your food, you are a great example of what this site is all about. ..........BillyB

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (mr chips)

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:46:35 GMT

Have enjoyed all the pictures and the updates. thanks ellen and others.

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:01:45 GMT

and for all you seafood lovers out there:

Most of you know I'm a "BEEF" gal,
but this SCALLOP PO POY seemed real popular !!

Looked like little falafel balls to me , lol

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:57:35 GMT

Here's where I ate first, at about 1230 pm
SOUTHSIDE MARKET, Elgin, TX, near Austin..

I realized I'd been to the Elgin location, as one of our Austin Roadfood Tour stops in 2007.
There was one plate offered here at the Meadowlands, the "BRISKET & SAUSAGE combo", for $12.00

It's a shame, cuz I'm not a SAUSAGE eater, and I could'nt even give it away!! (and I did TRY!..)

As the next pic shows, looks like it was the REAL THING!! A SMOKER !

My brisket was very good ! (I prefer a bit more MOIST, but it was still tasty and tender)

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:00:26 GMT

BillyB

I was beginning to think your camera only had a David Sax setting.

Move over, DAVID SAX !! In recent months I've spun off my own "HOMEMADE PASTRAMI" site on the web ! (via Facebook)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=218422636707&ref=ts
Hope you'll join in on the salivating! (succulent pastrami pics!)

I've also been very active on my "FOODOGRAPHY!" site on Facebook...
My foodie gal pal, MICHELLE created the site, and named me as an "administrator"...
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=110131965681253
Lots of fun pics and foodie discussions !!!

Of course, nothing beats Roadfood.com !

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (joerogo)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:34:14 GMT

ellen4641

joerogo

Any good photos of Tony?(by good I mean funny)

I'll show you the one pic I got...
Since Tony Bad keeps getting even better looking and younger, he's able to hang out with these young STAFF members!

That's Sue Boyle on the right, of the "Bruce Bilmes & Sue Boyle" fame.... (Bruce served as my camera man for this pic)
I last saw them 3 years ago on the Nashville tour, and they write so many good reviews for Roadfood...
(c'mon Bruce & Sue, you're overdue for another Harold's Deli review, lol ...)

I last saw Tony Bad 4 years or so ago, during a pizza tour of NYC....when Mario Batali joined in with us !!

Somebody sent me a PM with a picture of Tony, without the glasses.

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:56:52 GMT

joerogo

Any good photos of Tony?(by good I mean funny)

I'll show you the one pic I got...
Since Tony Bad keeps getting even better looking and younger, he's able to hang out with these young STAFF members!

That's Sue Boyle on the right, of the "Bruce Bilmes & Sue Boyle" fame.... (Bruce served as my camera man for this pic)
I last saw them 3 years ago on the Nashville tour, and they write so many good reviews for Roadfood...
(c'mon Bruce & Sue, you're overdue for another Harold's Deli review, lol ...)

I last saw Tony Bad 4 years or so ago, during a pizza tour of NYC....when Mario Batali joined in with us !!

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (DOCTORRICK)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:54:46 GMT

sorry, missed that post. Still waiting to hear what the story is. As i posted above the "Roadfood" logo is no longer on the festival webpage.

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:48:21 GMT

Stephen Rushmore Jr.

Unfortunately, the Sterns and I will not be going to the Boston event. More details on that later...

to help the previous poster, DOCTORRICK, & all other applicable Roadfooders ...

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (DOCTORRICK)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:40:12 GMT

Gotta ask. Did something happen with the Stern's/Roadfood and the food festival? Seems to me like fairly abruptly the Roadfood logo is off the festival website, and just got the newsletter which very perfunctoraily mentions that the Sterns won't be in Foxboro. Anything I need to know as a probably visitor to the Foxboro festival?

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (BillyB)

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:52:02 GMT

Tony Bad

ellen4641

As far as "exploring" the new stadium goes, I'd been curious just where that green football field was; perhaps behind the Jane & Michael big stage?!? I still could'nt figure it out ....

It was behind the stage. My daughter asked me to take this shot to rub in her brother's face.

Hey Tony, Thats the most talent we have seen on that field for some time.............BillyB

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (ellen4641)

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:39:58 GMT

Tony Bad

ellen4641

As far as "exploring" the new stadium goes, I'd been curious just where that green football field was; perhaps behind the Jane & Michael big stage?!? I still could'nt figure it out ....

It was behind the stage. My daughter asked me to take this shot to rub in her brother's face.

Great shot, TONY !! There was a whole another world behind that stage! GREENERY!

p.s. Your daughter should team up with my 11 year old nephew , lol, who is a master of the "walking handstand"!
pps.... It was neat seeing you again! And YES, we seemed to lost track of each other after the rainstorms...

I wonder if Jane & Michael got to sign a decent amount of Roadfood books at their booth after the show..?
Cuz, by the time I checked back by their little "Roadfood.com" booth, (around 3 pm or so), there was no more Jane & Michael...
HOWEVER, they would be happy to know that their table was now being utilized by patrons to eat at !
(since it was the ONLY table I noticed inside, away from the RAIN & lightning!)
For all the rest of us, it was either stand around , sit on the floor, or sit on the concourse stairs...

Re:JANE & MICHAEL STERN, and Stephen Rushmore, appeared LIVE at the MEADOWLANDS STADIUM !! (Tony Bad)

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:44:49 GMT

ellen4641

As far as "exploring" the new stadium goes, I'd been curious just where that green football field was; perhaps behind the Jane & Michael big stage?!? I still could'nt figure it out ....

It was behind the stage. My daughter asked me to take this shot to rub in her brother's face.