The New And Improved Fashion Board

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
This is what I originally thought as well. A truly fresh tomato that hasn't had the flavor genetically bred out of it so that it is bigger and looks nicer in the supermaket is rarely overrated. However, when I tried someone's salad at Luger's, I was surprised to find that the tomato they used was really no big deal, even with the delicate mix of fresh pepper and oil and vinegar. I think it's a scam the restaurants are pulling on idiots with too much money and they laugh every time they prepare an order in the back.

TM

Luger's is supposed to be amazing. I've never been but everyone goes on and on about it...my mother in law included....

I'm not a huge AC fan, but Bobby Flay has Bobby Flay steak in the borgata. I'd like to try

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Don't go off on a tangent and act like it is the main aspect of the discussion -- and yes, I see it's a footnote. The point I was making was that they essentially cut a tomato and an onion three times and act like they've done something. The "acting like they've done something" includes the ridiculous price for the slicing.

No one is arguing that people who go to a steakhouse are comparing the prices on everything and trying to see which appetizer gives them the best value. As an overall point, I don't know why one would pass up the other appetizers in favor of a tomato. Maybe one is in the mood for a tomato. I don't know. But these idiots who sit around and spout off about how amazing the thick cut tomato and onion salad are look like jackasses to me.

And I've tasted these salads. They are not amazing or at least they were not amazing when I tried them. They were tomatoes and onions and tasted like tomatoes and onions.

TM

You're forgetting the people who order the onion and tomatoes in the mistaken belief that somehow undoes the steak and cheesecake they're shovelling into their pie-holes with it.

Nothing's sillier than the cat who orders a double filet and passes on the creamed spinach.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
But these idiots who sit around and spout off about how amazing the thick cut tomato and onion salad are look like jackasses to me.
TM

I have never heard anyone go on about a tomato being great, but I would probably be bothered if I did.

You actually hear that a lot? Have you moved to sebastian-land?

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
think about it. I could help you get a cab.

do you order a side of beans or spinich or brocolli? isn't that $12 for 50 cents woth of vegetable and a garlic clove?

The biggest scam is the home fries. I'm always tempted to slap the person who says "oh, the home fries here are the greatest." Bullshit. Potatoes seared in butter and salt are glorified Lays potato chips.

The Potato is a lousy, useless food. Bloomberg should have banned its flavorless carcass.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
The Potato is a lousy, useless food. Bloomberg should have banned its flavorless carcass.

You know what I really like? Vodka.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Hey, TM. My brother gave me a Keurig coffeemaker for Hanukkah. It makes a cup of coffee so good it makes me gleeful. I think even you'd drink coffee if you had one of these thingies.

Are you asking me out?

TM

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
The biggest scam is the home fries. I'm always tempted to slap the person who says "oh, the home fries here are the greatest." Bullshit. Potatoes seared in butter and salt are glorified Lays potato chips.

The Potato is a lousy, useless food. Bloomberg should have banned its flavorless carcass.

You should do an essay.

"The Useless Potato" by Sebastian A. Dangerfield.

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
The biggest scam is the home fries. I'm always tempted to slap the person who says "oh, the home fries here are the greatest." Bullshit. Potatoes seared in butter and salt are glorified Lays potato chips.

The Potato is a lousy, useless food. Bloomberg should have banned its flavorless carcass.

I'm curious, how Irish are you?

[SEC_Chick]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I very rarely make it to steak houses for the same reason as stated by Ty. The only exception is that I've been hanging out at a a new Churrascaria that recently opened near me. I think that's a different sort of experience, though, but a pretty damned tasty one.

Can I tell you how much I appreciate your eatery recommendations? Since you mentioned it here, The Chocolate Bar has become Mr. Chick's favorite establishment. He now makes up things to celebrate so we can go there. Mmmmmmmmm... truffle ice cream. As he loves Fogo, I am certain he'll want to give this place a try too.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Are you asking me out?

TM

Constantly.

[Replaced_Texan]

I can't remember who it is this year, but you may consider getting her Sesame Street Old School Volume I: 1969-1974.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
You know what I really like? Vodka.

Potato Vodka?

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Potato Vodka?

Tomato vodka. With onions.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by SEC_Chick
Can I tell you how much I appreciate your eatery recommendations? Since you mentioned it here, The Chocolate Bar has become Mr. Chick's favorite establishment. He now makes up things to celebrate so we can go there. Mmmmmmmmm... truffle ice cream. As he loves Fogo, I am certain he'll want to give this place a try too.

You're quite welcome. My brother is a Robb Walsh devotee, so we'll try anything as soon as a review comes out in the Press.

I love love love the truffle ice cream. I'm the opposite. I try to avoid driving down Alabama so I don't find myself fighting for a parking spot and sampling all of their ice creams before deciding, again, that truffle is the way to go.

I went to Catalan (spree: annoying sound on website) yesterday for brunch (no sound), and I thought it was excellent, if a little pricey for the big plates. The gazpacho was as good as I've ever had it in a restaurant. Robb Walsh didn't like it as much as Allison Cook in the Chronicle did.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
The Potato is a lousy, useless food. Bloomberg should have banned its flavorless carcass.

Oh no! I couldn't agree less. I love the potato, in all its wonderful, super-delicious forms. I especially like eating potatoes in the evening, because they always make me get a very good sleep.