New and Improved TnT Foodie thread

drsaltzman

drsaltzman

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xtsho said:
I've seen the food you make and it's obvious that you take great care with your food. I would have no problem eating anything you made. But the reality is that even in the fancy expensive eateries you have employees that don't give a damn. Then they literally touch everything too much arranging it all on the plate. I ate at Le Pigeon years ago and was completely disappointed. It was just another overpriced, uppity, need to be seen at venue with underwhelming food. I can get better food at a cart all day long for a fraction of the cost. Some of the best Korean food I've had came from a food cart in downtown Portland before the city went to hell.

As for New Orleans, I've been there a couple times and was unimpressed with the food. They pump it up but it didn't live up to the hype. I can make better jambalaya and gumbo than anything I had when I was there. I did find a brewpub across lake Pontchartrain just outside of Covington that had some great jambalaya though. The beer was really good as well. The brew guy actually came out to talk to me when they heard a guy from Portland was asking about their beers. I ended up getting some free samples just for giving my opinion. This was back in the early 2000's when Portland was the mega center for microbrew in the US. We let that lead slip away though over the years.

I guess I'm a spoiled food snob. Most people don't cook to a higher level so they don't know any better.
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Unfortunately I travel a lot.
Have no choice.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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Speaking of pineapple, it didn't work out on pizza in Italy.


"Just a year after Domino's claimed Italians were 'not afraid of putting pineapple on pizza', the American delivery giant has closed its final store in the country."

www.dailymail.co.uk

Domino's pizza driven out of Italy in failure to convert country

Seven years after trying to break Italy, and just a year after a company spokesman bragged Italians were ready to embrace pineapple on pizza, Domino's shut the last of its 29 stores
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
 
drsaltzman

drsaltzman

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xtsho said:
Speaking of pineapple, it didn't work out on pizza in Italy.


"Just a year after Domino's claimed Italians were 'not afraid of putting pineapple on pizza', the American delivery giant has closed its final store in the country."

www.dailymail.co.uk

Domino's pizza driven out of Italy in failure to convert country

Seven years after trying to break Italy, and just a year after a company spokesman bragged Italians were ready to embrace pineapple on pizza, Domino's shut the last of its 29 stores
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
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No self respecting Italian would eat, let alone buy Dominos.
Pineapple or not.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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Homemade Pineapple Sorbet

I added a handful of fresh picked blueberries. It was a nice refreshing dessert. I just used a 20 oz can of pineapple, fresh squeezed lime juice and a small amount of sugar. I have one of those small ice cream makers that does about a quart. It's perfect for the 2 of us.




I'm firing up the smoker on Friday. I have some family in town and the lady is having some of her family over so I get to cook for a bunch of heathens. The ladies family never fails to show up if they hear I'm cooking something so it's going to be a madhouse for a few hours. They're simple people without much education. It irks me that they never bring anything. Not even something to drink, a pack of cookies, etc.... So we provide everything and I put out quite a spread of chips, veggies, etc... to snack on which they descend on like a pack of rats. I make a plate for myself and put the food out buffet style and then retreat to my man cave while they do their thing. Then several of them are all waiting for me to break out some weed so I'll set out a jar and they do a nonstop smokefest for an hour or two. And they never say thanks. I just don't think they know any better so I don't say anything to the lady about it. She knows what's going on but it's better that I say nothing. The key to maintaining a happy relationship is knowing when to keep your mouth shut.

In contrast when my friends or family come over they're bringing wine, beer, liquor, desserts, etc...

17 lbs of pork butt and 8 lbs of ribs. I had to get baby backs as they didn't have any of the St Louis cut which I think makes a better product. I'll probably only do half the butt.

 
drsaltzman

drsaltzman

Well-Known Member
xtsho said:
Homemade Pineapple Sorbet

I added a handful of fresh picked blueberries. It was a nice refreshing dessert. I just used a 20 oz can of pineapple, fresh squeezed lime juice and a small amount of sugar. I have one of those small ice cream makers that does about a quart. It's perfect for the 2 of us.




I'm firing up the smoker on Friday. I have some family in town and the lady is having some of her family over so I get to cook for a bunch of heathens. The ladies family never fails to show up if they hear I'm cooking something so it's going to be a madhouse for a few hours. They're simple people without much education. It irks me that they never bring anything. Not even something to drink, a pack of cookies, etc.... So we provide everything and I put out quite a spread of chips, veggies, etc... to snack on which they descend on like a pack of rats. I make a plate for myself and put the food out buffet style and then retreat to my man cave while they do their thing. Then several of them are all waiting for me to break out some weed so I'll set out a jar and they do a nonstop smokefest for an hour or two. And they never say thanks. I just don't think they know any better so I don't say anything to the lady about it. She knows what's going on but it's better that I say nothing. The key to maintaining a happy relationship is knowing when to keep your mouth shut.

In contrast when my friends or family come over they're bringing wine, beer, liquor, desserts, etc...

17 lbs of pork butt and 8 lbs of ribs. I had to get baby backs as they didn't have any of the St Louis cut which I think makes a better product. I'll probably only do half the butt.

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Good thing you ate your vegetarian meal last week.
 
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