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Old May 16, 2025 | 6:14 pm
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Originally Posted by corky (Post # 3690)
I would choke on my food laughing if i ever saw someone eating a burger with knife & fork. 🤣 I have been to Europe countless times & have never seen that. I am a bit uncomfortable seeing pizza eaten with a fork except really thick or full of toppings.
I use a fork to support the underside of the pointy end of a pizza slice.

It helps avoid getting my fingers smudged with the topping.
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Old May 17, 2025 | 12:17 am
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Yummy sea bass, French fries, and chocolate cake at JW Marriott Riyadh executive lounge (a la carte service on Fridays and Saturdays) followed by a pizza that tasted better than it looked at La Mollica Pizzeria (buffalo margherita)




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Old May 17, 2025 | 12:23 am
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dropped my son off in pacific heights and drove home

Costco Pulmone (KR) noodles sauted with sauted broccoli and leftover Kung pao chicken

then I fetched him from a house in presidio heights and we drove to super duper in the marina

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Originally Posted by braslvr
Same here on all, but I've also never seen/tried potato on a pizza, and I'm pretty sure I don't want to.
I comprehend your fear of the unknown. Its a good pizza. I want to still get potesto pizza. Potato pesto pizza. An ex told me about it in 2004 and it sounded so good.




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Old May 17, 2025 | 1:50 am
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Originally Posted by gaobest

I comprehend your fear of the unknown. Its a good pizza. I want to still get potesto pizza. Potato pesto pizza. An ex told me about it in 2004 and it sounded so good.
I don't think it's fear. I've eaten quite a few pizzas over the years, and potato pizza aside from the double starch, just sounds incredibly bland. Pizza is a guilty pleasure for me, and I won't waste the calories on blandness. Case in point, I will not ever eat a plain cheese pizza, regardless of the type(s) of cheese. Oh I've tried, but never again unless I was starving. What sounds incredible is Corky's pastrami pizza which I still have not seen on any menu. It will happen.
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Old May 17, 2025 | 9:37 am
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Originally Posted by braslvr
I don't think it's fear. I've eaten quite a few pizzas over the years, and potato pizza aside from the double starch, just sounds incredibly bland. Pizza is a guilty pleasure for me, and I won't waste the calories on blandness. Case in point, I will not ever eat a plain cheese pizza, regardless of the type(s) of cheese. Oh I've tried, but never again unless I was starving. What sounds incredible is Corky's pastrami pizza which I still have not seen on any menu. It will happen.
I get not wanting bland...i will only eat cheese pizza if my only other choice is shrooms.
It isn't just potato. Potatoes sliced very thin crisp up on the pizza. You can add bacon, rosemary, maybe very thin red onions or even better is caramelized onions. Gruyere cheese is good on a potato pizza. Roasted garlic. Only potatoes would not be my choice either...those other things pair well with potatoes. No carb left behind is a good motto.
You might have to teach your local pizzeria how to do the pastrami...swiss (or mozz) cheese, good deli pastrami, light mustard, pickles. My favorite place to get it happens to be a deli and pizzeria so the pastrami is yum. Now I want some but it is a calorie bomb for special occasions only.
Edited to add...fennel would be good with the potato too.
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Old May 17, 2025 | 3:49 pm
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Crabe au Coulis dAvocat




Crab stuff cremini mushrooms


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Old May 17, 2025 | 10:23 pm
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Originally Posted by corky
You might have to teach your local pizzeria how to do the pastrami...swiss (or mozz) cheese, good deli pastrami, light mustard, pickles. My favorite place to get it happens to be a deli and pizzeria so the pastrami is yum..
Trouble is, none of our local pizzerias (and we have several great ones) have pastrami, and our delis don't have pizza. I will succeed though eventually.
P.S. A couple of our local burger joints DO have pastrami, so I am able to get a pastrami burger, a favorite of mine. Not as good as the many pastrami/burger places in the greater SoCal area, but acceptable.
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Took the newly opened Riyadh Metro to venture back to Blanca for another yummy blanca pizza (as I watched pizzas come out of the kitchen, this one definitely seemed the most popular)


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A blast from the past. Fried pork chops with Rice-a-Roni Spanish Rice.
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Originally Posted by braslvr
For me it's just the double starch thing I guess. I don't do potatoes in burritos or pitas or shawarmas either. I found it strange in Brazil that french fries and white rice were very commonly served side by side on various plates. By the way, have you had the opportunity to witness Europeans eating hamburgers with knife and fork yet?
I make amazing sweet potato enchiladas. Does that count?
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Originally Posted by Finkface
I make amazing sweet potato enchiladas. Does that count?
Nope. You're just trying to hurt me now. Sweet potatoes are toxic in any form.
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Old May 18, 2025 | 10:04 pm
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Grilled filet with blue cheese
Purple asparagus (which apparently turns green when cooked)
Smashed potatoes



Originally Posted by Finkface
I make amazing sweet potato enchiladas. Does that count?
Sounds yummy...tell me more!

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Originally Posted by corky
Grilled filet with blue cheese
Purple asparagus (which apparently turns green when cooked)
Smashed potatoes
Fantastic!
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Originally Posted by braslvr
Fantastic!
Lol...thank you. I wish the asparagus had stayed purple. It was pretty.I was without power for a couple days so stuff in the freezer are getting a little freezer burn. So I am trying to cook through whats left in the freezer.
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