Mac & cheese


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After all the food and a strong IPA at ORD, it slipped my mind :p

watercress salad with hearts of palm & pine nuts
crostini with burrata, figs & prosciutto
pici with braised onions, crispy pancetta & 5 years aged parmigiano
montepulciano d'abruzzo
pettinella 2019

Isola pizza bar. San Diego, CA:

Salumi mixta boards (no pics) and penne ala ragu:

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Hint: don't order pasta at a pizza place. Looks good but not well seasoned.

David

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Reverse seared, prime ribeye. This counterbalances last night’s sashimi

Homemade fried rice (gailan, chinese saussage, eggs two ways, peas and carrots)

Stopped by Texas Roadhouse for dinner this evening with some colleagues. Had a house salad (ranch on the side), medium rare ribeye and a baked potato. Also earned UAL miles via MileagePlusX!

Lost Coast Brewery Cafe, Eureka. Panko crusted soft shell crab tacos with red cabbage slaw and mango chutney. Outstanding!

Massaman duck curry:

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David

Grilled Caesar salad
Grilled rib eye
mashed potatoes
Coppola cabernet

Finally , after a “ pause “ , a more normal meal at Aman’oi
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Amuse bouché : avocado egg
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Potato purée
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Steamed fresh local lobster
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Lobster congee
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Affogato
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With Vietnamese coffee & ice cream , ameratto

Decided to stop by my new, favorite dumpling place and got a to-go order of their chicken tikka dumplings. I love spicy food and, while not too spicy, they have just enough to not overpower the tikka sauce.

After a 2 hour shift in a food bank warehouse…

jack’s, San Bruno CA

shared wedge salad
cup of Greek chicken lemon soup
meatloaf supper with mashed potatoes

Tempted to eat some dessert at home - maybe a bowl of cereal
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Bro stopped by with some fried chicken and fries from Walmart.... all I can say is, you're not missing anything..... bland chicken (for those haters, moreso than Costco's) and soggy fries.

But cheap!

David

Costco has fried chicken?

I'll go for Costco's rotisserie chicken over Walmart's fried chicken any day. I'd go for their fried chicken as well, but don't know the value proposition as I didn't pay for it.

Some of ours do. Not all.

oh my.... salivating. Wish i was there!

I've always found the roast chicken in the Costco's around here to be very good and much prefer them over the more expensive ones found at Whole Foods. When it comes to fried chicken, my favorite is still KFC!

You would find KFC here disappointing. A number of years back, the Canadian branch decided to cut several of the pieces small so the value proposition went into the toilet. Haven't tried chick fil-a or however they spell it and there are a few small chains we have here, but right now my goto is Popeye's. Prices have gone up everywhere, but their pieces are reasonably sized. That said, I'd rather grab a Costco rotisserie chicken, shred it and make my own meal. If I feel like a shut in, could last me several days, but I usually give some away just to keep it fresh.

Oscar watching tradition
Pizza with Canadian bacon & pineapple (don't judge) topped with pepperoncini & honey
Champagne

Drive-buy opportunity: Amazon Go, Torrance
Breakfast sandwich (bacon, egg, cheese on brioche)
"crispy" Chicken sandwich

David

I've always found soda & pizza a fabulous combo, second only to Champagne & pizza!

Every time I drink champagne I wonder why I don't have it more often. Coco Chanel said she only drank it on two occasions: when she was in love and when she was not.

Tonight we are going to Bavette's. Haven't been there before, heard great things. This will be the exception to my "eating less meat" trend.

I haven't gone in there yet but am curious. Worth a stop?

Actually, yes - if only to see what Amazon is purveying in the Go concept.

Per se, I'm not the Amazon (or Amazon shopper - that's Mrs.) but so long as you go in identified by either the Amazon app or having a credit card scanned, you pick up whatever you want and then walk out. No additional scanning needed (or so we were told to do).

And when you can get a breakfast sandwich for $3 (on sale) and one of 3 regular sandwiches for $5 (sale as well) - all freshly made to order, you give it a try.

David

Bavette’s was quite nice. We split the goat cheese baked with tomato sauce, salade Lyonnais (one of my faves), the NY strip steak, fries, and mushrooms. And chocolate cream pie. I decided to further go all in with a Plymouth martini (and blue cheese stuffed olives), a glass of Bordeaux, and a glass of port with dessert.

I don’t think I need to eat ever again.

I'm with you on this one. As I get older, the more I'm realizing Champagne (sparkling wine generally) is my favorite drink. I mean, it's refreshing as an aperitif, fantastic during one's pre & main courses, and it's even great after dinner before the desserts, coffee and brandies/port. It's even great during morning breakfast/brunch and the Mimosa concoction is probably the only time I drink orange juice.

The one in Chicago is one of my favorite steakhouses in the world. The combination of USDA Prime steaks with the French culinary style creates one of those unbeatable gastronomical delights, in my view.

LOL...Fabulous dinner! Wish I had been there and really missing the Chicago steakhouses. IMHO, no city in the world does steak better than Chicago, not even NYC. I recall during one occasion after one of these dinners, I had feasted to a point where I had to return to my hotel room and just sat there motionless for few hours--it was worth it!

I was looking forward to going out tonight for a really good pasta dinner but my friend was exposed to covid so we cancelled.
Crackers & Gruyere
a steamed artichoke with mayo.

Cheese and crackers with a heart.

David

Pork souvlaki with pita and tzatziki
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IMHO, champagne goes with everything. It helps to solve the conundrum of whether to choose red or white for a particular course. :D

Dinner at a restaurant for my wife and I:

Aperitif: Le Vigne Di Alice Osé Natural Brut Rosé sparkling (Italian)

Wife:
App: Fried Eggplant “Meatballs” with whipped ricotta, basil, cherry tomatoes
Main: Rigatoni with Pesto Genovese, English peas, ricotta salata Wine: Attems Sauvignon Blanc (Italian)

Me:
App: Burrata & beets with basil-pistachio pesto, candied pecans, aged balsamic vinegar
Main: Denver steak with black truffle gnocchi Wine: Tenuta Olim Bauda La Villa Barbera D’Asti

Everything absolutely delicious.

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Popi’s Oysterette, chestnut street, Sf (it used to be a donut shop!)

sweet water oysters - with roe!!!
bread & butter
crab back

fish & chips

Iced tea

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Hakata Ramen and fried rice:

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David

Delicious bowl of shoyu ramen from a local ramen shop

A local food stall's rendition of hainanese chicken rice. Wasn't too bad although they didn't give me dark sauce.

A friend made me corned beef and cabbage

I have my corned beef in the oven right now and my house smells heavenly.