Can't argue about taste, but I'm with cblaisd on this one.

Just fancier. Silk and husk removed.

I got lazy tonight and ordered takeout burgers from the nearest place, Beef O’Brady’s. It was sad because the place is usually shoulder to shoulder and there were maybe 5 two-tops occupied and of course the bar is off limits.

gaobest, take note: $20.24 for 2 half pound burgers with fries with tax, before tip. Includes $0.75 for cheese on one and $0.99 for bacon (real bacon) on mine.

excellent brioche buns but a little over cooked as medium is as rare as they’ll cook them

That's not a bad price!

that�s a great deal but shame about Medium. Ouch.

supper tonight:
cheese pizza
carrot coins
green / black olives (separate bowls)
fresh pasta with saut�ed cherry tomatoes, green olives, and basil

water with spherical ice cubes

Where have you found lamb bacon? Although I doubt my wife would eat it.

For the life of me, I can't remember which restaurant had beef bacon that I thought was very good. We have a condo in Chicago and a house in a suburb that has a large Jewish population, so lots of kosher delis around us in the suburb, which we enjoy. I'm fairly certain it was one of those delis where I had the beef bacon. Still, I'm choosing pork bacon whenever it's an option .

I hate to say this, because like your bacon in Saigon, I've had some of the best food in my life in Asia, but I think the best bacon I've had is at a Marriott in Texas! It's good no matter how long it's cooked, but I prefer softer bacon, and they delivered.

Do you have any favorite delis in Skokie? In highland park I�m only going to once upon a bagel and I�ve yet been to the deli across from Sunset Foods. But in late 2018 I was thrilled to use doordash for Max & Benny�s. Yummy and so nice in November.

I feel that I�ve seen lamb bacon at niche butchers ...

Oh, you used to live in Chicago? Cool. We don't have a regular place in Skokie. But we're not far from Max and Benny's, which is probably our favorite, and Once Upon a Bagel, also good. We've been to Emma's in Skokie, but I believe Kaufman's is supposed to be good. Haven't been there yet. To be honest, we just bought the place in the suburbs fairly recently, although we've spent a lot of time in the area for several years. Staying in Chicago with no yard and nothing open kind of felt confining.

when I�m in HP, I look at Zillow. All so cheap compared to sf. Sigh. Lol

when I can enjoy the HP rec center walking track for 3 years for $5 as a visitor... I walk so much while playing online poker and looking at RE bargains. Sigh.

My spouse is from HP so I�m there enough and was there in February!

Beef's is underrated in terms of casual dining. The menu now is a bit too large, yet stick to the basics and you're golden.

They really overexpanded around 15 years ago when they franchised, but as they're Tampa-founded (like many chains now) the locations near where I grew up are still originally owned. I remember when I lived in Ft. Worth and a franchise opened in Arlington, south of I-20 whose franchisee got under water fast due to having to give beer away due to a liquor license issues as the Southwest Arlington Hooters suffered from too. Apparently, two miles from a high school was too close.

I recall decades back, they were one of the few places you could get Iron City and IC Light in Tampa. Wings are acceptable, beer is cold and priced right and if you can accept lots of kids, it's good since they were basically grown out to be the Hooters alternative in Tampa Bay.

Dinner menu:

Barbecued chicken drumsticks
grilled zucchini
garden salad
roasted cauliflower

I did ocean trout last night with a little marinade of oil, soy sauce and this Pitcairn Island honey that I ordered and finally arrived (boat only sails twice/year from Pitcairn). Served it with roast potatoes, spinach, brussel sprouts and asparagus. The potatoes weren't so good. For some unknown reason I left the bottom vent on the Weber almost closed and didn't realise until about 20 minutes in when the temp had dropped to ~160, so they didn't get the needed until well into their cook. Oh well. Everything else tasted great.

How much honey did you purchase to cover the 6 months?

supper:
fresh spaghetti (store-bought) with saut�ed cherry tomatoes, green olives, capers, and toasted bread crumbs
cheese quesadilla
”kit kats” made Saturday at cooking class
haagen daaz chocolate ice cream

online poker soon. Excited.

Sushi
Chocolate Milk Shake

which rolls? Yummy