Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Tu_triky wrote:

I usually feel better after I harpoon a server's eyeball with a chopstick though.

Oh, is that a L.A. thing?


Or does that work everywhere? :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:

I usually feel better after I harpoon a server's eyeball with a chopstick though.

... :applaud: :applaud: :rofl:

Eve wrote:

Oh, is that a L.A. thing?


Or does that work everywhere? :hehe:

Best not to try. ;)

Eve wrote:Oh, is that a L.A. thing?


Or does that work everywhere? :hehe:

Only at restaurants with chopsticks. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Only at restaurants with chopsticks. :mrgreen:

lolz :hehe:

Met my friend for lunch at Son of A Gun (my second time, her first) so I could treat her for her birthday.

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Lobster Roll, Celery, Lemon Aioli
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Shirmp Toast Sandwich, Herbs, Sriracha Mayo
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Fried Chicken Sandwich, Spicy B&B Pickle Slaw, Rooster Aioli (basically best dayem chicken sandwich I've ever eaten)
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Octopus Confit Salad, Mirepoix, Chili (Fantastic dish! Never knew Octopus could be so expertly cooked to be so crispy on the outside yet so tender on the inside without being rubbery at all. Deelish!)
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Beet, Apple, Pecan, Blue cheese, Gem (okay not great)
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We split everything except the Lobster Rolls so I don't feel like a total pig. :beaten:

^ What a feast for lunch...! :victory: :applaud:

bmwracer wrote:^ What a feast for lunch...! :victory: :applaud:

Hehe. Yeah. I've been in good boy mode so it's the first time I've gone out for lunch in several days.

The two chefs, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, of Animal fame have another good restaurant on their hands. If you download Anthony Bourdain's The Layover Season Finale, he visits Los Angeles and has a pretty large segment filmed with these two guys at their restaurant Animal.

I've provided a direct download link for anybody interested. :victory:

http://myaccount.dropsend.com/file/cd939eaba3a6e1e5

Bacon Explosion

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In 2009, the New York Times wrote about the meat with 500 grams of fat and 5,000 calories that went viral: the Bacon Explosion from the website BBQAddicts.com. If this "BBQ sausage recipe of all recipes" doesn't give you the meat sweats, probably nothing will.

bmwracer wrote:Bacon Explosion

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In 2009, the New York Times wrote about the meat with 500 grams of fat and 5,000 calories that went viral: the Bacon Explosion from the website BBQAddicts.com. If this "BBQ sausage recipe of all recipes" doesn't give you the meat sweats, probably nothing will.

the Bacopocalypse

Tu_triky wrote:Met my friend for lunch at Son of A Gun (my second time, her first) so I could treat her for her birthday.
We split everything except the Lobster Rolls so I don't feel like a total pig. :beaten:

My birthday is coming up soon, Tu. :mrgreen:

Im not sharing my lobster roll either.

Lunch is not looking too spartan now. I see why there is no more than rice crumbs and water when you dine at home. ;)

Eve wrote:

My birthday is coming up soon, Tu. :mrgreen:

If you lived in my neck of the woods, I'd celebrate with you accordingly, but alas...tis not so.

Im not sharing my lobster roll either.

Lunch is not looking too spartan now. I see why there is no more than rice crumbs and water when you dine at home. ;)

At Son of A Gun you have to get greedy on the Lobster Roll because it's so small...it actually fits in the palm of your hand...that's why it was the only dish that my buddy and I didn't share. You gotta get one each!

Yes you have to be spartan to occasionally indulge in places like this while still being able to drop weight...but then doing two cardio sessions a day does afford you a certain latitude. ^_^

Tu_triky wrote:At Son of A Gun you have to get greedy on the Lobster Roll because it's so small...it actually fits in the palm of your hand...

Sounds more like a Lobster Ball than a roll... :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Sounds more like a Lobster Ball than a roll... :beaten:

:hehe: It's probably best because if it was any bigger you might fight over it.

Here's a pic I found that better illustrates the size of the lobster roll

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^ Correction: Lobster Slider. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:^ Correction: Lobster Slider. :beaten:

Yeah that's really what is.

We're approaching Armageddon:

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Kobayashi Downs Record, Eats 337 Chicken Wings At Philadelphia Wing Bowl

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PHILADELPHIA -- Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.

The Japanese phenom demolished the record of 255 set last year by Jonathan "Super" Squibb.

The Friday morning extravaganza drew thousands to the Wells Fargo Center before sunrise to watch competitors stuff themselves with chicken wings.

Kobayashi claimed a $20,000 cash prize for his victory. It was the six-time Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest champ's first time competing at Wing Bowl, though he consumed a cheesesteak in 24 seconds as part of an eating exhibition last year.

Squibb had been trying to win his fourth consecutive Wing Bowl crown, but the Berlin, N.J., man finished a distant second with 271 wings.

bmwracer wrote:Kobayashi Downs Record, Eats 337 Chicken Wings At Philadelphia Wing Bowl

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PHILADELPHIA -- Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.

The Japanese phenom demolished the record of 255 set last year by Jonathan "Super" Squibb.

The Friday morning extravaganza drew thousands to the Wells Fargo Center before sunrise to watch competitors stuff themselves with chicken wings.

Kobayashi claimed a $20,000 cash prize for his victory. It was the six-time Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest champ's first time competing at Wing Bowl, though he consumed a cheesesteak in 24 seconds as part of an eating exhibition last year.

Squibb had been trying to win his fourth consecutive Wing Bowl crown, but the Berlin, N.J., man finished a distant second with 271 wings.

This kid has 4 stomachs.