What's for lunch?

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Fri May 05, 2017 1:07 pm

Enchiladas in chipotle sauce. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:39 am

Game meat pie

The menu advised, "may contain pieces of shot." I suspect that was just to make one feel more manful.

EOCT · Post by **EOCT** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:14 am

A san. The roll is rubbed with fresh tomato; then comes a layer of brava sauce, a safety-orange-colored aioli spiked with hot paprika and sherry vinegar. A pile of ribbons of paper-thin Serrano ham, a mound of arugula, then a spoonful of sweet, caramelized onion.

Courtesy Tumaca food truck, downtown LA arts district.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:22 am

EOCT wrote:A san. The roll is rubbed with fresh tomato; then comes a layer of brava sauce, a safety-orange-colored aioli spiked with hot paprika and sherry vinegar. A pile of ribbons of paper-thin Serrano ham, a mound of arugula, then a spoonful of sweet, caramelized onion.

Courtesy Tumaca food truck, downtown LA arts district.

Looks amazing

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:00 am

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:05 pm

Pork Belly Bahn Mi

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:06 pm

leftover brats and tater salad from the 4th.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:18 pm

The pork I had for lunch and my colon are beginning to do battle and the pork is winning.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:32 pm

Annual PMD visit followed by dentist cleaning, followed by a visit to the DMV!!

Yippee!!!

2/3 tasks done.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:47 pm

Speaking of the DMV, my youngest son just passed his drivers test today.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:17 pm

azgreg wrote:Speaking of the DMV, my youngest son just passed his drivers test today.

What does that entail now? 20 question test and a quick drive with an instructor? 3 point turn?

There go your insurance rates...

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:21 pm

Jefe wrote:
azgreg wrote:Speaking of the DMV, my youngest son just passed his drivers test today.
What does that entail now? 20 question test and a quick drive with an instructor? 3 point turn?

There go your insurance rates...

Written test to get his learners permit. Now he gets to learn to drive then go back and take the driver portion of the test. Then my rates go up.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:02 pm

Pottage of farro and green lentils

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:10 pm

azgreg wrote:
Jefe wrote:
azgreg wrote:Speaking of the DMV, my youngest son just passed his drivers test today.
What does that entail now? 20 question test and a quick drive with an instructor? 3 point turn?

There go your insurance rates...
Written test to get his learners permit. Now he gets to learn to drive then go back and take the driver portion of the test. Then my rates go up.

My twins got their permits recently. I'm going gray faster for sure.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:41 am

Pork tamales made by a co-workers wife. Damn tasty.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:49 am

leftover potato/spincach and feta quiche the wife made. the crust is perfect!

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:28 pm

azgreg wrote:Pork tamales made by a co-workers wife. Damn tasty.

Why aren't tamales everywhere? Should be the world's most available, hot and ready take-out option. You should be able just to hold out your hand and get a tamale.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:41 pm

They are rather labor intensive to make. There's a reason they're only made by groups of 30 family members brought in from all around the country only at Christmas time.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:00 pm

But they're always embarrassingly cheap, and you can even buy dozens at a time right at the Sky Harbor El Bravo right before you board your plane. So they can't be that impossible to make. They should make them more expensive to compensate the people who make them, and render them available everywhere, all the time.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:00 pm

I'm still fairly certain that tamales are my favorite food

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:20 am

Day late, yesterday at South of Nick's in San Clemente the Chilean sea bass.....

Fucking amazing!

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:52 pm

Chicken pot pie.

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Sun Aug 06, 2017 9:24 pm

Longhorned wrote:But they're always embarrassingly cheap, and you can even buy dozens at a time right at the Sky Harbor El Bravo right before you board your plane. So they can't be that impossible to make. They should make them more expensive to compensate the people who make them, and render them available everywhere, all the time.

So, what is the secret?

I think you may have found the answer Longhorned.

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Sun Aug 06, 2017 9:33 pm

I call it the "Richard Cranium Last Of Sandwich".

The last of the ham that a friend gave me from the pig he grew, butchered, and smoked on his little farm in Gippsland.
The last of the home grown lettuce.
The last of the home grown spanish onion.
The last of the bottle of Dijon Mustard.
The last of the bottle of Japanese Mayonaise.

Its not the last of the bread loaf, and its not homemade, but it is from a very nice bakery just down the street.

Unfortunately the last of the home grown tomatoes were used up weeks ago, so I had to make do with crappy, tough skinned, market tomatoes. Even the green grocer can't get decent tomatoes at this time of year.

So a very nice sandwich indeed.

I might have a piece of apple pie I baked last night just to make up for the lousy tomato.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:38 pm

Schwartz's in Montreal: smoked meat sandwich, medium fat, with fries, sour pickle, and a black cherry soda. My 16-month old daughter had the same.

"You shouldn't have your baby eat like that," objected the waiter.

"She's fine," I said. "All that fatty meat is only a problem for fat men like you and me."

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:06 pm

Chinese buffet. Guilty pleasure. Can't get enough of those crab rangoons.

Also (probably belongs in the random thoughts thread), if there were Mexican buffets would Chinese folks show up in droves like Mexican folks show up to the Chinese buffet; i.e., would there be cultural reciprocity in this regard? Which leads to a more fundamental and important lunch question, why aren't there any Mexican buffets?

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:39 pm

BearDown89 wrote:Chinese buffet. Guilty pleasure. Can't get enough of those crab rangoons.

Also (probably belongs in the random thoughts thread), if there were Mexican buffets would Chinese folks show up in droves like Mexican folks show up to the Chinese buffet; i.e., would there be cultural reciprocity in this regard? Which leads to a more fundamental and important lunch question, why aren't there any Mexican buffets?

Gordo's used to have one, and of course Pancho's. There's one at Rigo's on 4th Ave.

When I was at the U we did Gordo's buffet once. Too much Mexican is painful.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:47 pm

How dare you bring up Gordo's! We used to eat there every week and their green/red chile was incredible. I wonder where all those orange trays ended up

TucsonClip · Post by **TucsonClip** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:22 pm

Loved Gordos chimichangas. Also, nothing was better as a kid than eating at Pancho's and hoisting the Mexican flag at your table for the waitress to deliver more fresh tortillas!

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:25 pm

BearDown89 wrote:Chinese buffet. Guilty pleasure. Can't get enough of those crab rangoons.

Also (probably belongs in the random thoughts thread), if there were Mexican buffets would Chinese folks show up in droves like Mexican folks show up to the Chinese buffet; i.e., would there be cultural reciprocity in this regard? Which leads to a more fundamental and important lunch question, why aren't there any Mexican buffets?

No. See Jewish Christmas in Chinese restaurants. When Chinese people show up at delis for Hanukkah, Mel Brooks laughs at them behind 2-way mirrors.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:35 pm

BearDown89 wrote:Chinese buffet. Guilty pleasure. Can't get enough of those crab rangoons.

Also (probably belongs in the random thoughts thread), if there were Mexican buffets would Chinese folks show up in droves like Mexican folks show up to the Chinese buffet; i.e., would there be cultural reciprocity in this regard? Which leads to a more fundamental and important lunch question, why aren't there any Mexican buffets?

Too messy. The best buffet foods are those that are already totally loose (think of all the sauced items in an Indian buffet) or in non-sauced tight packages (egg rolls, fried mozzarella, samosas).

Mexican food features a bunch of stuff that is loosely packaged and easily falls apart. Imagine trying to pick up a soft taco with tongs or the number of soggy burritos that would be torn in the middle of the tortilla. Buffet foods are all about transportability.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:39 pm

Yup. Thought about it at work for a while today and indian and Chinese food just fill the bill for buffet success.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:42 pm

Saffron off Oracle north of Ina is probably the best Indian buffet I have ever been to - highly recommend.

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:50 pm

EVERYBODY is in Montreal right now. Jeebus. So jealous.

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 8:35 am

Chicat wrote:Too messy. The best buffet foods are those that are already totally loose (think of all the sauced items in an Indian buffet) or in non-sauced tight packages (egg rolls, fried mozzarella, samosas).

Mexican food features a bunch of stuff that is loosely packaged and easily falls apart. Imagine trying to pick up a soft taco with tongs or the number of soggy burritos that would be torn in the middle of the tortilla. Buffet foods are all about transportability.

scumdevils86 wrote:Yup. Thought about it at work for a while today and indian and Chinese food just fill the bill for buffet success.

I appreciate the time taken to consider the matter fellas. Are not, however, the mini-chimi, taquito, flauta and even a buffet pan of melted-together slices of quesadilla the worthy South of the Border equivalents of the egg roll, pot sticker, dumpling or samosa? Is a spatula laden with cheesy saucy enchiladas really any different than a healthy scoop of that risky, yet oddly tasty, krab/seafood casserole? Add to this a build-your-own taco/burrito bar with your choice of tortillas, pans of various Mexican meat fillings, rice and beans, all the fixins and condiments. We all know how to stuff and scoop and eat by hand with tortillas just as you're expected to do with your naan, rice and vindaloo. I see no reason why the Mexican buffet shouldn't dominate the all-you-can-eat market.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:32 am

Looks trustworthy.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:41 am

ha what and where is that? Ive been in some pretty dumpy asian restaurant that had incredible food. Bai Thong on Speedway is a new favorite

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:43 am

Tam's at Broadway and 16th st.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 1:22 pm

Just a plate of chickpeas with lemon juice and olive oil.

In turn, I get to have Detroit-style pizza with sausage for dinner.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:38 am

Leftover spaghetti.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:49 am

Spanish olives, polish pickles, some aged cheddar and colby jack cheese, smoked salmon and caper dip, several mustards, a red wine salami and water and pita crackers. Couple of Modern Times brewing Ice pilsners too. Enjoyed while sitting on a bench in Summerhaven

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:56 am

soybeans and tomatoes with olive oil and vinegar

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 3:01 pm

Carnitas burrito from Filibertos.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:03 pm

Shrimp tacos and 4 Bulleit Ryes.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:15 pm

You could have eaten at Denny's

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:17 pm

Al Rameriz's Dog Tacos- You curb them, we serve them!

#2 taco plate

Fucking amazing..

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 2:22 pm

French bread pizza.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:50 pm

Handful of trail mix.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:00 am

Thought question for board.

Would you rather live in an area where property is cheap and food is expensive or a place where property is expensive and food is cheap?

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:02 am

I'd rather have a nice house and small mortgage and use the extra money to buy good food.

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