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Location: Newfoundland!
Videos: 5
Location: Newfoundland!
May 26th, 2008, 10:10 AM
the meal I best remember in a restaurant would be a place on the harbour in wollongon, australia, where I had morton-bay bugs in ginger sauce
The best is much harder to pin down. perhaps the place in montmartre which did giant salads with fried potato slices on top.... sigh.... gurgle
the meal I best remember in a restaurant would be a place on the harbour in wollongon, australia, where I had morton-bay bugs in ginger sauce
The best is much harder to pin down. perhaps the place in montmartre which did giant salads with fried potato slices on top.... sigh.... gurgle
Steven Hawking's Tutor
Posts: 4,612
May 26th, 2008, 10:15 AM
Many years ago there was a restaurant called "Ziggy's" just on the outskirts of a little town (Marathon) down in the Florida keys. The whole experience was entertaining and delightful. Outside the eatery was a clapboard not very appealing looking kind of greasy spoon.... One entered through the side door (screen) and you had to tack your way across convoluted linoleum to red and white checkered oil-cloth covered formica tables with genuine chrome decorations around the rim... with of course chairs to match.
The menu was a hand written piece of paper resting between a salt and pepper duo sitting next to a handsome chrome napkin dispenser... The menu items ranged from old standby's like cheeseburgers and fries to grilled cheese and soup'o'the day....
Suddenly a very rotund genteleman in chef's hat and whites banged through the kitchen door and came to the table.... He claimed his name was Ziggy and could he help us out in any way....?
He offered that in addition to the items on the menu there were some house specials that he'd be happy to tell us about and provide for our dining pleasure.....
He began in a sing-song-voice to tell us about Pompano fillets poached in white wine with raisins....hearts of palm salad with a garnish of avocado and artichoke hearts.... he went on and on....
I had dolphin (the fish not the mammal) that had been grilled in butter and garlic along with a variety of various seafoods in a bouliabaise (don't know if I spelled that right) that had crab and a lengthy list of various shell fish ...the food was absolutely amazing!
I and my two guests were charged about a hundred bucks (back then that was a lot of money) for seafood and wine and cocktails that would have run the average diner three or four hundred in a swanky San Fransico or New York eatery....
Great food and tremendous presentation....the whole package!
Many years ago there was a restaurant called "Ziggy's" just on the outskirts of a little town (Marathon) down in the Florida keys. The whole experience was entertaining and delightful. Outside the eatery was a clapboard not very appealing looking kind of greasy spoon.... One entered through the side door (screen) and you had to tack your way across convoluted linoleum to red and white checkered oil-cloth covered formica tables with genuine chrome decorations around the rim... with of course chairs to match.
The menu was a hand written piece of paper resting between a salt and pepper duo sitting next to a handsome chrome napkin dispenser... The menu items ranged from old standby's like cheeseburgers and fries to grilled cheese and soup'o'the day....
Suddenly a very rotund genteleman in chef's hat and whites banged through the kitchen door and came to the table.... He claimed his name was Ziggy and could he help us out in any way....?
He offered that in addition to the items on the menu there were some house specials that he'd be happy to tell us about and provide for our dining pleasure.....
He began in a sing-song-voice to tell us about Pompano fillets poached in white wine with raisins....hearts of palm salad with a garnish of avocado and artichoke hearts.... he went on and on....
I had dolphin (the fish not the mammal) that had been grilled in butter and garlic along with a variety of various seafoods in a bouliabaise (don't know if I spelled that right) that had crab and a lengthy list of various shell fish ...the food was absolutely amazing!
I and my two guests were charged about a hundred bucks (back then that was a lot of money) for seafood and wine and cocktails that would have run the average diner three or four hundred in a swanky San Fransico or New York eatery....
Great food and tremendous presentation....the whole package!
sick and twisted
Posts: 2,537
Location: Backwater, Ontario.
Location: Backwater, Ontario.
May 26th, 2008, 02:27 PM
Jeebus, Mikey; now ya got me waxin nostalgic, like.
Quite a few years ago I happened to be in Nassau for a week, and one night saw yers trooly and some local guys and gals, after a night of clubbin and boozin, wind up in a place called....."Pickin Chickin".......an "over the hill"* spot in Nassau. *The section of Nassau not populated by tourist traps, but rather where the local live, eat, and greet..*
The served "chicken in a bag", ........fried chicken........in a brown paper bag.....hot or volcano.
I just had the hot, and it was. But the very best fried chicken ever eaten, along with several bottles of super cold Bahamian beer. Damn fine, I tell ya.
Jeebus, Mikey; now ya got me waxin nostalgic, like.
Quite a few years ago I happened to be in Nassau for a week, and one night saw yers trooly and some local guys and gals, after a night of clubbin and boozin, wind up in a place called....."Pickin Chickin".......an "over the hill"* spot in Nassau. *The section of Nassau not populated by tourist traps, but rather where the local live, eat, and greet..*
The served "chicken in a bag", ........fried chicken........in a brown paper bag.....hot or volcano.
I just had the hot, and it was. But the very best fried chicken ever eaten, along with several bottles of super cold Bahamian beer. Damn fine, I tell ya.
Super Genius
Posts: 1,041
Location: Ontario
Location: Ontario
May 26th, 2008, 04:44 PM
Quoting I think not
Tch, only because it probably led to the boudoir after...... am I right?
get dirty
Posts: 276
Location: vancouver island
Location: vancouver island
May 26th, 2008, 06:34 PM
Favorite Sushi: Koto's Campbell River BC
Favorite Burger: Kokanee Cove Pub Moyie BC (fish and chips are awesome too)
Favorite Breaky: John's Place Victoria BC (cream cheese syrup on Belgium waffles)
Favorite Greek: Greek House Winfield BC
Favorite Lamb: Gabriels Castlegar BC
Favorite Italian: San Remo's Victoria BC
Favorite Sushi: Koto's Campbell River BC
Favorite Burger: Kokanee Cove Pub Moyie BC (fish and chips are awesome too)
Favorite Breaky: John's Place Victoria BC (cream cheese syrup on Belgium waffles)
Favorite Greek: Greek House Winfield BC
Favorite Lamb: Gabriels Castlegar BC
Favorite Italian: San Remo's Victoria BC
