What Are You Eating Today? Part 5

[ran]

who want's to eat here ?


http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/n...,2915767.story

[Uli]

who want's to eat here ?


http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/n...,2915767.story

The personnell seems friendly.

[Jimmy Cantiello]

They should offer a free angioplasty or echocardiogram for every ten burgers purchased.

[spacebull1]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...og_793727c.jpg

Today spaghetti bolognese sauce...

[Blue Train]

We had a great vacation. Another term.

Poached eggs w/ sauteed shrooms, spinach, and tomatoes...and a side of Chorizo.


Still adjusting to the time change....extra strength espresso and orange juice.

[bigtiny]

Tuesday I met friends at a restaurant called 'Il Casale" (the Castle???) in Belmont, MA. This place was excellent, good service, great food, and they do something I see more and more places doing now....they offer 1/2 portions which makes it much easier to taste a variety of items. I had:

-salad russe - chopped greens with boiled eggs and a dijionaisse dressing
-1/2 order of Gnocchi - beautiful, light, handmade gnocchi with a light tomato/cream sauce with cherry tomatoes and Rab.
-1/2 order of Tagliatelle with Bolognese sauce.

We shared a dessert, something I'd never seen before called a chocolate Brunet. It was a cross between a custard and a gelatin with an intense chocolate flavor laced with citrus. Topped with some whipped cream and accompanied by a chocolate macaroon. It was and extraordinary dish.

Tab for three dinners, one person had some wine, and shared dessert was around $120.00

bigtiny

[bluenoter]

a restaurant called 'Il Casale" (the Castle???)

No, the Farmhouse.

We shared a dessert, something I'd never seen before called a chocolate Brunet. It was a cross between a custard and a gelatin with an intense chocolate flavor laced with citrus.

It's bunet, as seen on Il Casale's dessert menu. The citrus seems to be an original touch; it's not in the bunet recipes that I've looked at. Brunet is a Piedmontese goat's milk cheese.

--Blue "Googler" Noter

[baksheesh]

Up in Dublin for a couple of days for a computer course and went here with my brother and aunt. Always busy in the six years I've been going, which is a sure sign they're doing something right.

I went for the Bento Box - as I usually do. And here's why (although it's not the one they were offering when I went, this is a bona fide example of what they offer)



Some great sushi - salmon and tuna, tempura duck to die for, ponzu salmon and an incredibly rich beef stew. Sapporo beers all 'round made a fine accompaniment, as they were perfectly chilled.

Incidentally, great choice of music - In A Silent Way was on at one point.

Oh, and here's a review.

[Valerie]

Up in Dublin for a couple of days for a computer course and went here with my brother and aunt. Always busy in the six years I've been going, which is a sure sign they're doing something right.

I went for the Bento Box - as I usually do. And here's why (although it's not the one they were offering when I went, this is a bona fide example of what they offer)



Some great sushi - salmon and tuna, tempura duck to die for, ponzu salmon and an incredibly rich beef stew. Sapporo beers all 'round made a fine accompaniment, as they were perfectly chilled.

Incidentally, great choice of music - In A Silent Way was on at one point.

Oh, and here's a review.

looks really yummy!! looks like you had sashimi though and not sushi. all good!

[Jimmy Cantiello]

It's Friday. Today's lunch - sausage pizza.

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

Last night in Mendocino, at

http://www.cafebeaujolais.com/

three kinds of noteworthy bread, an incredibly good nettle soup, a delicious appetizer of Butter-Braised Beets, Sunray's Harvest Micro Greens, Crispy Polenta, Herbed Formaggio and Tarragon Vinaigrette and a fine Free-Range Petaluma Chicken Breast with Caramelized Fennel Risotto, Butter-Braised Leeks and Chantrelle Mushroom in a Citrus Crème

[baksheesh]

looks really yummy!! looks like you had sashimi though and not sushi. all good!

Nope, I had the sushi - my post was probably a bit misleading, but like I said, the picture I posted wasn't a representative image of what I had - the Bento Box I had did indeed feature sushi. The version I went for was a bit cheaper too I might add!

Judging by the quality of their fish, I imagine their sashimi is pretty awesome - but these days with the price of fish being what it is, pretty pricy. I save my money for the digestif - Guinness!

[clinthopson]

Grilled yellowtail lightly marinated in ponzu and globe artichokes.

[Valerie]

Last night in Mendocino, at

http://www.cafebeaujolais.com/

three kinds of noteworthy bread, an incredibly good nettle soup, a delicious appetizer of Butter-Braised Beets, Sunray's Harvest Micro Greens, Crispy Polenta, Herbed Formaggio and Tarragon Vinaigrette and a fine Free-Range Petaluma Chicken Breast with Caramelized Fennel Risotto, Butter-Braised Leeks and Chantrelle Mushroom in a Citrus Crème

your menu has made me scream (silently, of course, for my neighbor's sake)!! it sounds just too divine and delicious. good for you!!

[Valerie]

Grilled yellowtail lightly marinated in ponzu and globe artichokes.

yum, yum!!! it's a good thing i'm going to a fabulous sushi restaurant tonight so i "can get me some satisfaction"!!

[Blue Train]

First day both my fiancee and I were able to sleep in since returning. I didn't wake up until 1pm....I let her sleep another hour. haha I normally am up around 5am. 7 on a weekend.

I was too lazy to make anything, so went out for fish and chips.

About to go out for some Tandoori (we didn't go to any Indian Cuisine in the U.S....there are some great places there, but outside of India itself....) and then the first movie night since our return.

[Jimmy Cantiello]

Went to a local joint tonight with our two granddaughters. Had seafood lasagna. Shrimp, scallops and lobster in a cream sauce. Man, talk about rich! Barely finished it.

[bigtiny]

cooked out with friends.

I did grilled pork loin (marinated for 4 days in fresh squeezed lime, orange juice, garlic, cumin, cayenne, and thai chills)

We also had grilled chicken marinated in piri piri

grilled veggies

beer/wine

bliss

bigtiny

[Jimmy Cantiello]

Okay, with all this talk about sushi I'm going with that tonight. Probably yellowtail with scallion roll, eel roll, futo maki roll with at least one of them being a hand roll. For good measure I'll have to get an order of gyoza and/or shu mai.

[clinthopson]

Swedish meatballs tonight accompanied by my world famous imitation of the Muppets' Swedish Chef.

[Jimmy Cantiello]

A couple of "Mad Dogs" (hot dogs with the works plus hot peppers) for lunch today.

[Ron Thorne]

Sounds like my lunch yesterday, Jimmy.

Don't know what lunch will be today.

[Valerie]

Puntiglius Pasta w/yellow foot mushrooms, ramps, English peas & Parmigiano Reggiano. it was unbelievably delicious!

[clinthopson]

Leftover eggplant parmigiana made with grilled, not fried eggplant and some penne and a simple, fresh tasting marinara from one of our local Itralian trattorias. Their portions are huge so I had plenty to bring home for lunch today.

[bigtiny]

Ate Korean tonight......something with a word like 'Joyeuk' in the name...basically stir fried kimchee cabbage, rice cakes, and pork in a spicy red sauce, with what seemed to be 6 slabs of steamed, soft, tofu.

I'm not usually a big tofu guy, but it worked well in this dish....topple the tofu slab into the sauce (both sides) but off about a third. Stack it in your chopsticks with kimchee and pork.....down the hatch!

hmmmmm....

bigtiny

[Ron Thorne]

Today for lunch at Southside Bistro, one of our favorite eateries:

Pappardelle with classic Bolognese sauce and a generous portion of Parmigiano Reggiano. Their spent grain artisan breads are amazing, dipped in extra virgin olive oil and/or leftover sauce. I also enjoyed a wonderful glass of 2009 Wild Horse Merlot, a very nice accompaniment.

Patti had their signature open-faced Scandinavian Shrimp Sandwich & Bistro Salad, one of her favorites. It never disappoints.

We shared a Mango Sorbet for dessert.

[bigtiny]

Today for lunch at Southside Bistro, one of our favorite eateries:

Pappardelle with classic Bolognese sauce and a generous portion of Parmigiano Reggiano. Their spent grain artisan breads are amazing, dipped in extra virgin olive oil and/or leftover sauce. I also enjoyed a wonderful glass of 2009 Wild Horse Merlot, a very nice accompaniment.

Patti had their signature open-faced Scandinavian Shrimp Sandwich & Bistro Salad, one of her favorites. It never disappoints.

We shared a Mango Sorbet for dessert.

that's one of my favorite pasta meals Ron. A good Bolognese is a wonderful thing, eh?

bigtiny

[stonemonkts]

Anyone familiar with food options in the Florida Keys?

From what I've read most of it is casual, and the fare is local fresh seafood such as conch, mahi, grouper, hogfish, and "dolphin" which of course isn't dolphin but a mahi type white fish, I believe.

I love seafood so it should be good. If anyone can recommend any particular spots along the keys, and in key west, I'd appreciate it.

[Blue Train]

Cooking some serious Burgoo for latter. Mint julep on standby.

[Blue Train]

Anyone familiar with food options in the Florida Keys?

From what I've read most of it is casual, and the fare is local fresh seafood such as conch, mahi, grouper, hogfish, and "dolphin" which of course isn't dolphin but a mahi type white fish, I believe.

I love seafood so it should be good. If anyone can recommend any particular spots along the keys, and in key west, I'd appreciate it.

I was there a couple years ago for a week. These were the places recommended to us. Really enjoyed them and all well priced.


http://www.myconchshack.com/

http://www.ballyhoosrestaurant.com/

http://www.conchrepublicseafood.com/

http://www.squaregrouperbarandgrill.com/

http://web.mac.com/muralmontage/_MRS...CIAL_SITE.html

http://www.hogfishbar.com/

http://www.theflamingbuoy.com/

http://www.kwseafood.com/

http://www.7fish.com/

http://www.halfshellrawbar.com/

http://sparkyslanding.com/

http://www.greenturtlekeys.com/


Can't find the site for this. Just in case this doesn't work. It's Ma's Fish Camp.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/MAs-Fi...app_4949752878


P.S. I don't know when you're going but it's Stone Crab season from Oct through May.