Shook my head ruefully when I saw that Chick and Ruth had a sandwich named for my delegate at the time. A one-term Republican whose answer to every question boiled down to “Second Amendment,” and who later spent the first year of the pandemic demanding the end of safety restrictions. Haven’t seen what sandwich is named for Andy Harris, who is essentially Trump seasoned with Old Bay.
I went to William & Mary, and there were three “dellys,” I think. Never understood it; chalked it up as one of those Williamsburg things this Seattleite was never going to understand.
Again with the nitpicking on pronunciation. I kind of like radiator/gladiator as a rhyming pair.
Chick and Ruth’s Delly can’t be any worse a restaurant name than is the tongue twister of Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
I once ate there. I enjoyed everything about the meal except the steak which was served in a pool of melted butter. A truly great steak need not be buttered.
To read a comment from a person who actually had food at RCSH, may be as close as I ever get. But at lease it is a step upwards. My last steak was a NY Strip on sale at Giant and the next will be a rib eye steak from Walmart. Do not laugh. Walmart has some quality meat.
If one likes one meet well done, one cannot order steak at Ruth's Chris or Morton's or any other upscale restaurant. However, Lone Star, Outback, and Fridays will cook my meat anyway I like it.
Right off the bat, I have to ask when you started cross-dressing ? Not that there's anything wrong with wearing a discreet calf-length dress, you understand. If that other amusing fellow, Eddie Izzard, can do it, so can you. What was Rachel wearing ? Anyway, enough raillery. As a just self-declared agent provocateur here, it strikes me that a Brothers Weingarten discussion of the "hairy ball theorem" would certainly be worth $4.15/month to all and sundry who have yet to fork over. And yes, it is a thing --- although you may be at a (slight) disadvantage since Don is doubtless conversant with the upper reaches of math and you are a self-proclaimed vulgarian who doubtless has trouble reaching. Also can I hazard a guess that the phrases "auto maintenance" or "cooling system check" are not prominent ones --- or perhaps, even exist --- in Rachel's lexicon ?
BTW I was a clinical social worker in my other life. I need help to patent a bobble head who shakes his or hers head up and down. It could be marketed to all degreed therapists & counselors of which there are millions who know the "tic" which develops very quickly on the job. A talking head could say "I see." during the up and down motion.
How can I determine if I am officially subscribed? This is my second attempt to find out; another one is not in your cards. I only want to have my outstanding entries in The Queen's contests eligible. I wonder since I have never won if it is because they never make it to her eyes? I joined, as I told you before, right at the beginning of your sob story for a really cheap price. I was living in a basement apartment in DC at that time and needed the bright light you shone; now I am hooked but not a winner. I am also frugal and suspect you have raised the original price when you were desperate, or you are even more desperate now.
Tried to rekindle a long-standing unrequited love affair with Manhattan a few weeks back. She's still unconvinced and, in fact, showed a measure of disdain by forcing me to eat a $29.00 (+ tip and tax) hot dog. I do have a certain streak of perversity; the same streak that had me rooting for the New York (football) Jets and the Mets these many years ago as a resident. This was also the equivalent of a culinary gauntlet being thrown down. Have to say, it was good. Good enough to where even Joey Chestnut, he of Nathan's annual July 4th gobblethon notoriety, would have been stopped in his tracks to savor the first three or four. You're probably asking yourself the same question I did: "Why ?" I've covered that from my end, but why would the chef/owner of an upscale restaurant arrogantly offer a $29+ hot dog, apart from because he could (and presumably hoping there were enough people like me willing to take up the challenge) ? I think it comes down to what I confirmed on said visit, in having an opportunity to view all manner of plated apparitions: high(er)-end dining is really the culinary equivalent of performance art. Presentation is still king. And at a price, of course. Lots of floating things seem to be the present affectation. But fortunately, the former practice of drowning everything in truffle oil appears to have abated. Although, come to think of it, some of those floaty bits could have been bobbing along on a pool of truffle oil, for all I know.
Just to add some irrelevant detail to the by now well done steak debate here. Came across a YouGov survey on the subject from four years ago. Here's part of it. Make of it what you will.
While medium-rare and well-done steaks are America’s most popular selections, men (26%) are more likely than women (20%) to choose a medium-rare steak. In contrast, women are statistically more likely to request a well-done steak (29%), compared to two in ten (20%) men.
Three in ten Republicans (30%) order a medium-rare steak compared to just shy of two in ten (19%) Democrats. Democrats are six percentage points more likely (27%) than Republicans (21%) to order their steak well-done. There are fewer Democrats ordering steak overall, however. Nearly one in 10 (9%) Democrats don’t eat steak, compared to 16 percent for individuals who consider themselves “very liberal.” Just 4 percent of Republicans do not eat steak.
One in four (26%) Independents prefer a medium-rare steak, and they are less likely than Republicans and Democrats to want their steak without any signs of pink. That being said, well-done is still their second choice (19%). Nearly one in 10 (8%) Independents also do not consume steak.
Baby Boomers are more likely than younger generations to like a medium-rare steak (26%) while Gen X is carrying the torch for well-done steaks (29%) alongside Millennials (27%). Americans making less than $40,000 annually prefer their steaks well-done (31%) while those earning more than $80,000 annually ask for a medium-rare (26%) steak.
I go for medium to medium well, and it still seems weird to me that beef apparently doesn’t require a certain temperature to be food-safe, unlike so many other meats. I went through a period where my body’s reactions to food seemed random. Tried everything - no beef, no white bread, no dairy, no seafood. Turned out after several years to be a curable condition and not a food sensitivity or allergy.
Wouldn’t the hardcore Republican man claim to eat only fresh raw meat that he has just killed with his bare hands? Bending over to bite its flesh and then howling at the moon in triumph?
Shook my head ruefully when I saw that Chick and Ruth had a sandwich named for my delegate at the time. A one-term Republican whose answer to every question boiled down to “Second Amendment,” and who later spent the first year of the pandemic demanding the end of safety restrictions. Haven’t seen what sandwich is named for Andy Harris, who is essentially Trump seasoned with Old Bay.
Oh please, don’t insult Old Bay! Harris is seasoned with habanero!
Got me hooked. I will renew as long as I can.
I went to William & Mary, and there were three “dellys,” I think. Never understood it; chalked it up as one of those Williamsburg things this Seattleite was never going to understand.
Rachel, too! Went to William and Mary. Frequented dellys.
I don’t remember them being real delis? But I was underage throughout college and also didn’t really eat meat, so they sort of passed me by.
Again with the nitpicking on pronunciation. I kind of like radiator/gladiator as a rhyming pair.
Chick and Ruth’s Delly can’t be any worse a restaurant name than is the tongue twister of Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
I once ate there. I enjoyed everything about the meal except the steak which was served in a pool of melted butter. A truly great steak need not be buttered.
To read a comment from a person who actually had food at RCSH, may be as close as I ever get. But at lease it is a step upwards. My last steak was a NY Strip on sale at Giant and the next will be a rib eye steak from Walmart. Do not laugh. Walmart has some quality meat.
If one likes one meet well done, one cannot order steak at Ruth's Chris or Morton's or any other upscale restaurant. However, Lone Star, Outback, and Fridays will cook my meat anyway I like it.
A great chef should be able to do a well done steak. This is lazy meets prejudice.
Incorrect. A great chef would not burn meat.
Piffle. Your prejudices are showing.
that is not prejudice. it is civility and good taste and lack of philistinism. ask any chef.
Right off the bat, I have to ask when you started cross-dressing ? Not that there's anything wrong with wearing a discreet calf-length dress, you understand. If that other amusing fellow, Eddie Izzard, can do it, so can you. What was Rachel wearing ? Anyway, enough raillery. As a just self-declared agent provocateur here, it strikes me that a Brothers Weingarten discussion of the "hairy ball theorem" would certainly be worth $4.15/month to all and sundry who have yet to fork over. And yes, it is a thing --- although you may be at a (slight) disadvantage since Don is doubtless conversant with the upper reaches of math and you are a self-proclaimed vulgarian who doubtless has trouble reaching. Also can I hazard a guess that the phrases "auto maintenance" or "cooling system check" are not prominent ones --- or perhaps, even exist --- in Rachel's lexicon ?
Radiator rhymes with gladiator in Philadelphia and environs.
BTW I was a clinical social worker in my other life. I need help to patent a bobble head who shakes his or hers head up and down. It could be marketed to all degreed therapists & counselors of which there are millions who know the "tic" which develops very quickly on the job. A talking head could say "I see." during the up and down motion.
How can I determine if I am officially subscribed? This is my second attempt to find out; another one is not in your cards. I only want to have my outstanding entries in The Queen's contests eligible. I wonder since I have never won if it is because they never make it to her eyes? I joined, as I told you before, right at the beginning of your sob story for a really cheap price. I was living in a basement apartment in DC at that time and needed the bright light you shone; now I am hooked but not a winner. I am also frugal and suspect you have raised the original price when you were desperate, or you are even more desperate now.
Tried to rekindle a long-standing unrequited love affair with Manhattan a few weeks back. She's still unconvinced and, in fact, showed a measure of disdain by forcing me to eat a $29.00 (+ tip and tax) hot dog. I do have a certain streak of perversity; the same streak that had me rooting for the New York (football) Jets and the Mets these many years ago as a resident. This was also the equivalent of a culinary gauntlet being thrown down. Have to say, it was good. Good enough to where even Joey Chestnut, he of Nathan's annual July 4th gobblethon notoriety, would have been stopped in his tracks to savor the first three or four. You're probably asking yourself the same question I did: "Why ?" I've covered that from my end, but why would the chef/owner of an upscale restaurant arrogantly offer a $29+ hot dog, apart from because he could (and presumably hoping there were enough people like me willing to take up the challenge) ? I think it comes down to what I confirmed on said visit, in having an opportunity to view all manner of plated apparitions: high(er)-end dining is really the culinary equivalent of performance art. Presentation is still king. And at a price, of course. Lots of floating things seem to be the present affectation. But fortunately, the former practice of drowning everything in truffle oil appears to have abated. Although, come to think of it, some of those floaty bits could have been bobbing along on a pool of truffle oil, for all I know.
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Just to add some irrelevant detail to the by now well done steak debate here. Came across a YouGov survey on the subject from four years ago. Here's part of it. Make of it what you will.
While medium-rare and well-done steaks are America’s most popular selections, men (26%) are more likely than women (20%) to choose a medium-rare steak. In contrast, women are statistically more likely to request a well-done steak (29%), compared to two in ten (20%) men.
Three in ten Republicans (30%) order a medium-rare steak compared to just shy of two in ten (19%) Democrats. Democrats are six percentage points more likely (27%) than Republicans (21%) to order their steak well-done. There are fewer Democrats ordering steak overall, however. Nearly one in 10 (9%) Democrats don’t eat steak, compared to 16 percent for individuals who consider themselves “very liberal.” Just 4 percent of Republicans do not eat steak.
One in four (26%) Independents prefer a medium-rare steak, and they are less likely than Republicans and Democrats to want their steak without any signs of pink. That being said, well-done is still their second choice (19%). Nearly one in 10 (8%) Independents also do not consume steak.
Baby Boomers are more likely than younger generations to like a medium-rare steak (26%) while Gen X is carrying the torch for well-done steaks (29%) alongside Millennials (27%). Americans making less than $40,000 annually prefer their steaks well-done (31%) while those earning more than $80,000 annually ask for a medium-rare (26%) steak.
I go for medium to medium well, and it still seems weird to me that beef apparently doesn’t require a certain temperature to be food-safe, unlike so many other meats. I went through a period where my body’s reactions to food seemed random. Tried everything - no beef, no white bread, no dairy, no seafood. Turned out after several years to be a curable condition and not a food sensitivity or allergy.
Wouldn’t the hardcore Republican man claim to eat only fresh raw meat that he has just killed with his bare hands? Bending over to bite its flesh and then howling at the moon in triumph?