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Post by bigjeep on Apr 3, 2024 8:46:44 GMT -5
BTW - Does anyone remember Yogi Berra's favorite drink? His name and photo was on the bottle!  Yogi for -----! Was it Yoo Hoo?  Yes, my favorite chocolate drink to this day! |
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 3, 2024 8:49:32 GMT -5
BTW - Does anyone remember Yogi Berra's favorite drink? His name and photo was on the bottle! Yogi for -----! Was it Yoo Hoo? From "eerokwoy" brands... |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 3, 2024 9:26:47 GMT -5
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Apr 3, 2024 9:32:11 GMT -5
So, anxious to hear your review. Hope the meal was better than the Yankee game! |
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Post by inger on Apr 3, 2024 9:39:55 GMT -5
So, anxious to hear your review. Hope the meal was better than the Yankee game! Time to eat tentacles again. “What kinds of creepy animals do you serve parts of?” “Do you have any eggs from inside of fish?” “I don’t see any snails on this plate. What kind of restaurant is this?” Lol. Have fun. You know what I’d have if I was going, right? “I would like a bacon cheese burger. No garden, so condiments, no special sauce. Well done. And please do not run it over with your Michelins.”… |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 3, 2024 9:49:25 GMT -5
So, anxious to hear your review. Hope the meal was better than the Yankee game! So originally our reservation at Torrisi was at 9:45 pm and we were planning to break our fast at 7:23pm with something small and then have the big meal there. But we got so hungry that we audibled to a pasta place in Hoboken that had an opening at 7:30pm. The place in Hoboken was called Flour on Jefferson St. We had Whipped Ricotta toast and Caesar Salad toast for appetizer. Both were delicious especially the whipped ricotta. I ordered the Spicy Rigatoni, which was just okay to good. I thought it would be more like what they offered at Carbone but the sauce wasn't as tasty and I didn't enjoy the bread crumbs they had on it. My friend had a Fettucine dish with lamb which was much better than mine. Luckily I got to have a big portion of that as we split our entrees. So overall Flour was good but nothing special. Kind of regretting canceling the Torrisi reservation. That would have made a much more interesting review. Today, I think we are feeling like steak so we may go to Wolfgang's steakhouse. I've mentioned them before on this site, they are like 95 percent the quality of Peter Lugers without all the hassle of getting a reservation and having to go all the way into Brooklyn. |
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Post by bigjeep on Apr 3, 2024 10:08:16 GMT -5
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 3, 2024 10:10:24 GMT -5
So, anxious to hear your review. Hope the meal was better than the Yankee game! So originally our reservation at Torrisi was at 9:45 pm and we were planning to break our fast at 7:23pm with something small and then have the big meal there. But we got so hungry that we audibled to a pasta place in Hoboken that had an opening at 7:30pm. The place in Hoboken was called Flour on Jefferson St. We had Whipped Ricotta toast and Caesar Salad toast for appetizer. Both were delicious especially the whipped ricotta. I ordered the Spicy Rigatoni, which was just okay to good. I thought it would be more like what they offered at Carbone but the sauce wasn't as tasty and I didn't enjoy the bread crumbs they had on it. My friend had a Fettucine dish with lamb which was much better than mine. Luckily I got to have a big portion of that as we split our entrees. So overall Flour was good but nothing special. Kind of regretting canceling the Torrisi reservation. That would have made a much more interesting review. Today, I think we are feeling like steak so we may go to Wolfgang's steakhouse. I've mentioned them before on this site, they are like 95 percent the quality of Peter Lugers without all the hassle of getting a reservation and having to go all the way into Brooklyn. Completely understand. Many are the times that Sarah settled for a burger-doodle rather than wait for a reservation. When she felt hunger pains, it didn’t matter what was on the schedule later. One of the first times I cooked for her family, Sarah ate a bowl of cereal about thirty minutes before everything was done. I was crushed after having toiled for hours. I grew to understand that not everyone has the same ability to postpone nourishment or hold one’s bladder. I had a friend who learned that the hard way about his girlfriend. Cloth seats, too. |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 3, 2024 10:20:18 GMT -5
So originally our reservation at Torrisi was at 9:45 pm and we were planning to break our fast at 7:23pm with something small and then have the big meal there. But we got so hungry that we audibled to a pasta place in Hoboken that had an opening at 7:30pm. The place in Hoboken was called Flour on Jefferson St. We had Whipped Ricotta toast and Caesar Salad toast for appetizer. Both were delicious especially the whipped ricotta. I ordered the Spicy Rigatoni, which was just okay to good. I thought it would be more like what they offered at Carbone but the sauce wasn't as tasty and I didn't enjoy the bread crumbs they had on it. My friend had a Fettucine dish with lamb which was much better than mine. Luckily I got to have a big portion of that as we split our entrees. So overall Flour was good but nothing special. Kind of regretting canceling the Torrisi reservation. That would have made a much more interesting review. Today, I think we are feeling like steak so we may go to Wolfgang's steakhouse. I've mentioned them before on this site, they are like 95 percent the quality of Peter Lugers without all the hassle of getting a reservation and having to go all the way into Brooklyn. Completely understand. Many are the times that Sarah settled for a burger-doodle rather than wait for a reservation. When she felt hunger pains, it didn’t matter what was on the schedule later. One of the first times I cooked for her family, Sarah ate a bowl of cereal about thirty minutes before everything was done. I was crushed after having toiled for hours. I grew to understand that not everyone has the same ability to postpone nourishment or hold one’s bladder. I had a friend who learned that the hard way about his girlfriend. Cloth seats, too. lol, eating a bowl of cereal 30 minutes before dinner is classic. If Ramadan gives you one thing, its an ability to postpone your nourishment (at least until break fast time) And when you got to go, you got to go.  Funny and gross story. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 3, 2024 10:22:45 GMT -5
The House of Prime Rib in San Francisco is really good. It's old school, been there since the 1940's. There is a Steakhouse called Niku which I've been told is outstanding but I have never eaten there. The Tadich Grill is an old SF restraunt where you can get a good steak or excellent seafood (I think it's been there for since the 1840's). Scoma's is pretty good Italian and seafood, my wife loves their grilled scallops, nice view on the water. Bobo's is a fun steakhouse, they used to have a fixed menu featuring steak and dungeness crab but it's been awhile since I've been there. I used to work a block from the Tadich Grill and enjoyed many a great lunch there. I believe it's the oldest restaurant in SF. Tadich Grill is wonderful. One of my SF favorites too. Also not too far from there another historic old restaurant John's Grill, where the great mystery writer Dashiell Hammett was a regular and which he mentions in "The Maltese Falcon." Another fun historic eatery in SF is Buena Vista which claims to have invented Irish Coffee. I just know it's the only way I can drink coffee. Sadly some wonderful places with a long pedigree are no longer around, in particular Lefty O'Doul's and Cliff House. We once had Christmas dinner at The Palace Hotel. What an elegant place, worth going just for the atmosphere. A small clubby traditional place we really liked was The Big Four at the Huntington on Nob Hill. I know restaurant scenes change constantly, but there is still something special about the places with the long lineage. SF seems to have hundreds of them. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 3, 2024 10:33:04 GMT -5
Yes, my favorite chocolate drink to this day! Hey Jeep, did you take out your home mortgage from The Money Store? Scooter would have wanted it that way. Back in the day New England was saturated with ads featuring Ted Williams hawking Moxie soft drinks. "Make mine Moxie." |
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Post by bigjeep on Apr 3, 2024 10:41:30 GMT -5
Yes, my favorite chocolate drink to this day! Hey Jeep, did you take out your home mortgage from The Money Store? Scooter would have wanted it that way. Back in the day New England was saturated with ads featuring Ted Williams hawking Moxie soft drinks. "Make mine Moxie."  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 3, 2024 11:04:38 GMT -5
How bout you 1955nyyfan ? Where do you live? Do you ever make it to NYC for food? Even if you don’t what are some of your favorite cuisines? No I dont. I live in the East Bay reasonably close to SF. My wife has had poor health for awhile so we don't get out to eat as much as we did a few years ago. There are several good restraunts near me that we visit from time to time. I also like to look for dog friendly places because my dog loves to eat out. Several places in Carmel that are both good food and dog friendly. I love a good steak. There was a French Restraunt near me that did a really good Pepper Steak which I don't think is on a lot of menu's anymore but they closed during the pandemic. Love Italian food and almost anything that comes from water. I cook a little bit and my go to's are Beef Wellington (I follow Tyler Florence's recipe pretty closely) or Halibut if we do somthing more upscale. If more casual we will grill pizza's on the outdoor grill. I love Napa Valley Wine so I'll try to pair somthing that works but I'm of the opinion that a great Napa Cab works with anything  . Jeez, I looked up the Tyler Florence recipe for Beef Wellington and it looks far more arduous than the traditional recipes. Looks like it would take days to prepare. Kudos to you 1955nyyfan for taking that on. But I noticed no pate in that recipe. One of England's premiere gifts to the culinary world, although some of the French claim it was stolen from their own boeuf en croute and rebranded after the Napoleonic Wars. I tend to lean toward the French on culinary issues. Thanks for bringing up steak au poivre -- I agree, delicious, and it doesn't show up on menus the way it used to. Halibut -- mmm, one of the best things out of the ocean. Haven't had it in quite awhile. Just some herbs and garlic and capers and lemon and butter with it and maybe a Chablis or Sauvignon Blanc. My favorite fish dish of all is Sole Meuniere, so light and delicious. My wife makes it every few months and I am like a ravenous beast waiting for it to emerge. Oh man, pizza anytime. Greatest food creation in history. Completely versatile. You can get good pizza anywhere in the world. If we're traveling for any length of time eventually I have to insist on a pizza night. For sure a Napa Cab can cover a lot of pairing ground. I'm enough of a traditionalist to put Bordeaux at the top of my list -- but again the dominant grape for most Bordeaux blends is Cabernet Sauvignon, with lesser amounts of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. It's all good and it's making me hungry. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Apr 3, 2024 11:33:26 GMT -5
I used to work a block from the Tadich Grill and enjoyed many a great lunch there. I believe it's the oldest restaurant in SF. Tadich Grill is wonderful. One of my SF favorites too. Also not too far from there another historic old restaurant John's Grill, where the great mystery writer Dashiell Hammett was a regular and which he mentions in "The Maltese Falcon." Another fun historic eatery in SF is Buena Vista which claims to have invented Irish Coffee. I just know it's the only way I can drink coffee. Sadly some wonderful places with a long pedigree are no longer around, in particular Lefty O'Doul's and Cliff House. We once had Christmas dinner at The Palace Hotel. What an elegant place, worth going just for the atmosphere. A small clubby traditional place we really liked was The Big Four at the Huntington on Nob Hill. I know restaurant scenes change constantly, but there is still something special about the places with the long lineage. SF seems to have hundreds of them. I've had brunch at Palace Hotel several times, it was outstanding. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Apr 3, 2024 11:40:17 GMT -5
No I dont. I live in the East Bay reasonably close to SF. My wife has had poor health for awhile so we don't get out to eat as much as we did a few years ago. There are several good restraunts near me that we visit from time to time. I also like to look for dog friendly places because my dog loves to eat out. Several places in Carmel that are both good food and dog friendly. I love a good steak. There was a French Restraunt near me that did a really good Pepper Steak which I don't think is on a lot of menu's anymore but they closed during the pandemic. Love Italian food and almost anything that comes from water. I cook a little bit and my go to's are Beef Wellington (I follow Tyler Florence's recipe pretty closely) or Halibut if we do somthing more upscale. If more casual we will grill pizza's on the outdoor grill. I love Napa Valley Wine so I'll try to pair somthing that works but I'm of the opinion that a great Napa Cab works with anything . Jeez, I looked up the Tyler Florence recipe for Beef Wellington and it looks far more arduous than the traditional recipes. Looks like it would take days to prepare. Kudos to you 1955nyyfan for taking that on. But I noticed no pate in that recipe. One of England's premiere gifts to the culinary world, although some of the French claim it was stolen from their own boeuf en croute and rebranded after the Napoleonic Wars. I tend to lean toward the French on culinary issues. Thanks for bringing up steak au poivre -- I agree, delicious, and it doesn't show up on menus the way it used to. Halibut -- mmm, one of the best things out of the ocean. Haven't had it in quite awhile. Just some herbs and garlic and capers and lemon and butter with it and maybe a Chablis or Sauvignon Blanc. My favorite fish dish of all is Sole Meuniere, so light and delicious. My wife makes it every few months and I am like a ravenous beast waiting for it to emerge. Oh man, pizza anytime. Greatest food creation in history. Completely versatile. You can get good pizza anywhere in the world. If we're traveling for any length of time eventually I have to insist on a pizza night. For sure a Napa Cab can cover a lot of pairing ground. I'm enough of a traditionalist to put Bordeaux at the top of my list -- but again the dominant grape for most Bordeaux blends is Cabernet Sauvignon, with lesser amounts of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. It's all good and it's making me hungry. I make a glaze for my halibut using a basalmic reduction, brown sugar and dijon mustard. I could eat pizza 4 or 5 times a week. There is a pizza place near me that does a thin crust potato and truffle oil that I have to have at least once a month. |
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Yes, my favorite chocolate drink to this day! 
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