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Turkeybone posted:I know we used to have a dude who was at bouchon out there, not sure if there are any goons that way these days. Wasn't that heyfresh88? Last I recall he was opening his own place with his brother, but that was a year or two ago.
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Yeah that was heyfresh, one of my friends went to Napa on his honeymoon, and he hooked them up at Bouchon. We've never met, and he never met my friends either -- but he put them on the special list. I love goons  e: I'll respond in full to BABBYS in a sec.
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MAKE NO BABBYS posted:Okay. Do you need places to be family-friendly? Or is debauchery okay? Drinking bars or cocktails? What sorts of food do you like? General price range? Is there anywhere you're really wanting to get into? If you can't get a res, I can make some calls. So basically, my gf has this conference Monday-Thursday. We are going to travel to Napa Thursday and stay at an airbnb that night, leave Friday at noon or so. SOME of her nights are free (not sure which yet), and otherwise I am a wide open book morning noon and night. So I can do cool lunches and such. Will rent a car for Thursday, but haven't decided on the rest of the week. We're both pretty up for whatever, no need for family friendly. Wine and cocktails over beer (just for this trip I guess, but really I love it all), no restrictions on cuisine; I like seasonal new American blah blah. Also will have to pop my in-n-out cherry as I might have said. In general as far as style and price and all that, less TFL and more Ad Hoc. And I've been out of the bigger food scene for awhile, so while I know State Bird is a big deal, I really don't know poo poo about anything else anymore.
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Turkeybone posted:Also will have to pop my in-n-out cherry double double animal style. People build it up as something better than it is, but its a solid fast food burger joint. Above Burger kind and McDonalds, but below a Becks Prime. Fudruckers quality maybe? life "hack" trigger warning
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Jul 2, 2015 21:47
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Secret Spoon posted:double double animal style. People build it up as something better than it is, but its a solid fast food burger joint. Above Burger kind and McDonalds, but below a Becks Prime. Fudruckers quality maybe? Basically this. If you grew up on the west coast, you probably grew up eating In n Out so it's comfort food to you. I grew up in TX and for me it's Whataburger. If you grew up in the east, maybe 5 Guys? Not sure. Definitely worth trying, and certainly a step above a lot of places, but don't expect it to be a revelation.
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Jul 2, 2015 22:06
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Oh hell no. In and Out is so goddamned good. And fresh. And they pay their employees really well. Mmmm. Double double animal style.
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Shooting Blanks posted:Basically this. If you grew up on the west coast, you probably grew up eating In n Out so it's comfort food to you. I grew up in TX and for me it's Whataburger. If you grew up in the east, maybe 5 Guys? Not sure. Whataburger is the poo poo.
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MAKE NO BABBYS posted:Oh hell no. In and Out is so goddamned good. And fresh. And they pay their employees really well. Like I said, it's all a matter of what you grew up with.
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Jul 2, 2015 23:40
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Errant Gin Monks posted:Whataburger is
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Hauki posted:I mean I haven't been to one in like 20-25 years, but there's a reason for that I will fight you. Where are you?
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Errant Gin Monks posted:I will fight you. Where are you? I will join you in this fight. None shall besmirch the name of Whataburger. Also, I'd like it if In-N-Out would GTFO of Austin, kthx.
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Errant Gin Monks posted:I will fight you. Where are you? Well I live in Denver now
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Hauki posted:Well I live in Denver now Capita good choices over here
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Secret Spoon posted:Capita good choices over here Shut up shut up... no  here just a bunch of lovely burritos.Everyone is better off just staying in Texas.
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Greatbacon posted:Shut up shut up... no If you can keep Colorado, California, and NYC folks from moving to TX, I will happily stay here. Add Chicago to that list also.
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Greatbacon posted:Shut up shut up... no I was being sarcastic  Shooting Blanks posted:If you can keep Colorado, California, and NYC folks from moving to TX, I will happily stay here. Add Chicago to that list also. Secret Spoon fucked around with this message at 05:03 on Jul 3, 2015 |
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2 burgers is better than a double double for me, I think the ratio of bun to ingredients to burger is better, but I also get them no tomato extra lettuce because I'm a heathen who doesn't like raw tomato
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Tomato on burgers is pretty pointless. It just messes up the structural integrity of a good burger without adding anything worthwhile. Although I admit my opinion might be influenced by living in Sweden where tomatoes tend to be from Holland and taste like watery sadness.
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Jul 3, 2015 09:36
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I like tomato on my burgers though, I think it adds some acidity and freshness
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Jul 3, 2015 09:53
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Drink and Fight posted:Let's go drinking.
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Jul 3, 2015 10:05
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Also there's good stuff in the East Bay if you're down with that, including the best cocktails and taco truck the the area (the Hotsy Totsy).
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Greatbacon posted:. I don't think anyone actually wants to live in Texas. Is there a worse state (human rights, not being persecuted for being different/not a redneck cowboy wise), maybe GA. But probably not Texas does have the best BBQ though
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I like living in Austin! 
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DekeThornton posted:Tomato on burgers is pretty pointless. It just messes up the structural integrity of a good burger without adding anything worthwhile. I'm starting to be of the opinion that tomato on sandwiches is more like mayo in its role - it adds a bit of moisture, a bit of glutamic acid, even if you can't taste the tomatoey flavour specifically. It helps to salt your tomato slice, too, as to create that delicious MSG.
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goodness posted:I don't think anyone actually wants to live in Texas. Is there a worse state (human rights, not being persecuted for being different/not a redneck cowboy wise), maybe GA. But probably not Yeah it's terrible here don't ever move here. Houston, Dallas, and Austin are all just huge cesspools of giant rednecks.
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pile of brown posted:2 burgers is better than a double double for me, I think the ratio of bun to ingredients to burger is better, but I also get them no tomato extra lettuce because I'm a heathen who doesn't like raw tomato DekeThornton posted:Tomato on burgers is pretty pointless. It just messes up the structural integrity of a good burger without adding anything worthwhile. just look at how wrong you are
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mindphlux posted:just look at how wrong you are Please check you access to non Dutch tomatoes privilege.
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Secret Spoon posted:Yeah it's terrible here don't ever move here. Houston, Dallas, and Austin are all just huge cesspools of giant rednecks. This. loving out of towners don't even know how to park their horses when they're here.
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Shooting Blanks posted:This. loving out of towners don't even know how to park their horses when they're here. That and they just dont hate queers enough. Like that Annise Parker. Gal durn city slickers, they just cant survive out here in the wild.
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Jul 3, 2015 19:16
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Restaurant is closed for the weekend, company party Sunday. Hell yes.
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Secret Spoon posted:Yeah it's terrible here don't ever move here. Houston, Dallas, and Austin are all just huge cesspools of giant rednecks. Everyone I know from those three cities, which happens to be every single girl up here in arkansas, just shits on texas when they talk about it.
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goodness posted:I don't think anyone actually wants to live in Texas. Is there a worse state (human rights, not being persecuted for being different/not a redneck cowboy wise), maybe GA. But probably not Counterpoint: Mississippi exists.
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goodness posted:Everyone I know from those three cities, which happens to be every single girl up here in arkansas, just shits on texas when they talk about it. People that leave Austin are generally lovely, hth. Except Wrought.
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JawKnee posted:the sign for me that it was time to step out of late-night service work was getting home at 3am and being unable to sleep past 8 or 9am due to stress dreams (and light, but eventually you get over the embarrassment of looking like a prick in a sleeping mask and earplugs if it means more than 4 hours sleep). My girlfriend at the time had an alarm on her phone that sounded like the fryer alarm. I worked closes, she worked a normal job. That drat thing sent me into panic attacks waking up some days.
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Liquid Communism posted:My girlfriend at the time had an alarm on her phone that sounded like the fryer alarm. You're using past tense because you murdered her, aren't you. I had to switch to vibrate-only on my phone alarm because I use it so much day-to-day in the kitchen any single tone will quickly burn itself into my head and I'll start hearing it all the time. I swear to god the hood fan in my prep area in the back of the kitchen subtly makes both the ticket printer noise and one of my previously-used alarm tones.
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Republicans posted:You're using past tense because you murdered her, aren't you. hearing tickets never stops. Its been 9 months since I have had to respond to a ticket, and I still hear that sound every so often in my own home. Like, I will lay down and watch tv or whatever and Ill hear it coming from my bathroom or the kitchen or whatever.
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Waiting nightmares are the worst. You fall into this abyss of helplessness. Waking up in a hot sweat. It's not real man!
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Secret Spoon posted:hearing tickets never stops. Its been 9 months since I have had to respond to a ticket, and I still hear that sound every so often in my own home. Like, I will lay down and watch tv or whatever and Ill hear it coming from my bathroom or the kitchen or whatever. Oddly enough I don't, but that loving fan is always fooling me. I think it's because I spread so much of my day across various parts of the restaurant I can tune it out if I don't need to monitor incoming tickets.
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So my lunch is finally picking up. Not busy yet but it's finally starting to pay off. A lot of people are still stuck on the burgers but I have been getting some good feedback on the tamarind ribs and the wild boar tacos. I'm about to expand the menu to include some more seafood. Mostly more crab meat and shrimps. The next dish I plan on adding is open tamales two ways. One with polenta, blueberry jalapeņo compote and tempura shrimp, the other blue corn grits, strawberry Serrano compote and seared scallops with smoked sea salt. Dinner service menu has expanded a bit after contracting the menu, I removed about half the crap I hated and added some chipotle cheddar Mac and cheese dipped in IPA tempura batter and Panko bread crumbs and fried, dusted with a chili powder mix and served with an avacado ranch dressing. It was a big hit tonight. I will probably keep it. my place is in a bar, please don't judge me for my bar food.  The Mac and cheese. Errant Gin Monks fucked around with this message at 09:36 on Jul 4, 2015 |
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bloody ghost titty posted:Restaurant is closed for the weekend, company party Sunday. Hell yes. Same except no party, otoh I don't have to see the coworkers till Tuesday, so I'm counting it as a win.
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