tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post2361561989789104221..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: RESTAURANT MENUjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-64643264464556811852014-02-12T05:33:51.080-05:002014-02-12T05:33:51.080-05:00I think you would make a great menu writer, especi...I think you would make a great menu writer, especially with these descriptions. Maybe in the clarification of bacon Applewood sounds a lot classier than just regular bacon. Hey maybe this a way of saying one was raised with class the other raised in the ghetto. At least that is what I think of when I hear farm raised and organic. :)<br /><br />The only way I like a green tomato is fried. :) Gossip_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603645371306284338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-31862263258939746472014-02-12T04:21:50.717-05:002014-02-12T04:21:50.717-05:00I'd like to find the person who writes those d...I'd like to find the person who writes those descriptions and make him eat his menus. <br />Most tomatoes are red? Well, in the past, the recent past, yes. Way back in the mists of time, tomatoes came in other colours too and those heritage/heirloom varieties are making a comeback. There's yellow grape, black russian, a variety striped in green and darker green that I can't remember if it is tiger or zebra. <br />Iceberg lettuce is awful tasteless stuff, only ever used for the crunch and because it is cheap. There are so many better varieties.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-61922657316047506882014-02-11T22:00:41.811-05:002014-02-11T22:00:41.811-05:00B.S. with a plethora of unnecessary adjectives. Y...B.S. with a plethora of unnecessary adjectives. Yup. You think menus are bad, how about the descriptions of artwork in a gallery catalog. They are so deep in doo doo that it's hilarious. Still, descriptive words have an effect on our decisions as you so accurately illustrated in the Chilean Sea Bass/Patagonian Toothfish.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65206395729753965472014-02-11T20:25:46.387-05:002014-02-11T20:25:46.387-05:00Those menu descriptions sound like something Elain...Those menu descriptions sound like something Elaine wrote for products in the J. Peterman catalog. Like the urban sombrero, or the Himalayan walking shoes.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-82059184458464196472014-02-11T20:15:37.955-05:002014-02-11T20:15:37.955-05:00Hah - too funny!
After reading the cheese paragra...Hah - too funny!<br /><br />After reading the cheese paragraph, I'm wondering if you prefer Tang to orange juice, though.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-78373504995124587732014-02-11T20:07:51.091-05:002014-02-11T20:07:51.091-05:00it's the corner diner for me, not so much Quee...it's the corner diner for me, not so much Queenie. all this fancy who-ha really does nothing for me particularly, as you say, since it demands that i have it their way. ickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-14298192239511667682014-02-11T18:51:35.089-05:002014-02-11T18:51:35.089-05:00We don't seem to have Friendly's down here...We don't seem to have Friendly's down here in Arizona either but a brand new Culver's (from Wisconsin) just opened a couple of miles from me and it's been mobbed every time I go in or by it. I don't think they use Applewood smoked bacon but they do toast the buns for their Butterburgers just a little! :DCatalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-24966336749905064232014-02-11T14:15:43.537-05:002014-02-11T14:15:43.537-05:00I grew up on Friendly's. I liked the Friendly ...I grew up on Friendly's. I liked the Friendly Frank. We don't have Friendly's in The Sticks. We have Steak 'n Shake. Open 24 hours, always greasy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-43414627682496104412014-02-11T13:55:07.607-05:002014-02-11T13:55:07.607-05:00Just what is Applewood?
Does it matter if it's...Just what is Applewood?<br />Does it matter if it's Winesap or Granny Smith?<br />What if all you have is apricot wood?<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-70211306997035402922014-02-11T13:11:18.525-05:002014-02-11T13:11:18.525-05:00My daughter owns a restaurant with a similar menu....My daughter owns a restaurant with a similar menu. She does leave out all the adjectives.<br />If only people knew the back story. She scored a felled apple tree, which she stored in our barn. When they run low on the apple wood slabs she serves one of her fancy schmancy concoctions on she runs down, fires up the ShopSmith and takes home a new pile of apple wood slabs.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-49253704103815064362014-02-11T13:01:55.708-05:002014-02-11T13:01:55.708-05:00Must be a connoisseur of bacon to know when to use...Must be a connoisseur of bacon to know when to use Applewood smoked bacon, Hickory smoked, or Maple. :)<br /><br />I like a cross between hickory and maple flavored bacon for my BLTs. <br /><br />This was fun, because I too expect my lettuce to be crisp and my tomato to be red. Thanks for the laughs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-20301752167861413402014-02-11T11:18:23.870-05:002014-02-11T11:18:23.870-05:00laughing. but i'd like some applewood smoked b...laughing. but i'd like some applewood smoked bacon, please...TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-59945059577133343162014-02-11T11:16:00.789-05:002014-02-11T11:16:00.789-05:00A bit like all that pretentious nonsense on wine b...A bit like all that pretentious nonsense on wine bottle labels.Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-66993768494426211872014-02-11T11:13:15.035-05:002014-02-11T11:13:15.035-05:00Your BLT sounded good. I could go for one of thos...Your BLT sounded good. I could go for one of those.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353373844105134032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-3720945281775284282014-02-11T11:03:21.641-05:002014-02-11T11:03:21.641-05:00Ha! Funny post.
I think "truth in advertisi...Ha! Funny post.<br /><br />I think "truth in advertising" is a total myth. Applewood smoked? Yeah, right. It's probably just whatever their wholesale distributor sent them that week. Same with the lettuce and tomatoes. Now, about that limp pasta...no, I'll let that one slide. ;)<br /><br />I think the only ones more deceiving with their descriptions are Realtors who write up the ads for their lisitngs: "has tons of character" means "it's a dump", "a few updates still needed" means "no indoor plumbing", etc.<br /><br />S<br /><br />Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.com