Tonight we are having chilli beef stew!

I had some Antelope sausage on the grill with broccoli rabe. Honestly, they pulverize the hell out of it so it looks and tastes more like bratwurst or a hotdog than anything related to venison (which they claim it tastes like) -- same powerful spice as in the wild boar sausage -- wow... 0 for 3 in the exotic meats delivery... I am looking forward to the wild boar ribs -- I TRUST those were not altered in anyway with seasoning, etc...!

I am watching a local NYC station and they were showing some of the most expensive "simple" foods in Manhattan, it included a giant kobe beef hotdog for $20 (Old Homestead Steakhouse); $1000 omlette made with sevruga caviar; and a $100 cheesesteak, made with kobe beef... the only thing that sounds interesting is the $100 cheesesteak, with kobe beef it must be amazing, a hot dog made with it? why pulverize the hell out of it and pack it into a sausage? same as the caviar omlette -- it can stand on its own with some nice icy vodka, no need to add eggs, potatoes and lox!

You can't understand why they would use a beef that is supposed to be that good for that kind of money to make a hot dog, but yet you think that a kobe Cheesesteak sandwich sounds amazing?

In my opinion, I think that it's ridiculous to take a kobe beef that expensive and use it to smother in grease, onions and cheese. If you're going to eat something that's supposed to be that good for that kind of money, then I want to taste it for what it is, on it's own, and not have it's supposed fantastic taste disguised by other toppings or ingredients.

Mine as well put Ketchup on it for that matter.

Geoff is right. You are totally obsessed with this kobe beef.

You mean Kobe-STYLE beef

NO, i meant KOBE. I am willing to bet that NO one could taste the difference side by side. I AM NOT obsessed with kobe, in fact, i think i've had it twice in my life. Its just the caviar of beef, I didn't write the TV program, but the producer thought 3 out of 5 dishes should include kobe, maybe its a trend ;P As for ruining it, i agree, it stands good on its own, but for it to be minced into a hot dog makes no sense as part of it is the texture, however, thinly sliced is how you are going to eat it anyway, right? You have to admit thats a bit more "pure" and uncompromised than ground/grinding it up and putting it in a burger, but not everything you have to have in its most pure form everytime. Ever have a grilled gruyere cheese and caviar sandwich? When i saw it in a magazine I thought it was blasphemy, however, that didnt stop me from trying it, and it the most deliscious thing in the world - not sure I would do it with beluga, but with sevruga, why not??

So they flew the beef in from Japan then? It's not from the USA? Cuz as you (don't) know, it's ONLY (true) "Kobe" if it's from Japan!

Yes, and Champagne is only from France, but that is FRENCH law and not US Law, a rose by any name is still the same... In this case, i have no clue where it came from, midwest with same proceedures/climate as japan or japan itself, who knows... Even the FRENCH (need i repeat the FRENCH) admit that many american products are better than those in europe or abroad, california/napa is mostly to be credited for this. California is basically the same climate/conditions as you have in italy, france, etc... no wonder why they call it the "Golden State" -- Perhaps you remember when we attended FFC's GF DVD party in Brooklyn, we entered the pasta plant and there was a HUGE oversized Californian flag draped from the cieling... back in Y2k I was a bit offended: who is HE to come into brooklyn and parade the CA flag?? Now I know why, it IS the golden state and it rivals wine, olive oil, and many other products over the rest of the world... I am now pretty comfortable with that... No country has a patent on any product. The only country that comes close is Cuba... its geography, climate, soil and production cancels out any other cigar in the world, except KEY WEST, they come VERY close... otherwise, any climate/condition can be replicated in today's world.

You know, for a man who eats those dreadful-looking White Rose hamburgers, you're quite a food snob, JG.

US law always supersedes other laws around the world -- we know better! No need to respect any other country's "laws".

California (and NY for that matter) makes sparkling wine, not Champagne!

If you were proud enough of the US, there'd be no need to pretend you're consuming something from abroad. Wagyu isn't anything to be embarrassed by.

Kobe, if you didn't know, is a city in Japan. Used as an adjective, it means something is from there. They may make "New York style" or "Chicago style" pizza there -- would you call it true NY or Chicago pizza if you were there?

Didn't think so.

If we end up in NB this summer, I'll buy lunch from there! You'll see...!

POW!!!!!

I am very proud to be an American, its insane to even make that argument, especially since I NEVER buy any french products in fact, I try to ONLY buy products 1) from USA and 2) from Italy -- I guess I can only get caviar and vodka from Russia then? When someone says champagne, its a generic word for sparkling wine... remember, anything that is 100 year or older automatically becomes a generic term like Asprin.

I guess it really sux that since we are not in Italy, we are forced to "go out for italian-like food" here in the USA. Unless, its a dump in a stripmall like where you took me last time, then its just plain garbage, oh, wait, can I say that or do I have to get permission from the sanitation department to label it as such because it was eaten off site and not at the local city dump? LMAO.

When restaurants use the term kobe beef, everyone knows what they mean, no one questions it, well, one i guess, I'd love to see you arguing with a chef with a sharp knife in his hand lol.

Enjoy the "summer-like" day today, oh jeez, its only spring, sorry! Or, as Al Gore would say... go outside and feel guilty about global warming. You two must be a blast at parties!

BTW Don Cardi, Geoff doesn't need a cheerleading squad, UNLESS of course you ENJOY dressing up like britney spears and using pom poms LOL ;-)

Well not everybody

The lady who eats spaghetti from a can said the most sensible thing on this page.

:-D No arguments there!

Luckily I didn't really say anything on this page

...and I think you mean "spaghetti-like pasta product"

Well, then, what you REALLY meant to say was the dried dough-like noodles that Marco Polo discovered and brought back to Italy which was thus therefore exported to the United States and canned by Franco-American as a traditional Italian-like meal.

Oh wait, a minute, back up, tomatoes were not discovered until Columbus made it to the Americas... wow now I am really confused, I guess Italy's most famous dish is actually Chinese-South American... WOW.

Its such a warm day out, its a good day for primate food, better known as BBQ here in the 21st Century.

I'm way ahead of you. It's rib steaks (bone-in) on the grill tonight, with grilled eggplants, red peppers and zucchini (brushed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar).

Nice.

Too late. You said you were buying us White Rose hamburgers.

I vote we move our venue to NB.

I was going to make pizza, but its a bit warm (84F according to my Alexander Graham Bell-like device called an iPhone), so I really don't know what to do... maybe I will order out or just go out to eat :-)

Anyone ever make pizza on the grill? it has to be screaming hot but people swear by it... I did it once, it didnt stick believe it or not, but its not ideal lol.

I've done it. It takes some practice, but it's actually kind of easy. The odd part is getting used to cooking both sides of the pie before you put your toppings on.

I know some people that start it on the grill, then finish it in the oven. But to me, that kind of defeats the purpose. Just do one or the other, you know?

I agree, the point is to get that smokiness flavor in it, kind as if it were done in a brick oven... now I am thinking of this place in montclair that makes brick oven pizza, time to check out a new joint!

Don't you mean Antonio Meucci like device?

We had burritos!

I second SC's vote for New Brunswick! JG's buying!!!

Bravo Pizza Boy! You called me out and you are right!

How many times do I have to tell ya I HAVEN'T HAD SPAGHETTIO'S IN A LONG TIME!!!!!!

So you've moved on to Stouffer's or Olive Garden?