Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Steak Tartare at Orsay - Jacksonville, FL

One of the measures of a good place is to have raw steak and not get sick.
This one has bigger chunks and you can see the quality of the meat. Very
good. Also, the fresh bread in the background with sea salt butter is
awesome. I was also happy with the strong dark beer from France on draft!
Eric Gongora 404-539-8185

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Mini Hamburgers and Morty

After a wrong turn, I ended up at 30 Rock and turned around. Ended up at
the Ritz Carlton Bar and met a bartender named Morty. He had been there 29
years and referred to A-Rod as a whore - I like him and he is my friend. I
ordered these mini burgers with a beer and was excellent. Morty wouldn't
steer me wrong.
Eric Gongora 404-539-8185

Monday, August 10, 2009

My Gray Papaya Weiner

It is very good. The relish and the sauerkraut along with the grill not
cleaned in 30 years makes it taste artery clogging awesome. The juice is
good too - nice and refreshing.
Eric Gongora 404-539-8185

Gray's Papaya

In all my treks here, I have never had one. It is the cheapest ever - 1 hot
dog and a papaya drink was $2.
Eric Gongora 404-539-8185

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Bermuda Work

I have finally made it to an international destination I don't loathe. I am
in Hamilton and everything is familiar even though I only came here on a
cruise. The Hamilton Princess is the nicest hotel in town and I am happy to
stay there. There are no Hotel 6 here.

Aimless wandering...

Walking along an abandoned Front Street with all the shops closed makes it
hard to sight-see but I will be able to do a bit on Friday before I leave
Hamilton.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Closet Vegetarian

In search of veggies away from a pregnant carnivore household, I ordered a nice salad and these wood grilled veggie skewers. 10 years ago I would have mocked this sort of thing but going without greens is hard for me. :(
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Houston Lego-esque Sculpture

I am sitting eating my dinner and noticed the view in front of me was a cool sculpture. The restaurant in the middle of the park idea is nice. I will be ordering something light to compensate for my fancy First Class food on the plane (bananas and Twix - seriously!).
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Final Houston Meal - The Grove

This place was recommended a while ago by my lovely wife but I had not gone for some reason. It is in a large park and was a short 10 block away from my hotel.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Me and Tiny Larry are Mad!

The University Inn was closed. No sausage and pierogies for me. Oh well. Maybe my heart was telling me something. It is only open for dinner on weekends. What kind of crap is that? Maybe you have to work off the food the rest of the day.
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Secret Elvis Picture

This picture is illegal but I had to take a pic because the Elvis section in the Rock n Roll museum is cool with his old Caddy and a jumpsuit. I got yelled at by a guy in a hipster doofus shirt but it was worth it.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Voice - Dessert

The last course was welcoming. We were thrilled the portions were small so we could reach this deconstructed chocolate crunchy berry rich goodness. It was good but a little too rich to follow something like a pork belly. Either way it was excellent and this restaurant's regular restaurant menu was better to do than the bar menu. Highly recommended.
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Voice - Pork Belly

When this course came out we became sure we were on the main course. Due to my mixed positive results of cooking an entire pig, I have much respect for chefs who can cook it well and balancing the fat and meat so they give you enough of both for flavor. This picture is a little better but I always have an issue with dark restaurants and my pitiful camera not washing it out. Where as some of my other pictures have the resolution of a sasquatch or loch ness photo, this one looks like paparazzi approached the pork belly. Oh well - it was good.
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Voice - Fish Course

This flaky fish sat upon tomatillos and potatoes but for the life of me I don't remember what the waiter said. He told us the name which at several iterations sounded like Calicojack, Africotupac, and/or Lojack. Either way it was very good and even though the courses were not full size we lost count if this was the main. A 5 course tends to turn into a 6 or 7 with amuses, bemuses, and tremuses.
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Voice - Snow Pea Ravioli

This was probably the most unusual course. The fresh ravioli were filled with a marscapone snow pea puree that melted in your mouth. The sauce that had a taste like chicken-a-la-king was a nice contrast. The picture with the lack of light and white plate make this look like a pale child in a snowstorm but believe me it was good.
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Voice - Good Tuna

This was a very nice piece of tuna and the pickles, asian pears, and mango puree worked well with it. It tasted very fresh and was cut thick enough to feel the texture. Mmmm...chicken of the sea.
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