What did you have for lunch?

hot dog with deli mustard and spicy peppers

Enchiladas suizas

California Sandwiches - veal with mushrooms and provolone.

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Originally posted by VinT:
California Sandwiches - veal with mushrooms and provolone.

i did that saturday afternoon and am still feeling it...

salad today in hopes of finding some gastro-normalcy

I had chicken liver on toast today that made me think of The Spotted Pig.

Love chicken livers. Had a nice chicken liver pate recently at pizzeria mozza on perfectly grilled bread. Soooo good.

Grilled salmon

Jerk chicken with green beans and grilled spuds.

Cream tea at home:
- A couple of fresh scones from Balthazar
- Clotted cream from England
- Strawberry jam
- Twinings English Afternoon tea
- Cherry-pistachio tart

Looking forward to the real thing in London in December!

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Originally posted by DoubleD:
Cream tea at home:
- A couple of fresh scones from Balthazar
- Clotted cream from England
- Strawberry jam
- Twinings English Afternoon tea
- Cherry-pistachio tart

Looking forward to the real thing in London in December!

i very much recommend the ritz if you want afternoon tea in london

oh and claridge but it's kinda more $$$

Grilled calamari and crab legs.

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Originally posted by DoubleD:
Cream tea at home:
- A couple of fresh scones from Balthazar
- Clotted cream from England
- Strawberry jam
- Twinings English Afternoon tea
- Cherry-pistachio tart

Looking forward to the real thing in London in December!

Check out Dukes Hotel: Duke's high tea

If you don't know Dukes, you owe it to yourself to visit, ideally on one of the London Walks London Walks that stops there, which as I recall are both Old Mayfair and The Old Palace Quarter. They are both easily 2 of my very favourite London Walks because almost every step is something interesting and classic.

Besides the High Tea and classic location, the bar makes what is considered to be the best martini in London, including some original concoctions. And Ian Fleming usually stayed at Dukes when in London and they are very much into the whole James Bond thing there.

And if you appreciate my advice, remember that when I offer you trade this Fall!

Thanks for the tip bman! Feel free to send your trade request for my RB1 and for your WR4.

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Originally posted by DoubleD:
Thanks for the tip bman! Feel free to send your trade request for my RB1 and for your WR4.

Your RB 2 for my WR3 at the worst......

But seriously, do some London Walks. I've done over 30 and enjoyed all but one or two. Owned by a husband and wife who lead some walks, he is an American named David. If you want other specific recs, send me an email!

Will definitely check out London Walks. We're going from Dec 24-Jan 2. A few of those days will be taken with Christmas and most places being closed.

BTW the cocktails at Duke's is about $25 - wowzahs!

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Originally posted by DoubleD:
Will definitely check out London Walks. We're going from Dec 24-Jan 2. A few of those days will be taken with Christmas and most places being closed.

BTW the cocktails at Duke's is about $25 - wowzahs!

Yeah, nothing in Mayfair is cheap, especially not in places like Dukes - imagine what it costs in Canadian dollars! But the London Walks are very cheap and great QPR!

i had baked potatoes with 3 chapaatis with salad along with one glass of water.

Chili
Grilled Chicken Wings

The Double Char Burger at The Habit. No big deal.

Had a Fuddrucker's burger yesterday for the first time in about 15 years. It was pretty good!

Shanghai style calamari
Lobster Cobb Salad
King Estate Acrobat Pinot Gris

Nice Friday lunch

Just hit up a BBQ place in S. Seattle that supposedly has quite a following, Peco's Pit. It was good, but not earth-shattering. I ordered the Friday-only smoked turkey breast sandwich with sides of coleslaw and beans. The turkey was outstanding, but the sauce dominates too much. Very good slaw, too.

1/2 warm 1/2 cold salad - vinegar and herb braised green cabbage, bourbon deglazed shitake mushrooms, sliced heirloom tomato, avocado.

Brats with Kraut at Work.

Pompeia Salad
French Onion Burger with sweet potato tots
Tuna Poke

A double pig sandwich. Pulled pork topped with bacon, arugula, pickled green beans on a ciabatta roll with garlic mayo and a side of sweet potato fries with raspberry ketchup.

Yesterday:

Chicken and Chorizo Taco with salsa verde
Tandoori duck confit taco with crackling

Montreal smoked meat sandwich from Schwartz's, with a full-sour pickle and some very good coleslaw.

The sandwich is pretty much like a tomato, lettuce, and alfalfa sprout sandwich, if you just removed everything green and healthy and replaced it with salt, nitrites, and a big whack of fat and flavour. Delicious, but there won't be another one of these in my meal plan for many, many months.

Short rib bacos (baco = sticky bun shaped like a small taco shell)- from Saucy Porka, my favorite lunch spot in the Chicago Loop (Latin/Asian fusion).

French onion soup
3 Cheese salad with goat cheese, swiss and roquefort, sauteed mushrooms

Shiratake noodles with beef and chicken.

California Chicken Flatbread.

Pig ear lettuce wraps.

Acciughe Pizza - heaven.

chopped head of little gem, avocado, homemade tomatillo salsa for dressing with vinegar, side of mixed raw nuts.

Portillo's Italian beef sandwich, dipped, sweet and hot peppers.

Salad with sauteed yellowtail snapper. Potato chips with smoked fish dip

Mongolian chicken at Liu Brothers. I asked for it to be made spicy - freaking fantastic. This simple dish might have been the tastiest thing I've had at their place so far.

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Originally posted by billhike:
Mongolian chicken at Liu Brothers. I asked for it to be made spicy - freaking fantastic. This simple dish might have been the tastiest thing I've had at their place so far.

heh mongolian chicken

this dish is always an extreme oddity to me.

https://www.discovermongolia.mn/mongolia-food/

considering that chicken is not a major meat in mongolia and they utilize very little spices in the cuisine =)

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Originally posted by g-man:

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Originally posted by billhike:
Mongolian chicken at Liu Brothers. I asked for it to be made spicy - freaking fantastic. This simple dish might have been the tastiest thing I've had at their place so far.

heh mongolian chicken

this dish is always an extreme oddity to me.

https://www.discovermongolia.mn/mongolia-food/

considering that chicken is not a major meat in mongolia and they utilize very little spices in the cuisine =)

Name, authentic, whatever - it was delicious. They could call it Roseanne Barr Asscrack and I'd order again.