What did you have for lunch?

Yesterday, my wife's gazpacho with a baguette.

Today, ham and cheese sandwich

a fantastic omelette. Smoked salmon, capers, havarti.

Great lunch at Mustard's in Napa with my wife and Alex MacDonald on Tuesday.

Starters: Spicy calamari with a nice slaw salad, dunguness crab cakes
Mains (tasted each others): BBQ ribs with really good corn bread, Pork Chop with mustard sauce, flank steak and frites

Wines:
A very fresh Pinot Blanc and 2013 Saxum John Berry Vineyard, very nice.

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Originally posted by sarbuze:
Great lunch at Mustard's in Napa with my wife and Alex MacDonald on Tuesday.

Starters: Spicy calamari with a nice slaw salad, dunguness crab cakes
Mains (tasted each others): BBQ ribs with really good corn bread, Pork Chop with mustard sauce, flank steak and frites

Wines:
A very fresh Pinot Blanc and 2013 Saxum John Berry Vineyard, very nice.

I love their calamari salad!

Forgot . . .for me yesterday . . . English muffin with ricotta and strawberry rhubarb jam

Recommendation: English muffins from Model Bakery in St. Healdsburg. They have a cook book out with their recipe (it's very very close but I suspect not exactly the actual recipe because it calls for instant yeast. Based on the flavor of the muffin they sell at the bakery, I suspect they use fresh yeast). In either event, these home-made versions trounce anything else you can buy in the store or mail order

A burger from Surfside restaurant in Palm Beach (the old Hamburger Heaven location). Really really good.

Just made my wife and daughter a homemade mac n cheese with fontina and gruyere plus big chunks of tomatoes, celery and carrots.

Parcival: yes that calamari dish is killer

Brunch at the Grand Tier Restaurant at the Met. They have young professionals singing some arias while you dine. Two acts - one at 12:30 and another at 1:30 which lasts about 30 minutes each.

Mutton snapper with pesto and roasted tomatoes
Roasted broccoli

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:
Mutton snapper with pesto and roasted tomatoes
Roasted broccoli

"Mutton snapper"??!!

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Originally posted by bman:

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:
Mutton snapper with pesto and roasted tomatoes
Roasted broccoli

"Mutton snapper"??!!

It is a species of fish similar to yellowtail or red snapper but yummier

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Originally posted by Florida Keys Girl:

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Originally posted by bman:

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:
Mutton snapper with pesto and roasted tomatoes
Roasted broccoli

"Mutton snapper"??!!

It is a species of fish similar to yellowtail or red snapper but yummier

tikke......

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Originally posted by Florida Keys Girl:

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Originally posted by bman:

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:
Mutton snapper with pesto and roasted tomatoes
Roasted broccoli

"Mutton snapper"??!!

It is a species of fish similar to yellowtail or red snapper but yummier

Better than red snapper and yellowtail? That's saying a lot! I've had hog snapper, but never mutton snapper. I'll have to give it a try. Grouper is my favorite.

Made some ham, cabbage, and potato soup this AM for lunch today. Made stock from the bone of the ham we had yesterday.

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Originally posted by Board-O:

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Originally posted by Florida Keys Girl:

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Originally posted by bman:

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:
Mutton snapper with pesto and roasted tomatoes
Roasted broccoli

"Mutton snapper"??!!

It is a species of fish similar to yellowtail or red snapper but yummier

Better than red snapper and yellowtail? That's saying a lot! I've had hog snapper, but never mutton snapper. I'll have to give it a try. Grouper is my favorite.

Just an opinion but many here in the Keys consider that to be the case. No doubt on grouper but it is often over-cooked and ruined

Schnitzel with lingonberries and a potato-cucumber side followed with a slice of chocolate rum cake and Cafe Sabarsky in the Neue Gallerie.

Zuckers white fish special

A ham wrap with bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, sweet peppers and Miracle Whip with a side of, getting very stale, cookies.

Grilled chicken
Grilled onion and zucchini
Salad with carrots, cherry tomatoes, celery and avocado

Grilling was interesting in 29 MPH hour winds with gusts up to 40.

California rolls made with brown rice

Lunch at Che in Delray with a friend. Hahn GSM and some excellent food. Best shrimp and grits I have ever had.

Smoked chicken thighs
Smoked corn on the cob with key lime butter

french onion soup
croque monsieur & salad

viognier.

dbl. espresso.

Went to Red Hook brewery in Woodinville for lunch today. Had their wonderful Ruben sandwich, which was prepared a little differently than I've had before. Tt appears that they pull or chop the Blackhook porter braised corned beef, then mix it up on the grill with the kraut. Then onto toasted dark rye bread with Swiss cheese and thousand island. It was huge, and delicious.
Paired with a small batch Lagerhop Sterling.

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Went to Red Hook brewery in Woodinville for lunch today. Had their wonderful Ruben sandwich, which was prepared a little differently than I've had before. Tt appears that they pull or chop the Blackhook porter braised corned beef, then mix it up on the grill with the kraut. Then onto toasted dark rye bread with Swiss cheese and thousand island. It was huge, and delicious.
Paired with a small batch Lagerhop Sterling.

Damn. Sounds terrible...

PH

Pizza.

Had lunch at Lupa and saw (and had a picture with) Mario Batali (very easy going and accommodating).

Onion soup and an endive salad.
http://www.petitlouis.com/ (Roland Park site)

Grilled sardines

Carbonara at Carmelita's in the North End

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Originally posted by Bigfoot003:
Carbonara at Carmelita's in the North End

North end of what?

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Originally posted by snipes:

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Originally posted by Bigfoot003:
Carbonara at Carmelita's in the North End

North end of what?

There is a Carmelina's in the North End of Boston which is pretty good. I'm guessing that's it.

PH

A really delicious rabbit fricasse at Chartreuse Kitchen in Detroit with my parents on quick out/back flight today for a meeting.

Started with a grilled wax bean salad with beets, pickled onions, etc...overall nice place and right next to the DIA.

Bagels with cream cheese, smoked salmon, whitefish, and baked salmon

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:

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Originally posted by snipes:

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Originally posted by Bigfoot003:
Carbonara at Carmelita's in the North End

North end of what?

There is a Carmelina's in the North End of Boston which is pretty good. I'm guessing that's it.

Bingo. Snipes, if you were following along in the Greetings From...thread, the dots would've connected.
PH

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Originally posted by Bigfoot003:

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:

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Originally posted by snipes:

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Originally posted by Bigfoot003:
Carbonara at Carmelita's in the North End

North end of what?

There is a Carmelina's in the North End of Boston which is pretty good. I'm guessing that's it.


PH

Bingo. Snipes, if you were following along in the Greetings From...thread, the dots would've connected.

No time. Too busy.

Clam Chowder

Bresaola, pear, Gorgonzola & rocket salad
Charred tomato risotto

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Originally posted by snipes:

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Originally posted by Bigfoot003:

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:

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Originally posted by snipes:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bigfoot003:
Carbonara at Carmelita's in the North End

North end of what?

There is a Carmelina's in the North End of Boston which is pretty good. I'm guessing that's it.


PH

Bingo. Snipes, if you were following along in the Greetings From...thread, the dots would've connected.

No time. Too busy much boondoggle...

Sicne you're short of time, I figured I'd help you out with the correct rationalization...

Beef broth.

Don't ask...