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therese

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  1. Isn't today Thursday? No matter, I don't order the fried chicken even when we go on Tuesday (which is, in fact, fried chicken night). So, now that the cat's out of the bag, here's the exterior: Here's the interior looking towards the back of the dining room. The bar is on the right, and there's also an off premises wine shop in the back section of the dining room that you can't really appreciate in this photo: And here's the interior looking towards the front of the dining room. Note the two gi-normous windows. These are actually garage doors like the ones in a mechanic's garage, because this space used to be, well, a mechanics garage: Lots of old gas stations in Atlanta have been turned into restaurants, but this one has special significance for me, because in between its tenure as a garage and now it was briefly occupied by a florist, and that florist did my some of the flowers for my wedding.
  2. Should I go to the trouble of visiting the Orange Julius in downtown Atlanta? Or just wait until I happen to walk by one while visiting some other downtown? Why, thank you. Flattery is one of those underappreciated arts, I think. I've considered a convertible, but I'm not sure my fair complexion would appreciate it. And then there's the curly hair to consider.
  3. Dinner tonight in a restaurant not far from my house. Until recently the front reception area sold an assortment of fancy soaps and stationary and other random things, but now it's been converted just a waiting area (that's probably used for dining on really busy night, as there are tables along the left hand side of the area, out of the frame). But I'm guessing you can still buy the book that's on the table. Does anybody recognize this book? And if so do you know where I had dinner tonight?
  4. Um, no, but I'm glad you posted the query before I did. Assurances that this item may be purchased from chefrubber does little to alter my initial impression.
  5. Okay, so you are definitedly obsessed. In my case it just happens to be one of the few movies I've sat through more than twice (unless you count "The Blue Lagoon," which ran for an interminably long time at a cinema where I once worked and, yes, I'm scarred as a result). I can only imagine your response if you'd been the one at Maddy's who'd had to correct the guitar player about Aretha's warning to Jake and Elwood. He initially thought it was from "The Color Purple." And apologies to Toliver as well: four chickens it was. Four chickens somehow strikes me as less funny than two chickens, but that's just me. And yes, the song is "Rubber Biscuit." Other food (or virtual food) items listed include a wish sandwich, a richochet biscuit, a cool water sandwich, and a sunday go-to-meeting bun. The song's towards the beginning of the movie as I recall (acknowledging my clearly imperfect recall of certain crucial details here), and it seems to me that there was an association with their diets as orphans and/or inmates. Can you provide more detail?
  6. So, yes, my lunch today was catered by Chik-fil-A. Chik-fil-A is actually my favorite fast food, as the food's pretty tasty and you can eat there without committing caloric suicide. I had carrot and raisin salad, cole slaw, and chicken nuggets, along with unsweetened iced tea with a shot of lemonade (aka an Arnold Palmer). Of course, that sounds like I've not commited caloric suicide, but in fact, as per the nutritional info provided by the company, I consumed 820 calories. That's roughly 16 points if you're following Weight Watchers (which I do, but not this week), and since my daily allotment of points is 20 (+ an average of another 5 flex points per day) this would not normally be a reasonable lunch for me.
  7. This one I know: Chick-fil-A! The company's owners are devout Christians and follow the biblical injunction about resting on the seventh day. ← So, you were typing while I was hinting. Correct!
  8. I have it on good authority (herself, as she is now without a computer) that TheFoodTutor won't be able to answer the either the third question about The Blues Brothers (the song about a food item) or the most recent question re the Atlanta restaurant that's now a pretty big chain. Many of the early branches of the restaurant in question were located in shopping malls, so the fact that they weren't open on Sundays was particularly obvious.
  9. Stop lying. And I was going to answer the thing about The Varsity, though I've never had that Frosted Orange thingy there, but the references to Orange Julius now have me wondering something else: I was under the impression that Orange Julius was somewhat healthier than what I assume they'd be serving at The Varsity. Doesn't it have, like, extra vitamins in it, or something? Oh, and I think I know the answer to the last question, too, but I'll bite my tongue. ← An Orange Julius may be nominally healthier than a Frosted Orange, but I wouldn't really call it a healthy beverage. The company is part of Dairy Queen. And sure, go ahead and answer the most recent question. And answer the third Blue Brothers query while you're at it.
  10. Go ahead, though you better type fast or TheFoodTutor is going to beat you to it.
  11. Oh, and speaking of Atlanta institutions, lunch today for my midday meeting was catered by one of them. This particular institution is no longer limited to Atlanta, so you don't have to travel here to sample the food, but you do have limit your dining to Monday through Saturday, as they're never open on Sundays.
  12. So, a hint's in order, isn't it? The Atlanta equivalent of the Orange Whip ordered by John Candy's character in the movie "The Blues Brothers" might accompany any number of items at the establisment in question. One of them is usually called a "yellow dog walking," but some wags have been known to call this item a "yankee dog."
  13. A cursory googling of "Orange Julius" suggests that yes, it's very much like the item I've got in mind.
  14. Jake orders four fried chickens and a Coke and Elwood orders dry white toast. edited to add John Candy orders an Orange Whip drink at the big concert. Is that like an Orange Julius? ← I'm pretty sure it was two fried chickens, not four, but you get credit. We still need to know about the song. It's sung near the beginning of the movie. I've never had an Orange Julius (not something you'd find in Atlanta), and for that matter have never had an Orange Whip, but have always assumed that it was a lot like something that's sold here by a famous restaurant, one that's always described as an "institution" in Atlanta.
  15. ← Bonus bonus points if you want tell me where to get the equivalent of this beverage in Atlanta, and what it's called.
  16. Yep, and already answered, but you get partial credit.
  17. Aretha Franklin in the Blues Brothers movie. Aretha ran the soul food cafe. (edited for more information) ← Strong work. Yes, this is exactly what Aretha's character says to the shady characters who are trying to get her husband to go back out on the road. The significance of this quote in this instance was that the band leader last night used the quote at a certain point (about the time they were passing the tip jar, in response to something somebody in the audience said), and then proceeded to attribute it to another character, in another movie (I can't recall which one at the moment). I corrected him, nicely, and he agreed. The highlight of the meal. Who can tell me what the Blue Brothers order to eat in Aretha's restaurant? And for bonus points, what does John Candy's character order to drink while watching the show at the end of the movie? Finally, what food item beloved of orphans everywhere is the subject of a song in the movie?
  18. I may sneak in a visit to BMW this evening, but I probably won't get a mini. I'm not cute enough to drive a mini. No need. Just a heartfelt acknowledgement of my effort on behalf of eG'ers everywhere.
  19. I seriously just don't think people know how good this food can be, and how terrible so much of it is. This place stays very busy, and it's not just the music and vibe, as a lot of the business is take out.
  20. eGullet thread on XO sauce ← Aaaah. Well, that solves that mystery. I couldn't tell you what the meat inside the noodle was. The XO certainly could be a problem for somebody with a shellfish allergy, and our server was in no way capable of conveying that info. Of course, if I had a shellfish allergy I wouldn't come anywhere near a dim sum restaurant.
  21. OK, clearly an emergency consultation is in order here. Nikolai's Roof: No, no, a million times no. Or maybe if somebody else is paying and the choice is between McDonald's and Nikolai's Roof, and maybe not even then. A waste of your time and money. Pittypat's Porch: Okay, I revise my statement above. If the choice is between Pittypat's Porch and Nikolai's Roof, choose Nikolai's Roof. If it's between Pittypat's Porch and McDonald's, pick McDonald's. Or just raid the minibar in your room. Until pretty recently Pittypat's Porch actually had what amounted to "slave" servers, and you can still take home the souvenir mini skillet in which your food is served (last time I checked on line). Offensive, and food must surely still suck. Mary Mac's Tea Room: I actually quite like Mary Mac's, so Tryska and I will just have to agree to disagree here. This is the real deal, about as close to the sort of food my grandmother made that you'll find in a restaurant that does not have direct access to a farm. City Grill: The only restaurant downtown that I've personally been to that I can vouch for. Very pretty dining room, food's varied some over the last decade or so, but is generally acceptable. Overall, dining not nearly so good downtown as it is in other parts of Atlanta. You can easily take MARTA to Midtown or Decatur, and I suggest you do so. Or a cab would also work, particularly with a group, and some not very distant options that I use went entertaining visitors to downtown are Pura Vida and Two Urban Licks, both easy access via Freedom Pkwy.
  22. Source of this quote: "Don't you blaspheme in here!"
  23. We get ours from Dusty's, which has very respectable meats, cole slaw that doesn't suck, and very good brunswick stew. The potato salad is made of cubes of styrofoam, and the corn on the cob is frozen (yes, even in the middle of summer), but one can't have everything, can one? We don't usually eat there, though, as the dining area features excessively rickety chairs, smeary tables, and lots and lots and lots of pig-related, um, art and bibelots. There's one very large picture that features a very forlorn-looking pig on the far side of a fence (barbed wire? possibly) that's so realistic that it sort of freaks out my son. The last time we ate in there was with my sister-in-law from Texas, who kept on muttering, "Pork? Barbecued pork?" Clearly an idea so foreign to her that we might as well have been serving her barbecued earth worms.
  24. Make that two peaches. Heard an add on the radio yesterday evening for Krogers (bleah, hate Krogers) for cheap blueberries, so blueberries are coming into season somewhere. Will be keeping a sharp eye out for them.
  25. Oh yeah, breakfast: Fiber One Skim milk Peach Tea with milk
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