eG Foodblog: therese - Hey, wanna play a game?

[therese]

And for bonus points, what does John Candy's character order to drink while watching the show at the end of the movie?

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Bonus bonus points if you want tell me where to get the equivalent of this beverage in Atlanta, and what it's called.

[Toliver]

Who can tell me what the Blue Brothers order to eat in Aretha's restaurant?

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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?

Edited June 1, 2006 by Toliver (log)

[therese]

Who can tell me what the Blue Brothers order to eat in Aretha's restaurant?

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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?

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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.

[therese]

A cursory googling of "Orange Julius" suggests that yes, it's very much like the item I've got in mind.

[Gifted Gourmet]

I've never had an Orange Julius (not something you'd find in Atlanta),

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Actually, Orange Julius had a stand in the Lenox Mall foodcourt but it closed after about a year ... maybe too exotic?

[tryska]

do i get to answer about the orange whip?

or is this for the furners?

[therese]

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."

[therese]

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.

[therese]

do i get to answer about the orange whip?

or is this for the furners?

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Go ahead, though you better type fast or TheFoodTutor is going to beat you to it.

[tryska]

at the varsity!

[TheFoodTutor]

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.

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.

[therese]

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.

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.

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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.

[MarketStEl]

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.

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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.

[therese]

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.

[therese]

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.

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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.

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So, you were typing while I was hinting.

Correct!

[therese]

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.

[Dave the Cook]

In fact, Jake did order four fried chickens (not that I'm obsessive about the movie or anything). As for the song, I believe it mentions several food items, doesn't it?

Edited June 1, 2006 by Dave the Cook (log)

[judiu]

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.

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OMG! I had totally forgotten thier carrot and raisin salad! One of my top 3 all-time favorite salads.

[Maliaty]

Therese, I can't figure out the song from the movie that has to do with a food item beloved of orphans. Although I'm a fan, I'm ashamed. Unless it's the reference to mashed potatoes in Shake A Tailfeather.

However, I really would like a rubber biscuit right about now. All time favourite Blues Brothers song!

Cheers

Maliaty

Edited June 2, 2006 by Maliaty (log)

[therese]

In fact, Jake did order four fried chickens (not that I'm obsessive about the movie or anything). As for the song, I believe it mentions several food items, doesn't it?

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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?

[therese]

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?

[davidthomas8779]

Who can tell me what the Blue Brothers order to eat in Aretha's restaurant?

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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?

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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.

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There is an Orange Julius in the underground mall/foodcourt around the 200 block of Peachtree Downtown, but you are referring to a Frosted Orange from the Varsity.

And, unless you've aged horribly in the last 18 months, you are way cute enough to drive a Mini, although you'd look better in a 5 series convertible.

[davidthomas8779]

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?

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Although I'm technically a fur'ner now, I'll stop answering the Atlanta-centric questions after this one. The book is The Gift of Southen Cooking http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/037540035...glance&n=283155 and you ate at Watershed (although you ate there on Wednesday and I thought fried chicken day was Tuesday?)

Edited June 2, 2006 by davidthomas8779 (log)

[therese]

There is an Orange Julius in the underground mall/foodcourt around the 200 block of Peachtree Downtown, but you are referring to a Frosted Orange from the Varsity.

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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?

And, unless you've aged horribly in the last 18 months, you are way cute enough to drive a Mini, although you'd look better in a 5 series convertible.

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.

[therese]

Although I'm technically a fur'ner now, I'll stop answering the Atlanta-centric questions after this one.  The book is The Gift of Southen Cooking http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/037540035...glance&n=283155 and you ate at Watershed (although you ate there on Wednesday and I thought fried chicken day was Tuesday?)

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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.