What's On Your Plate???

[kronin323]

And you didn't even make it to the O store in Manhattan. Tsk Tsk.
Or let any of us know you were in the area.

Nah, didn't have any time for that - Outgoing was Austin connecting in Chicago to Newark. I arrived in Chicago to find my flight to Newark canceled, ended up having to fly to Charlotte to catch a leg out to Newark. It was gnarly - I didn't get to my hotel until after 1:30AM Mon night / Tues morning. Tues was all day in front of the customer immediately followed by the dinner which lasted all evening, back at hotel around 10:45. Next morning checked out, all day at the customer, straight to the airport, got back home a little after midnight. Zero opportunity to hook up with anybody or do any personal activities...

The closest I got the the Island proper was when the person driving me to dinner accidentally got on the loop funneling us into the tunnel - after a large amount of cursing, inching in traffic, and forcing our way over to the left lane, she ended up making a u-turn through some cones right before the tunnel entrance, luckily got missed by the cops. Otherwise that wrong turn would have been much, much longer...

 

[kronin323]

Could that be the "airline, NSA approved" edition?

Was wondering the same thing. I normally try to fly on the Star Alliance (United, where I have status) instead of OneWorld (American) so I don't know how long they've had that option.

 

[OakleyFrankFMJ]

Nah, didn't have any time for that - Outgoing was Austin connecting in Chicago to Newark. I arrived in Chicago to find my flight to Newark canceled, ended up having to fly to Charlotte to catch a leg out to Newark. It was gnarly - I didn't get to my hotel until after 1:30AM Mon night / Tues morning. Tues was all day in front of the customer immediately followed by the dinner which lasted all evening, back at hotel around 10:45. Next morning checked out, all day at the customer, straight to the airport, got back home a little after midnight. Zero opportunity to hook up with anybody or do any personal activities...

The closest I got the the Island proper was when the person driving me to dinner accidentally got on the loop funneling us into the tunnel - after a large amount of cursing, inching in traffic, and forcing our way over to the left lane, she ended up making a u-turn through some cones right before the tunnel entrance, luckily got missed by the cops. Otherwise that wrong turn would have been much, much longer...

Talk about seriously not having any kind of enjoyment time. They didn't even give you any breathing room!

 

[kronin323]

Talk about seriously not having any kind of enjoyment time. They didn't even give you any breathing room!

Business as usual - airport->hotel->customer->airport.

But there is a NYC trip every year or two in Jan for a trade show that sometimes allows an evening or two to do what you want...

 

[OakleyFrankFMJ]

Business as usual - airport->hotel->customer->airport.

But there is a NYC trip every year or two in Jan for a trade show that sometimes allows an evening or two to do what you want...

Live like you are in the first Hangover movie. Done that and it's THE BEST.

 

[Luis]

Was wondering the same thing. I normally try to fly on the Star Alliance (United, where I have status) instead of OneWorld (American) so I don't know how long they've had that option.

Ooops, I meant TSA, got my controlling agencies mixed up.

 

[Litos]

I snuck up on this poor burger at Red Robin about 30 minutes ago.......

 

[p4ult]

Had this in the pub

 

[kronin323]

I guess we dont have any of that around here. How is it different than other Asian noodle soups? At the hibachi grills they serve a soup / broth as an appetizer. Then there is the wonton soup made with either chicken or beef wontons in a broth w/ onions and spices.

We had some Pho tonight and I thought to flesh out my post of the dinner to include some more elaboration on the answer to GRF's questions...

There are a number of types of Vietnamese soups, but Pho is the variety that's really taken off in the states. It has a rich, clear broth, most common are beef-based and chicken-based. The broth is maybe a little like the wonton soup but otherwise it's quite a different thing. I'd most closely compare it to Japanese ramen (the real stuff, not the five-for-$1 instant stuff. Not udon, either).

The last set of Pho pics Litos posted is a beef Pho; his earlier pics weren't actually Pho but Hu tieu, a "dry" noodle soup that's served with a sauce (usually fish-sauce based, not thick) instead of a broth. If you look at his family pic before he posted the Pho pictures, the dishes he and his wife have are Hu tieu, you can see the small bowls of what looks like broth next to it, that's the sauce.

Here's some beef Pho from our dinner tonight at "Pho What?"

We also got a dish that they called sliders, but it's actually a type of banh bao - a steamed bun stuffed with (in this case wrapped around) marinated BBQ pork, pickled carrots & daikon, fresh jalapeño, and cilantro. In this pic there were three but The Kid had just yanked the bun from one of them; she did it to another right after the pic...

And then this looks like a Western-style sandwich, but it's actually a Vietnamese dish known as Bahn mi kep thit. If you recall, the French occupied Vietnam for decades; we were first drawn into what became the Vietnam War by helping the French out. All that French occupation left its influences in Vietnamese culture and language, such as "boo-coo" (a great many) from the French word "beaucoup". This sandwich is another example. The bun is very much a French-style bread or baguette with (in this case) slices of pork meatloaf and pate (head cheese is also common but not my thing). This was also served with pickled carrots & daikon, fresh jalapeño, and cilantro:

It's all yummy yummy yummy in my tummy tummy tummy...

 

[kronin323]

Live like you are in the first Hangover movie. Done that and it's THE BEST.

Back in The Day it was more like Leaving Las Vegas...