Ok so my boss and I are taking a client to lunch today. The client requested Steak (Angelo & Maxies) but the one close to my client's office is under renovation at this time. When told my client was saddened but said he'll survive. So he said to try and pick another Steak place nearby. So we settled on BLT Prime. http://bltprime.com/ . What should I get? How do people share portions of Steak? It strikes me as odd to order a Rib Eye for two with a client. I thihnk I'm going to go for the Kobe salad or the Skirt Steak Salad. At least then I'll still think I'm healthy.
This might be the earliest lunch post ever!
WFL?
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yay early lunch posts! today i brought again: fresh salad with ginger dressing and another TJ microwave meal of thai massaman curry. delicioso! hopefully i won't have to go for another second lunch today.
CSR I am so digging your lunch choices. I really don't think you can go wrong, but if was you...
I would start with the heirloom tomatoes, onion and stilton salad and then go with one of the following:
1)Ribeye for two - if the client is down you are going to bond. Only problem is agreeing on how you want it cooked. I need my ribeyes medium rare so if they can't deal then it's a dealbreaker.
2)BBQ Beef Brisket - I am still trippin off the brisket I had at a Texas wedding a month ago.
3) Lamb T-bone - I'm a big fan of lamb so this was make me very happy.
Get the creamy home fries and the creamed spinach as sides for the table.
No dessert.
I'll be thinking of you when I have my "no way in hell can this measure up to CSR's lunch"
Bastard.
That co-worker I bailed out of a jam a couple weeks back just gave me a $50 gift certificate to Smith & Wollensky's...I'm thinking steak and lobster.
I brought in some of the chicken/chickpea/olive combo I made the other night. Oh, and some squash.
I'm not even looking at the menu, csr. I've been to BLT Prime and it is absolutely delish. But alas, I'm segueing back into my "no fun, but better looking" lifestyle. (slowly but surely, with room for the misteps that will undoubtedly occur at my party this week and stumbling santas next; I have to have SOME fun - but it will mean extra time in the gym now, as opposed to extra naptime on my beloved couch)
I want cheese...
I'm starving. To touch on a theme yesterday (b/c I was out getting my hair done for lunch, so lunch consisted of a single wrapped Creme Saver (strawberry) & a cup of over-brewed tea (couldn't grab it b/c I had 2 people doing foils on my head)) have you ever eaten a whole bag of baby carrots? I ate a whole bag once (one of the smaller ones, not the mondo-Costco size) & then went to the dentist & was so proud of myself for eating so healthy that morning. So at some point, the hygenist says "What did you eat this morning?" & I said "A bag of baby carrots" & she said "Hm, b/c your teeth are orange" & I'm thinking I didn't get all the little bits out from in between. A couple of minutes later she says "Man, your teeth are really orange. Want to see?" & she gives me the tiny little mirror on a stick & I take a look & my molars look like popsicles. Seriously, they were like dyed orange, the color popsicles. I think they fill baby carrots full of food dye. I don't think she believed me.
Lunch must come soon. I'm starving. Debating between a colon full of salami or tuna on wheat.
When I was a baby, my mom took me to the Dr. b/c my hands and feet turned orange. Obviously, she was concerned.
The Dr. asked if I ate a lot of orange vegetables. After some thought, she responded that I ate almost exclusively orange veggies. (I wasn't much for strained peas or green bean mush - imagine that!) They had turned my freakin' skin ORANGE!
I ate a whole bag of baby carrots yesterday. Today I have some mashed butternut squash to go with the chicken.
I guess I still like orange veggies.
(btw, LT, can't wait to see the hair - nicely done! I considered getting my full on brunette on for the weekend, but my lazy ass never got around to making the appointment. Soon though. By the end of February, I'll be an entirely new person)
Now back to our regularly scheduled lunch talk...
Well, e-que, I can recommend one of my old favorites, as it seems you're more in need of sort of "letting it all out" in a not especially destructive way and then getting on with it.
Sometimes, when I feel consumed by my all encompassing hatred for the world, I find a reason to call Verizon (insert annoying company of your choice - frequently Cingular is also the target of my wrath) customer service and ask them for something crazy. More free minutes just because; faster dsl installation (even though I know this is not possible) - whatever. I proceed to get increasingly demanding (but I don't yell - I'm just unduly snarky; it's my method of choice for unleashing the hate) until they take the "I can do nothing further for you, and I am going to terminate this call you crazy, crazy bitch" tone. At that point, I thank them for being as unhelpful as possible, and go about my day.
I should be embarrassed to admit this, but I'm not. They're trained to deal with people like me (I've logged some hours at various customer service centers - I've done my time. Hell, I've been a telemarketer, telefundraiser and collections agent - I've received enough hate to keep the karmic balance even). Plus, sometimes (and this is where the magic comes) - you actually get your demands met! Instant better day, no matter what!
You could also indulge in some hate fantasy daydream where you finish your slack ass colleague's work with a triumphant flourish and when he gets back, you've been promoted, and get to fire him! That kind of thing also can be a good motivator.
Good luck!!
yes, the hate daydreams are the best. once, i imagined that i pushed a coworker out of our office window. that was awesome. and my therapist says that it's healthy to do this as long as you don't really go through with it.
there's a rumble in my tumble. must commense with the thai curry and salad...perhaps i'll award myself with a cookie for dessert...chocolate chip oatmeal is a possiblity.
Mashed squash is like baby food, but yet one of the yummy-est things ever. I love fall for the mashed squash of it all.
My chicken chickpea concoction I don't love as much. But I feel like protein is my friend, so it shall do.
Jello would be awesome right now. But I guess I'll have to wait until this weekend, at which point my jello will contain copious amounts of vodka. I could hold some virgin jello aside, I suppose.
I wonder if cvs has those handy jello cups? I need to go over there anyway... I love me some jello.
NOT LUNCH RELATED
While using this forum for self-indulgent bs (NOT related to lunching) is generally frowned upon, I would like to extend my apologies to both Josephus and Watchdog and possibly Sinecure, though I'm not sure she was there...
I was DENIED at Lucky Bar last night. That's right, kids. Your Old Lady President was negged by a bouncer while he was scarfing greasy wings at a shocking pace. Somehow, I'd managed to forget my id, but as I am ten years into this whole "over 21" bs, I figured I'd be a-okay. But noooooo... he wouldn't let me in. So I phoned Jo to let him know I was unavailable, and he graciously left watchdog and others behind to take a sojourn up to visit LaChoi at her "other job". That was followed by a trip to a very strange bar with surly, possibly gay, and very funny barstaff where I ate my dinner enjoying the company of my good pal Jo. Upon Jo's departure, I was joined by LaChoi for a couple more rounds of Guinness before we made our way out in the cold cold night.
Let me summarize: I WAS DENIED ACCESS TO LUCKY BAR. I AM 31. THE MAN WAS EATING CHICKEN WINGS LIKE IT WAS HIS JOB WHILE HE TOLD ME - THROUGH CHEWS - TO READ THE SIGN OUTLINING THE LAW AND IMPLIED THAT I'D NEVER BEEN TO A BAR BEFORE.
Eh, whatever. That Timberlake's joint was a good, albeit weird alternative, where the chainsmoking woman next to me told me, between Jo's exit and LaChoi's entrance, that the snakehead "fish" "makes good eatin' ".
END SELF INDULGENT NON LUNCH RELATED POST.
well to be honest, miss president, you are allowed to post what you call "self-indulgent entries" for the following reasons:
1) you are the President and active contributor to the blog and have rights beyond visitors
2) your posts are funny and entertaining for all
3) the stories usually come back to the main topic of food. por ejemplo, you mentioned eating dinner at timberlakes, drinking delicious guiness, and the jerk-off bouncer who ate chicken wings. in my opinion, it is lunch blog worthy.
i rest my case.
LaChoi, you make some good points - but I am a people's President and I hold this office at the will of all of you. The same rules apply to all.
Having said that, I will tell you all a bit about the "salad" I indulged in last night.
The Kansas City Caesar, with pieces of steak, tomatoes, croutons, bleu cheese, romaine and entirely too much creamy caesar dressing topped with heaps of friend red onions. It was possibly the least healthy salad I've ever seen. (except once in Nashville - I had a salad that came with potato chips on it)
While tasty enough, I should have just wasted the calories on cake and fried chicken or something.
When I was finished, the bartender was upset to see that I'd not eaten the croutons and demanded that I eat at least one before he'd take my plate away.
Like I said - the joint was weird, but I have a feeling I'll be back.
I went to HIgh Noon today for lunch. I give it high marks. But it can get pricey. I also made the faux pas (in my rookie confusion) and got both green and red onion in my salad. Breath is still recovering. I shall return to this place.
I love onions. I must admit. The other day, I had a breakfast/lunch that consisted solely of fried onions.
Scrumptious.
Ethics, I love onions too, but you're crazy.
Not crazy. Just decidedly and resolvedly (is that a word) very, very single.
onions rule. preferably grilled on a hamburger or dipped and fried in beer batter.
as i said, i promised that i would not get a second lunch again. however, instead of being hungry at 3PM like yesterday, i'm hungry now at 5pm!!!! do i have tapeworm living inside my belly? dear god!
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