Side Order: Memorial Day Version 3.2...just a little too late....

My memorial weekend ended at approximately 10:45pm last night as me and mr. uni arrived to our dank DC abode. As HT, LT and TAFKALC mentioned yesterday, much food and libations were consumed the entire weekend. Although my efforts to completely end my mini-vacay on a food bang were thwarted. It first began with my efforts to get a triple meat extravaganza breakfast sandwich at the BK...it was 5 minutes after 11am when I finally made it after returning our keg (MikeySunshine- you can only appreciate which particular Brew Thru we went too...mr. uni almost drove into it on purpose just to try and re-live the moment!) anyways...no meat sandwich. We then opted to hit the beach for a few more hours of sun and fun before heading off...we stayed a little too late and opted to not stop off at one of my favorite dive bars further down the outerbanks that have the BEST crab balls EVER (and I know, I know...I said crab balls). Alas...9:58pm...just outside of the Arlington, VA area on 395...my craving for Five Guys is making my stomach do flip flops...I franticly call 411 and get the # for the closest blessed burger joint...they close at 10pm. I have no complaints from the weekend by any means, I was fed well and drank even better. But I have made an executive decision to delay my typical day after de-tox routine and get my fill on most, if not all, of what I had hoped for yesterday.

Oooh...yesterday wasn't a complete food wash, I did get a cappuccino heath bar blizzard at the DQ...I love Parker Posey and will perhaps rent "Waiting for Guffman" tonight to watch while I eat one or possibly two Five Guys burgers with a bag full of greasy fries.

I'm not really sure what the point of this Side Order post is (Jo- if you thought the first one was random...I suppose this one may leave you even more perplexed). What can I say folks?? I just got home from the beach totally relaxed, craving all sorts of crap food and NOT wanting to get back into my "daily rountine". Sooo...pick a topic...talk amongst yourselves.

WFL? - 5/31/2006

Jo this double or duo post is for you only because I respect your efforts to maintain some sort of control in this chaotic world we live in.

WFL mo fo's???!

FYI - I will put up a new calendar for June if this is something that the people would like to continue...

Side Order: Memorial Day Recap

I hope everyone had a happy, healthy and hopefully filling long weekend. And a special OWFL shout out to any of you who celebrated the sacrifice of a fallen soldier in your family or circle of friends.

Today's post is actually an extension of sweet miu's post from yesterday which went ignored because most of us were out enjoying the day off instead of sitting in front of our computer screens (poor silly miu).

So in essence use this "side order" post to tell us how you spent your Memorial Day weekend. Did you visit a fallen soldier's resting place? Did you visit the 'rents or grand 'rents? Were you on a motorcycle ride with Viet Nam veterans? Were you in Disney World? Did you sing karaoke in the Outer Banks? Did you bang a tambourine? Did you gorge yourself on BBQ and feel like you've eaten "a bag of rocks"? Did you do all of the above?

But most importantly (to us)...WHAT DID YOU EAT???????

So please share your Memorial Day weekend menu and activities with us so we can get the BBQ out of our system and begin our summer dieting. The Czar needs sixpack abs in time for Bonnaroo!

Oh and in an effort to get back on the two post track (yeah I know it's a losing battle) go over HERE and tell us about that other thing...

WFL 5/30/06???

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know it's tough, but at least try to keep this post about your lunch choice of the day. Please? Do it for the troops.

Tell us how you are you starting out this abbreviated work week...WhatsForLunch?!?

BBQ Bloat

I feel like i have eaten a bag of rocks and this effing holiday weekend isn't even over yet. anyone eat anything good??

I COME FOR THE SERVICE

So i have this little noodle place by my crib called Zen Noodles. Now they don't have the greatest food by any means but they are soooooooooooooo nice and fast and amazingly friendly that i go back for more and more and more. If they didn't have an ounce of respect for me as a customer, i would never even think of going back again. The food's just not that good.

do you guys have places you go for lunch that really is about supporting nice hardworking people rather than the food itself? Is this stupid on my part because it's really just about the food?

Are you guys even around today?? Hello?


WFL????

fried foods

i think i almost died and went to heaven this past week. i had the tastiest treats ever invented. that's right folks, in the heart of texas there is a little hole in the wall place called dirty martin's. just take a look at this heart stopping menu. the hamburgers really need to be praised...i had the DH special with bacon. man: burger with LTO between some texas toast.

but what dirty martin's has that really deserves special mention are what i like to call "little spears of heaven": DEEP FRIED PICKLES.

this leads me to a general question. there's a saying in texas (and probably in most parts of the US) that everything tastes better fried. do you think that this is true?

i've had fried twinkies, snicker bars, pickles, tomatoes, zucchini, shrimp, ice cream...all of these items sure were tasty. have you ever had a situation where you ate something fried and it just wasn't good? do tell.

and also, let us know WFL?

Lunch CPR

what do you do when you see a friend/coworker/loved one eating somehing absolutely inappropraite for lunch...or worse, skipping lunch all together on a regular basis???

do you intervene or do you just let it slide??

is it your business?? do you put on your OWFL cape (i know y'all got em) and leap to the rescue?? or do you go about you business with a little chuckle that says "he's gonna regret that in about 40 minutes"??

what would you do?? and while your at it, WFL??????

Party Eats

Well, I had a party on Friday night & it was a rousing success or something like that. Plenty of peeps, plenty of eats, apparently just enough beer (I think there were like 5 left in the cooler - phew!). So I had a friend down for the weekend from NY & I think if he hadn't been there I would have just passed out & in the morning gone "Damn, all that food's been sitting out all night. I can't eat it now" & into the trash it would go. Instead, trying to impress, I said "we have to put all this food away!" So now I have enough snack-type food for an army stuffed in my fridge. I know I said I was going to have some weird sandwiches this week (tapenade-hummus, artichoke dip-hummus, tuna skewer-hummus), but I was too lazy to get around to that yesterday and today we have an office meeting with what I know is going to be regrettable pizza (Domino's has really taken a nose-dive recently - not that it was ever that great, but it's especially crappy lately - and the only reason I know is because of these work lunches). Sigh. For dinner last I did have some leftovers, but not as much as I would have if I'd had bread (for one thing, I would made little mini-muffulattas with the leftover salami, cheese & tapenade). So what's your favorite leftover food, y'all? Do I dare try to eat the tuna skewers (I haven't yet . . .)? Should I bring any leftover hummus down to the beach or will people be too skeeved over its being a week old? And more importantly, WFL?? (got it right this time.)

WFL? Lunedì, 22/5/2006

Che cosa è per pranzo?

Forse un panino?

What Shouldn't You Have for Lunch?

So I was watching TV last night and there was this one commercial that got me salivating...it was for KFC...they have some new Hot Bowl with layers of mashed potatoes, corn, fried chicken pieces and then topped with melted cheddar cheese. I don't know why I'm drawn to it because it actually didn't look very appealing on the commercial and I know that it will make me feel like arse after eating it...BUT I WANT IT!! (FYI Jo- it is only $3.99 so it could very well fit your budget this week!)

We always discuss what we are having for lunch, but what are the things that you want but really don't want to admit that you want them...is it the crawfish etouffee from Popeyes? The McRib sandwich with the painted on rib-look-a-likes? Lobster Bites from Long John Silvers? The triple meat breakfast sandwich from BK? The 1/2 pound beef and potato burrito from Taco Bell??

What are the things that you want...but you know you shouldn't get...and of course WFL?

WFL? Jeudi, 18/5/06

I will again be going for a bargain lunch of sub-$5.
Probably a bean burrito from the vendor at 17th and L.
What about you kids?

And to you DC folk, a friend's band Mr. BigGuns will be playing at Clarendon Grill Friday night.
I will be going before I head to a soiree at a tortoise friend's place later in the evening.
I can't vouch for the band as I've never heard them, but I can vouch for the fact that the drinks will be flowing and the bassist is a friend.

Come on out and the first round is on me.

Clarendon Grill
1101 N. Highland St. Arlington VA, 22201
703-524-7455

Is it ok to post?

I guess after yesterday, nobody wants to put up a post for fear of taking somebody's else's turn. I checked the schedule and nobody was signed up for today, and my tummy be rumblin' so I have to know what' s for lunch out there?

Evolving Lunch

Much like any successful ecosystem, OWFL has itself started evolving. Yes, esoterrorism and comedy abound, but those are just signs of vast amounts of energy and thus create chaos at times as it expands the system, therefore allowing space for that energy.

I say lunch is an evolving process for all of us. Therefore our tastes, the buds that contain them, and our need for good conversation starters all need to evolve a bit.

Now, let me digress in saying I love the side-order idea. I think it would be great if something cool happened during lunch, or if its late enough "Second Lunch" could be another mid-day post.

So, we don't all have to wear hats and grow flavor savors, but like all good scientists we must write down what we examine .... so WFL?

Monday Lunch options 5/15/06

Is there anything that gets you going on Monday? Any eateries have Monday specials in your area. Any bars have free wings for happy hour on Monday?

What Lunch do you choose to start off the work week?

Weekend Post

I'm home in the 'burgh, and lunch was pierogies and sour cream. I love the food here!

What's everyone eating this weekend?????

(I'm so effin' bored)

sick day eats

hi all,

the frustrating part of being sick is that you usually cannot taste what it is that you are eating. i've been battling a nasty cold for the past day or two, and now i'm back at the office wondering what i can eat for lunch that isn't just going to taste like nothing.

so, my question is what should one eat when they are feeling under the weather? and of course tell us WFL in your neck of the woods.

WFL 5/11/2006 Rainy day

So it looks like rain in much of the country today. Can't go outside, humidity is up, it's just a bummer when it rains.

What's for lunch on this kind of day? What can you get without going outside? What isn't ruined by a little water? What makes you feel better about being all cooped up?

Discuss and enjoy.

Side Order: 5/10/2006 "Let's Roll"

Before the Bush administration's PR team made up the dramatic story about heroes taking over a terrorist piloted plane in PA to cover up the fact that an F-16 was ordered to shoot it down, the phrase "Let's Roll" held special meaning for me.

I used to work in Downtown DC with my homie Whippy. We actually worked at one of the best places to work in the city, acording to a magizine article. Around Lunchtime, one of us would place a call to the other and all that needed to be said was "Let's roll". This meant it is time for a game. Often the game was foosball in the CEO's office, sometimes the game was Halo 2 on the x-box in the cafe', but the best lunchtime game of all time was... well, we never gave it a name that stuck. For today's purposes, we'll call it Traffic Roll.

The equipment needed for Traffic Roll is cheap and easy to find. 1 pack of Peanut m&ms. The game is played by sorting out all of the different colors in the pack of candy and choosing sides. I often got red and yellow, Whippy got brown and green. The Superdome for this game was always K Street. To play, you take turns rolling your pieces into the road and you keep score depending on the variant you are playing. The goal is to roll your M&Ms to a spot on the street where they will either get crushed first or last longest. It's a lot of fun to be in the street a block from the White House throwing candy at motorists and laughing and having a good time. After we ran out of game pieces, we would go to an eatery and enjoy lunch.

For me, using my lunch hour for adult recess is more important than getting nourishment. I have to make the most of my time away from my computer or I'll never make it through the day. How about you? What games do you play at lunch? What do you do away from your desk to get through the afternoon? What is your fortress of solitude between 8:00 and 5:00?

Please let us know. And for lunch suggestions, advice and discussions, don't forget to check today's WFL discussion board.

WFL 5/10/2006

What, Oh what, is for lunch today?

Discuss here, and stay tuned for a "Side Order" Later this morning.