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So, what's for lunch? -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 08:55 6
- leftover turkey breast -- nm - decline Apr 5, 09:03
- leftover salad from last night -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 09:02
- leftover tofu stir fry, with snap peas and red peppers on brown rice (Hello Fresh leftovers.) -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 08:59
- mac and cheese -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 08:57
- leftover pasta with homemade marinara from home. -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 08:57
- charlie and I are going to to the paint store and then to faccia luna. (aka "meeting with bennett.") -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:57
It's a lovely day to not be flying through ATL -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 08:53
related: I've been to a half dozen places where the steaks started at $40. Never had one that was better than home cooked from the supermarket. -- nm - Max Apr 5, 08:46 7
- Check out crowd cow, today they ate parting out a wagyu calf, prices are comparible to ohama -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:22
- I think the most expensive steak I've ever ordered was $65. It was excellent -- nm - decline Apr 5, 08:50 2
  - We've ordered the $95 porterhouse for two at Butcher and Singer before -- (edited) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 5, 08:52 1
    - Haven't tried Barclay Prime, but I've heard their steaks are not as good actually. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 5, 08:56
- when I got to Morton's steakhouse, I order a 17 dollar skirt steak. -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 08:47
- Ruth Chris remains the best steak I have ever eaten (thankfully old work paid for it) -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 08:47
- (except for Fogo de Chao, which is different) -- nm - Max Apr 5, 08:46
Bannon removed from National Security Council -- (link) - decline Apr 5, 08:43 5
- Let me see if I got this right...Bannon (unqualified) was placed on the NSC to oversee the potentially treasonous National Security Advisor - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 5, 08:59
- Good news. Wonder how this happened. Trump is eating out of Bannon's hand, so who forced this issue? -- nm - Mop Apr 5, 08:53 3
  - while one council member distracted donald with a shiny new fake news tweet, the others grabbed bannon and threw him out the window. -- nm - mud Apr 5, 08:56
  - "Bannon was put on NSC to keep watch on Mike Flynn" - decline Apr 5, 08:55 1
    - it's like Designated Survivor in real life -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 08:58
I'm not saying it was aliens...but it was aliens -- (link) - Beaker Apr 5, 08:39 1
- Looks like this happened a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far-- heeeeeey... -- nm - Mop Apr 5, 08:48
Mandy just gave us a brilliant business idea: Fancy food takeout/delivery for us not-fancy types -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 08:38 9
- some of the price is for the experience. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 5, 08:50
- what I want is fancy food at places that aren't fancy. I don't want to eat at home. I want to go out, I just don't want to... feel like a snob or be - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:41 1
  - Casual dining is the most difficult market niche to make a profit in -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:24
- come on, there has to be three or four of those in the little town you live in -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 08:40 5
  - I don't think the super fancy places tend to do takeout/delivery, they are about the dining 'experience' - ty97 Apr 5, 08:54
  - we have delivery everything. we have so many delivery services I can't keep track. (do you guys know that I hate delivery?) -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:42 3
    - I never ever do delivery -- nm - decline Apr 5, 08:44 2
      - it's always cold and mushy. delivery pizza is the worst. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:47 1
        
        As long as I order from close places it works for me, since they tend to bike it over once it's done cooking. -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 08:54
sitwap - U.S. Coal Companies to President Trump: Stick with the Paris Climate Deal - crash davis Apr 5, 08:38
We hadn't said anything about this yet but our poor cat, Tamara, has been to the vet nine times in 15 days. - David Apr 5, 08:36 8
- She's such a tough girl. -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Apr 5, 08:50
- that is awesome to hear that she is fighting back, best wishes to her -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 08:39 2
  - yup -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 08:40
  - this -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 08:39
- ahhh, i totally understand. It's tough. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 08:38 3
  - RIght, we'd basically figured out what was going on, and that's why I've been asking you. - David Apr 5, 08:45 2
    - i should try to film us doing it if you want to see how we handle it. - Andie Apr 5, 08:56 1
      - also - put out water for her to drink, everywhere. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 08:57
SHIELD spoilers -- (edited) - Beaker Apr 5, 08:35
do we know about mastodon? -- (link) - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:30
That Brian Mulroney news is fascinating. -- nm - Mop Apr 5, 08:23 3
- ??? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Apr 5, 08:41 1
  - B2. -- nm - Mop Apr 5, 08:45
- Ben Mulroney's wife is Sophie Trudeau's personal stylist. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 08:36
formal poll here. what's the last chain restaurant at which you ate? I ate KFC last friday, as you know. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:16 23
- Jersey Mike subs -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:27
- Chick Fil A, maybe? - Callisto Buffalomeat Apr 5, 08:41
- Taco Bell yesterday -- nm - Max Apr 5, 08:38
- Outback last night. I get it to go and have two meals out of it. -- nm - David Apr 5, 08:37
- Subway (on Monday I think) -- nm* - ty97 Apr 5, 08:37
- McDonalds -- nm - Roger More Apr 5, 08:34
- McD breakfast on Sunday I think -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 5, 08:30
- KFC over the weekend because YOU made me think about it. -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 08:28 5
  - was it delightful? did you no-spoon? -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:29 4
    - it was delightful but I wussed out and sporked -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 08:30 3
      - next time I go, I will spork. and get a spare biscuit. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:31 2
        
        the biscuit I got tasted surprisingly fresh and good. I should have gotten an extra one as well. -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 08:35 1
        
        I hate that you are going to make me go to there again this weekend. thirty minutes of driving for freaking KFC. - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:47
- Burger King about a month ago -- nm - LMS Apr 5, 08:23
- I grabbed breakfast from Brueggers Bagels this morning. -- nm - Diva Apr 5, 08:20 2
  - oh, we used to have them in allentown. I loved their coffeecake. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:20 1
    - I haven't tried that. Their other bakery items look good though. - Diva Apr 5, 08:24
- Taco Bell -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 08:19
- Dairy Queen. -- nm - Shaun Apr 5, 08:18
- Friday was our monthly Chick-fil-A dinner, if we're including fast food -- nm* - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 5, 08:18
- I had lunch at a Bar Louie last year -- (edited) - decline Apr 5, 08:18
- Red Lobeter Sunday, before that, Moe's in Champaign, twice. - groiny Apr 5, 08:17
- Wendy's week before last -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 08:17
The cinema in the UK showing Man Down has now sold 4 more tickets! -- (link) - LMS Apr 5, 08:13 1
- I would go just to have a ticket stub. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:15
Rohan Beyts loses Trump course urination privacy case -- (link) - LMS Apr 5, 08:07 1
- *shrug* She hates the golf course. She trespasses on the golf course. She takes a leak on the golf course. She sues the golf course? - Mop Apr 5, 08:39
Smurfs 33% (8/16), Colossal 76% (39/12), Gifted 43% (3/4), Going in Style - no score yet -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 07:54
barry manilow is gay. -- (link) - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 07:51 4
- I'm back to wondering what Richard Simmons is up to. -- nm - Max Apr 5, 08:41
- Wait, he hasn't been out for like, decades? -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 07:57
- *home alone shocked face* -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 07:56
- When music and laughter is all that youre after at the Copa... -- nm - budice Apr 5, 07:54
Poll: Do you have your credit card number/s memorized? -- nm - pfm: head shaved in 2 days! Apr 5, 07:46 15
- No. That's what Google's for. -- nm - Mop Apr 5, 08:39
- Only one of them. -- nm - David Apr 5, 08:38
- One or two of them -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 08:37
- Yes. 9714...... oh wait. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 08:35
- that's funny. -- nm - Diva Apr 5, 08:07
- I have too many. I know five without looking but the rest it's like... -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 07:52
- Nope.. Not even the security code.. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 5, 07:50
- my visa i do, but it's no longer my main card. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 07:49
- My main one, yes. -- nm - Shaun Apr 5, 07:48
- Nope -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 5, 07:48
- Lord no -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 07:48
- hell no. It took me 2 years to remember my damn phone number last time I changed it - decline Apr 5, 07:48
- I have one actual credit card, so yeah. -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:47
- No, but I do know what my drivers license number is -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 5, 07:47
- Just my debit card. -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Apr 5, 07:47
It's Gold Star Spouses Day. Now Jake Tapper's Twitter feed today makes sense to me. -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 07:34
ST Fancypants Dining Poll -- Fancypantsiest restaurant you've been to -- (link*) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 5, 07:33 61
- Palace hotel San fran, the bar with the enormous painting by Maxfield Parish, also their garden court was famous for brunch -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 13:33
- Forgot about this place, actually. -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 5, 08:30
- this totally insane place that my wonderful husband took me to when we were in Paris. -- (edited) - Diva Apr 5, 08:10 2
  - did it feel weird eating there? with the Nazi history? I always wonder about that kind of thing with places like that. -- nm* - Remlik Apr 5, 08:30 1
    - I didn't know about the Nazi part until after we'd gone there and I read a little more about it. - Diva Apr 5, 08:35
- Can't remember the name, but a bistro in Quebec City's old town neighbourhood. If not, there's a damned good local steakhouse here in Winnipeg that... - Name Withheld by Request Apr 5, 08:04
- This place is not as fancypants, but local and does a great tasting menu. -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 5, 07:51
- I've always wanted to go to Le Bernardin, for as many times as it's been on Top Chef. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 07:49 2
  - indeed -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 08:30
  - me too. And I like that Eric Ripert. He seems cool. -- nm - Diva Apr 5, 08:15
- I have been to Fasano, which used to be very fancy, here in São Paulo. Also something very fancy in Venice.. - Marlowe Apr 5, 07:48
- not big on fancy, but this place is one of the nicest -- link - Beaker Apr 5, 07:47
- Gotham Bar & Grill. Very fancy restaurant and meal despite what the name implies. -- (link*) - Krusty Apr 5, 07:46 5
  - that place is nice. -- nm - Diva Apr 5, 08:16
  - Pretty sure I've been there for drinks. Nice. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 5, 07:59 1
    - After my old roommate got engaged we went there. I'm a picky eater so I don't do fancy places but there were a lot of great choices. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 08:07
  - was your waiter Batman? -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:47 1
    - He's the owner. Alfred is the waiter. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 07:49
- Does the French restaurant at Epcot count? :) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 5, 07:45 3
  - no bueno -- nm - pfm: head shaved in 2 days! Apr 5, 07:57
  - hehe, I was going to say Emeril's at Universal Studios -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 07:48
  - Le Applebee? -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:46
- It wasn't necessarily the fanciest restaurant, but the fanciest meal at a restaurant was a 7-course Valentine's Day meal. - Beryllium Apr 5, 07:43
- I've been for lunch at The Langham (it's opposite my office). -- (link) - LMS Apr 5, 07:42 2
  - I've gotten drunk a few times at the Langham across the street from my office. We're going back on the 13th. (fear). -- nm* - Diva Apr 5, 08:17
  - My favourite restaurant is still Salvo's in Leeds, but it's not fancy. -- (link) - LMS Apr 5, 07:45
- I don't think I've ever been any place overly fancy. Like definitely not the B2 list fancy -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 07:38 14
  - oh for sure no. I'm not a super fancy person. I'm not a picky eater. I just like more casual settings. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 07:54 2
    - I don't think I could order a meal that was 50 bucks or more. - groiny Apr 5, 07:55 1
      - oh I could. but would I want to eat where it was served? I'm *so* not fancy. -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:09
  - I am a very picky eater, and that generally does not go well with fancy restaurants. -- nm* - groiny Apr 5, 07:41 10
    - I'm not picky really, but I am definitely not going to a shiny restaurant to drop $100 on dinner where I don't know what I'm getting. - Shaun Apr 5, 07:44 9
      - Last time I ate at a chain restaurant was probably the Chili's at the Tampa airport last year. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 5, 07:56 6
        
        I had lunch at a Bar Louie last year - that's probably the only chain I've been to in around 5 years though -- nm - decline Apr 5, 08:17
        
        Last chain i ate at was a bagel from Tim Horton's yesterday. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 08:14
        
        if this is a poll, I ate kfc last friday and will have domino's tonight. (survivor domino's, yo.) -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 5, 08:10 1
        
        Red Lobster on Sunday. -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 08:16
        
        Jesus, even I haven't been to a Chili's. -- nm - Shaun Apr 5, 08:02 1
        
        It was *literally* the only option. -- nm* - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 5, 08:04
      - heh. I'm the complete opposite -- nm - decline Apr 5, 07:45 1
        
        :) me too. -- nm - Andie Apr 5, 07:50
- I don't really go to fancy restaurants. Lava in Iceland comes to mind as somewhat recent: -- (link) - Andie Apr 5, 07:37
- Le Golden Steer - located in the finest strip mall known to man. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 5, 07:37 16
  - The fanciest strip mall place I've been to was a Japanese restaurant with an onakase (chef's choice) menu, with the main ingredients flown in - Roger More Apr 5, 07:46
  - Charles Bronson painting and all? -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:38 14
    - Of course. It was an oil painting on black velvet. What can be classier than that? -- nm - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 5, 07:41 13
      - I do not remember much about it, really, other than the painting and Sciere's roadkill on a plate. -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:43 12
        
        You don't recall the "Oh crap" feeling when we walked in and were under-dressed by a factor of 80000. - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 5, 07:51 11
        
        So it really was a fancy place? With that name? In a strip mall? That's hysterical. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 07:56 9
        
        take a look -- (link) - groiny Apr 5, 07:59
        
        It was The Golden Steer -- and yes, that entire ordeal was a clustermess. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 5, 07:57
        
        from the outside, it was a dump. -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:57 6
        
        Well, they'd known we'd just spent 45minutes arguing over a limo / taxi...to walk 300 yards. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 5, 07:58 5
        
        we fought about that, but then we walked 32 miles to the wedding without discussing a cab. -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:59 4
        
        I remember Max in the back of the wedding march group, sadly watching the cabs pull away, wondering why we weren't in them. - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 5, 08:02 3
        
        I know how the Hobbits felt going to Mordor. - groiny Apr 5, 08:15 2
        
        At least you collected the entire set of flip cards on the way. - Will Hunting, King of ST Brackets Apr 5, 08:17 1
        
        I have no idea if this is true or not. - groiny Apr 5, 08:19
        
        that would explain why they shuttled us into a side room and closed the red curtain. -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:52
- Laheire in Princeton and La Bec Fin in Philly (both closed now) -- nm - decline Apr 5, 07:35
- I honestly don't know, I do not often frequent high brow restaurants. -- nm - groiny Apr 5, 07:34
ARCHER! -- nm - Beaker Apr 5, 07:32 2
- Yes! And my hotel gets FXX. Yay! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 07:44 1
  - Does your hotel have cobra whisky? -- nm - Shaun Apr 5, 07:45

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