Ha-ha, cheatie cheatertons

[LazyEagle]

ah yes, France, the best country in the world for steak and chips!

please the french cant make steak, there is nothing better then an albertain T bone cut from the the finest cows in the world

Well, while I would have to argue that Ireland is home to some of the finest beef in the world, my comment about France was mainly to do with the fact that every second business on any particular street is a cafe/restaurant and they all serve "Steak et Frites".

I love going to France, because at any hour of the day, chances are I can find somewhere to serve me steak and chips!

[indivisible]

Ireland has amazing steak, equalled only in Argintina (as far as I've eaten). But the best steak I've ever had was in a smallish town called Oruro in Bolivia.
It was made by a celebrity chef called Chef Don Roberto. Not the Jamie Oliver kind of celebrity chef, the kind that caters for Robert DeNiro's sorées.
It was juicy, it was succulent, it almost melted in your mouth. No sauce, just 24oz of perfectly cooked unadulterated cow.

Myself and the now ex-gf ate at his restaurant and before the meal kicked off the waiter asked if we'd like to order something to drink. We asked if we could take a gander at the fine selection of wine. Waiter leaves the list and returns a few moments later.

Waiter (who's english isn't great): "So what would sir like to drink?"
Me: "I think I'll take a bottle of Mendozan Malbec."
Waiter: "A fine choice"
And he turns to go.
Me: "Excuse me, she hasn't ordered yet."
Waiter (bemused): "Sorry?"
Gf: "I'll have this bottle of this Sauvinon Blanc here, please."
Waiter: "What?"
Gf: "Number 32, the Sauvinon Blanc."
Waiter (A little baffled): "Wait one moment please."
The waiter walks off and over to the guy who's obviously in charge around these parts. They have a few muted words and the boss comes over to our table. At this point we were wondering if we weren't dressed properly for the place or had somehow inadvertently offended the man.
Boss: "My waiter tells me you ordered some wine."
Me: "That's right"
Boss: "My waiter thinks he may have misunderstood you. Did you order two bottles?? A red and a white?"
Me: "Yep"
Boss: "Oh... May I ask where you are from?"
Me (laughing): "We're Irish"
Boss (now also laughing): "Well that explains it!"
He gestures over to the waiter to bring the drink. The poor man is still slightly confused and more than a little worried at the amount of alcohol he's giving us but what the boss says goes.

Turned out the boss was the owner and celebrity chef. He joined us for the end of our meal and we went out on the piss with him after. Really nice guy and he has some great stories about celebs making tits of themselves.
And he makes the best steak ever.

Fin

[LazyEagle]

Ireland has amazing steak, equalled only in Argintina (as far as I've eaten). But the best steak I've ever had was in a smallish town called Oruro in Bolivia.
It was made by a celebrity chef called Chef Don Roberto. Not the Jamie Oliver kind of celebrity chef, the kind that caters for Robert DeNiro's sorées.
It was juicy, it was succulent, it almost melted in your mouth. No sauce, just 24oz of perfectly cooked unadulterated cow.

Myself and the now ex-gf ate at his restaurant and before the meal kicked off the waiter asked if we'd like to order something to drink. We asked if we could take a gander at the fine selection of wine. Waiter leaves the list and returns a few moments later.

Waiter (who's english isn't great): "So what would sir like to drink?"
Me: "I think I'll take a bottle of Mendozan Malbec."
Waiter: "A fine choice"
And he turns to go.
Me: "Excuse me, she hasn't ordered yet."
Waiter (bemused): "Sorry?"
Gf: "I'll have this bottle of this Sauvinon Blanc here, please."
Waiter: "What?"
Gf: "Number 32, the Sauvinon Blanc."
Waiter (A little baffled): "Wait one moment please."
The waiter walks off and over to the guy who's obviously in charge around these parts. They have a few muted words and the boss comes over to our table. At this point we were wondering if we weren't dressed properly for the place or had somehow inadvertently offended the man.
Boss: "My waiter tells me you ordered some wine."
Me: "That's right"
Boss: "My waiter thinks he may have misunderstood you. Did you order two bottles?? A red and a white?"
Me: "Yep"
Boss: "Oh... May I ask where you are from?"
Me (laughing): "We're Irish"
Boss (now also laughing): "Well that explains it!"
He gestures over to the waiter to bring the drink. The poor man is still slightly confused and more than a little worried at the amount of alcohol he's giving us but what the boss says goes.

Turned out the boss was the owner and celebrity chef. He joined us for the end of our meal and we went out on the piss with him after. Really nice guy and he has some great stories about celebs making tits of themselves.
And he makes the best steak ever.

Fin

Indivisible,

That's a great fucking story man!

[indivisible]

Indivisible,

That's a great fucking story man!

Thanks.

We actually had a third bottle during the meal much to the worry of the waiter and entertainment of the chef.
And after all that plonk we were forced (not very difficult) to taste the chefs special liqueur. It was made from coca. The same thing cocaine comes from. It was amazing. Sweet, syrupy and gave a nice little buzz. Bought a bottle for the equivalent of about 20c.

But that restaurant is the only good thing I have to say about Bolivia. The steak wasn't even from there. It was Argentinian only served in Bolivia. My advice to anyone visiting is don't. Don't get sucked into the Salt Flats' tour either. You can rent a car for cheap and drive around the very north of Argentina at your own leisure and see the same stuff. Plus you get to do doughnuts on the salt.

[Toco]

first off second have any of you guys ever heard of poutine, its a canadian dish thats consists of fries or chips as ur eurosluts like to call em cheese curds and gravy throw a nice thick t-bone cut AAA steak from albertas farmlands and you have yourself a meal fit for a king

[Toco]

u are one deprived person if u dont know what a cheese curd is jased, its a ball of cheese that melts really well and when eaten it squeeks in ur teeth and is fucking amazing

[LazyEagle]

first off second have any of you guys ever heard of poutine, its a canadian dish thats consists of fries or chips as ur eurosluts like to call em cheese curds and gravy throw a nice thick t-bone cut AAA steak from albertas farmlands and you have yourself a meal fit for a king

that sounds excellent Toco!

Although, I may be a bit biased due to my odd taste for chips and cheese and gravy!

[Johnimus Prime]

Lazy, what the hell is wrong with cheesy chips & gravy? It's a match made in saturated fat ingesting carbohydrate abusing artery thickening heart attack creating heaven - and it tastes sooo goooood!

[phatboi]

Lazy, what the hell is wrong with cheesy chips & gravy? It's a match made in saturated fat ingesting carbohydrate abusing artery thickening heart attack creating heaven - and it tastes sooo goooood!

i've had cheesy chips... just no gravy... but they still r0x0rz my s0x0rz

[LazyEagle]

Lazy, what the hell is wrong with cheesy chips & gravy? It's a match made in saturated fat ingesting carbohydrate abusing artery thickening heart attack creating heaven - and it tastes sooo goooood!

there's nothing wrong with the combination at all, but it seems a bit odd, even to a culinary experimenter like myself, to mix cheese and gravy!
It's one of those things that shouldn't work, but it does!