What would you serve in your AMERICAN Restaurant

@dlowan,

Yes. Prior to venturing out into the world I was the fussiest of fussy eaters. Venturing out into the world occurred at age 16 when the parents of the future first Mr B invited me into their home and served me things I didn't dare turn my nose up to.

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@ossobuco,

ossobuco wrote:

This is all silly in the context that people are starving (in my day, I think it was china that was mentioned and of course that was true). Still, it's no way to turn someone on to food, especially given the cooking techniques of my childhood.

I would surmise JPB's and other's children didn't have quite these kind of multiple hour long episodes. And I'd suppose other kinds of episodes supplanted all that.

Still, that's an iconic memory for me, and not just once.

Well, u r free now, Osso.
I 'd have liberated u too, if I 'd had the chance.

David

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Bear!?
Where the hell was that?
Bear!!!!!?????? OMG Nooooooo

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@dadpad,

It's called hunting season.

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@dlowan,

dlowan wrote:

dyslexia wrote:

90% of the above posts/lists are an embarrassment if they are meant to be representative of "american" food. Eva's post was the most accurate.
I read the posts and felt like having a meal at "olive garden" resturant would be eating "italian."

Well, perhaps you'd better put up your list then.

Can't people have different ideas about food without it being "an embarrassment"?

Perhaps individual experienced vary a lot.

SO STIPULATED!

I 'll stand by MY list, Dys!

David

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@JPB,

JPB wrote:

It's called hunting season.

My Narnia books told me that vegetarian bears tasted good.

They are related to dogs, aren't they?

Dog is said to taste good.

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@Rockhead,

pan fried potatoes with meatloaf, really? I'm not entirely though mostly kidding.

The best meatloaf I ever had, several times, may it rest in peace, was at 72 market street. I'm sure I've posted the meatloaf and the gravy recipe here, not your easiest recipe.
It was served with perfect mashed potatoes and a pile of madly delicious spinach (I know I have the recipe since I have the book, restaurant long gone). The spinach was simple.
This was a place in Venice behind the slummy building I once lived, fancied up by movie and artist types. Tony Bill, Robert Graham (the sculptor), Dudley Moore (piano in the room). I don't know how popular it ever was but the food was wonderful.

Me, my meatloaf has no recipe, it's always a free for all.

I have to grab the book to note the chef then, re 72 market - Roland Gilbert.
Ah, my book is signed. Good.

But the thing is, there is that perfect meatloaf recipe.

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This is a good thread; certainly flourishing

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@JPB,

JPB wrote:

Yes. Prior to venturing out into the world I was the fussiest of fussy eaters. Venturing out into the world occurred at age 16 when the parents of the future first Mr B invited me into their home and served me things I didn't dare turn my nose up to.

Ah...lots of adolescents are very stunted in what they will eat.

I had a lunch with my friend's in-laws's family over Christmas. Their food tastes were extraordinarily restricted. Even the adults'.

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@ossobuco,

I prefer au-gratin but that's too much work all at once.

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@dlowan,

Confession....

I didn't actually eat bear meat, although they had some stored away in the freezer.

It was a holiday meal... Thanksgiving, I think. I'd gobbled down a few bites of stuffing and a fork-full was on it's way to my mouth when my future MIL uttered, "isn't it the bear meat that G^(& gave us that you used in the stuffing?" My fork literally stopped in mid-air. Me, the fussiest eater ever known to mankind was about to about stuff bear meat into my mouth.

"No", says future FIL, "this is sausage stuffing."

gulp

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@dlowan,

dlowan wrote:

JPB wrote:

My first memory of liking food was not wanting to display my fussiness to the parents of my boyfriend. They served the strangest things... broccoli, kohlrabi, wild freakin' boar, bear (ack!!!). I ate so as not to cause a scene. hmmmmm.... some of it was actually tasty. My taste buds blossomed and my list of eatable foods expanded beyond chicken, mac & cheese, beans, burgers, fries and corn.

How old were you JPB?

Was that REALLY all you ate?

I knew a girl (strikingly beautiful blonde actress)
who told me that she ended up in the hospital with malnutrition
after eating only onion rings for a year.

David

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Quote:

My Narnia books told me that vegetarian bears tasted good.

Vegetarian bear....
that would be a Koala.
Oh wait... its NOT a bear.

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@Rockhead,

I like that too. Mad in my way for scalloped potatoes. Just not used to it with meatloaf, but I can't see why I might not love it.

Now that I have the Bocuse book courtesy of my ex, I may add his take on scalloped potatoes. Spare, as you might guess if any of us have acquaintance with Bocuse - I do, but I've no memory - but worthwhile for technique, I think, at least to argue about.

Later on that.

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Gotta have corn dodgers if you're going to have Southern food. This is a form of corn bread, and is similar to hush puppies. But what i think of as corn dodgers is about the size of a sausage roll, and are best served crispy and hot.

http://www.grouprecipes.com/images/recipes/small-thumbs/1718425410.jpg

Corn dodgers are good served with a creole or mexican style chili (i.e., the relish made from hot chilis) as shown here or with American style chili (i.e., the soup like concoction of meat, beans and chilis). Also known as johnny cakes.

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@dlowan,

No, bears are related to pigs.

Dog is not bad, although it won't endear me to The Girl to admit that i've eaten dog.

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Please . . . no gumbo . . . okra is just nasty . . .

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@ossobuco,

I'm trying to remember if I ordered elk sausage (the herd of roosevelt elk was out there on the meadow) . I'm not sure, almost sure not. I think I passed - I'd remember eating elk.

This was in Orick, California.

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@Setanta,

agreed.

file gumbo is the only way to go.

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@dadpad,

Are you seriously thinking about opening an American style restaurant?

Restaurant names:
American Beauty;
American Experience;

Mind these toss ups. I'm just experimenting until I get hit by a creative epiphany. I'll let you know when I have a suggestion I really think might be noteworthy.

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