Subj : Rib-A-Que [1]
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Dec 29 2023 12:57:20
Hi Dave,
DD> We've got a couple of places like that here. Especially Chesapeake
DD> Seafood House which is in an olde mansion. Their lunch buffet is "out
DD> the door" lines until well after 13:00. Good food, good price, nice
DD> atmosphere, fiar pricing, what's not to like???
RH> Sounds like a place I'd like to try. This bbq place opens at 11, closes
RH> when they run out according to the door signage. Wonder how much they
RH> had to cook to feed the crowd that came last week. Nothing fancy about
RH> this place but not noticed when tucking into a good plate of bbq. (G)
DD> If a place is too overly deecorated or has kitschy furnishings I
DD> asssume that they're selling "sizzle" and not "substance". I'm seldom
DD> disappointed in that estimation.
Seems that way; I've yet to see a fancy bbq place. Usual decor is
western, psuedo western or farm kitchen if anything. (G)
DD> For chain steak we have Texas Roadhouse, Longhorn Steak House,
DD> Outback, Alexander's, KikU Japanese Steakhouse, Empire Korean
DD> Steakhousse, etc.
Some of those are in Raleigh, Durham or other places. WF used to have a
Longhhorn's (when we first moved here) but within a couple of years it
folded and a Buffalo Brothers Wings joint opened in its place. We tried
them once, didn't think they were worth going back to.
DD> We've two Applebee's - one on the East side and one out West. I've
DD> tried both more than once and I'm not a fan. Perkins or Baker's Square
DD> are much better (of the chain places) orr any number of local joints.
RH> We've got a Waffle House (no Huddle House) and Chili's plus lots of
RH> fast food choices but never heard of Baker's Square. Have to consider
RH> them if we see them in our travels.
DD> B.S. is mostly in the upper midwest. Their food is decent and their
DD> pies are over the top.
Have to keep that in mind next time we head that way. Planning to be in
Ohio next spring.
DD> The "Mess Hall" is a for-profit concession so it's open every day. And
RH> Sounds good, our post isn't big enough (space wise) for anything like
RH> that. Biggest thing they do for other than post/VFW/Marine Corps
RH> League, etc is a monthly pancake breakfast fund raiser. Dropped during
RH> Covid but restarted a while back and has really picked up over the last
RH> few months.
DD> One of the big charity fund raiser events here is the panquake and
DD> sausage breakfasts put on by various churches and charitable
DD> organisations. My
DD> favourite is the Italian-American War Veterans event held every year
DD> at a local Knights of Columbus hall. Besides scrambled eggs one can
DD> get an omelet as well as tarted-up pancakes. And the sausage patties
DD> are made
DD> with Italian sausage rather than typical breakfast sausage. Turasky
DD> Meats makes the sausage just once a year. But, they havve 1, 2, and 5
DD> pound
DD> packages for sale at the venue or at their facility (until its gone)
DD> after the event. I always stock up. Bv)=
DD> I'm going to have to check and see if/when this year's event is on the
DD> calendar. The driving force behind it, Sam Montalbano, passed last
DD> summer at the young age of 97. Hopefully someone will step up.
Sounds good. We just do pancakes (plain or blueberry) and sausage, plus
coffee, orange juice and milk. Given the size of the kitchen, it's all
we can do and do a good job of it.
DD> The only holiday meal I celebrate outside of doing "family & fiends"
DD> is the Annual Inteer-Faith Breakfast held every 25 December - unless
DD> the day falls on a Saturday (Shabbat) - at Temple B'rith Sholom.
DD> I'll be there later this morning and buy breakfast for my friends and
DD> relatives who choose to came with me.
RH> Sounds good. We had a special Christmas Eve (day) service at church
RH> yesterday, followed by a pot luck. Found out that there's another man
RH> in the church that has a smoker--he did a brisket for the meal. I don't
RH> think he took home any left overs. (G) Today we'll be grilling sirloins
RH> since it's just the 2 of us.
DD> I assume that some churches have pot luck deals in their meeting
DD> rooms. Ass a practicing agnostic I couldn't say for sure, though.
RH> Usually there's a room in the church building (our big room is in the
RH> basement) big enough for the congregation/guests to gather for meals or
RH> whatever. In February we do a chili cook off/Super Bowl party down
RH> there, then other things thruout the year. This was our first Chirstmas
RH> dinner, probably not the last tho.
DD> If it wass a "success" they'll put it on repeat, I am sure.
It was convenient in that Christmas being on Monday, we didn't have to
have an outside of the normal meeting time service. Just had our regular
service, then went downstairs for lunch and fellowship.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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