Scariest New Restaurant Foods

Saoirse · 08-31-2010, 15:58

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Originally Posted by echoes

If I feel in the mood for a supersize Bratwurst, thats battered and deepfried with chili cheese fries, then bring it on and bring me a shovel! (hehehe)

Holly

Damnit Holly!!! Don't EVER blaspheme zee brrrratwurrrst again!!! Das ist nur fur sauerkraut and sempf und ein gutes Deutches BIER!! Ja voll!

ZonieDiver · 08-31-2010, 16:35

I see a lot of people in "Rascals", etc. on my way to work daily. I also see a lot of young people. The movie "Wall-e" may have been prescient about what our future holds, at least in some respects.

echoes · 08-31-2010, 16:59

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Originally Posted by Saoirse

Damnit Holly!!! Don't EVER blaspheme zee brrrratwurrrst again!!! Das ist nur fur sauerkraut and sempf und ein gutes Deutches BIER!! Ja voll!

Hehehe...I LOVE Brats! And the ones recently grilled at my AO by an SF man rose to the occasion on the grill, and were perfectly grilled! They were so juicy and flavorful in my mouth, it was heaven!

ZD, and here is an after photo to prove said delicious-ness!

See, you really can enjoy good food, and not be unhealthy for it!!! hahaha

Holly

nmap · 08-31-2010, 17:16

A big part of the issue is the total calorie count. The solution is simplicity itself - divide by two (or more). Either share the entrée, or take part home.

Just because a restaurant turns out a mega-burger, one is not obligated to eat the whole thing by oneself at one sitting.

Unless, of course, one adds enough ketchup to lubricate it properly...

The attached image is: CLEARFIELD, Pa. -- People from New York and Ohio come to Denny's Beer Barrel Pub for a pretty big hamburger: 6 pounds of beef, one large onion, two whole tomatoes, a half a head of lettuce, 1 1/4 pounds of cheese, top and bottom buns, and a cup each of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, relish, banana peppers and some pickles.

**Bill Harsey** · 08-31-2010, 17:35

I was concerned you all were talking about this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddr...-for-menu.html

Saoirse · 08-31-2010, 17:49

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Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

I was concerned you all were talking about this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddr...-for-menu.html

hehehe..perhaps with some fava beans and a nice chianti!

Wow, I agree with Der Spiegel...tasteless PR stunt!

ZonieDiver · 08-31-2010, 18:48

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Originally Posted by nmap

A big part of the issue is the total calorie count. The solution is simplicity itself - divide by two (or more). Either share the entrée, or take part home.

Just because a restaurant turns out a mega-burger, one is not obligated to eat the whole thing by oneself at one sitting.

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Hehehe...I LOVE Brats! And the ones recently grilled at my AO by an SF man rose to the occasion on the grill, and were perfectly grilled! They were so juicy and flavorful in my mouth, it was heaven!

ZD, and here is an after photo to prove said delicious-ness! See, you really can enjoy good food, and not be unhealthy for it!!! hahaha

Holly

To quote Fonzy (from "Happy Days", not here at PS.com), "Exactamundo!"

One finds, as one ages, that eating what you used to eat without consequence no longer applies. So... one must exercise more, or eat less. (As a radio personality said this morning, "There is NO amount of time on a treadmill that can burn up the calories of an "Awesome Blossom" from "Outback Steakhouse"!" (While not technically correct, it would still be difficult.)

I use the nmap approach. I get the "doggie bag" at the beginning of the meal and put half or more away. (At "Claimjumper" - 2/3!!) Make two, or three, meals of it. (Of course, I am also famous for leaving said "doggie bag" at the table upon departure!)

It is a person's personal responsibility - not up to your "government nanny" to decide. However, I do appreciate magazines pointing such things out, so I can be better informed to make my own decisions.