Monday, March 20, 2006
Thou shalt not...
...run out of beer in thy refrigerator. That is rule numero uno and our good friend Cracka is guilty of this hanis and unforgivable act against drinkers everywhere.
You disappoint me.
I feel like I shouldn't talk about Cracka that much, lest this become the Cracka sucks blog, but this was information that needed to be made public.
In conclusion you are a bad person.
Now this weekend I went out to dinner at Michael Jordan's Steakhouse in Grand Central. It is owned by the same group that owns my favorite steakhouse (Strip House) and the executive chef is the same. However Strip House is definitely a cut above ol' #23, my most hated basketball player of all time.
You cannot... CANNOT be a real Knick fan and show any admiration for "his airness." Respect his achievements? Fine... but there must be HATRED in your heart.
That being said his steakhouse is still pretty good.
We ordered a bottle of Saintsbury Pinot Noir which was an awesome wine, then had the Warm Garlic Bread with Gorgonzola Fondue. Unbelieveably decadent and tasty. After the garlic bread was gone we used the free bread to soak up the rest of the cheese.
At steakhouses I have one rule and one rule only. Order steak. Don't get any of the other bullshit. Veal chops, lamb, fish, you name it. Get the steak. That is why you are there.
I am ribeye man. The ribeye is the most marbled cut and thus it is usually the tastiest and juiciest. On occasion i will go with a strip steak but that is when I am in a certain mood.
The ribeye at Michael Jordan's is 22 oz. Truly a massive and hulking amount of beef. I couldn't finish it. It was seasoned well but not as good as they do at Strip House, and the broiling is done better at Strip House as well. I do enjoy a good charred outside with a medium rare interior. It could have used maybe a minute more but I never send food back.
Pet peeve: I hate reading steakhouse reviews where people complain about the charred outside and claim that their steak was overdone. THEY ARE NOT COOKING ON YOUR WIMPY BACKYARD GRILL!!! Cut into your steak and you will see beyond the charred outside it is cooked exactly as you want on the inside. They know nothing, those people. Go eat at the Sizzler. And I don't care about service in steakhouses either. As long as they get the order right and are timely and don't forget anything I don't care if they are gruff, distant, unfriendly, rude, etc.
Their creamed spinach was awesome as well.
For dessert we had the huge chocolate cake. It wasn't great but this is a steakhouse dessert where you are just adding food on top of food and you order for the purposes of indulging.
I also had a nice glass of Fonseca.
I took pictures of the food but I gotta get a decent digital camera and figure out this picture uploading business because I don't like reading all text blogs and it pains me that I might be boring the crap out of anyone who actually reads this thing.
On Sunday I returned to the realm of beer and had:
99) Allagash White - One of my good friends is dating a Belgian guy and she mentioned he had tried the Blue Moon Belgian White but wasn't impressed. With complete confidence and my reputation as a beer expert on the line I will make sure he gets a bottle of this next time he is in NYC. This is right up there with any witbier in the world.
99 beers down means 266 to go but more importantly it also means that my next beer will be a milestone beer so I've gotta make it a good one. I am undecided as of yet but there is no rush. I have some good bottles in my fridge and on Wednesday I am slated to make my return to David Copperfield's so there will be plenty of choice.
Because I am so far ahead I may get back into the wine a little bit. I had neglected my love of wine since the year began and I went on this little beer quest but this weekend's dinner reminded me just how good it can be. I doubt I will blog about it but there are some bottles of wine in my "cellar" aka my dining room cabinet hutch that are staring at me, begging to be opened.
You disappoint me.
I feel like I shouldn't talk about Cracka that much, lest this become the Cracka sucks blog, but this was information that needed to be made public.
In conclusion you are a bad person.
Now this weekend I went out to dinner at Michael Jordan's Steakhouse in Grand Central. It is owned by the same group that owns my favorite steakhouse (Strip House) and the executive chef is the same. However Strip House is definitely a cut above ol' #23, my most hated basketball player of all time.
You cannot... CANNOT be a real Knick fan and show any admiration for "his airness." Respect his achievements? Fine... but there must be HATRED in your heart.
That being said his steakhouse is still pretty good.
We ordered a bottle of Saintsbury Pinot Noir which was an awesome wine, then had the Warm Garlic Bread with Gorgonzola Fondue. Unbelieveably decadent and tasty. After the garlic bread was gone we used the free bread to soak up the rest of the cheese.
At steakhouses I have one rule and one rule only. Order steak. Don't get any of the other bullshit. Veal chops, lamb, fish, you name it. Get the steak. That is why you are there.
I am ribeye man. The ribeye is the most marbled cut and thus it is usually the tastiest and juiciest. On occasion i will go with a strip steak but that is when I am in a certain mood.
The ribeye at Michael Jordan's is 22 oz. Truly a massive and hulking amount of beef. I couldn't finish it. It was seasoned well but not as good as they do at Strip House, and the broiling is done better at Strip House as well. I do enjoy a good charred outside with a medium rare interior. It could have used maybe a minute more but I never send food back.
Pet peeve: I hate reading steakhouse reviews where people complain about the charred outside and claim that their steak was overdone. THEY ARE NOT COOKING ON YOUR WIMPY BACKYARD GRILL!!! Cut into your steak and you will see beyond the charred outside it is cooked exactly as you want on the inside. They know nothing, those people. Go eat at the Sizzler. And I don't care about service in steakhouses either. As long as they get the order right and are timely and don't forget anything I don't care if they are gruff, distant, unfriendly, rude, etc.
Their creamed spinach was awesome as well.
For dessert we had the huge chocolate cake. It wasn't great but this is a steakhouse dessert where you are just adding food on top of food and you order for the purposes of indulging.
I also had a nice glass of Fonseca.
I took pictures of the food but I gotta get a decent digital camera and figure out this picture uploading business because I don't like reading all text blogs and it pains me that I might be boring the crap out of anyone who actually reads this thing.
On Sunday I returned to the realm of beer and had:
99) Allagash White - One of my good friends is dating a Belgian guy and she mentioned he had tried the Blue Moon Belgian White but wasn't impressed. With complete confidence and my reputation as a beer expert on the line I will make sure he gets a bottle of this next time he is in NYC. This is right up there with any witbier in the world.
99 beers down means 266 to go but more importantly it also means that my next beer will be a milestone beer so I've gotta make it a good one. I am undecided as of yet but there is no rush. I have some good bottles in my fridge and on Wednesday I am slated to make my return to David Copperfield's so there will be plenty of choice.
Because I am so far ahead I may get back into the wine a little bit. I had neglected my love of wine since the year began and I went on this little beer quest but this weekend's dinner reminded me just how good it can be. I doubt I will blog about it but there are some bottles of wine in my "cellar" aka my dining room cabinet hutch that are staring at me, begging to be opened.
# posted by Nick @ 10:21 AM 
