[NemesisX]

Originally Posted by Litos

well, not that much.....

i do normal grocery shopping like any father of two - @ $120-140 a week.

the expensive dinners that i get in this thread are usually paid for by my vendors, but on occasion i take my wife out to dinner and spend almost $200 (once every 3 months or so)...

on the weekends, my dad and brother usually buy the meat that goes on the grill....

....and i only go to fast food places once a week....

God damnit, what do you do and where can I sign up

You're living my dream!

[Litos]

Originally Posted by NemesisX

I pretty much have to feel around the sauce and fish out the spices before I bite into the meat.

i know what you're talkin about.

my wife was REAL bad about that when she'd make the Zatarain's Gumbo - i'd be joyfully eating my Gumbo when all of a sudden i'd bite down on what appeared to be a full bullion cube and i would immediately lose vision in my right eye HAHAHA !!!!

she learned that she had to make sure the spices were not clumped in there.....

Originally Posted by NemesisX

God damnit, what do you do and where can I sign up

You're living my dream!

oil/gas.

i purchase and expedite material to our job site per a tight construction schedule.

my vendors that i purchase valves, transmitters and control panels from LOVE to show their appreciation by taking me out to high end steak houses and seafood joints...it's their way of saying "thanks for giving us a $300K purchase order "

i get taken out by multiple vendors about 15-20 times a year - doesn't happen weekly or even bi-weekly, but it happens at least once a month.

sometimes they drop off those "chicky-biscuits" from Chik-Fil-A for breakfast

[NemesisX]

Litos planted the seed with the first post in this topic. Went to Trulucks again because I can't get enough of that filet bernaise royale

Trulucks should probably give him a finder's fee for advertising (and subsequently hooking me on) their product

[Litos]

Originally Posted by NemesisX

Litos planted the seed with the first post in this topic. Went to Trulucks again because I can't get enough of that filet bernaise royale

Trulucks should probably give him a finder's fee for advertising (and subsequently hooking me on) their product

don't forget to get the best carrot cake ever.....

it literally is the best carrot cake I have ever eaten....

[NemesisX]

Originally Posted by Litos

don't forget to get the best carrot cake ever.....

it literally is the best carrot cake I have ever eaten....

Aww shoot I've been getting the wrong desserts! I've tried the keylime pie and this chocolate bread pudding (with a "hot" molten center). The chocolate bread pudding was good. The keylime pie was meh. Will try the carrot cake next time

Went to Jasper's again today. They were out of my favorite (prime rib) so I had to "settle" for the delmonico Ribeye (and mac and cheese!). But, they were really gracious and gave the the last little bit of prime rib (2 or 3 oz) on the house!

Oh lawd my picture taking skills are steadily getting worse This one is blur city. My bad.

[NemesisX]

Dinner at Siena today (http://sienaaustin.com/). I didn't take a picture of the food (it was good as usual!) but I took a snapshot of this because I was touched by Siena's generosity to patrons



Note to anyone in the restaurant business: do something like this once in a while for your patrons!

I had a 3 course prix fixe and a dessert that totaled to around $50, so I basically tipped him the cost of the meal plus an additional 100% beyond that.

[MisterSkiMask]

Originally Posted by NemesisX

Dinner at Siena today (http://sienaaustin.com/). I didn't take a picture of the food (it was good as usual!) but I took a snapshot of this because I was touched by Siena's generosity to patrons



Note to anyone in the restaurant business: do something like this once in a while for your patrons!

I had a 3 course prix fixe and a dessert that totaled to around $50, so I basically tipped him the cost of the meal plus an additional 100% beyond that.

I used to go to a bar that did that, I tipped the shit out of them.

[i dunno]

Originally Posted by NemesisX

Oh lawd my picture taking skills are steadily getting worse This one is blur city. My bad.

mustve been that good that you couldn't wait for a good pic

[Litos]

ok, so another vendor came and picked me up for lunch today....

i went back to J.Alexanders and got the Filet Mignon with Bernaisse and mashed potatoes.........

appetizer was calimari......

[ybbiz34]

Originally Posted by Litos

ok, so another vendor came and picked me up for lunch today....

i went back to J.Alexanders and got the Filet Mignon with Bernaisse and mashed potatoes.........

appetizer was calimari......

Looks a lot better than the Honey Nut Cheerios I had for lunch.

Although I'm stuck here in the snowpocalypse and can't really go anywhere.

[PINeely]

Originally Posted by NemesisX

Dinner at Siena today (http://sienaaustin.com/). I didn't take a picture of the food (it was good as usual!) but I took a snapshot of this because I was touched by Siena's generosity to patrons

I love how it's itemized... "1 penny love"

[NemesisX]

Originally Posted by Litos

ok, so another vendor came and picked me up for lunch today....

i went back to J.Alexanders and got the Filet Mignon with Bernaisse and mashed potatoes.........

appetizer was calimari......

God the cookery on that filet really does look amazing (as does the fry on those onion rings!).

I just noticed that they have a location in san antonio (about 40 minutes or an hour away from Austin?) Actually just checked google maps and the restaurant is an hour and 20 minutes away exactly.

Damn I need an excuse to drive down to San Antonio now

[Litos]

Originally Posted by NemesisX

God the cookery on that filet really does look amazing (as does the fry on those onion rings!).

I just noticed that they have a location in san antonio (about 40 minutes or an hour away from Austin?) Actually just checked google maps and the restaurant is an hour and 20 minutes away exactly.

Damn I need an excuse to drive down to San Antonio now

i haven't been to San Antonio in about 3 years.....

i snuck off over there when Hurricane Ike hit HOuston and we lost power.

got a buddy over there that i used to work with at Gunn Dodge lol.

he took me and my family in for about 3 days....

[TrevorM3]

this is the wrong dam thread to click on when you're hungry and you got lito posting up steaks and mashed. i'm drooling.

[Rotorocious]

T minus 9 days until I try out fogo de chao. Mmmmm meat coma

[dreamingat30fps]

Dunno if it would be considered "foodie" but it's food and I ate it so close enough.

Linguini with clam sauce from my go to Italian place down the street from my house:



Their tiramisu which IMO is the best around here:

[catherineanh]

Originally Posted by Litos

ok, so another vendor came and picked me up for lunch today....

i went back to J.Alexanders and got the Filet Mignon with Bernaisse and mashed potatoes.........

appetizer was calimari......

LOOKS SO GOOD!!!!!
Not helping my diet

[NemesisX]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

Dunno if it would be considered "foodie" but it's food and I ate it so close enough.

Linguini with clam sauce from my go to Italian place down the street from my house:



Their tiramisu which IMO is the best around here:

All food is welcome! It doesn't have to be fine dining to be considered "foodie." I think "foodies" just enjoy and talk about food more than the average person

The tiramisu looks great

Linguini looks like it's accompanied with a simple butter sauce which I'm not usually a fan of. They tend to be too bland IMO, but the pasta itself looks good (as long as it's cooked to a proper al dente!).

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by NemesisX

All food is welcome! It doesn't have to be fine dining to be considered "foodie." I think "foodies" just enjoy and talk about food more than the average person

The tiramisu looks great

Linguini looks like it's accompanied with a simple butter sauce which I'm not usually a fan of. They tend to be too bland IMO, but the pasta itself looks good (as long as it's cooked to a proper al dente!).

The pasta is very flavorful and has a lot of clams, however it is not my favorite pasta place. All their food is good (except the tiramisu which is the best IMO), but there are better places for pasta. However for the price and the portions I cannot fault this place.

I'll see if I take a pic next time I go to my favorite pasta place, unfortunately it's like an hour away and everything else on their menu is ok but the pasta is really good. Freshly made there daily and cooked perfectly al dente.

[Litos]

yeah, foodie is foodie.

you can go to a top tier steakhouse or post some home made chicken wings lol.

i took some pictures last week of some meals, but i always forget to come back in here and post them

so now, here they are lol

breakfast at Cracker Barrel with my son last Friday...

then my wife made some Salmon with white rice and side salad Monday night.....

[3 Stripes]

Went to Pinstripes the other day

[Litos]

think i'm going to Jason's Deli for lunch today......