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OFF TOPIC...New York Trip
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So, I was in NYC for my first trip to the Big Apple from Tuesday through Sunday last week. We had a great time, but we definitely had to change several plans due to the weather. We've decided we're going back next fall and likely won't return during December anytime soon. Not seeing real snow since 1985 in San Antonio, I actually thought I would enjoy it. It was great at first, but I'm so over snow that it's not even funny. :P
We ate some great food and had one major failure that i'll touch on below.
Well, here are some pics from the trip:
Great artist in the Grand Central Terminal...wow...what a treat!
Matt Vorzimer (@eCussionist)
Here is a video of him performing sometime back (I didn't take it):
http://youtu.be/7TI8xlUFi4ANever forget!!
Protect and Serve - Officer with the NYPD Counter Terrorism Unit
Central Park
Another cool subway performer!
And here is my failure...I was looking forward to Peter Luger's Steakhouse for 4 months and it sucked donkey balls. How in the world could they ruin dry aged prime beef will never make sense to me. We had two "steaks for two" and they both had zero beef taste and lacked the nutty flavor you typically get from dry age beef. I'm still in shock!
I will say that the double cut bacon was very good.
Steaks were ordered medium-rare plus
Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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Great pictures, man! I know what you mean by being over snow - lived in the Midwest (Chicago, then Iowa) for 10 years and i don't miss it the slightest bit.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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Love the pictures, especially the Chrysler moon shot.
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Nice pics! Sorry to hear about the steaks :(
MSV Chill Spot
Chester County, PA
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Hapster, when did you start bronzing yourself and rooting for the Mets?hapster said:Nice pics! Sorry to hear about the steaks :(
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I thought the first pic was a shot of Levon Helm 40 years ago
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Eggcelsior said:
Nice pics! Sorry to hear about the steaks :(
Hapster, when did you start bronzing yourself and rooting for the Mets?
If that was @Hapster he would be puffing on a bronze cigar.___________________________________
LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .
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Love New York and your pix are great. A lot of restaurants in NYC live on an often undeserved reputation. We went to one of Guy Fieri's places near Times Square. It was a dirty dump with rude servers and the food was even worse. But I still love the city.
Tony in Brentwood, TN.
Medium BGE, New Braunfels off-set smoker, 3-burner Charbroiler gasser, mainly used for Eggcessory storage, old electric upright now used for Amaz-N-Smoker.
"I like cooking with wine - sometimes I put it in the food." - W. C. Fields
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You went to the one restaurant where the reputation was completely deserved...HDumptyEsq said:Love New York and your pix are great. A lot of restaurants in NYC live on an often undeserved reputation. We went to one of Guy Fieri's places near Times Square. It was a dirty dump with rude servers and the food was even worse. But I still love the city.
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Eggcelsior said:
You went to the one restaurant where the reputation was completely deserved...HDumptyEsq said:Love New York and your pix are great. A lot of restaurants in NYC live on an often undeserved reputation. We went to one of Guy Fieri's places near Times Square. It was a dirty dump with rude servers and the food was even worse. But I still love the city.Yes, I would have thought everyone and their brother would have seen that review by now.In any case, you should never eat at any restaurant adjacent to Times Square. They're all overpriced and lousy. Walk a few blocks, though, and there are some pretty decent places."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
@Cazzy where did you stay, I'm going soon and need a recommendation!
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JohnInCarolina said:
You went to the one restaurant where the reputation was completely deserved...Eggcelsior said:HDumptyEsq said:Love New York and your pix are great. A lot of restaurants in NYC live on an often undeserved reputation. We went to one of Guy Fieri's places near Times Square. It was a dirty dump with rude servers and the food was even worse. But I still love the city.Yes, I would have thought everyone and their brother would have seen that review by now.In any case, you should never eat at any restaurant adjacent to Times Square. They're all overpriced and lousy. Walk a few blocks, though, and there are some pretty decent places.
We ate at Carmine's and passed Guy's on the way. It was fabulous! All of us enjoyed it!Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ.... -
We actually went a different route this trip and tried out www.Airbnb.comSmokinDAWG82 said:@Cazzy where did you stay, I'm going soon and need a recommendation!
We basically rented someone's brownstone in Brooklyn. Really close to the A train and actually felt more like a New Yorker. $795 for 5 nights and didn't get screwed by NYC hotel tax. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
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It wasn't all bad. We went to Nobu and had the best meal ever - we still talk about it. Alex Guarneschelli's old place, "Butter" was really nice too.
Tony in Brentwood, TN.
Medium BGE, New Braunfels off-set smoker, 3-burner Charbroiler gasser, mainly used for Eggcessory storage, old electric upright now used for Amaz-N-Smoker.
"I like cooking with wine - sometimes I put it in the food." - W. C. Fields
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Thanks for the post. NiceSalado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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I love Carmines. Come hungry though. Holy cow are the portions hugeKeepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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You and your stupid, awesome pictures. What website did you find those on?Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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I found them here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Photos-by-caz/381298808646906henapple said:You and your stupid, awesome pictures. What website did you find those on?What a loser!
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Sneaky, sneaky man! :PEggcelsior said:
I found them here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Photos-by-caz/381298808646906henapple said:You and your stupid, awesome pictures. What website did you find those on?What a loser!Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ.... -
Yeah man! Really liked it! 4 of us split 1 order of Chicken Parmesan and added pasta to it for $10. More than enough food.The Cen-Tex Smoker said:I love Carmines. Come hungry though. Holy cow are the portions hugeJust a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ.... -
Great pics! I saw the same entertainer in Times Square the week before you went. He was one of a number of performers throughout the subway system we enjoyed. We went for 5 days and left the Monday of the week you went. That Sunday night, we wandered 5th ave. in a nice snow storm, and were frankly worried we would get out of LaGuardia the next morning. No problem. I guess we were in between storms. I wanted to go the weekend you did in order to catch "SantaCon", but glad we didn't.
Strangely, the best meal we had was at a neighborhood pizza place in Sunnyside (Queens). We did have a great introduction to Dim Sum in Chinatown.
We stayed at the LaQuinta in Queens and were a block away from the subway, which we took everywhere. We're wanting to make it an annual event during Christmas.
From the NE Georgia Mountains! Me, SWMBO, and two spoiled ass Springers!
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