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For seafood, Mike Anderson's in Baton Rouge


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motorcitycane said:
Oh I like peppermill been there a bunch. Likely going back there also.

They got a place I like going for breakfast called hash house a go go inside the Linq. They have a location off the strip as well which doesn’t have as long of a wait.
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Peppermill is amazing. I've been there the last 5 or so trips to Vegas. The place looks like a converted strip club, but they swear it's not.

I always order Joe's San Francisco Special there, even if it's dinner time.
 
Thai Five in Tampa, just south of the airport. Little hole in the wall joint with paper towel napkins and the best fried rice I've ever had.

Also, pretty much any Mexican restaurant in Tucson. We all know they're cartel fronts; we eat there anyway.
 
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JD08 said:
Steak au poivre at Okeechobee Steakhouse WPB

Jetty's swordfish at Jetty's Jupiter

Yellowtail almondine at U-Tiki Jupiter

Potato leek soup at Le Metro Bistro (closed)

Lamb shank at Grampa's Dania

Prime rib benedict at Jan's Place Jensen Beach

Any catfish at Catfish House Hobe Sound
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Whenever you need the recipe for anything at jetty’s or Utiki, hit me up. I was a sous chef for the owner at one of his other restaurants, I know em all!!!
 
I don't travel much but Champys chicken in Tennessee is good, locally in west palm i like pirates well, brass ring, Thaicoon, Uncle Joes, Sushi Yama, Riggins
 
Best restaurant hands down is an Italian joint in Washington DC called Filomenas. Pasta is easy to make, but hard to perfect and they do a great job. My guilty pleasure now is a place called metro diner near ft.benning GA. Great southern soul food and brunch.
 
Bretdog said:
Whenever you need the recipe for anything at jetty’s or Utiki, hit me up. I was a sous chef for the owner at one of his other restaurants, I know em all!!!
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That yellowtail almondine sauce recipe would make my year.

I'm hoping to hit your place up for some of those mango habanero wings real soon.
 
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wspcane said:
Ad Hoc was a lot of fun too. Love Napa, but I really loved eating and drinking around Portland and Willamette Valley. It was nice bc
Portland is maybe 30 minutes from wine country, but their wine country was definitely more low key and certainly less geared towards the Tech Bros. Plus it is a **** of a lot easier to drink good Pinots all day than over extracted or heavily aged cabs.

We had some GREAT meals in Portland - Le Pigeon, Kachka, Maurice, Coquine, and Ava Genes were all top notch. They have a couple of Thai tasting menu places that looked great too.
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Way I do annual Napa trip now is half the time in RRV/Sonoma and half in Napa (always stay Yountville). Gives you enough vino variety and different experiences. After tasting the longer meals can be tough. While not all timers, simple meals at Ciccio and Bistro Jeanty after a day of tasting leave you feeling very happy.
 
shwarma5 said:
Way I do annual Napa trip now is half the time in RRV/Sonoma and half in Napa (always stay Yountville). Gives you enough vino variety and different experiences. After tasting the longer meals can be tough. While not all timers, simple meals at Ciccio and Bistro Jeanty after a day of tasting leave you feeling very happy.
Way I do annual Napa trip now is half the time in RRV/Sonoma and half in Napa (always stay Yountville). Gives you enough vino variety and different experiences. After tasting the longer meals can be tough. While not all timers, simple meals at Ciccio and Bistro Jeanty after a day of tasting leave you feeling very happy.
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Yep, there is a reason bistros and the like are so popular through Burgundy. We went to Redd years back and liked it, but I think they have since closed.

The Sonoma/Napa split is a good one. There also seems to be a lot more of the natural wine stuff going on in Sonoma, which I have really started to dig. Martha Stoumen is out of Sonoma and making some insanely delicious wine. Plus, Russian River Brewing, if you are into beer, makes some of the best sours and west coast IPAs in the country.
 
wspcane said:
It is wild. He will go to Saison and they will just put the full tin of caviar in front of him, goes hunting with Skenes, etc. Serious envy for his travels and meals.
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Ive heard Josh Skenes on a few podcast. I'd love to go to Angler one day.
 
wspcane said:
Yep, there is a reason bistros and the like are so popular through Burgundy. We went to Redd years back and liked it, but I think they have since closed.

The Sonoma/Napa split is a good one. There also seems to be a lot more of the natural wine stuff going on in Sonoma, which I have really started to dig. Martha Stoumen is out of Sonoma and making some insanely delicious wine. Plus, Russian River Brewing, if you are into beer, makes some of the best sours and west coast IPAs in the country.
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Do you live out there? If so I'd love if you could send me some Pliny and Blind Pig. I've traded some local beers here with some guys out there.
 
Mikep said:
Ive heard Josh Skenes on a few podcast. I'd love to go to Angler one day.
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Mikep said:
Do you live out there? If so I'd love if you could send me some Pliny and Blind Pig. I've traded some local beers here with some guys out there.
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Odd fact about Skenes, he is from the culinary wasteland of Jacksonville, FL. Also, some of his hunting and fishing stuff is wild. He wanted to start a super high end restaurant/resort where you go hunting with him in like Idaho or Montana, and then he cooks up the kill.

I am in Atlanta, though both of those beers are excellent. It is funny in today's IPA game how underappreciated an old school clean IPA is, compared with the haze bombs. Where are you located?
 
wspcane said:
Odd fact about Skenes, he is from the culinary wasteland of Jacksonville, FL. Also, some of his hunting and fishing stuff is wild. He wanted to start a super high end restaurant/resort where you go hunting with him in like Idaho or Montana, and then he cooks up the kill.

I am in Atlanta, though both of those beers are excellent. It is funny in today's IPA game how underappreciated an old school clean IPA is, compared with the haze bombs. Where are you located?
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South FLa. The haze craze has been around for 3-4 years but it finally arrived down here last year. I'm more of a clear, west coast IPA guy. Racer 5 is one of my favorites, don't know if you ever had it.

I listen to the Dave Chang show podcast and Meateater Podcast. Both of them had Skenes on. Very interesting guy.
 
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Mikep said:
South FLa. The haze craze has been around for 3-4 years but it finally arrived down here last year. I'm more of a clear, west coast IPA guy. Racer 5 is one of my favorites, don't know if you ever had it.

I listen to the Dave Chang show podcast and Meateater Podcast. Both of them had Skenes on. Very interesting guy.
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Yea I like both styles... time and place for each. Civil Society is some good stuff. We started getting Tripping Animals up here recently but I have yet to buy it. When I was down last time, my buddy and I did a LOT of damage at Union Beer on Calle Ocho. They get some serious brewers in there, though definitely focused on the trendier styles.
 
wspcane said:
Yea I like both styles... time and place for each. Civil Society is some good stuff. We started getting Tripping Animals up here recently but I have yet to buy it. When I was down last time, my buddy and I did a LOT of damage at Union Beer on Calle Ocho. They get some serious brewers in there, though definitely focused on the trendier styles.
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I went to Civil Society new location last week. Beers seemed good except the Kolsch I had. Seemed way over hopped.
 
shwarma5 said:
Way I do annual Napa trip now is half the time in RRV/Sonoma and half in Napa (always stay Yountville). Gives you enough vino variety and different experiences. After tasting the longer meals can be tough. While not all timers, simple meals at Ciccio and Bistro Jeanty after a day of tasting leave you feeling very happy.
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****. A Bistro Jeantry reference. Yes! Good spot.

So, the last time we were out in wine country, we met a local (from San Fran) who said that Napa has become quite disfavored b/c of how touristy it has gotten, and that "those in the know" were spending more time in Sonoma. I can't say I disagree. Napa is fun, but you can easily stay in Sonoma and do the 30 minute drive (which is gorgeous) to visit wineries or restaurants in Napa.

Also, for the poster that referenced Redd. The first time we went it was magnificent. The second time . . . the complete opposite. Never went back. Not only was the food mediocre but the service was awful. (And I'm not one to complain about service if the food is a draw.) It was my birthday, and a server came by and dropped off a birthday dessert on the table and said something to the effect of "I heard it's someone's birthday" and then just walked off. It was so immensely impersonal and I'm rarely one to be bothered by things like that.
 
AlexCane said:
****. A Bistro Jeantry reference. Yes! Good spot.

So, the last time we were out in wine country, we met a local (from San Fran) who said that Napa has become quite disfavored b/c of how touristy it has gotten, and that "those in the know" were spending more time in Sonoma. I can't say I disagree. Napa is fun, but you can easily stay in Sonoma and do the 30 minute drive (which is gorgeous) to visit wineries or restaurants in Napa.

Also, for the poster that referenced Redd. The first time we went it was magnificent. The second time . . . the complete opposite. Never went back. Not only was the food mediocre but the service was awful. (And I'm not one to complain about service if the food is a draw.) It was my birthday, and a server came by and dropped off a birthday dessert on the table and said something to the effect of "I heard it's someone's birthday" and then just walked off. It was so immensely impersonal and I'm rarely one to be bothered by things like that.
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I have heard the same on Napa/Sonoma. i also felt in Napa that unless you were coming to certain wineries to spend serious cash, you pretty much were not welcomed at certain wineries or drivers would steer you elsewhere.

It is also wild how many urban wineries are in the Bay Area now. We get Broc Cellars distributed here in Atlanta, but their operation is in Berkeley (really great stuff if you come across it and like the funkier side of natural wines).

The last time I was in Napa, the most memorable meal we had was buying a bunch of charcuterie, cheeses, breads, etc. at Oxbow Market and Salvestrin Winery putting together a huge tasting on a picnic table in the middle of the vineyards with all of that stuff for lunch. I guess that is how it goes sometimes.

You can actually get Ad Hoc's fried chicken to go in certain nights at Keller's place at the Surf Club in Miami.
 
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