Tapas

[JohnnySavage]

Dear pretentious restaurateurs,

Please stop charging more for ever smaller and smaller portions, and calling them 'Tapas'.

Thank you,

A hungry man, and a fine figure of a man at that.

 

[islandman]

Supersize him!

 

[KRCummings]

I hate pretentious places because I go out to eat so that I am no longer hungry. I do not go out to eat so that I can pay a fortune and still be hungry. I know this is a popular thing with people because they are stupid but it's not for me.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Let's be honest - Tapas' are just over-priced appetizers, sold as an entree because the owner is cheap and the chef is lazy.

 

[KRCummings]

Let's be honest - Tapas' are just over-priced appetizers, sold as an entree because the owner is cheap and the chef is lazy.

I like places where the appetizers are big enough to be entrees.

 

[JohnnySavage]

I like places where the appetizers are big enough to be entrees.

Morton's has tiny hamburgers for happy hour appetizers that are quite tasty.

 

[islandman]

Supersize femme!

 

[KRCummings]

Supersize femme!

I live in the best fed nation on earth. I see no reason not to take advantage of that. If the time ever comes when food is scarce then I want to be able to look back and say "Remember that bloomin' onion? That was awesome."

 

[piccicatopolka]

Tapas are from Spaniards who go "bar hopping" and eat these hors d'oeuvres in the time between finishing work and having dinner.

Kind of like sushi... its not the meal.

 

[islandman]

I live in the best fed nation on earth. I see no reason not to take advantage of that. If the time ever comes when food is scarce then I want to be able to look back and say "Remember that bloomin' onion? That was awesome."

I don't know what a bloomin' onion is, but I'll look fondly upon scotch eggs past.

 

[KRCummings]

I don't know what a bloomin' onion is, but I'll look fondly upon scotch eggs past.

You've never had a bloomin' onion? That makes me sad.
http://www.myrtlebeachonthecheap.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Outback-Bloomin-Onion.jpg

 

[piccicatopolka]

They really are terrific!

No need for sauce. mmm...

 

[JohnnySavage]

That's good Australian cuisine.

 

[islandman]

You've never had a bloomin' onion? That makes me sad.
http://www.myrtlebeachonthecheap.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Outback-Bloomin-Onion.jpg

I do not care for onion. I prefer them sauteed to the point of glassiness so as to be rendered invisible to my eyes.

 

[thør]

That's good Australian cuisine.

Plus, the leftover grease from one order will run the cruiser for about 15 miles!

 

[KRCummings]

I do not care for onion. I prefer them sauteed to the point of glassiness so as to be rendered invisible to my eyes.

I can understand that. I know a few people like that. Personally I love onions. I eat them raw whenever I'm cooking with them. I'll eat green onions straight from the ground in my garden. Good stuff.

 

[JohnnySavage]

I can understand that. I know a few people like that. Personally I love onions. I eat them raw whenever I'm cooking with them. I'll eat green onions straight from the ground in my garden. Good stuff.

You should wash them first, that dirt is gritty.

 

[piccicatopolka]

I can understand that. I know a few people like that. Personally I love onions. I eat them raw whenever I'm cooking with them. I'll eat green onions straight from the ground in my garden. Good stuff.

marry me?

 

[KRCummings]

You should wash them first, that dirt is gritty.

I wipe 'em off with my shirt. Do the same with radishes. It's the hillbilly in me but I make no apologies. It's good eatin'.

 

[cfuhrer]

I can understand that. I know a few people like that. Personally I love onions. I eat them raw whenever I'm cooking with them. I'll eat green onions straight from the ground in my garden. Good stuff.

This^^

Cover them in batter and deep fry them? That's just gravy.
Oooh! Gravy.

 

[neci]

i love spanish tapas.

*drool*

 

[IrezumiKiss]

There's high-end to low-scale tapas places, they're never exclusively upscale. At least here it's like that.

If it's a pricey restaurant, order tapas when you're in a group of people along with two or three sizeable entrees, get a bottle of firewater, share everything and then split the diff. It's meant to be shared, anyway.

 

[RightField]

Morton's has tiny hamburgers for happy hour appetizers that are quite tasty.

I've had those, they're pretty good.

Tapas was a big hit in Barcelona. With a table for four, order 8-10 and share...worked out pretty good.

 

[Honey123]

I do not care for onion. I prefer them sauteed to the point of glassiness so as to be rendered invisible to my eyes.

Ever have a caramelized onion pizza?

 

[thør]

.....

I'll just have honey.......