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I don't mind the simple things like fish that has been grilled on a wood plank or loaf of bread on a cutting board. I can even accept fried food served in a frying basket, because at least that's an appropriate match. But anything else that's just weird for the sake of being weird is a bit much for me.

Kind of reminds me of that one floor cleaner commercial that used a themed restaurant that served the food on the floor (yes, the floor, no plates, bowls, etc.). I never did check to see if that was a real restaurant or not.

Yeah, that basket is a health hazard waiting to happen. But wood slabs are fine if they're not cracked. Depending on the complexity, the wood might be cheaper and its kinda cool. Plus you can indeed wash them.

They don't have as long a potential lifespan as regular plates, although in a restaurant setting this might not be true. In a restaurant, plates are going to get chipped and dropped all the time. Meaning you need to replace them fairly often. A wood plate wouldn't really get damaged by getting dropped or smacked into another plate. So theoretically a wood plate might last you longer. Sure, a ceramic plate can go through the dishwasher an infinite amount of times, but if it only lasts for a month before it gets chipped or dropped then its moot. While a wood plate might only survive 3-4 months of dishwashing, but won't ever get chipped or broken by dropping it.

 Grey Templar wrote:
Yeah, that basket is a health hazard waiting to happen. But wood slabs are fine if they're not cracked. Depending on the complexity, the wood might be cheaper and its kinda cool. Plus you can indeed wash them.

They don't have as long a potential lifespan as regular plates, although in a restaurant setting this might not be true. In a restaurant, plates are going to get chipped and dropped all the time. Meaning you need to replace them fairly often. A wood plate wouldn't really get damaged by getting dropped or smacked into another plate. So theoretically a wood plate might last you longer. Sure, a ceramic plate can go through the dishwasher an infinite amount of times, but if it only lasts for a month before it gets chipped or dropped then its moot. While a wood plate might only survive 3-4 months of dishwashing, but won't ever get chipped or broken by dropping it.

Or they can use Pewter or whatever the plates and stuff are made of at Medieval Times

Indeed, although IIRC acidic foods can cause the lead in the pewter to seep out. This is actually what made people originally think tomatoes were poisonous when they were first brought to Europe IIRC.

The only time I've ever had wood slabs is when there was a hot plate on it that had meat strips for fajitas.

EDIT: Damn you, Frazzled, and your Jedi mind tricks!

 zedmeister wrote:




And flat caps apparently. Chef must be drunk or high. And you all thought that dusting was sugar

I have never seen food in a flat cap...that's disgusting.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:


Or they can use Pewter or whatever the plates and stuff are made of at Medieval Times

That would be lead plates! Though, judging some of these restaurants' attempts, I wouldn't put it past them to try serving food on lead...

My dad always served steak, medium rare, on a wooden serving tray that had a blood-moat on it. My sister and I fought over who got the juice. I mean blood. I grew up with it as the norm for certain things. Steak was the only thing to go on it though. And maybe fish. Don't remember, but then again I don't eat fish.

Its actually not blood. Its purge, which is the interior fluid in cells. Its red because, like blood, it contains hemoglobin.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
My dad always served steak, medium rare, on a wooden serving tray that had a blood-moat on it. My sister and I fought over who got the juice. I mean blood. I grew up with it as the norm for certain things. Steak was the only thing to go on it though. And maybe fish. Don't remember, but then again I don't eat fish.

That's different though because normally the joint of meat is brought to the table and càrved on a board with a moat às you describe, then served out. That is why neat carving of different joints is considered a polite social skill.

If they just put out a plank instead of a plate it is not the same.

 Grey Templar wrote:
Its actually not blood. Its purge, which is the interior fluid in cells. Its red because, like blood, it contains hemoglobin.

Whatever. It was delicious!!

Reminds me of my irrational anger whilst I watched the Great British Menu yesterday.

the chefs idea of 'pie' was totally against what a pie should be.
'The judges thought my dish wasn't a pie, so I listened to what they said.....and added a choux pastry bun to the plate....'

The mind boggles.

I feel this is relevant.

http://wundergroundmusic.com/hipster-suffers-allergic-reaction-after-eating-pork-that-wasnt-pulled/

Mr. Burning wrote:Reminds me of my irrational anger whilst I watched the Great British Menu yesterday.

the chefs idea of 'pie' was totally against what a pie should be.
'The judges thought my dish wasn't a pie, so I listened to what they said.....and added a choux pastry bun to the plate....'

The mind boggles.

fluffstalker wrote:I feel this is relevant.

http://wundergroundmusic.com/hipster-suffers-allergic-reaction-after-eating-pork-that-wasnt-pulled/

You don't realise the rage I feel now. Not nerd rage, but pure unadulterated, flip the desk, yell at people rage. I could find no gif to convey that feeling...

Close enough

 Mr. Burning wrote:
Reminds me of my irrational anger whilst I watched the Great British Menu yesterday.

the chefs idea of 'pie' was totally against what a pie should be.
'The judges thought my dish wasn't a pie, so I listened to what they said.....and added a choux pastry bun to the plate....'

The mind boggles.

Indeed. Cooking shows are entertaining. Especially when they try to "reinvent" something. They call it creativity, but there are some things which are just slapping a name on something.

A burger is ground meat and regular old cheese on a white bun. It is not finely chopped Veal and a slice of brie on some slice of weird whole wheat crap with heirloom tomatoes and truffle slices.

There was also a 'pie' with a plastic pie crust lid.........


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 Grey Templar wrote:

 Mr. Burning wrote:
Reminds me of my irrational anger whilst I watched the Great British Menu yesterday.

the chefs idea of 'pie' was totally against what a pie should be.
'The judges thought my dish wasn't a pie, so I listened to what they said.....and added a choux pastry bun to the plate....'

The mind boggles.

Indeed. Cooking shows are entertaining. Especially when they try to "reinvent" something. They call it creativity, but there are some things which are just slapping a name on something.

A burger is ground meat and regular old cheese on a white bun. It is not finely chopped Veal and a slice of brie on some slice of weird whole wheat crap with heirloom tomatoes and truffle slices.

I think a lot of chefs feel they have to over think things. Like in molecular cooking where you take a pea. puree it, add a chemical and create...pea spheres.

If I think IPA counts as gakky beer, I'm a non-hipster by default, right? Give me a stout, porter or wheat any day of the week. Bonus points if it's a honey wheat. Mmmmmm...I want beer now. What were we talking about? Pretty sure somebody mentioned hipsters and IPA earlier in the thread.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
If I think IPA counts as gakky beer, I'm a non-hipster by default, right? Give me a stout, porter or wheat any day of the week. Bonus points if it's a honey wheat. Mmmmmm...I want beer now. What were we talking about? Pretty sure somebody mentioned hipsters and IPA earlier in the thread.

It's strange. I normally have the same tastes, but I tried a couple IPAs the other day because they came in a sampler along with all the good beer I actually wanted, and so I tried them and found they were actually quite enjoyable. Trying to remember who the brewer was, but I don't know if I'm just growing old and not liking the sweet as much, or if I'm turning hipster. Now I'm contemplating adding stronger hops next time I brew something to get that bitter thing going on. I'm also considering flannel shirts, horn rimmed glasses, and a stupid haircut, but then again, I'm also going grey in my beard a little. Still can't tell if hipster or grandpa.

No honey wheat though. About the closest thing to a wheat beer I can get is Urban Chestnut's ale.

A good IPA is lager for grown-ups. There's a reason why Britain was able to conquer the Raj. Their thirsts were slaked by high quality beverages.

Back on track, the Great British Menu is a good example of people trying too hard to present the food in an impressive style. Just the same thing as the wooden planks instead of plates.

I too hate pies that aren't proper pies. Except Shepherd's Pie and Sea Pie, that is a different matter.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
If I think IPA counts as gakky beer, I'm a non-hipster by default, right? Give me a stout, porter or wheat any day of the week. Bonus points if it's a honey wheat. Mmmmmm...I want beer now. What were we talking about? Pretty sure somebody mentioned hipsters and IPA earlier in the thread.

(Though if you got it coming out of a keg, it's naff. Cask IPA is nice though).

The only time I'm happy for my food not to appear on something it's safe to use cutlery with, a plate, tray, whatever, would be if it's one of those lava rock places that serve you a good cut of meat and allow you to cook it how you prefer. Even then it's a bit of a fething novelty that you're cooking your own food and paying eat-out prices.

WHW do burgers on wooden planks, and it makes me very confused.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
If I think IPA counts as gakky beer, I'm a non-hipster by default, right? Give me a stout, porter or wheat any day of the week. Bonus points if it's a honey wheat. Mmmmmm...I want beer now. What were we talking about? Pretty sure somebody mentioned hipsters and IPA earlier in the thread.

Beer is for children. Bourbon is for men.

 Kilkrazy wrote:
A good IPA is lager for grown-ups. There's a reason why Britain was able to conquer the Raj. Their thirsts were slaked by high quality beverages.

Back on track, the Great British Menu is a good example of people trying too hard to present the food in an impressive style. Just the same thing as the wooden planks instead of plates.

I too hate pies that aren't proper pies. Except Shepherd's Pie and Sea Pie, that is a different matter.

It's fish pie, not sea pie!

 zedmeister wrote:

 timetowaste85 wrote:
If I think IPA counts as gakky beer, I'm a non-hipster by default, right? Give me a stout, porter or wheat any day of the week. Bonus points if it's a honey wheat. Mmmmmm...I want beer now. What were we talking about? Pretty sure somebody mentioned hipsters and IPA earlier in the thread.

(Though if you got it coming out of a keg, it's naff. Cask IPA is nice though).

British IPAs are pretty different from American IPAs. British ones are (typically) much lighter on the hops and the ABV.

Hell, in the US was have two pretty distinct styles alone between a East Coast and West Coast IPA.

East coast typically gives you a citrusy, juicier IPA whereas your west coast IPAs usually are very piney and resiny.

Stone, Ballast Point, Alesmith, and Russian River all make great West Coast IPAs.
The Alchemist, Maine Beer Co, Heavy Seas, and Cigar City (even tho its in Tampa) all make great East Coast IPAs.

Proudly, there are ton of great ones coming out of the Midwest these days, too: Zombie Dust from Three Floyds, Citra High from MadTree, Hopslam from Founders, White Rajah from Brew Kettle, etc etc etc.

My wife doesn't typically like IPAs and she really enjoys a few of these. Lots of options these days.


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 Grey Templar wrote:

It is not finely chopped Veal and a slice of brie on some slice of weird whole wheat crap with heirloom tomatoes and truffle slices.

This burger sounds delicious.

But, to be honest, I think a gruyere would pair better with the veal

I'm sure it would be, but its not a Burger. A Burger isn't a pretentious food.

 Grey Templar wrote:
I'm sure it would be, but its not a Burger. A Burger isn't a pretentious food.

If I’ve learned anything from hipsters, anything can be pretentious.

 Grey Templar wrote:
I'm sure it would be, but its not a Burger. A Burger isn't a pretentious food.

I guess if it can be, you probably just haven't heard of it.

 Grey Templar wrote:
I'm sure it would be, but its not a Burger. A Burger isn't a pretentious food.

Mini burgers with Kobe beef, onion ring(s) and two pieces of lobster meat.

Are lobsters pretentious? I thought Red Lobster had killed that idea. Drowned it in butter.

I prefer my meat to be prepare by Ottawa Modified Death.

Lobster on a burger? Hell yes.

...still tastes awesome, though.