as determined by me, at 12:05 AM, in no particular order.
Pasta (my #1, if I was ranking)
The Prune Hamburger (it has lamb in it)
The Lobster Roll at Pearl Oyster Bar
and
Notes:
1. I realize that this list doesn’t really hold together, that bagels aren’t really a “dish” in the same way that cassoulet is a dish.
2. But, in my defense, these were the first 10 foods I thought of when asked to compile a “Top 10” list, so that has to count for something, right?
3. I once pitched this post to Craig and he said he didn’t get it. “So are you talking about restaurant dishes or just foods in general? It doesn’t really make sense.”
4. Craig isn’t here right now, he’s en route from L.A.
5. Craig’s parents are here, though, they’re in town for his graduation. I made them dinner tonight: Caesar salad (on the list!), lasagna (not on the list) and almond cake (on the list!) I’m a man of my convictions.
6. What’s on your list of The Top 10 Greatest Dishes of All Time? No need to write them in order. Or to have your list make sense. Just make sure to write it at 12:05 AM.
1. twice-baked potatoes
2. mom’s homemade lemon meringue pie
3. mac n cheese from Violet (LA)
4. bbq chicken salad
5. In-n-Out single with cheese animal-style
6. Pinkberry yogurt with strawberry, mango, kiwi
7. banana butterscotch cake
8. fish tacos
9. gorgonzola
10. pad thai
Great. Now I’m hungry. :)
I just had cassoulet tonight! Brilliant!
My list would include:
Laura Scudders peanut butter
filet mignon
roast chicken
gnocchi
nut encrusted brie with jalapeno jelly
fresh baguette
fried goat cheese salad
boef bourgignon (I am sure I spelled that wrong)
california burrito
turkey burger with avocado
I can’t believe that sushi doesn’t feature.
Maybe when I am 134 years old and have eaten in every culture I will have enough of a grasp to make this list. Now I am too young and inexperienced… and so are you!
Unbelieveable! From all the dishes in the world you pick the ones that any four-year-old would choose too. Haha, you americans are terrible. :-)
capellini fra diavolo
insalata caprese
dim sum
saag paneer
enchiladas in verde sauce
challah french toast
sweet potato casserole
composed salads with seasonal ingredients
bagel with smoked fish
macarons in assorted flavors
capellini fra diavolo
insalata caprese
dim sum
saag paneer
enchiladas in verde sauce
challah french toast
sweet potato casserole
composed salads with seasonal ingredients
bagel with smoked fish
macarons in assorted flavors
My grandma’s veggie dumplings
Esther’s spaghetti and meatballs
Turkey Bacon Avocado sandwich
mac and cheese
curry chicken/tofu
ma pao tofu
fresh garlic naan or bread
honey pound cake
Baked fish in a bag
fresh corn on the cob dipped in butter, parmasen cheese and paprika
Eggs Benedict – With me FINALLY getting the Hollandaise PERFECT
pictures here
http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/food-cooking-questions-discussion/43467-hollandaise.html
Peppercorn Ribeye with cognac cream pan sauce
pictures here
http://randallpmcmurphy.blogspot.com/2008/04/steak-and-potatoes.html
and
http://rtimko.smugmug.com/gallery/4166522_L36ER#272552827_oCEuZ
Braised Short Ribs
http://randallpmcmurphy.blogspot.com/2008/05/close-to-perfect-short-ribs.html
left-over steak and eggs
http://randallpmcmurphy.blogspot.com/2008/04/this-is-how-we-do-it-on-weekend-morning.html
Sesame pork chop with orange marmalade
http://randallpmcmurphy.blogspot.com/2008/03/laurie-made-some-sesame-pork-chops-with.html
Breakfast for Dinner (home alone!)
http://randallpmcmurphy.blogspot.com/2008/04/when-im-left-to-my-own-devices.html
Tiramisu in Chocolate Balloon Cups
http://randallpmcmurphy.blogspot.com/2008/02/this-weekends-dinner.html
Tomato Basil Soup with Sourdough Grilled Cheese(and bacon!)
http://randallpmcmurphy.blogspot.com/2008/01/trials-and-tribulations-of-novice-chef.html
Coconut Pork chop
http://rtimko.smugmug.com/gallery/4166522_L36ER#270556570_oWgbe
Kobe Lunch at Uncle Jacks
or…how to have a 300$ lunch….
Bolognese at Mama Luisas in Newport, RI
Pasta- it makes my soul feel better.
Guacamole, chips and salsa with lime.
Chicken fried steak (it must come with gravy and mashed potatoes…duh)
Pie.
Breakfast with the works, pancakes, bacon, eggs, fruit.
Pizza with thin crispy crust and roasted tomatoes and feta cheese.
Ice cream.
Shrimp at Commander’s Palace and Shrimp and Alligator Cheesecake at Jac Imo’s
Dark Chocolate anything.
Boneless buffalo wings with ranch. Not very classy but very tasty!
Caesar salad
perfectly cooked steak
coconut layer cake
pasta with spinach, chickpeas, garlic and tomatoes
baby back ribs
cous cous with feta, chickpeas, black olives
pork tenderloin
pizza with spinach, garlic and tomatoes
thinly sliced french bread
cajun roasted potatoes
1) homemade french bread right out of the oven
2) pad thai
3) pesto flat bread pizza
4) fresh homemade salsa
5) breakfast burritos with potatoes, eggs, onions, aforementioned salsa, cheese and really good tortillas, yummy.
6) clotilde’s chocolate cake
7) coffee walnut chocolate chip muffins
8) Beaujolais Nouveau in the Fall
9) Good Earthoriginal blend iced tea
10) Provençal salad
1. Double double animal style, french fries and choc. shake at In-n-Out.
2. Bacon
3. Wonton soup/pork dumplings at Sang Kee in Philadelphia
4. Carnitas tacos
5. Shellfish of any kind
6. Mashed potatoes and somekinda meat…like meatloaf but I can always go for mashed potatoes on their own
7. Linguine and clam sauce – sentimental fave, was my favorite dish growing up
8. Migas
9. Duck, in any form
10. Breakfast burrito at Northstar in Columbus OH
How can you list “pasta” as a dish? There are so many variations. You might as well say “meat.” (If I had to pick one, I think I’d go with Carbonara.)
Gorgonzola
Chile Relleno
Steak au Poivre
Pad Thai
Chorizo con Huevos
Oysters
Duck
Salami
Schweinshaxe (braised pork leg)
Mama’s Baby Back Ribs
I’m with Craig on this one, the list is a weird mix of vague ideas and very specific restaurant dishes. It’s your blog, so you can do what you want, but how can you list “pasta” as a dish? There are so many variations. You might as well say “meat.” (If I had to pick one, I think I’d go with Carbonara.)
uni
oysters
sushi(raw fish only)
foie gras
pizza
lobster rolls
imaginative salads
truffles(any way)
mac and cheese
kobe beef extra rare
Rib-eye steak (good call on that)
Hole Mole @ Selena’s (Fresh cheese nachos w/ guacamole)
Grilled Steak Tacos @ Selena’s
Gnocchi alla panna @ Lucano’s (fresh made Gnocchi’s in a light cream sauce w/ fresh peas & Prosciutto)
Pad Thai
Coconut Cream Pie
freshly Steamed Clams
Mac & Cheese (even the blue box kind, it’s a comfort thing)
Potatoes & Gravy
Ribs from Dinosaur BBQ
macaroni and cheese (either Martha’s or Ina’s)
Kobe beef very rare
meatloaf
cassoulet
beef bourguignon
flourless chocolate cake or Chocolate Oblivion by Rose
escargot swimming in garlic and butter
french toast made with challah
Traditional New England Clambake with all the trimmings
my “own” chocolate chip cookies, either regular or “Quartro Choc”
1. Pad se ew
2. bread pudding
3. fish tacos
4. butternut squash
5. chocolate mouse
6. wild boar
7. mac n’ cheese (using Beecher’s recipe)
8. Pasta – Nuovo ravioli is AMAZING
9. Cheese (the good stuff, could make another top 10 list)
10. Morel mushrooms
(no order)
1. twice baked potatoes (made the English way…with duck fat)
2. homemade ice cream
3. thai iced tea (do drinks count?)
4. roast chicken with a winey gravy
5. McVities digestive biscuits w/ PG tips (can’t have the biscuits without the tea, it would just be wrong)
6. mussels
7. an amazing soup. probably butternut squash with creme fraiche.
8. french bread or some pain levain with St. Agur, Perrano, and Exploratour cheeses and some sliced fruit
9. gooseberry tart, with this unique meringue topping, that goes all flat and delicious with a bit of egg yolk
10. Lame, but a good salad, preferably with my dads nose-wrinklingly sharp mustard vinaigrette, some interesting leaves, and some perfect avocado slices.
(no order)
1. twice baked potatoes (made the English way…with duck fat)
2. homemade ice cream
3. thai iced tea (do drinks count?)
4. roast chicken with a winey gravy
5. McVities digestive biscuits w/ PG tips (can’t have the biscuits without the tea, it would just be wrong)
6. mussels
7. an amazing soup. probably butternut squash with creme fraiche.
8. french bread or some pain levain with St. Agur, Perrano, and Exploratour cheeses and some sliced fruit
9. gooseberry tart, with this unique meringue topping, that goes all flat and delicious with a bit of egg yolk
10. Lame, but a good salad, preferably with my dads nose-wrinklingly sharp mustard vinaigrette, some interesting leaves, and some perfect avocado slices.
(no order)
1. twice baked potatoes (made the English way…with duck fat)
2. homemade ice cream
3. thai iced tea (do drinks count?)
4. roast chicken with a winey gravy
5. McVities digestive biscuits w/ PG tips (can’t have the biscuits without the tea, it would just be wrong)
6. mussels
7. an amazing soup. probably butternut squash with creme fraiche.
8. french bread or some pain levain with St. Agur, Perrano, and Exploratour cheeses and some sliced fruit
9. gooseberry tart, with this unique meringue topping, that goes all flat and delicious with a bit of egg yolk
10. Lame, but a good salad, preferably with my dads nose-wrinklingly sharp mustard vinaigrette, some interesting leaves, and some perfect avocado slices.
This might turn into a list of my favorite foods:
Buffalo chicken
Salmon nigiri
Matzo ball soup
Lemon chicken from Big Bowl
Filet mignon
Caesar salad
Margherita Pizza
Yummmy.
Oscar Mayer center cut bacon, avocado and homegrown tomato sandwich on thin sandwich style Wonder bread. (A childhood holdover.)
Roast chicken with leek-mashed potatoes and gravy.
Pasta with chicken, mushroom, spinach and asiago cheese cream sauce and garlic bread. (An excellent way to use leftovers from the roast chicken.)
Foie gras, quickly pan seared and served on grilled French bread with wild blackberry gelee.
Prime rib, rare, served with salt roasted baked potato and creamed spinach with shallots. (In summer I’d also like thick slabs of homegrown Cherokee Purple tomatoes with kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper and a dollop of mayonnaise. But then again, I’ll eat those tomatoes as a side dish with anything… or nothing else at all.)
Pizza Magherita made with homegrown tomato sauce.
Caprese salad, once again made with homegrown tomatoes, good olive oil, sal de mer, fresh cracked black pepper and served with crusty sour dough bread to soak up all the lovely juices.
Perfectly cooked pan roasted fresh wild King salmon served with steamed asparagus and garlic-herb orzo.
Fresh strawberry waffles with lots of whipped cream, in season only.
Challah French toast, stuffed with slightly sweetened cream cheese with orange zest, served with homemade orange syrup.
*cheeseburger (gruyere) with pickled onions, homemade mayo and brioche bun
*duck fat french fries
*hummingbird cake
*chicken pot pie
*kumamoto oysters w/ champagne mignionette
*homemade custard-style ice cream and chocolate chip cookie sandwiches
*buttermilk biscuits n gravy
*full fat greek yogurt with strawberries
*sugar-coated walnut crescents
*Peter Pan vanilla cream doughnuts
Okay so I don’t have a top 10 but here are a few memorable things I’ve eaten that I would have no problem re experiencing.
1. Chicken Piccata with buttermilk mashed potatoes and roasted onions (big ups to Ina Garten) I am eating this as I type and it’s even better than the first time I had it!
2. Swiss Chard quesadillas from Hugo’s in Houston, Texas. AMAZING
3. Greek Pizza
4. Spicy Ahi Tuna Rolls from Cheesecake Factory.
5. A fresh mango.
Dolce DE Leche
Spicy Eggplant Curry (sound nasty? it is…not)
French Baugette
Some kind of well seasoned, grilled, skewered Cow meat from somwhere in Middle east/South Asia
Roasted Duck
Vietnamese summer roll
BLT
Lamb Roganjosh
Chocolate
Gelato
Spicy salmon, brown rice, avocado sushi roll
Everything bagel with chive cream cheese and lox
Rasberries
Filet mignon with bernaise sauce
French baguette with prosciutto di parma and brie
Day-after-Thanksgiving sandwich composed of stuffing, mashed potatoes, turkey and gravy on toasted whole wheat
Chicken tikka massala
Penne in a creamy, onion, mushroom sauce
Patsy’s margherita pizza
Lobster tails in lemon butter sauce
Lasagna
Linguine alla pesto
French fries and gravy
Any fruit salad without grapefruit
The roast garlic appetizer at the Moose’s Tooth (Anchorage, AK)
Dolmades
Fresh banana nut bread
Potato skins
Pad Thai
Freshly baked bread with very sharp cheddar cheese
1. Any kind of savoury puff pastry pie.
2. Steak (mooingly rare) with pepper sauce
3. Nan’s chips
4. Mum’s coffee and rum chocolate mousse
5. Chicken or lamb saag
6. My cheesey pea tagliatelle
7. The mushroom soup amuse bouche at Gordon Ramsey at Claridges
8. Fish pie (with hard boiled egg)
9. Tempura / sushi / anything japanese
10. Asparagus wrapped in parma ham in cheese sauce
I noticed that one of your favorite foods is ribeye, and it seems like everyone is pretty excited about some sort of meat. I’ve just discovered an incredible web site, built by the guys who supply Restaurant Daniel and Craftsteak in New York, and places like that, with their meats. It’s http://www.debragga.com, and they have the most delicious dry-aged ribeyes I’ve ever tasted! They do their own cutting and aging on the premises so they know every piece of meat. It’s totally worth it if you love meat, and like me, probably only eat it once or so times a week (of course, you can buy great chicken from them, too!).