The Napkin King

I probably am not the person to ask about eating etiquette, which fork to use first or why I get a black napkin and you get a white napkin.  Well at least not anymore regarding the latter, as we celebrated 10 years of marriage at Roy's Saturday night, and they gave me a black napkin because I was wearing dark pants; as a white napkin could leave white fabric on my dark pants.  Wow!  Good to know!
So, yea, Roy's; Hawaiian fusion, and we just love it here.
Crab cakes for an appetizer were very good, with a slightly spicy sauce on them, served on a flat, rectangular plate, great show.  We each had a salad; Toni had the Shrimp Mowie Wowie with boiled shrimp, avocado, capers (mmmm), and romaine lettuce in a circular pattern on the plate; unfortunately I did not try it, but Toni said it was great minus the capers (she's not a fan).  I took a flat crouton-thing she had, placed all the capers on it like it was caviar and gobbled it down.
My salad was the Da Wedge, with bacon, red onions, and bleu cheese; and it was delicious.
We shared the Macadamia Crusted Mahi Mahi, which was cooked to a medium temperature, so as not to dry it out, and it was very good with little new potatoes and asparagus spears.
For dessert we shared their molten lava brownie-thing w/raspberry sauce and a small scoop of ice cream, along with two cups of decaf coffee.
I just love Roy's, not just because they teach me things, but because the ambiance is great, the service impeccable, the food outstanding and an overall rating of A+ in my book!

All Things Kenny...

Kenny Bowers, a local DFW chef, owns Kenny's Wood-Fired Grill, Kenny's Italian Kitchen and Kenny's Burger Joint; each with its own very style and kitsch!  We've been to the grill a few times, a slightly elegant place, great for an anniversary or birthday; dark and moody inside with a good menu.  It was here that I decided Kenny's was my kind of place, because as nice as it was, it is not snooty.
I haven't been to Kenny's Italian Kitchen, so that's on the list(s); but I wanted to give props again to his burger joint.  It's really a joint too.  The burgers are good and tasty, although a bit hard to eat between the cheese of the queso burger or the cheese on the steak bomb...all of these might be best eaten with a fork and knife, or just get after it!
Appetizers are great; the chips and queso is awesome, and that's the same queso on the queso burger; the fried pickles seem to be a house favorite too.
Good stuff.

The Token Salad

I want to lavish praise on the Tossed Shrimp Cobb Salad w/Shallot Vinaigrette (on the side) at Rockfish.  This is not the Elaine Benes "big" salad, nor is it the famed chopped salad at the closed Ferre in Dallas.  No, this is just a token salad;  not too fancy, not too expensive, but "just right" as Goldilocks would say!
It's got the all the right ingredients besides greens to be good:  avocado, tomato, red onions, bleu cheese, bacon and blackened shrimp.
I was there today with a group, and everyone was asking about my salad; and mentioning how they will all get it next time.
Props to Gary Brantley for introducing me to this token salad.

Guy Fieri

If Diners, Drive-In's and Dives on the Food Network does not get you excited about food and travelin', I have no idea what will, and further more I have moved on.
Last night's episode, he was in St. Paul, Boston and Houston...and as usual, I am scribbling down names, names of dishes, locations, ingredients, etc., and watching techniques, and noting those too.
We were in Boston last summer and hit the paces we had heard of on his very show and then some; Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage @ Harvard (only Guy place we made it too); these spots were just reommended elsewhere:  Legal Seafood, The Barking Crab, Wagamama (the only one in the US; last time I ate at one was in London - Covent Garden in 2002); Mike's Pastry, and Dolce Vita (excellent little Italian spot in the North End).

I have a list of places I want to go to on Urbanspoon and at home on a spreadsheet that are all Guy places and thensome!
Ah, food....

First Post

While although not new to blogging much less writing (too bad it's not talking, because my uncle always said I talk too much...as the old, bad and insensitive joke goes; "I could talk the ears off a wooden Indian"); but this new blog for me is about food, something I enjoy making, creating, eating and just seeing...it's completely human nature, food is #1.
What is Maslow's 1st law...survival, and what does survival entail?  Food!
What do people all over the world do without question everyday besides go to the bathroom, eat.

I knew some guys in college, who formed their very own fraternity, Sigma Alpha Tau or EAT; and they would do just that, meet and eat; and those boys could put it away.
I also remember this guy in college who would eat lots of food, and always get 5-6 drinks at a time; turns out he was in excellent shape, and ran everyday...he needed all those calories, so he could go out and run them off and start over.

So, without further adieu, I begin blogging about food, the foodie phenomena and the fact that this is not about being gourmet, as nothing is refined in my life and I want it that way...