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What's the best meal you've ever had?

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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: KK
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: lokiju
I don't think I've ever gone somewhere and had a meal that was better than something I could make on my own with the right ingredients.

I've never had a better lobster (for example) than when I was in Key West, dove off the boat, caught a lobster, climbed back into the boat and thew the lobster tail onto the grill I had already going.

I've never had a better steak then the ones I make myself.

I've never had better Italian food than what my wife and I make.

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There are some foods though that I'm no good at making.

Like Chinese food, there's this little hole in the wall, run down looking little place in Dania Beach FL close to the ocean in a Publix shopping center that makes the best damn Chinese food I've ever had in my life (to this day). I used to live walking distance from there and ate that stuff at least once a week when I lived there. Every time I'm back in that area now I'll make a point to go there also.

There's a sub shop in Ft. Lauderdale, FL that I used to go to that's in the back of a small convince store that makes the best subs I've ever had.
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shens. you have a 2000 degree oven that will cook a steak perfectly medium rare with a char on the outside?
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Who says that is the perfect way to cook a steak? So if someone says its perfect if you roll it in cow shit, would you go with that too?
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I can't explain why, but it's the truth. I see why every world class steak house cooks their steaks at such a high temperature. I use to think my steaks made on a Webber were unbeatable. Then I had Donnovans and I cannot eat steak at home any more without crying. The level of betterness (I know that's not a word) of a Steak at Donnovans is so high it's not even measurable. I know people who still tell me their home made steaks are better. Usually I would just chalk it up to personal preference, but in a case of a steak I have to chalk it up to a person having something seriously wrong with their Taste Buds.

It's like Pizza, the hotter the oven the better. The only thing to make up the difference would be a top cut of meat prepared at home perfectly compared to a much lesser cut of meat cooked in a 1600 degree oven. I'm not a steak snob either, I still make and eat steaks at home all the time, but I know there's a huge difference between my good home made and a "OMGWTFBBQ!" from Donnovans that I'd easily say is worth the money.
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I'd guess that the quality and preparation (aging etc.) of the meat has a lot to do with the quality of the final product.
 
Originally posted by: ggnl
Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: KK
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: lokiju
I don't think I've ever gone somewhere and had a meal that was better than something I could make on my own with the right ingredients.

I've never had a better lobster (for example) than when I was in Key West, dove off the boat, caught a lobster, climbed back into the boat and thew the lobster tail onto the grill I had already going.

I've never had a better steak then the ones I make myself.

I've never had better Italian food than what my wife and I make.

Etc...


There are some foods though that I'm no good at making.

Like Chinese food, there's this little hole in the wall, run down looking little place in Dania Beach FL close to the ocean in a Publix shopping center that makes the best damn Chinese food I've ever had in my life (to this day). I used to live walking distance from there and ate that stuff at least once a week when I lived there. Every time I'm back in that area now I'll make a point to go there also.

There's a sub shop in Ft. Lauderdale, FL that I used to go to that's in the back of a small convince store that makes the best subs I've ever had.
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shens. you have a 2000 degree oven that will cook a steak perfectly medium rare with a char on the outside?
Click to expand...

Who says that is the perfect way to cook a steak? So if someone says its perfect if you roll it in cow shit, would you go with that too?
Click to expand...

I can't explain why, but it's the truth. I see why every world class steak house cooks their steaks at such a high temperature. I use to think my steaks made on a Webber were unbeatable. Then I had Donnovans and I cannot eat steak at home any more without crying. The level of betterness (I know that's not a word) of a Steak at Donnovans is so high it's not even measurable. I know people who still tell me their home made steaks are better. Usually I would just chalk it up to personal preference, but in a case of a steak I have to chalk it up to a person having something seriously wrong with their Taste Buds.

It's like Pizza, the hotter the oven the better. The only thing to make up the difference would be a top cut of meat prepared at home perfectly compared to a much lesser cut of meat cooked in a 1600 degree oven. I'm not a steak snob either, I still make and eat steaks at home all the time, but I know there's a huge difference between my good home made and a "OMGWTFBBQ!" from Donnovans that I'd easily say is worth the money.
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I'd guess that the quality and preparation (aging etc.) of the meat has a lot to do with the quality of the final product.
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The quality of the meat is very important, but the ovens they use push it over the top. You can only do so much at home with an oven or a grill, even with a steak that's been aged 24 days. Steak & Pizzas are the 2 main things I've just accepted I won't be able to make as well at home. I have never had a shit piece of meat cooked in a 1600 steakhouse oven, but I don't think that oven would magically make it into a great cut of meat lol.
 
Originally posted by: KK
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: lokiju
I don't think I've ever gone somewhere and had a meal that was better than something I could make on my own with the right ingredients.

I've never had a better lobster (for example) than when I was in Key West, dove off the boat, caught a lobster, climbed back into the boat and thew the lobster tail onto the grill I had already going.

I've never had a better steak then the ones I make myself.

I've never had better Italian food than what my wife and I make.

Etc...


There are some foods though that I'm no good at making.

Like Chinese food, there's this little hole in the wall, run down looking little place in Dania Beach FL close to the ocean in a Publix shopping center that makes the best damn Chinese food I've ever had in my life (to this day). I used to live walking distance from there and ate that stuff at least once a week when I lived there. Every time I'm back in that area now I'll make a point to go there also.

There's a sub shop in Ft. Lauderdale, FL that I used to go to that's in the back of a small convince store that makes the best subs I've ever had.
Click to expand...

shens. you have a 2000 degree oven that will cook a steak perfectly medium rare with a char on the outside?
Click to expand...

Who says that is the perfect way to cook a steak? So if someone says its perfect if you roll it in cow shit, would you go with that too?
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Yes, obviously I think the perfect way to cook a steak is like that because that's what "someone" says, and not because I've experienced it that way.
 
Best meal I've ever had was on the West Coast Trail, a 75 km. hike on the West Coast of Vancouver Island Canada. We were approximately halfway through the hike, and had some preserved cheese, and some re-hydrated beef and whipped up some noodles to go with it. Sat on our own beach watching the sun go down after a long day of hiking and savoured every single bite. Absolutely the perfect meal in the perfect place with a great friend.
 
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: BoomerD
I've had the pleasure of some outstanding dining selections over the years.

Possibly the best would be at Mama's Fish House on Maui. Every meal I've ever had there gave me "mouth orgasms." (or maybe it was all the Scorpions I drink there ) 😀

http://www.mamasfishhouse.com/
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Very good and very overrated. I used a $200 gift certificate that i got as a wedding gift and went there during honeymoon. Ended up paying $50 extra out of pocket for my wife and me.
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Over-rated? Meh...every restaurant with a good reputation is called over-rated by someone or another. Their "ambiance" and location play a big part in why they're always rated so highly. They win far too many awards for their food to just be over-rated IMO.
There ARE other restaurants on Maui with excellent food...a few that rival Mama's in overall food quality...but IMO, none that match the overall experience.
 
Vientian Palace Madison Wi
Pad Thai 4/5 < Awesome

Weary Traveler
Ruben < Best Ruben I have ever had
 
Originally posted by: waggy
best i have had was a small roadside dinner down outside of Carbondale IL. it had the best BBQ i have ever had. we had a beef brisket, mashed potatoes/gravy and peas. it as just amazing.
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Whereabouts in/around Carbondale? I'm just a couple of miles outside of there.
 
Big breakfast at Denny's when I was drunk enough that I didn't remember getting there.

Food never tasted so good.

(this was at 3 or 4 AM)
 
Originally posted by: buck
We got the Japanese Wagyu Steaks, good bottle of wine with some friends at the Metropolitan here in Seattle. The second best steak I have ever had, but everything else made it the best meal I ever had. The best steak I have ever had was at the chop house in chicago.
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I like getting the French dip at the Met. 🙂

Best meal... yikes. My husband is an amazing chef so it's a hard pick between a lot of the things he makes. Fresh sushi, amazing prime rib roast with incredible sauce, balsamic broiled salmon, hazelnut-encrusted fresh brook trout, saffron rice, herbed mashed potatoes, roasted garlic mashed red potatoes, palak paneer, roasted cornish game hen, herb-stuffed pork loin roast...

Oh and the desserts! Delicious creme brulee, chocolate mousse (homemade vanilla, hazelnut, almond, raspberry, dark chocolate, etc.), wine-soaked chocolate cake, chocolate terrine, homemade raspberry sorbet, baklava...

And I'm a wine freak so we tend to have some good pairings on the shelf (good, not great; can't quite pony up the dough for the great stuff.)

As far as restaurants go, we had a great dinner at the Heathman in Portland. Gogi's in Jacksonville, OR was good. The Oceannaire in Seattle did a fabulous (and abundant) seafood dinner.
 
World's best burrito is made in my kitchen! No doubt about it.

Best dinner out, probably Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA.
 
Originally posted by: Patt
Best meal I've ever had was on the West Coast Trail, a 75 km. hike on the West Coast of Vancouver Island Canada. We were approximately halfway through the hike, and had some preserved cheese, and some re-hydrated beef and whipped up some noodles to go with it. Sat on our own beach watching the sun go down after a long day of hiking and savoured every single bite. Absolutely the perfect meal in the perfect place with a great friend.
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:thumbsup: Awesome. Hiking the WCT is definitely on my life "to-do" list.
 
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