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Clancy's. dont get the love for this place


Well it’s my favorite restaurant in the city and I was in it a few weeks ago - didn’t look like a bunch of old people to me.
He needs to read my original Puttadaforkdown thread.
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TWPD is a bad joke.


Who is this?

re: The origin of rock n roll

Posted by Martini on 1/1/26 at 4:31 pm to
“Some DJ” was Alan Freed who had The Moondog Show in Cleveland.

He never claimed to invent the name. He just started using it because he had heard it and he had an audience so it stuck.

Cleveland Rocks

Not sure of a book. But a great song.
Get the double patty.

Good hot dog too

re: Favorite food memory

Posted by Martini on 1/1/26 at 1:03 am to
I believe Lafitte Landing burned down didn’t it?

That was his best restaurant I thought.

re: Sourdough Bread Eaters

Posted by Martini on 1/1/26 at 12:54 am to
The guy downtown at the farmers market has a nice baguette and I think it is sourdough but he has a sourdough walnut I like. Just hard to get unless early.

re: Favorite food memory

Posted by Martini on 12/31/25 at 9:19 pm to
I got a headache reading that.

re: Over used and annoying words

Posted by Martini on 12/30/25 at 11:24 pm to
Physicality has already been said but needs to be driven home.

Saying wise- “tell me you don’t without telling me you don’t.”

frick that grates on me.

re: Costco whole choice ribeye ad

Posted by Martini on 12/30/25 at 11:10 pm to
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Might want to check that out since it's Prime beef as opposed to Choice, which is 1 grade lower.


Most grocery store prime is minimal prime grade. If it is close in price for prime vs choice for loins that’s ok but if it’s a big difference a good choice grade is a better deal.

Very little if any top tier prime makes it into the retail market. That is pretty much sold only to steakhouses and restaurants.

Prime anything else is a waste of money. Prime sirloin, chuck, brisket, ground beef.
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The bridesmaids


Nothing hotter than little sister at big sister’s wedding.

re: Cleaning lump crab meat

Posted by Martini on 12/27/25 at 6:29 pm to
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Is there a secret to cleaning the shells out of crab meat? I sit there and pick through it all and it’s a pain in the arse and ineviteably there are still some shells that people almost choke on. Am I unrealistic to think that a $50 container of lump crab meat should have less shells in it?


It’s one pint of crabmeat. Picking through it is part of using the ingredient, not an unreasonable ask.
As much as I hate that I’ve sat next to a table full of smokers quite a lot in my lifetime and that was horrible.

re: Feast of the Seven Fishes

Posted by Martini on 12/20/25 at 9:23 am to
I grill speckled trout and found the best way is to not have the grill scorching hot. Medium hot to hot and a clean well oiled grate

I brush melted butter or olive oil on one side of the fish and lightly season with salt only.

Then I season the other side however I want no oil.

Then grill it only on the one side until cooked through. You might need to close the grill towards the end for a minute or two to let it finish.

Then remove and plate grill side up.

Works great and much less likely to break apart.

Or flip it and let it break up and use on the salad in lieu of crabmeat. Which I’ve done a few times before I tried this way.
[quote]hate that Western Civilization is being torn down by the third world,

We are letting it happen and have little to no interest to stop it.

Thanks a democrat[/

Western civilization isn’t being “torn down by the third world,” and it certainly isn’t the work of one political party. What we’re seeing is the result of decades of bipartisan policy failures, corporate capture, and leaders on both sides choosing short-term power, profit, and cultural outrage over serious governance.

Civilizations don’t collapse because people arrive or because one party wins an election- they weaken when institutions are neglected, accountability disappears, and blame replaces responsibility.

This didn’t happen overnight, and it didn’t come from outside. It came from leaders who stopped governing and people who accepted the excuse-making.


No. It is fine and will be fine. Leave it uncovered if you like and let it dry out some.

I’ve left them for probably 3 weeks at least before.
Staub Sale

Staub puts this 4qt on sale each November and we buy them for Christmas gifts and keep a couple in the closet for gifts during the year.

It’s a great small Dutch oven for a great price. It will perfectly fit a whole chicken to roast which we do probably twice a month. It’s a perfect size to make a nice soup or pot of beans and it doesn’t take up a lot of space or too heavy.

I have both Staub and LeCreuset and like both but use this one more than any. I have an 8 qt LeCreuset that my wife uses a lot for bigger things and I have the 14 quart Staub for Christmas gumbos and I use it as a sous vide pot too.

But this 4 quart is one everyone should have and it will get plenty of work.

I’ve posted it here at this time probably for the last ten years and plenty but it.

It’s the same price on most websites and some colors are 139 some 149. I like the truffle and the French blue. Great wedding gifts because they aren’t expensive and will last a lifetime.

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But I was also able to throw full cans of Schaeffer at the visiting teams buses outside Tiger Stadium, so well worth the $510 per semester rent.


Hear Hear!

I enjoy reading old threads. Didn’t even notice until I saw Gris Gris post
That’s a 2 year bump. Impressive.

I use the chili for our chili dog party. Good stuff.