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Posted January 23, 2015
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CarrionCrow: Oh, dear gods...

Never add a packet of synthetic raspberry-flavored powdered carbonated vitamin C supplement to a half cup of cold coffee.

The experience combines visuals that remind me of the kind of crimson algae blooms you might see in polluted Chinese waterways, a smell reeking of artifice and unnatural creations that makes you want to never eat or drink another processed thing in your life, and a taste that obliterates even a darker roast's bitterness and slightly burned flavor to the point that it tastes like someone with no concept of what a real raspberry tastes like created some corrupt facsimile, set it on fire, put it out while it was still smoldering, then forced it down your throat.
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budejovice: CC, you totally give this guy a run for his money.... :)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-guys-american-kitchen-bar-in-times-square.html
I appreciate that, but the person who wrote that tapped right into the main nerve.

But since (I imagine) you can't start and end a review for a famous person's establishment with, "This is such mediocre, sub-par, overhyped bullshit, and no one in their right mind should eat here, EVER.", they went with the biggest smartass response possible instead.
Posted January 23, 2015
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Not sure the reason behind the review, but it went viral. For instance, I still remembered it several years ago as soon as I saw your review. :)
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Posted January 23, 2015
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budejovice: And in case that was unclear in any way, CarrionCrow, you give the reviewer, not Guy, a run for his money. :)
I kinda figured as much.

I know how to do French fries without them getting all oily, for example. -laughs-
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budejovice: Not sure the reason behind the review, but it went viral. For instance, I still remembered it several years ago as soon as I saw your review. :)
I'm figuring the reason why would be that a guy who is best known for doing a show about great places to eat that deserve more attention, who is famous and successful enough to be able to swing financing for a restaurant in New York City, that guy should be able to keep something with their name plastered all over it at a higher quality level.

But they got eviscerated for having crap food pretty much across the board instead, creating a combo of "that guy seems like more than a bit of an overhyped fake douche" mixed with the schadenfreude of watching such a person get ripped to pieces.
Post edited January 23, 2015 by CarrionCrow
Posted January 23, 2015
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budejovice: CC, you totally give this guy a run for his money.... :)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-guys-american-kitchen-bar-in-times-square.html
Ouch. That's one hell of a review. Can't say it surprises me, while I enjoy watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives any of Guys actual cooking programs fail to fill me with confidence in his abilities. And most of these big name celebrity chefs restaurants have little to do with the celebrities they are named after.
A number of Gordon Ramsey's restaurants have been slated in the past for being awful too.
Posted January 23, 2015
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budejovice: CC, you totally give this guy a run for his money.... :)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-guys-american-kitchen-bar-in-times-square.html
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adaliabooks: Ouch. That's one hell of a review. Can't say it surprises me, while I enjoy watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives any of Guys actual cooking programs fail to fill me with confidence in his abilities. And most of these big name celebrity chefs restaurants have little to do with the celebrities they are named after.
A number of Gordon Ramsey's restaurants have been slated in the past for being awful too.
I used to watch quite a bit of the Food Network, but too many crappy programs helped me to finally get sick of it.
(That, and Iron Chef being bastardized into a piece of crap American version...)
Posted January 24, 2015
Sorry guys, but short rant:

Yes, o roommate whom no one but the main renter in the house can stand, it's perfectly fine to bitch loudly at me about you being the only person in the house who cleans or picks anything up - in front of my father-in-law - only to, days later, walk out of the kitchen with the leaking sink THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT right as I come in... only for me to step into a puddle in front of the sink. Because, y'know, the leak. THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT. I absolutely love cleaning up after you by emptying out buckets and mopping up floors that you left full/wet even though you're the "only one who cleans." I also love the fact that your defense, whenever this is brought up - as it was the last time this EXACT SAME THING happened - is, "Well, I don't know who did it, but it wasn't me." Really? Really? It wasn't my fucking mess, either, but I CLEANED IT UP ANYWAY.

ARGH. I can't even tell you how much this woman pisses me off. I just can't.

Time for very loud Megadeth and some sort of FPS, I think.

ETA: The reason this is especially infuriating is that my f-i-l is still on crutches after having part of his foot amputated shortly after Christmas. On crutches. And she walked away and left a PUDDLE OF WATER in the middle of the kitchen. Of course, he wasn't home, so she didn't have to worry about him seeing it happen. >.<

Okay, definitely time to go shoot things.
Post edited January 24, 2015 by penumbren
Posted January 24, 2015
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adaliabooks: Ouch. That's one hell of a review. Can't say it surprises me, while I enjoy watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives any of Guys actual cooking programs fail to fill me with confidence in his abilities. And most of these big name celebrity chefs restaurants have little to do with the celebrities they are named after.
A number of Gordon Ramsey's restaurants have been slated in the past for being awful too.
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CarrionCrow: I used to watch quite a bit of the Food Network, but too many crappy programs helped me to finally get sick of it.
(That, and Iron Chef being bastardized into a piece of crap American version...)
I liked Mario Batali; he always had cool guest. Seriously, who else has Michael Stipe on, just hanging out? :D
Posted January 24, 2015
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penumbren: Sorry guys, but short rant:

Yes, o roommate whom no one but the main renter in the house can stand, it's perfectly fine to bitch loudly at me about you being the only person in the house who cleans or picks anything up - in front of my father-in-law - only to, days later, walk out of the kitchen with the leaking sink THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT right as I come in... only for me to step into a puddle in front of the sink. Because, y'know, the leak. THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT. I absolutely love cleaning up after you by emptying out buckets and mopping up floors that you left full/wet even though you're the "only one who cleans." I also love the fact that your defense, whenever this is brought up - as it was the last time this EXACT SAME THING happened - is, "Well, I don't know who did it, but it wasn't me." Really? Really? It wasn't my fucking mess, either, but I CLEANED IT UP ANYWAY.

ARGH. I can't even tell you how much this woman pisses me off. I just can't.

Time for very loud Megadeth and some sort of FPS, I think.

ETA: The reason this is especially infuriating is that my f-i-l is still on crutches after having part of his foot amputated shortly after Christmas. On crutches. And she walked away and left a PUDDLE OF WATER in the middle of the kitchen. Of course, he wasn't home, so she didn't have to worry about him seeing it happen. >.<

Okay, definitely time to go shoot things.
Didn't I tell you,the rats and bitch need to GO:-)
Posted January 24, 2015
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tinyE: I liked Mario Batali; he always had cool guest. Seriously, who else has Michael Stipe on, just hanging out? :D
True story: his dad and sister run a cured-meats shop a block from my work. It is fucking amazing. I rarely go, because the line is always a block long.

http://www.salumicuredmeats.com/
Posted January 24, 2015
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gunsynd: Didn't I tell you,the rats and bitch need to GO:-)
If only it were up to me, she'd've been out on her ass after the first time she disappeared with no word for almost a week only to call up Dad begging for rides. -.-
Posted January 24, 2015
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gunsynd: Didn't I tell you,the rats and bitch need to GO:-)
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penumbren: If only it were up to me, she'd've been out on her ass after the first time she disappeared with no word for almost a week only to call up Dad begging for rides. -.-
Time to change minority to majority:-)
Posted January 24, 2015
Good evening everybody !!! :-D
Wow you've been very chatty today !
Posted January 24, 2015
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LaPtiteBete: Good evening everybody !!! :-D
Wow you've been very chatty today !
Hello Owl,
Yep:-)
Posted January 24, 2015
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LaPtiteBete: Good evening everybody !!! :-D
Wow you've been very chatty today !
Good evening, little owl.
How is it going?
Posted January 24, 2015
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penumbren: Sorry guys, but short rant:

Yes, o roommate whom no one but the main renter in the house can stand, it's perfectly fine to bitch loudly at me about you being the only person in the house who cleans or picks anything up - in front of my father-in-law - only to, days later, walk out of the kitchen with the leaking sink THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT right as I come in... only for me to step into a puddle in front of the sink. Because, y'know, the leak. THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT. I absolutely love cleaning up after you by emptying out buckets and mopping up floors that you left full/wet even though you're the "only one who cleans." I also love the fact that your defense, whenever this is brought up - as it was the last time this EXACT SAME THING happened - is, "Well, I don't know who did it, but it wasn't me." Really? Really? It wasn't my fucking mess, either, but I CLEANED IT UP ANYWAY.

ARGH. I can't even tell you how much this woman pisses me off. I just can't.

Time for very loud Megadeth and some sort of FPS, I think.

ETA: The reason this is especially infuriating is that my f-i-l is still on crutches after having part of his foot amputated shortly after Christmas. On crutches. And she walked away and left a PUDDLE OF WATER in the middle of the kitchen. Of course, he wasn't home, so she didn't have to worry about him seeing it happen. >.<

Okay, definitely time to go shoot things.
And to think, some people wonder why video games are so popular.
Easy answer - you can shoot someone in those, no one gets hurt, and you don't have to experience the downside of getting to scream, "Fuck you all, it was totally worth it!" in between idly wondering if your orange jumpsuit will make you look poorly as you do your perp walk on CNN.

I'm sorry you're having to deal with some selfish, inconsiderate, immature, manipulative parasite.
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CarrionCrow: I used to watch quite a bit of the Food Network, but too many crappy programs helped me to finally get sick of it.
(That, and Iron Chef being bastardized into a piece of crap American version...)
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tinyE: I liked Mario Batali; he always had cool guest. Seriously, who else has Michael Stipe on, just hanging out? :D
Mario Batali's definitely cool. Used to watch his old show when it was just him talking about Italian food and cooking while three or four people watched.

But you know what I think about every single time I see American Iron Chef?

Double Dragon.

Every single time that comes on, the same thought pops into my brain - that the host of the show was one of the co-stars in the movie version of Double Dragon.
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LaPtiteBete: Good evening everybody !!! :-D
Wow you've been very chatty today !
Good evening. =)

Yes, it's been pretty active today. Great for company, but not so much if you're trying to play catch-up, though.

How was your day?
Post edited January 24, 2015 by CarrionCrow
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