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[mame11]

Um, what is so special about a mini-burger... Krystal's anyone?

(for those fortunate people... White Castle?)

[DanielK]

(for those fortunate people... White Castle?)

That's not a mini-burger, that's a SLIDER.

[JPW]

I discovered the latest triteness (although it's been with us for a while) while waiting for the office coffee machine to brew enough caffeine water to fill my mug. Staring at the notice board on the wall with slitted eyes and not quite awake to see that someon had posted a carryout menu from a new place in Gaithersburg -- Thaitanium

Enough with the Thai restaurants with punny names! They're no longer cute, they're annoying.

[Audrey2025]

Mini-burgers now being served at...Ruby Tuesday.

(I know this from commercials, not experience, hand to God.)

Although I must admit, back when I was on the swim team in high school, nothing was better than a big bowl of their broccoli and cheese soup and several platefuls o' salad bar.

[B.A.R.]

Enough with the Thai restaurants with punny names! They're no longer cute, they're annoying.

Couldn't agree more. If I didn't know better I would have thought it was mandatory to have an idiotic name for a new Thai restaurant.

[bilrus]

Mini-burgers now being served at...Ruby Tuesday.

And Hard Times, too. Can't verify that you can get chili poured over them though.

[Jacques Gastreaux]

And Hard Times, too.  Can't verify that you can get chili poured over them though.

I'll have a platter of mini bugers with chili and cheese, an order of rings, and a diet coke, please.

[Escoffier]

I'll have a platter of mini bugers with chili and cheese, an order of rings, and a diet coke, please.

and a side of Pepto-Bismol...to go...

[Tweaked]

I have found the morphing of the trite mini-burger...the trite mini-sloppy joe. And where can you find this temple of triteness? The Capitol Lounge, half price all night on Wednesdays.

[shogun]

I have found the morphing of the trite mini-burger...the trite mini-sloppy joe.  And where can you find this temple to triteness?  The Capitol Lounge, half price all night on Wednesdays.

Trite, perhaps, but...I kinda want some!

--Matt,
Who Has A Can Of Sloppy Joe At Home That Has Been in His Family For Three Years

[Tweaked]

A plate of three for $3.95...they were actually pretty nasty.

The kicker is, they have a new "executive chef" at the lounge and he felt it was beneath him to run the 25 cent taco deal they have had at the Lounge on Wednesday nights for years. Personally the only reason I go to the Lounge of Wednesday nights is for the 25 cent tacos!

[shogun]

A plate of three for $3.95...they were actually pretty nasty. 

Oh...screw that, then. I'll just make my own. Watch This Space!

[Heather]

I had mini sloppy joes on Wednesday night. What a trendsetter I am.

[Sthitch]

they have a new "executive chef" at the lounge

I find the idea that the Lounge would have an executive chef rather trite. I mean there are just certain places that should not have anything more than a cook, The Capitol Lounge is one of them.

[zoramargolis]

Here's the kiss of death for a dish--seen at Giant recently: microwavable molten chocolate cake in a shelf-stable plastic bowl. Betty Crocker or some such major brand. Yick. What hath Thomas Keller wrought?

[Principia]

Here's the kiss of death for a dish--seen at Giant recently: microwavable molten chocolate cake in a shelf-stable plastic bowl. Betty Crocker or some such major brand. Yick. What hath Thomas Keller wrought?

Half-cooked microwaved brownie batter in a Gladware tub, that's what he wrought.

[Stretch]

I find the idea that the Lounge would have an executive chef rather trite.  I mean there are just certain places that should not have anything more than a cook, The Capitol Lounge is one of them.

Agreed. Ideally, he should sweat into the food too.

[bookluvingbabe]

The mini-burger madness has hit the Hawk and Dove. They had them on the menu on Monday in honor of opening day.

I opted for the Monte Christo instead....

Jennifer

[mame11]

Foam... at Sushi Kaz today one of the special sushis included "cucumber foam" ???????

(I wanted to order it, but everybody at my table was making fun of the foam so I did not)

[beezy]

Foam... at Sushi Kaz today one of the special sushis included "cucumber foam"  ???????

(I wanted to order it, but everybody at my table was making fun of the foam so I did not)

OK, since when is FOAM a food group? I ordered a dessert at Atlantico because it had "banana foam" and I was dying to know, but it was just banana flavored whipped cream. Was that so hard, or am I just a great big philistine?

[giant shrimp]

OK, since when is FOAM a food group? I ordered a dessert at Atlantico because it had "banana foam" and I was dying to know, but it was just banana flavored whipped cream.  Was that so hard, or am I just a great big philistine?

this sounds like foam made the old-fashioned way with a mixer, but they actually use a carbon-dioxide technique at mini-bar. i believe, though i am unfamiliar with exactly how this equipment works. with a really good foam, the substance of the food is ditched and the flavor is carried on air. i had some excellent foam (chickpea?) at palena a couple of weeks ago, and killer pea foam in spain. the whole idea of foam is slightly frivolous, but it is the opposite of trite.

[Jacques Gastreaux]

OK, since when is FOAM a food group? I ordered a dessert at Atlantico because it had "banana foam" and I was dying to know, but it was just banana flavored whipped cream.  Was that so hard, or am I just a great big philistine?

Welcome to DR.com beezy.

Oyamel and Restaurant Eve also put "foams" on their drinks. Oyamel uses "salt air" on some of their margaritas and Eve uses pickle foam on their pickle martini.

[LoganCircle]

I'm with y'all.

Seeing espuma, foam , or air on a menu makes me crazy. And there are, what, no fewer than 3 on the current menu at minibar?

[giant shrimp]

I'm with y'all.

Seeing espuma, foam , or air on a menu makes me crazy.  And there are, what, no fewer than 3 on the current menu at minibar?

but you don't see any snow around these parts. at least i haven't seen any.

[jm chen]

I have now seen two separate references to "lobster corn dogs" in the past month and I'm pretty sure they're trite already.

[mdt]

I have now seen two separate references to "lobster corn dogs" in the past month and I'm pretty sure they're trite already.

Where? The one I tried at CK was good, but I am not a lobster nut like some people.

[Jacques Gastreaux]

Where?  The one I tried at CK was good, but I am not a lobster nut like some people.

H'mmm. What is the difference between a lobster nut and a ventworm nut?

[DonRocks]

OK, since when is FOAM a food group? I ordered a dessert at Atlantico because it had "banana foam" and I was dying to know, but it was just banana flavored whipped cream.  Was that so hard, or am I just a great big philistine?

[You're a great big Philistine, but only because you triple-spaced on your first post.

Welcome, I think! Rocks.]

[mdt]

H'mmm.  What is the difference between a lobster nut and a ventworm nut?

nuttin'

[Heather]

H'mmm.  What is the difference between a lobster nut and a ventworm nut?

A couple of millimeters.

Has anyone else noticed that the "martini" fad died down?

[brian]

Has anyone else noticed that the "martini" fad died down?

Not everyone.

[tripewriter]

Not everyone.

I like the martini fad much more than the flash intro fad. Except for all that wodka nonsense.

[JPW]

My judgements on today's entries--
Foam -- trite
Lobster corn dogs -- not trite. we need more than two
Flash -- annoyingly trite (and just plain annoying)
Martinis that consist of more than gin/vodka and vermouth -- tritely trite

[shogun]

Keep this stuff comming; I need ideas for the picnic!

[jm chen]

Lobster corn dogs -- not trite. we need more than two

As you wish. A quick Googling turned up more than a dozen, in Minneapolis, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and several places in Seattle. Part of the "upscale gourmet" trend, according to one article, which is in itself possibly trite (yet, I have to admit, delicious.)

[ustreetguy]

Keep this stuff comming; I need ideas for the picnic!

In that case, buy the iSi Thermo Whipper available at Williams and Sonoma. For only $149.95 you too can make your own air at home.

[Meaghan]

Not everyone.

In the case of some of those martinis (see: H Street Martini Lounge drink menu), I rather suck on a bouillon cube and chase with rail vodka. Ewwwweee.

[jparrott]

Classic Dry Martini
Bombay Sapphire with Dry Vermouth and an olive.

That sounds more like a salty lemonade to me.

I love the description for the Sapphire Martini at Two Amys--"small, expensive, good olive."

[crackers]

Two important developments inside the beltway. By far the more welcome and delightful is that Eunny Jang (where have you been Eunny Jang?) has her own blog! And if that weren't good enough news, she also had her first piece published in print in the slick DC Style Magazine. So why am I posting this on the Trite Food List thread?

Because food blogs are trite.

No, that ain't it. It's because her article was all about ...you guessed it....didn't you? Mini-Burgers! Kleig lights on. Red carpet rolling. Eunny Eunny Eunny!

[but where is Matchbox?!]

[crackers]

Poached eggs? I first had it in the bacon egg and cheese salad at Eve, but they have also made appearances in the pea soup at Blue Duck Tavern, on the pan roasted mushroom salad at Circle Bistro, the spinach and shrimp salad at Restaurant Kolumbia, and in asparagus soup at Galileo. I like poking a fork into the yolk and watching the goo ooze out. Except when it doesn't.

[ETA - not referring to poached eggs in eggs benedict, on corn beef hash, brunch concoctions and other places that poached eggs traditionally appear, which have transcended from hackneyed to hallowed. In fact, I wish there would be more corn beef hash with poached eggs on menus around here...breakfast, lunch or dinner.]

I'm also noticing the waning of those colorful decorative (but not terribly useful) drips and drizzles drawn and squeezed around plates these days.

[DonRocks]

I'm also noticing the waning of those colorful decorative (but not terribly useful) drips and drizzles drawn and squeezed around plates these days.

...but Brendan I must caution you about succumbing to the latest Trite Food Item, what can only be called “The Scraped Sperm Cell,” clearly evident in your Alaskan Halibut, refer to the first and third pictures in this posting for an example, how was your week.

We were strongly into Scraped Sperm Cell territory with the fluke appetizer last night at 1789.

Cheers,
Rocks.

[porcupine]

Poached eggs? <snip> I like poking a fork into the yolk and watching the goo ooze out. Except when it doesn't.

Don't forget the risi bisi at Palena! And I think (but I could be wrong) this was in an appetizer at Notti Bianchi.

[Heather]

Don't forget the risi bisi at Palena! And I think (but I could be wrong) this was in an appetizer at Notti Bianchi.

The asparagus app includes a poached egg and sauce gribiche.

[Sthitch]

A well executed poached egg is never trite.

[bilrus]

I'm also noticing the waning of those colorful decorative (but not terribly useful) drips and drizzles drawn and squeezed around plates these days.

You must not have been to a Bobby Flay restaurant in a while.

[Meaghan]

A well executed poached egg is never trite.

I agree. Eggs get the pass. Scotch eggs, deviled eggs, etc. All eggs, I declare you free and clear of The Trite Food List.

Love,

God

[bilrus]

A well executed poached egg is never trite.

What is up with all those poached eggs I'm seeing these days served over an English Muffin and ham with Hollandaise on top. Hell, I was just served this very thing at Colorado Kitchen this weekend.

Are chefs ever going to get enough of poached eggs?

[Cooter]

Please, be careful posting about poached eggs! Waitresses have been killed trying to prevent chefs from perpetrating this trite egg preparation.

[Sthitch]

Please, be careful posting about poached eggs! Waitresses have been killed trying to prevent chefs from perpetrating this trite egg preparation.

Somehow I believe there is also a chicken involved in this egg story.

[Baccala]

I am at the breaking point with Scallops as well as Polenta. Also have to agree with the Pork Belly, getting over used . Remember years ago when it appeared on the menu at cashion's.

I heard that Tallua will be putting pork belly on the menu.