hi

[RedHeadGal]

Just to be clear, I didn't actually say I think the temple was sexist in my Relief Society lesson. I just said I don't like going there, and it's not the bastion of peace for me that some say it is for them. Not as bad, right? The subtext was very subtle, I'm sure.

Well, I've always been a person who speaks her mind, so I'm sure I can find something to say. . . there seems to be plenty of Mitt Romney hating going on, and I'm hip to that.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by RedHeadGal

Just to be clear, I didn't actually say I think the temple was sexist in my Relief Society lesson. I just said I don't like going there, and it's not the bastion of peace for me that some say it is for them. Not as bad, right? The subtext was very subtle, I'm sure.

Well, I've always been a person who speaks her mind, so I'm sure I can find something to say. . . there seems to be plenty of Mitt Romney hating going on, and I'm hip to that.

So it appears you are a counter-culturist, loathing Romney because he's Mormon and loathing the temple because it's not hip.

What do you like?

Many of us here like cycling, classics, money, travel and other stuff. Not all of us are Bohemian and there are some fiscal conservatives here. We have our resident communists and socialists, but we also have fiscal conservatives if you don't mind them.

[RedHeadGal]

so with every bit of information I give, can I be categorized? I'll play that, sure.

I like food. Like to eat it, make it, read about it, think about it. . . I've been known to pay out hundreds on a single meal, but I can still appreciate the true goodness that is the Big Mac.

I also do like politics. Due to a schedule change with the new school year, it has been virtually impossible for me to watch Hardball on MSNBC, and that's driving me crazy. Chris Matthews is a big part of my life. . .

[myboynoah]

Originally Posted by RedHeadGal

so with every bit of information I give, can I be categorized? I'll play that, sure.

I like food. Like to eat it, make it, read about it, think about it. . . I've been known to pay out hundreds on a single meal, but I can still appreciate the true goodness that is the Big Mac.

I also do like politics. Due to a schedule change with the new school year, it has been virtually impossible for me to watch Hardball on MSNBC, and that's driving me crazy. Chris Matthews is a big part of my life. . .

Did it disturb you then, that Chris drooled all over himself over Romney's religion speech? I suppose even Chris has his moments, he did vote for Bush the first time around.

Oh, by the way, welcome.

[RedHeadGal]

Originally Posted by myboynoah

Did it disturb you then, that Chris drooled all over himself over Romney's religion speech? I suppose even Chris has his moments, he did vote for Bush the first time around.

Oh, by the way, welcome.

Well, although I dearly love Chris, I do not always agree with him. Chris's vote for W in 2000 was harmless, as he lives in deeply blue Maryland. So I almost forgive him that, too. But he was actually the only person I can think of asking hard questions about going into Iraq back in 2002-2003. And the fact that he liked Romney's speech shows he's fair, I think, since he generally is quite hard on the Mittster, I think.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by RedHeadGal

I like food. Like to eat it, make it, read about it, think about it. . . I've been known to pay out hundreds on a single meal, but I can still appreciate the true goodness that is the Big Mac.

Hmm....interesting.......where have you enjoyed your finest meal--the hundreds meal? from one epicurean to another, I am always looking for the next fix....

[RedHeadGal]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Hmm....interesting.......where have you enjoyed your finest meal--the hundreds meal? from one epicurean to another, I am always looking for the next fix....

umm. . .should I be embarrassed to say there have been several? I live in the DC area, so favorite fine dining around here is Inn at Little Washington, which is wonderful, experiential place. But another favorite meal of all time was with friends at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago. I wouldn't say that food was my #1 favorite of all time (though wonderful), but the whole evening with the friends made it the exquisite memory that it is. Best piece of tuna in recent memory was on Maui, and I can't even remember the name of the restaurant. Lahaina, I think. It's almost lunchtime. My mouth is watering.

And I do talk about things other than food.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by RedHeadGal

umm. . .should I be embarrassed to say there have been several? I live in the DC area, so favorite fine dining around here is Inn at Little Washington, which is wonderful, experiential place. But another favorite meal of all time was with friends at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago. I wouldn't say that food was my #1 favorite of all time (though wonderful), but the whole evening with the friends made it the exquisite memory that it is. Best piece of tuna in recent memory was on Maui, and I can't even remember the name of the restaurant. Lahaina, I think. It's almost lunchtime. My mouth is watering.

And I do talk about things other than food.

Charlie Trotter's....that would do it. The pre fixe taster there costs about $130-150.

Interesting choices.

[woot]

I also love Top Chef, although I only watched last season (I was rooting for Hung all the way). I record Kitchen Nightmares, but after the last episode am thinking about not doing so anymore. Gordon Ramsey has become way too much of a dick. Since the show is about him, he is always presented as being right, but if he weren't such a massive douchebag people might actually listen to him. I guess that wouldn't make for such good TV though. Maybe I should try to find the British version.

[UtahDan]

Originally Posted by woot

I also love Top Chef, although I only watched last season (I was rooting for Hung all the way). I record Kitchen Nightmares, but after the last episode am thinking about not doing so anymore. Gordon Ramsey has become way too much of a dick. Since the show is about him, he is always presented as being right, but if he weren't such a massive douchebag people might actually listen to him. I guess that wouldn't make for such good TV though. Maybe I should try to find the British version.

If you watch the BBC version you begin to see why he is such a dick. On those shows he deals mostly with either British chefs who are very stoic or mopey and need a good kick, or French chefs who are arrogant and need to have someone get through to them that they suck. The first couple episodes of the series he was much softer and it didn't work as well.

It is almost a deal where he thinks he has to break them all the way down so that they will accept what he is teaching them. Otherwise, they pretty quickly go back to old habits. I just love the BBC version (1) because there are so many interesting expressions that are funny ("shambolic" is my fav so far) and (2) it seems like the restaurant owners/chefs are more interesting and bigger characters.

I agree that the US version isn't that great so far. Hopefully it gets better. I do like Ramsey.