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Gear Grinding 9: I Need a Wine!

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FadeToBlack&Gold

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Well, I don't, but a lot of you do! ;)

bostonewe said:
The taproom where we do Trivia on Mondays has a great poutine with pulled pork that is made with homemade tater tots instead of fries. It's delightful.
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Tots would be a nice change of pace, I think. I should probably clarify my position on "fancy". I think any porcine additions are fine.

This article outlines the case. I think my favorite laugh is "head cheese and fig" poutine. Those are fine on their own, but should never be combined into quite possibly the most revoltingly hipster poutine I've ever heard of.

FWIW, last fall I ate at both La Banquise (where I had the traditional "La Classique"), and Au Pied De Cochon (where I focused on more foie gras and pork-centric dishes and skipped the potatoes).
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Well, I don't, but a lot of you do! ;)



Tots would be a nice change of pace, I think. I should probably clarify my position on "fancy". I think any porcine additions are fine.

This article outlines the case. I think my favorite laugh is "head cheese and fig" poutine. Those are fine on their own, but should never be combined into quite possibly the most revoltingly hipster poutine I've ever heard of.

FWIW, last fall I ate at both La Banquise (where I had the traditional "La Classique"), and Au Pied De Cochon (where I focused on more foie gras and pork-centric dishes and skipped the potatoes).
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Bucket list restaurant in bold. Tcbg's friend from high school has been a few times, but we never got around to going with him. He used to drive up and back in one day for dinner (it's about 5 hours + border crossing time).

The tots are nice; they're well cooked/fried and, like you said, something a little different.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Poutine sucks.

Fight me.
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I won't say it sucks. When done right, it's perfectly fine food for drunks, or the subsequently hungover. Like average NY/CT pizza, or Italian beef in Chicago, or Coney Dogs in Detroit - it fits the bill when you need salt and grease.

Would I seek it out, even in MTL after my La Banquise experience? Nah.
 
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bostonewe said:
Bucket list restaurant in bold. Tcbg's friend from high school has been a few times, but we never got around to going with him. He used to drive up and back in one day for dinner (it's about 5 hours + border crossing time).

The tots are nice; they're well cooked/fried and, like you said, something a little different.
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Au Pied is worth a visit for Le Cromesquis alone. I don't blame him!

If you go anytime in the near future, I have a perfect AirBnB that's right around the corner.
 
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Kepler said:
This is correct. What if an ailing chicken threw up on some french fries?
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**** Kepler agreeing with dx why do you have to be so mean to him? I know he said to fight him but ****!

:p
 
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Cheese curds - even the "real ones" - are disgusting. I'd sooner suck down a tube of "cheeze-something something" than try to nosh on deep-fried chew toys.
 
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I just realized between June 1 and July 31 I’ll be on the road half time.

Europe 6/1-6/15. Road trip 6/29-7-5. Another road trip 7/19-7/22. Training for work at a remote plant 7/22-7/27. Then a small road trip 7/27-7/29.

I love traveling, even to other plants, but this might be a bit much. And it’s just starting to sink in.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I just realized between June 1 and July 31 I’ll be on the road half time.

Europe 6/1-6/15. Road trip 6/29-7-5. Another road trip 7/19-7/22. Training for work at a remote plant 7/22-7/27. Then a small road trip 7/27-7/29.

I love traveling, even to other plants, but this might be a bit much. And it’s just starting to sink in.
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So party at DX's place in a few weeks :p
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I just realized between June 1 and July 31 I’ll be on the road half time.

Europe 6/1-6/15. Road trip 6/29-7-5. Another road trip 7/19-7/22. Training for work at a remote plant 7/22-7/27. Then a small road trip 7/27-7/29.

I love traveling, even to other plants, but this might be a bit much. And it’s just starting to sink in.
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I've done it, including for 5 weeks straight a couple summers ago. You'll live. Milk all the hotel points you can, and when you are home, you'll appreciate being there.
 
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