[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Biorin

Why is "she" in quotes? Is this because I have a penis? I just don't feel like that changes anything.

With or without your mustache...Biorin a P no way .

[Axius]

Chicago pizza is overrated IMO.


Theres a good brick fired oven place here in Utica called Tivolis. Anchovies, ham, black olive, and diced tomatoe.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Biorin

Not saying store is bad, just saying you could do better! That's a compliment. As long as RJ is there, of course.

Damn RJ, it's always about RJ!

Honestly, i tried to make smaller batches of our original recipe and it didn't work. Trying to cut a tablespoon of ingredients into 50 makes shit all kinds of wonky.

The recipe the bakery uses is like a 98% match of what ours was and they make it daily. They do suck at rolling it into dough balls. They use a machine which allows larger air pockets to get into the dough balls before the dough starts to rise. Makes it difficult to sling some times, thin spots. If RJ would pull his weight around her, he'd be hand kneading the dough balls rather than just tossing it.

(When i read his first post about slinging dough i wondered if he purposely chose that term instead of "hand tossing".)

[shoei]

Originally Posted by InternetFame

Also dammit Phil I have the same car wtf and you ain't ask me smh.




I see how it is.







Actually it didn't take me long at all to see how it was.

He doesn't want to ask you how the "stick" feels and how the larger steering wheel feels in your hands, if you catch my drift...

[shoei]

Originally Posted by Axius

Chicago pizza is overrated IMO.


Theres a good brick fired oven place here in Utica called Tivolis. Anchovies, ham, black olive, and diced tomatoe.

This is why you and I are butt buddies... Deep dish is an abomination... End story...

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by shoei

He doesn't want to ask you how the "stick" feels and how the larger steering wheel feels in your hands, if you catch my drift...

The hammer hits the head of the nail...

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

I remember that place. Wish i could have tried some.

The dough i use is the same dough used to make french bread. When i make garlic bread out of it, not mashing it and stretching it to a 16" pizza, (use my e-penis for a ruler, so convenient) the bread is super light and fluffy. May just make a pizza in that fashion in an attempt to replicate your description.

e-penis as a ruler. That had me laughing. Nice one, I shall remember it for later use.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

e-penis as a ruler. That had me laughing. Nice one, I shall remember it for later use.

yeah, i just figure the pizza needs to be 4x the length and i'm good.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

yeah, i just figure the pizza needs to be 4x the length and i'm good.

Sounds really bad my friend for the extra weight on your bike , it's good for your downhill speed , but after a downhill usually comes a uphill !

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Axius

Chicago pizza is overrated IMO.


Theres a good brick fired oven place here in Utica called Tivolis. Anchovies, ham, black olive, and diced tomatoe.

Completely agree. I went in with certain expectations given everything I had heard and was really disappointed. To be perfectly honest, everything about Chicago was disappointing, I wouldn't go back at this point. Everywhere we ate, it was mostly subpar, and there were no deals on anything re: shopping for my wife. Plus rainy and windy.

Went to Sarasota immediately after and enjoyed it immensely. Food was better too, which I was not initially expecting, but Chicago set the bar so low that we honestly really enjoyed the restaurants in that area.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Sounds really bad my friend for the extra weight on your bike , it's good for your downhill speed , but after a downhill usually comes a uphill !

Nah, have you never listened to your grandparents and parents?

They had to walk uphill both ways to get to and from school. The way I see it, both generations have walked uphill so long that they must be at the pinnacle now. Only downhill coasting from here for me.

#entitledsnob
#millennial

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

Completely agree. I went in with certain expectations given everything I had heard and was really disappointed. To be perfectly honest, everything about Chicago was disappointing, I wouldn't go back at this point. Everywhere we ate, it was mostly subpar, and there were no deals on anything re: shopping for my wife. Plus rainy and windy.

Went to Sarasota immediately after and enjoyed it immensely. Food was better too, which I was not initially expecting, but Chicago set the bar so low that we honestly really enjoyed the restaurants in that area.

Plus, guns are legal here and the likelihood of getting murders is MUCH MUCH lower.

[shoei]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

Completely agree. I went in with certain expectations given everything I had heard and was really disappointed. To be perfectly honest, everything about Chicago was disappointing, I wouldn't go back at this point. Everywhere we ate, it was mostly subpar, and there were no deals on anything re: shopping for my wife. Plus rainy and windy.

Went to Sarasota immediately after and enjoyed it immensely. Food was better too, which I was not initially expecting, but Chicago set the bar so low that we honestly really enjoyed the restaurants in that area.

Fucking Canadians... if they don't get change back in coins instead of bills, they aren't happy...

[ASBSECU E93]

Hey Joekerr - did you visit St. Armand's Circle during you trip to Sarasota?

I know a couple local joints that are fantastic!

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

Hey Joekerr - did you visit St. Armand's Circle during you trip to Sarasota?

I know a couple local joints that are fantastic!

Yeah, that's where we ate for a lot of the trip. We were at the Long Boat Key resort so right nearby. Just a really nice trip all around.

Picked up a few cigars to have overlooking the ocean, tried for some Cubans, but as expected the guy assured me he didn't have any Cuban cigars, but still found some decent ones.

Overall, I thought Florida was very reasonably priced as well. Definitely would go back, but not this year as we are expecting #2 and I've heard there's been a few cases of Zika. So we'll probably go Arizona or something if we go anywhere in February. No idea if we'll actually go somewhere yet, we are still undecided.

[ASBSECU E93]

I have a place on Lido (at the end of the island) - and rent it to a couple from 'Up North' for the season

Zika is a concern - doubt you'd find it in Sarasota though...

If/When you come back down - send me a PM and I'll recommend a couple places.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by shoei

Fucking Canadians... if they don't get change back in coins instead of bills, they aren't happy...

You're back. And swinging. Nice to see you online again after your little hiatus.

Just idle curiousity here - after the results came in on November 8th, when you went to your usual spot on the street corner at night, did you also hoist a sign saying "not my president"?

[shoei]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

You're back. And swinging. Nice to see you online again after your little hiatus.

Just idle curiousity here - after the results came in on November 8th, when you went to your usual spot on the street corner at night, did you also hoist a sign saying "not my president"?

You act like we elected Trudeau for President...

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

I have a place on Lido (at the end of the island) - and rent it to a couple from 'Up North' for the season

Zika is a concern - doubt you'd find it in Sarasota though...

If/When you come back down - send me a PM and I'll recommend a couple places.

I'll definitely PM you before we go back. We'd certainly like to go back, though there might be a few other areas in Florida we check out first to compare. We really liked Sarasota. But we just didn't know if it's Florida in general that we like, or whether it was truly just the atmosphere in Sarasota. Either way, we will be back.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by shoei

You act like we elected Trudeau for President...

No, that blame lies squarely on the shoulders of Canadians. And I feel like some are starting to realize the error of their ways.

[RJ_]

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

Damn RJ, it's always about RJ!

Honestly, i tried to make smaller batches of our original recipe and it didn't work. Trying to cut a tablespoon of ingredients into 50 makes shit all kinds of wonky.

The recipe the bakery uses is like a 98% match of what ours was and they make it daily. They do suck at rolling it into dough balls. They use a machine which allows larger air pockets to get into the dough balls before the dough starts to rise. Makes it difficult to sling some times, thin spots. If RJ would pull his weight around her, he'd be hand kneading the dough balls rather than just tossing it.

(When i read his first post about slinging dough i wondered if he purposely chose that term instead of "hand tossing".)

Ain't nothing wrong with buying dough balls, we would get ours from an Italian food distributor in town. You've got the process right, gotta get it loosened up with some manual kneading, maybe a little mechanical help, then do the hand tossing. Keep your hands lightly powdered with flour: things can get a little sticky.

[PoorLurker]

I missed the pizza discussion!

Last NY trip, we got off the plane and decided to try Lombardi's. After that, we immediately got on the subway disappointed with Lombardi's to head to...Grimaldi's!

While eating Grimaldi's outside, a woman walks by and says, "I'll flash you my "scarf" for a slice of pizza." Too bad she wasn't prime meat like our Peter Luger porterhouse that we had a couple hours later.