THE WORD ON THE STREET

i’ve decided to start a new feature on the blog…THE WORD ON THE STREET. pretty self explanatory, ask random questions to people related to food and post the responses. my inspiration for the questions will most likely be tied to an experience that i had myself.

this week’s question goes back to last friday when i was out celebrating a construction milestone for a job that i wasn’t even on. and drinking on that jobsite’s dime. nice. being that i can’t roll like i used to, the times that i do go out, i’m in it to win it. 4 martinis, 3 beers, and a jagerbomb later…okay wait, disclaimer. if you are a college student (or having some sort of quarterlife/midlife crisis), this doesn’t seem like this would equate for some impressive night of drinking, but for me nowadays, this was the real deal.

there is a whole other story of how i got home etc etc- but this is a food blog people! so it turns out that i stop at my old apartment and no body is home (including bandit). i tell you this to emphasize that i wasn’t in my own space (although i do call it my second home) and so i was eating food that wasn’t mine. so this week’s question:

What is the weirdest/most un common post-drinking food you have ever eaten?

for me, last friday it was left over pad thai with orville reddenbocker buttery garlic popcorn. all in one sitting. the evidence was on the floor the next day.

and the re-occurring theme for the people i polled was hot dogs:

“charred coneys (white hot-dogs, a central new york specialty) dipped in crab meat dip”

“open face cheese quesadilla made with a microwave hot dog and wrapped it together”

“caesar salad with hot dog meat”

"mac and cheese with cheese slices salt pepper hot sauce katsup hot dog pieces and ham mixed together in a pot and served with a side of wonder bread slices with butter"

some people apparently go to 5 star restaurants after they drink:

“talapia with citrus beur blanc sauce on a bed of jasmine scented cous cous. It was a crazy night!!”

"Breton Sound oysters & little neck clams on the half shell, along w/ steamed crawfish...the joys of Southern cooking"

runs in the family: a family member felt the need to give the whole background behind the selection (sound familiar???????):

“someone was boiling eggs after out drinking...and we all woke up the next day apparently the eggs exploded on the wall hahaha...so yeah boiled eggs”

como se dice “heart attack”?:

“the Fat Chicken Sub, which is footlong filled with chicken parm, french fries and mozzarella sticks. Oh baby, oh baby, oh baby, oh”

"primanti bros sandwich in pittburgh: bologna, cheese, french fries, coleslaw and tomatoes between two slices of Italian bread"

"I am not the drinker I used to be but from 1995-2000 I did alot of drinking. Most nights we finished at the dinner with a burger, chicken fingers, wings, cheese fries with gravy, or in the Sage dinner on queens blvd they had a thing called the big Texan and the godfather.Dunkin donuts was also a big thing. The roastbeef on crossant (spelled wrong) or the coffee role with butter."

heh?:

“betty crocker noodle bowls and chex mix”“plain bagel with wisp pride cheese spread”

“pita bread with chocolate milk syrup”

“grits with cheese, sugar, and fried liver”