Chocolate, ancho chili pepper and cinnamon salami from Salumi (Batali's dad's place in Seattle) with aged white cheddar from Tillamook and a 6 pack of Rogue American Amber. Nice! And that was lunch...

At Interim Restaurant in Memphis:

Macaroni & Cheese Casserole w/Country Ham, Herb and Parmesan Crust
Grilled NY Strip
French Fries

Working my way through a Finocchiona (fennel seed salami) from Salumi. This can't be good for me...

Meatballs & Spaghetti
Italian Spinich

had a double shackburger from the shake shack at lunch. ate the whole thing in less than two minutes. send help.

Just carved up 10lbs. of a whole beef tenderloin bought at Costco. So tonight it's fillet mignon with chanterelle mushrooms in a Cognac sauce. Tomorrow it's burgers made from the "chain" of that nice tenderloin. Beef. It's whats for dinner.

Thai beef salad rolls. Cooked some sliced steak with soy sauce, thai basil chili paste, lemongrass marinade, and shrimp paste. Used a mesclun mix. Have a packet of rice flour wrappers that I can't remember when I bought it, but they are still good. Can be paired with a PN.

just brought back a calamari & kale pancake from one of my fav korean joints on 32nd.

can i call it "the squid & the kale"???

BAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHA

At Italia Pasta in Collierville:
House Salad
Beef Medallion w/ Roasted potatoes
Rosette al Forno w/ fontina cheese
Tiramisu, chocolate mousse and zabaione one

Shiro's again. FWIW - most people know to sit at the bar and let Shiro drive. Here's the fun part. The bar is set up from right to left, with Shiro working on the left. It's very common for regulars and other people "in the know" to sit on the right side (after waiting), eat very slowly and then get up and move when something on the left side opens up. I didn't feel like waiting for another 20 minutes, so I just sat on the right and gave "Nick" a shot. Wrong answer.

Nick used a blow torch on over 1/3 of our food (going for a char and citrus combo) and while everything was fresh and tasted great, it was nowhere near the same experience. Plus, I had no idea wtf Nick was mumbling in Japanese. Just a head's up, in the event you find yourself in Seattle's best sushi spot...

Oven Baked Chicken
Mashed Potatoes
Blackeyed Peas
Tomatoes

At the Whampoa Club in Shangahi...

Marinated beef shank and pork in rice wine gelee
Baby lobster served with onion and ginger dressing
Chilled beancurd and pumpkin salad
Shark'sfin and shark's bone soup with spinach juce
Braised cod fish with roasted garlic and barbecue pork
Pan-searded lamb served with winter melon in golden broth
Steamed rice parcel with mushrooms, salted mustards and clams
Lychee creme brulee served with lychee mousse jelly

Pan-seared, 1.25 lb rib eye
Fried raviolis in marinara sauce
Nice salad

I'm not sure what's going to crap out first... my heart or my liver