Food Forever

(February 19)

I worked out a birthday trip to Red Robin in Wilbraham.  They claim to be the "Best Gourmet Burger" makers, and who am I to disagree?  :-)  Joining me were the same crew from the Golden Corral adventure: Marcie and my parents.   I enjoyed my "Burning Hot Love" burger with its layers of spiciness from the bun to the patty.  (My system is still enjoying it the next day.)  Also, I would definitely recommend the onion ring tower with its tasty dipping sauces.  Good American fun.

(February 18)

To celebrate the 49th day of the year, Marcie and I tackled the daunting task of identifying all 49 flavors of Jelly Belly beans from the large container we received last Christmas.  Actually, most of the beans can be determined by color alone, but a few of the oranges and reds were not so easy to tell apart without tasting some.  Well, er -- a lot :-)

(February 16)

Kudos to the Chipotle iPhone app, which allowed me to place an order and skip the line at the store.  Love those burritos.  I also really like this bit of A/V magic Chipotle commissioned last year.

(February 15)

Girl Scout cookies are here!  I had a bit of a scare in that I thought Lemonades were not available, but it seems they were on one seller's list and not another's.  So, we have our Lemonades and Thin Mints for TLY, but I also wanted to try a new one:  Thank U Berry Munch.  Crunchy.  Berries.  Mmmm.



Drops from My 2012 Bucket: Feb. 19, 306 days remaining

Obsession  (SBD cloud)
Wolf in the Fold  (Scotty dunnit?)
The Trouble with Tribbles  (Does anyone NOT know this episode?)
The Gamesters of Triskelion  (Gladiator, Kirk-style)
A Piece of the Action  (Kirk and Spock are 'The Feds')

Video Mission Update: 47 / 728 hours = 6.5%

Sold two Blu-ray discs on Amazon Marketplace last week!


Sales Mission Update: 23.43 / $2500 = 0.9%

Red Robin

Food Mission Update: 2 / 20 restaurants = 10%

Good Eats

Ahhh, is there anything that I'm going to miss more than all the tantalizing foods out there?  There are a gazillion restaurants I have not even tried, and even at the ones I have tried there are a plentiful menu entries that remain undiscovered.  (And some might argue that tonight's dinner, Applebee's Provolone-stuffed Meatballs, should have remained undiscovered.)

This whole blog could be about food, but I'll settle for making a finite Bucket Mission instead.  Keep in mind that there will be plenty of mentions of other "off-list" restaurants and foods over the course of TLY, but only these will be tallied up...

Bucket Mission: Food

Synopsis

You already know that trying out food is something I look forward to, but there is much that I haven't tasted!  Complete a list of 20 restaurants that I have not tried before.  Write a brief account of each experience.

Now, some of these places will require a bit of travel, and some have branches in the area.  Most folks should be familiar with most of the names on the list, as they are all franchises.

• Chicken: Bojangles, Church's
• Burger: White Castle, Red Robin
• Mexican: Baja Fresh, Taco John's
• Sandwich: Jimmy John's, Jason's Deli
• Pizza: Cici's, Godfather's
• Buffet: Golden Corral, Old Country Buffet
• Seafood: Bonefish Grill, Joe's Crab Shack
• Italian: Maggiano's Little Italy, Fazoli's
• Asian: Pei Wei's, Benihana
• Ice Cream+: Culver's, Braum's

Metric

Simple:  cross each restaurant off the list when I try it.  I need to walk into the establishment and sit down to eat.

In fact, I kicked this list off on Saturday January 7, when Marcie and my parents joined me to visit Golden Corral in Springfield.  My general advice is not to go there at 4PM on a Saturday, because that's when everyone seems to go.  However, from a food perspective, give this place a try.  They do have some standouts on the buffet line.  And Marcie trying out the "Chocolate Wonderfall" was worth the trip.  :-)

Drops from My 2012 Bucket: Jan. 29, 327 days remaining

The City on the Edge of Forever  (Edith Keeler must die...)
Operation - Annihilate!  (If I could have guessed "bright light," Spock should have been able to get it :) )
Amok Time  (Season 2 begins with Spock's mating ceremony)
Who Mourns for Adonais?  (Lonely Greek god)
The Changeling  (Nomad = V'ger Lite)

Video Mission Update: 33 / 728 hours = 4.5%




Food Mission Update: 1 / 20 restaurants = 5%