The Events of the Night In Question

Just got an email offer from a local wine shop. They've been lurking, I think. Here's the first paragraph:

We get a ton of questions about wine pairing on a daily basis. Queries range from the basic- "We're going to Kuma Inn, what's good with spicy Asian fusion?", to the slightly more esoteric- "I have a lamb shank, warm water octopus, five different types of squash and 25 spices from Kalustyan's, what would go with that?" And then there's the one that tops them all- "I'm really high and I have cottonmouth. Got anything to pair with that?" Man, we thought you'd never ask!
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Just got an email offer from a local wine shop. They've been lurking, I think. Here's the first paragraph:

We get a ton of questions about wine pairing on a daily basis. Queries range from the basic- "We're going to Kuma Inn, what's good with spicy Asian fusion?", to the slightly more esoteric- "I have a lamb shank, warm water octopus, five different types of squash and 25 spices from Kalustyan's, what would go with that?" And then there's the one that tops them all- "I'm really high and I have cottonmouth. Got anything to pair with that?" Man, we thought you'd never ask!
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If you're already really high, you don't want to go near that Chinato. You'll have Yellow Submarine playing inside your eyelids. That was some strong stuff.
 
originally posted by Kay Bixler:
I've always wondered, if you smoked cotton would you get marijuana mouth?
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Well, if the cotton in question were gun cotton, the result might be a bit more drastic. Fans of older films might recall that celluloid was quite incendiary for this very reason.

Mark Lipton
 
Beautifully done, Christopher. Made me feel like I was there. Which, in turn, made me feel like shit for being where I was and still am.

That new Taco Bell burrito was apparently "premiered" at a Taco Bell stand in SXSW and the Pitchfork (was it Pitchfork?) guy said it was like "a giant Dorito filled with hot garbage". Or words to that effect.

Nice one on Kane's phone. Could have been played out a little longer, methinks...

Gotta get myself back to New York, dammit!
 
originally posted by The Latin Liquidator:
Beautifully done, Christopher. Made me feel like I was there. Which, in turn, made me feel like shit for being where I was and still am.

That new Taco Bell burrito was apparently "premiered" at a Taco Bell stand in SXSW and the Pitchfork (was it Pitchfork?) guy said it was like "a giant Dorito filled with hot garbage". Or words to that effect.

Nice one on Kane's phone. Could have been played out a little longer, methinks...

Gotta get myself back to New York, dammit!
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I confess the Kane phone snatch lacked direction. Had it been better planned we might have posted some delightful Facebook status updates: "Pissing everyone off with flashes in their face, WOOOO!"

Man, at two am when you're feelin' the Cal Chinato, Dorito filled with hot garbage really sounds perfect.

New York, yes. Come soon.
 
originally posted by The Latin Liquidator:
Beautifully done, Christopher. Made me feel like I was there. Which, in turn, made me feel like shit for being where I was and still am.

That new Taco Bell burrito was apparently "premiered" at a Taco Bell stand in SXSW and the Pitchfork (was it Pitchfork?) guy said it was like "a giant Dorito filled with hot garbage". Or words to that effect.

Nice one on Kane's phone. Could have been played out a little longer, methinks...

Gotta get myself back to New York, dammit!
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I own a corner in LA where a Taco Bell resides and they pay their rent on time each month, which permits me to drink a steady supply of mediocre wine. Wonderful people adding something each day to the culinary reputation that is food in America.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
Tacos succeed.
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The article suggests that the DLT is wildly popular because Taco Bell sold 100 million of them in 10 weeks, as compared to McDonald's burgers which did not break the 100 million mark until its 18th year of operation.

The article fails to mention that McDonald's started with 1 location while the DLT launched at 5,600 stands.

By the way, running the numbers: 100,000,000 units / 5,600 stands / 70 days = 255 DLTs per day per stand. Assuming a 12-hour day that's about 1 DLT every 3 minutes. Nice, but consider that Taco Bell brags (on its company home page) that they sell 2 billion tacos and 1 billion burritos annually.
 
All this analysis. How many of you adventurous souls have actually forced one down?

It had about as much relationship to Mexican food (Bayless affected or otherwise) as the Mt Fuji Burger had to Japanese cuisine.

Neither was an experience I would ever repeat although the burger actually tasted good, for a while anyway...
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
originally posted by SFJoe:
Tacos succeed.
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The article suggests that the DLT is wildly popular because Taco Bell sold 100 million of them in 10 weeks, as compared to McDonald's burgers which did not break the 100 million mark until its 18th year of operation.

The article fails to mention that McDonald's started with 1 location while the DLT launched at 5,600 stands.

By the way, running the numbers: 100,000,000 units / 5,600 stands / 70 days = 255 DLTs per day per stand. Assuming a 12-hour day that's about 1 DLT every 3 minutes. Nice, but consider that Taco Bell brags (on its company home page) that they sell 2 billion tacos and 1 billion burritos annually.
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Jeff, when you criticize Taco Bell it's like your degrading publicly one of my children. One can love their food as long as one does not have to eat any of their fine concoctions. Admire them from the proper distance like a Monet landscape.
 
What's the proper distance for admiring a Monet landscape? And, at the proper distance, does all that hazy stuff snap into focus?
 
To Lou... my apologies; that is not the intended feeling.

To Oswaldo... well, at some distance, your visual apparatus decides that that level of fuzziness is acceptable.

To Mrs. Calabash... good night, wherever you are.
 
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