Quick Food Pr0n

[lagilman]

Oh NYC culinary choices, how I do love thee.

Last night, an expat New Yorker made reference to the "menu folder." This is a thing all New Yorkers Understand, and apparently folks in Texas do not. Your menu folder is a dragon's hoard, it is a jewelbox treasure, it is your life and your stomach's salvation. Even I, who order out rarely, have a menu folder.

My parents' menu folder? Is a Thing of Wonder. Especially in this neighborhood, which is overflowing with really good choices.

After much deliberation and consultation with my tastebuds, I went with Thai spring rolls and drunken noodle w/ chicken.

If you do not understand/enjoy the delicate tingling of the inside of your mouth and tongue that comes from properly spiced foods, you cannot understand this meal. If you do... I need say no more.

Except that I also have a Reisling kabinett to go with. And all my work for the day is done.

Comments

[camille-is-here.livejournal.com]

I have mine in the menu drawer in the kitchen!

[threeoutside.livejournal.com]

I'm jealous. In my region of Omaha there are only about two places that deliver, and the food from one of them's not worth eating. My menu folder is very slim. *sigh*

Of course, in Omaha there's no place more than half an hour away, either. So I guess there's not much demand. I know one thing: it's a damned GOOD thing nobody here delivers desserts!

[terri-osborne.livejournal.com]

I'm re-amassing mine. It's one of the drawers in the kitchen.

And yeah, it really is something you don't get if you don't live in a place like NYC. There were a few in Boston, but mostly pizza joints for the college kids.

[badgermirlacca.livejournal.com]

I don't have a menu folder, but I have a menu drawer.

I found another vineyard for you to sign at (if I can just find the damn brochure again...)

[infiniteviking]

Man. There are times when I really wish I understood food. You and a couple of other wise people on my flist make the art sound so tempting. ;)

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

I desperately need an accordion folder or....SOMETHING for mine.

[jslinder.livejournal.com]

Techie that I am, all menus are scanned, indexed and searchable :) My folder may not reach NYC standards but its about 20 items deep.

[sorek.livejournal.com]

Mine is similarly virtual, as I seem to lose my menus as quickly as I accumulate them.

And you index yours...why?

[jslinder.livejournal.com]

Because I can? I have them all tagged with favorite items, so just typing in Burger brings up a list of options :)

[ubiquitous-a.livejournal.com]

I have a menu folder here at work since that's usually where someone will wander up around lunchtime and say, "Hey, you want to order out?"

Oh, and Reisling FTW! :D

ETA: I'm in West Palm Beach, FL, btw.