I forgot to tell you guys!

"gin-san - shitpost specialist" (gin-san-) 01/11/2016 at 22:08 • Filed to: FOODLOPNIK

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Yesterday, I had a tourtiere (if you’re not Canadian, basically a mince-meat pie) topped with a runny fried egg with baked beans and potato-leek soup on the side. I didn’t take a picture because I don’t waste time with food pictures, Food’s for eatin not gawkin.

Now that I think about it, I do take pictures of my food, but only when I’ve made it, and even then only when I remember. I previously posted a homemade pizza but I only took the picture after I half-finished it.

This place makes a good chicken & waffles and a good eggs benedict, too.

It’s one of those places that I’m happy is successful but I wish just a bit less successful so I could grab breakfast on a weekend without waiting. It’s slightly annoying that they’re called a gastro-diner but I suppose gastro-stuff is in vogue.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/11/2016 at 22:21

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I didn’t take a picture because I don’t waste time with food pictures, Food’s for eatin not gawkin.

Tell this to my mom. It’s a long shoot and upload to FB affair with her at most restaurants.

XJDano > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/11/2016 at 22:26

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Key to a fast weekend breakfast is be there before 8. Around here anyway, the kids get up at crack of dawn, so on a lazy weekend when we don’t have much to do we’ll chow at Waffle House. The gals there have watched my kids grow up, and the kids like it there.

Around here we have what we call a slinger.

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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/11/2016 at 23:31

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“ I had a tourtiere (if you’re not Canadian, basically a mince-meat pie) topped with a runny fried egg with baked beans and potato-leek soup on the side.”

Did you wash that down with some haggis, a bean burrito and a fish taco later on so you could play the best ‘pull my finger’ game ever?

BJ > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/11/2016 at 23:45

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Never had my tourtière with a runny egg, in fact I’ve never even seen a tourtière with an egg on top, but I do like runny eggs so I’ll have to try this some time. Where did you have this, or is it a home recipe?

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 01/12/2016 at 10:06

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Good god, I think I would’ve had a gastrointestinal implosion. Although now I’m curious just how destructive this home-brew could be.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > XJDano 01/12/2016 at 10:13

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Looks healthy. All I see are shredded potatoes, onions, cheese, gravy and... mustard? What is that?

My problem is I’m never up at 8 - on weekends, I’m usually up around 9:30 - 10:00. If I were up that early, it wouldn’t be an issue.

Oh well, last time I only had to wait about 15 minutes and I had coffee and reading material in the meantime.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > BJ 01/12/2016 at 10:14

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It was at a local diner (or "gastro-diner", because that sooooooo foncy) that only does breakfast/lunch. I've never seen it before either, but I think it was a great idea. My only recommendation is to do it with an extra large egg for maximum yolk coverage.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/12/2016 at 10:39

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Hopefully she doesn’t expect everyone else to wait while taking photos. Facebook was different when it was only colleges allowed to use it.

Even if Joel Robuchon himself made me a dinner worthy of three Michelin stars, the urge to take a photo would be much stronger, but the urge to cram my face into the dish would be stronger still.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/12/2016 at 11:00

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Hopefully she doesn’t expect everyone else to wait while taking photos.

Oh no, she does.

XJDano > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/12/2016 at 12:13

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Layer of hash browns, 2 hamburger patties, 2 eggs, covered in chili, cheese, onions

I'm having one for lunch today.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/12/2016 at 12:34

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As much as I love my mother, if she asked for this it would be met my immediate denial. Just because you decide to take a picture of your food doesn’t mean I can’t eat mine. Then again, I'm the kind of person where if a meal arrives for half the table I encourage them to get started. Like I said, food's not for gawkin.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > XJDano 01/12/2016 at 12:39

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Ah, I mistook the chili for gravy. This makes a lot more sense to me now; would definitely eat and probably lose an afternoon's worth of productivity.

BJ > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/12/2016 at 20:05

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LOL - every time I see “gastro-pub” or “gastro-diner”... Not the most appetizing of names!

But I may well try it. It’s just too bad I don’t have any tourtière from Au pied du cochon left over...

gin-san - shitpost specialist > BJ 01/12/2016 at 21:46

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It’s strange but higher end places have adopted that, like the ‘gastropub’ which is a fancy (sooooooooo fooonnnnnnncy) pub.

Can be a misnomer since the one near my house is more of a premium restaurant than a pub. Other executions of this concept have looked to me like a modern pub (like, drinking in a place that’s not wood-panelled) that serves better food.

In any case, in normally implies good things (like the tourtiere) but may not always be what you expect.

BJ > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/12/2016 at 22:26

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You probably know this, but in Quebec French “gastro” is used as slang for gastroenteritis, or the stomach flu. When I hear the word “gastro” I’m not thinking fancy burgers, I’m thinking about bathing in disinfectant cleaners for a week to avoid getting sick.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > BJ 01/12/2016 at 22:59

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I didn’t know that, actually. I don’t know a lot of Quebec slang (or French slang).

At least I know if I see a gastro-diner in Quebec they’re going to be really brilliant (because it seems like restaurant suicide to name it as such, so it’ll have to be brilliant) or I’ll have the most epic food poisoning ever. Funny thing is... I might take that chance.