Elysia’s friend, a Navy reservist in Afghanistan on a one-year deployment, writes:
I have now been on orders to Afghanistan for exactly 6 mos. Downhill from here! Here is my celebratory menu I have been assembling in my head for months.
Breakfast:
- Corned beef hash and eggs, Mel’s Drive Inn, West Hollywood CA
- Hash Browns (chunked, diced and smothered), Waffle House
- Biscuits and Gravy, Cracker Barrel
- Bearclaw, Shotz Bakery, Mammoth Lakes CA
- Orange Juice, fresh squeezed, Old Town Alexandria Farmers Market, VA
- Irish coffee, Buena Vista, San Francisco CA
Lunch:
- XL Meat-Rice-Cheese burrito, Rosa Maria’s, San Bernardino CA
- Chili-cheese burger, Original Tommy’s at Rampart & Beverly, East LA
- French fries, Del Taco
- Chocolate milkshake, In-N-Out
- Schooner of 32-degree beer, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Fredericksburg VA
Dinner:
- Lobster Bisque, Carlyle Grand, Arlington VA
- Grand Shellfish Platter, Oceanaire, Washington DC
- Delmonico with Kona coffee & butter rub (medium), Capital Grille, Washington DC
- Asparagus (thick) and Béarnaise, fresh from San Joaquin Valley CA
- Parmesan potatoes, Carlyle Grand, Arlington VA
- Franciscan Cabernet, Napa Valley CA
- Cable Car sundae, Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco CA
- Server: Pleasure, the Caucus Room, Washington DC
Midrats:
- Loco Moco, L&L Drive-in, Oahu
- Sausage and pepperoni pizza, The Mug, San Bernardino CA
- Rack of baby back ribs, The Rendezvous, Memphis TN
- Refried beans, The Mexico Restaurant, San Bernardino CA
- Clam chowder in sourdough bread bowl, Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco CA
- Calamari, Carlyle Grand, Arlington VA
- Cannoli, Ferrara Bakery, Little Italy, New York
- Jalapeño-stuffed olives, Bruno’s, Lodi CA
- Mac & cheese with corned beef, Lefty O’Doul’s, San Francisco CA
- 1lb “50’s Style” Annihilator, Redrum Burger, Davis CA
- Long Island Iced Tea, Rainbow Bar & Grill, West Hollywood CA
Imagine what this list is going to look like when he gets back.
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I love your blogs Mitja. I can’t even elaborate. So interesting not just culturally but they are funny.
I actually meant that as a caption to your National Singapore Day observations, but I feel you on the food, too.