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mrmnmikey

is brisket beef or pork?

Just wondering if Me2 is asking "wheres the beef?" or just looking for pork.
Wed, 03/12/2008 - 6:55 AM Permalink
KITCH

brisket is beef
Wed, 03/12/2008 - 7:30 AM Permalink
Clue Master

BWAHHH!! :eek: :sillygrin:
Wed, 03/12/2008 - 7:47 AM Permalink
me2

BOTH!!! HA! :sheepish: :sillygrin:

now you're making my HUNGRY for both! grrrrrrrr
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 7:55 AM Permalink
KITCH

bear...find a place yet??
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 8:15 AM Permalink
Redbear

Think so, but papers haven't been signed or anything. What'dya got?
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 10:55 AM Permalink
KITCH

I still didn't know how many people you was looking for..

so wanted to start there...
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:01 AM Permalink
Redbear

40. No dive bars, either.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:05 AM Permalink
OT

My father worked in that building for over 50 years. His office was in the first floor turret on the south side of the building.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:12 AM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

My brother-in-law in Cottage Grove has "The Beast" - one of those huge box-shaped grills with the huge cage on top to hold about 40 Chickens.

His neighbor gets asked to cater picnics all the time - he's got an award winning Barbecue Chicken Recipie.

It may be too cold for a picnic, but if you want to serve a lot of people on the cheap...
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:22 AM Permalink
Redbear

Nice place, we considered it...but it's 500 bucks before food.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:24 AM Permalink
KITCH

fireside in wsp has a room down stairs...40 would be a bit packed..
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:28 AM Permalink
KITCH

but it would be cheap :wink:
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:28 AM Permalink
OT

I bet Cherokee on Smith would be happy to see you. Went there Tuesday evening with friends and there were only three tables filled and the bar was empty. The waitress brought us a huge comp onion rings platter that sells for $9 on the menu, then she said we could buy a bottle of wine for half price and take home anything left. After she brought our bill she came back and said she wanted to fix something and brought it back and said they gave us the $5 off of our entrees.

I think they're in trouble. :frown:
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:35 AM Permalink
Redbear

Cherokee's booked for the night I need it open.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:40 AM Permalink
OT

How about this place? I've only been there for dinner and the food is good. I see they have private rooms.

http://www.khourys.com/
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:45 AM Permalink
Redbear

Need booze
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:48 AM Permalink
OT

Right now? Or are you referring to the restaurant? They serve booze.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:51 AM Permalink
Redbear

Both.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:55 AM Permalink
OT

Alright then. Khoury's serves booze. Open bar, cash bar. Whatever you want.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 11:58 AM Permalink
me2

I thought you were searching for BBQ - are we now looking for a good restaurant? both have bars.

I'm dying to spend an evening at Mancini's on W 7th St.

http://www.mancinis.com/

The Downtowner Woodfire grill has that back room area with a fireplace
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 12:52 PM Permalink
Eags

I hosted Mags' groom's dinner at Timberlodge. For whatever reason, we went to the one in Bloomington, but I would guess the one on Robert Street has a banquet room too? Everything was very nice, and the staff made sure we had a memorable event. The bill was exactly what they said it would be and very affordable. I did champagne (regular and N/A) for toasting, beverage with the meal, and the rest was cash bar.

I think the catered BBQ sounds great, though. If Drummer does his groom's dinner in MN, we'll have to consider that.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:03 PM Permalink
Redbear

Mancini's and the Downtowner are both booked.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:19 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Wheres a nice resteraunt I can take my wife to for our anniversary. She likes healthy choices and we need something we havn't done before.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:31 PM Permalink
Redbear

Yes. It sucks.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:41 PM Permalink
Redbear

Mikey - Cucumber's in Edina's good, and reasonable, it's an all you can eat salad bar (that doesn't suck like OCB.)
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:42 PM Permalink
Clue Master

It sucks.

Funny, I would have thought it blew more than it sucked. :eek: :smile:
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:42 PM Permalink
KITCH

mancini's and downtowner??

huh??

they don't have BBQ...

why call there??
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:42 PM Permalink
Redbear

Watch it buster, I know where you live...

Two words: Unisex bathroom. yeesh!
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:48 PM Permalink
Redbear

Because Kitch, in the absence of something that I want, I'll take a good St. Paul restaurant instead.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:49 PM Permalink
KITCH

in that case..

obb's
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 1:50 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

obb's, definitely, obb's :sillygrin:

Something different: Hastings

The Mississippi Belle in Hastings has a riverboat cafe you can use - under new ownership so you're on your own for food quality...

http://www.mississippibelle.net/banquet.htm

We used the Levee Cafe for our Grooms dinner years ago...I think they have a smaller upstairs dining hall that seats about 100, but can be cut in two. Decent food, but I haven't been there in years...yes there's booze
http://leveecafe.com/default.aspx
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 2:15 PM Permalink
KITCH

btw...obb's has a great basement..and bbq..
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 2:16 PM Permalink
Terry

We went to Outback for our anniversary.

For a super duper, pricey but very good dining experience, there's the Oceanaire.

Cafe Latte on Grand is good too - lots of choices.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 3:43 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll run them past Penny and see what she thinks.
Thu, 03/13/2008 - 6:26 PM Permalink
me2

now getting a room or staying home in bed and catering in would sweep me off my feet. nice kitch. bbq in bed.
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 8:38 AM Permalink
KITCH

me2..

with 40 other people???

umm...ok...
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 9:58 AM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

I think we'd all know who would throw the first pillow...
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 10:09 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Nice avatar MD :grin:
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 10:15 AM Permalink
Redbear

The Happy Gnome looks great, Kitch! Now if I can just convince the boss (Mama bear...) :chagrin:
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 10:34 AM Permalink
KITCH

1) The chemical composition of saliva may change in response to

hydration. (In other words, are you drinking enough liquids?) If you

are chronically dehydrated, you may have saltier saliva. Take a close

look at what you drink. Some folks drink only caffeinated beverages

and alcoholic beverages. Caffeine is a diuretic -- it makes you

urinate -- so a steady diet of coffee, tea and caffeinated soft drinks

will leach water from your body. Alcohol is even worse in this regard.

The salinity (salt content) of saliva may also change in response to

medications and salivary gland disease. A number of noninfectious and

infectious diseases can afflict the salivary glands; examples of each,

respectively, are Sjogren's disease and bacterial sialadenitis.

2)Postnasal drainage can often have an odor and a taste. Bacterial

sinusitis, for example, can cause bad breath and a foul taste in one's

mouth. I would not be too surprised if a patient reported this taste

as "salty." Postnasal drainage secondary to nasal allergy (allergic

rhinitis) might also be salty. Usually folks with postnasal drainage

are aware of their condition. If you are not "full of mucus," then

this is an unlikely explanation for your problem.

3)Tears are very salty. The tear ducts drain into the nasal cavity;

once tears enter the nasal cavity, they drain down the back of the

throat. (People constantly produce tears, by the way; you don't have

to cry to have tears!) This is really unlikely, but perhaps you are

overproducing tears.

I think I should be my own doctor... google doesn't lie..
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 10:50 AM Permalink
Eags

I think I should be my own doctor...



:litesmile:

Fri, 03/14/2008 - 10:54 AM Permalink
me2

well.... it can begin with 40 but eventually would just have to be 2 :sheepish:
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 11:26 AM Permalink
Redbear

I think I should be my own doctor...

So would playing doctor = masturbation then?
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 12:08 PM Permalink
KITCH

this coming from a bear who is trying to figure out how to hide his internet p0rn?

oh wait.....

was for your "friend" .... :wink:
Fri, 03/14/2008 - 8:19 PM Permalink