There is no substitute for a really good steak. I cook steak, but I'm not even going to pretend that it's one of my specialties. Cooking a great steak is a true art, and experts spend years perfecting their craft. Thankfully there are many steakhouses out there where you can enjoy the steak of your dreams.
I recently had a really good steak in Palm Springs at the Renaissance Hotel there. On the menu, it's called "Steak Salad", and it's a grilled sirloin steak with an old-fashioned lettuce salad and onion rings. I have to say it took quite a while for me to get my steak, but when it finally arrived, it was delicious. I had suspected my order didn't go into the kitchen right away, because when I asked about it, it seemed like the staff started scrambling a little. Let's just say that when I finally got my steak, it was freshly cooked. You know, you can't fake steak. I can't exactly say it was worth the wait because there really was someplace else that I wanted to be while I was waiting for it, but it was still a really good steak and I enjoyed it.
I also love beer. I love going to a bar where they have hundreds of different beers, both on tap and in bottles. The best place around here is called Boulders on Broadway. They have dozens of beers on tap, that they change up every week, plus several more dozens of bottled beers. Every time I go, I try something new that I never heard of before! It's usually pretty good! Top's Liquor and Sprouts (f.k.a. Sunflower Market) also have an awesome variety of bottled beers to choose from.
Last fall, my friend Katherine told me about a pumpkin ale that tastes just like pumpkin pie. I still haven't found it, but I just know it's going to be awesome when I do! I bought some Pumpkin Ale last week by Buffalo Bills Brewery, and let me tell you, it doesn't taste anything like pumpkin pie! I was so disappointed! One of these days I will find that beer that tastes like pumpkin pie, and I'll be drinking it with a big smile on my face!
It's always a good day for a steak and a beer, my friend!
I've been trying to remember which beer was the most pumpkin pie-like.
ReplyDeleteFour Peaks' Pumpkin Porter is very flavorful, but light on the actual pumpkin taste. (I have been involved in an instance at Four Peaks where my Pumpkin Porter ended up in the hands of my dinner companion while I drank his Kiltlifter. Neither of us were paying attention, nor unhappy with the turn of events.)
It might be Sam Adams' Pumpkin Harvest Ale, because I can't remember buying any other fall-season beers last year. Good thing I'm keeping track year: http://pinterest.com/katenab/beers-tasted-2012/