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Luke wrote:Tea in the South reminds me of water in Europe, as you really have to specify what you're asking for. "Water, no bubbles, on ice".

Hehe. I'm in Missouri for the week (lots of spiders here) and when we went out to breakfast one morning I already ran into this issue. I got a weird look from the waitress and everybody in hearing distance.

Hatta wrote:...and don't want to brew a whole pot.

This is where a small coffee press comes in handy.

Hobie-wan wrote:

Hatta wrote:...and don't want to brew a whole pot.

This is where a small coffee press comes in handy.

My wife loves French pressed coffee.

I hardly ever drink coffee, as the caffeine makes me extremely shaky and irritable. But boy, if it weren't for the side effects, I would drink real macchiatos (espresso, frothed milk) everyday. Those babies taste exquisite.

I love french press coffee too, but I have a history of heart disease in my family. Coffee oil contains a substance called cafestol, which interferes with cholesterol metabolism leading to increased serum cholesterol. Filtering the coffee through paper removes those oils (and a lot of the richness of french press coffee too, unfortunately), making it safer.

The right thing to do is get an Aeropress, which is kind of like an upside down french press with paper filters. I haven't gotten around to that yet.

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BoringSupreez wrote:

RyaNtheSlayA wrote:

Luke wrote:Tea in the South reminds me of water in Europe, as you really have to specify what you're asking for. "Water, no bubbles, on ice".

Hehe. I'm in Missouri for the week (lots of spiders here) and when we went out to breakfast one morning I already ran into this issue. I got a weird look from the waitress and everybody in hearing distance.

No kidding about the spiders.

Yeah. You guys sure have the bugs here. Tons of spiders, wasps, and I picked off around 11 ticks of many varieties off my dog last night.

I'll take it upon myself to point this thread back in the right direction (wink!)

I'm sure most of you have probably heard the saying "Sex is like pizza, even when it's bad it is good" but I have to disagree. Sex isn't anything like pizza, and delivery isn't always guaranteed in under thirty minutes.

...But back to my original point, I've had some terrible pizzas. Now lets' be civil, but what is the worst pizza(s) you've ever had?

The worst pizza I ever had was at one of the many California Pizza Kitchen restaurants. Granted, I didn't order the pizza as I let my friends ordered what they wanted, but what we were served was basically a salad thrown on a burnt crust.

I'm sure I've actually had worse in the past, but a few months ago I went to an informal gathering of car people at a local pizza place. I just got pepperoni, nothing fancy. Yes it was a Friday, but my pizza was a bit undercooked and the pepperoni just tasted like grease which ruined any enjoyment I might have still wrangled out of it. I probably should have made a stink, but I was there with a bunch of strangers. I also hate wasting food and finish or take leftovers home, but this time I left about a third of it behind. Nobody else wanted it either.

Worst one is tough to narrow down... I used to work at a place that served specialty pizza's, one of which was diced chicken breast, artichoke, and red peppers over a pesto-alfredo sauce, with mozzerella and a bit of ricotta. Made properly, it was excellent. I was going by there on a day off and decided to grab a beer and put my employee discount to use, and ordered one of those to go.

My mistake, because the dumb bitch working that day had no concept of portion control or balance, and because it was for a fellow employee thought it would be a good idea to "hook me up". That may be OK for your typical cheese and pepperoni pie, but after getting home and opening the box to my horror I discovered she tripled what we normally put on, with mounds of the the above toppings piled high, green sauce and white cheese oozing everywhere... gross. I salvaged a bit, but threw most of the pie out. To make up for it when we next worked together I lifted $10 out of her purse to cover the money I wasted on her shitty pizza.