Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Well my suggestion won't work then, unless you do Florida or California. They have parks open all year. The others are open weekends during October.

Yeah, my parents and one brother live near Orlando, so we save Florida parks for visiting them.

Some sort of California tour might be something though...

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by cjd

If a city trip sounds right, there are a lot of museums in Chicago that tick many of those boxes, and not far from not un-city adventures. Decent coasters in the suburbs. And the food/drink scene here is amazing.

Food is what I remember most... And we've done a staycation the last 3 years (also traveled some) so I've done sooner of the tourist thing here.

There are so very many options that without a budget or more specifics it's hard.

Hmm, we do like food. But I'm not sure I can take your word for it unless you have the correct answer to this simple question...

What is the ideal thickness of a pizza?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

wTF? When are you guys down?

We're going down for Finch's bbq! I thought you were following all that. You know, with it being a public forum?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Hmm, we do like food. But I'm not sure I can take your word for it unless you have the correct answer to this simple question...

What is the ideal thickness of a pizza?

Yeah, that's not gonna end well. :/

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Hmm, we do like food. But I'm not sure I can take your word for it unless you have the correct answer to this simple question...

What is the ideal thickness of a pizza?

I'm of Italian descent. What is your mood? There's a pizza for that. Or a pasta. Why not both? And of course, if it's your thing, always with the right wine.

C

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by cjd

I'm of Italian descent. What is your mood? There's a pizza for that. Or a pasta. Why not both? And of course, if it's your thing, always with the right wine.

C

On the real, I understand that actual Italian pizza has little to do with the North American version. Is that true?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

On the real, I understand that actual Italian pizza has little to do with the North American version. Is that true?

My experience with having pizza in Italy is that it tasted like someone smeared some tomato sauce on a flat piece of warm baked dough ......


humfrz

[echo419]

Originally Posted by humfrz

OK, last chance ......


humfrz

about the same I suppose. I wouldn't kick her out of bed that's for sure.

personally I like them a little more "athletic".

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

On the real, I understand that actual Italian pizza has little to do with the North American version. Is that true?

That is my understanding. It did not have tomato sauce, and probably not nearly so much cheese. It might be a thinner focaccia with a thinly sliced vegetable and a sprinkling of parmigiano. The Neapolitan style margherita is typically believed to be the first resembling what we call pizza today.

You can get an amazing Neapolitan style in Chicago right up the street from me at Spacca Napoli.

You can get American style pizza in Italy, but that much sauce and cheese is the hallmark of such and is unusual there even today. Chicago style is unique in its own way - it has clear roots in other traditional dishes (lasagna, for example.)

Crust thickness, well... Neapolitan style is obviously rather thin, but focaccia can be quite thick. So the roots of varying thickness are there in the foods that evolved into pizza. Often just as regionally contentious as pizza is in the US.

I enjoy them all for what they are. I'm most likely to make a Neapolitan style, but I have a couple other crust styles for when the mood strikes or I run out of 00 flour.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Yeah, my parents and one brother live near Orlando, so we save Florida parks for visiting them.

Some sort of California tour might be something though...

If she is into mechanicals and space you could do the USS Hornet and SS Jeremiah O'Brien tours ins San Francisco. They are well worth visiting.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

We're going down for Finch's bbq! I thought you were following all that. You know, with it being a public forum?

SHHHHH we were hiding it from him so he wouldn't show up with the Lotus and distract everybody.


Although he could bring chicken again so that is a plus.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

SHHHHH we were hiding it from him so he wouldn't show up with the Lotus and distract everybody.


Although he could bring chicken again so that is a plus.

He'd have to choose between bringing chicken for everyone and driving the Lotus. I know which I would choose.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

He'd have to choose between bringing chicken for everyone and driving the Lotus. I know which I would choose.

Oh dude you have never had his chicken. It could change your perspective.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

On the real, I understand that actual Italian pizza has little to do with the North American version. Is that true?

North American pizza is about as Italian as North American Chinese food is Chinese.