Benny Johnson/IJR
Posted on 02/26/2017 5:06:29 PM PST by monkapotamus
The president was heading to his new flagship property in D.C., the Trump Hotel, for a private dinner at the BLT Steakhouse inside. Once the president arrived at the location, the reporter who was on assignment to cover him, Jordan Fabian of The Hill, was not let into the building and had to wait in the van outside for the remainder of the dinner, without a guest list or details of what was happening inside.
Inside the restaurant, I was seated at a table that had booked hours earlier, directly next to where Trump would be dining. I made the booking based on a tip from a trusted source. I was ready to tell the story no one else would get to see and was personally fascinated to observe how a restaurant prepares for a president — and how Trump interacts when he believes no press are present...
6:45 PM: Our bacon tower appetizer arrives. Highly recommended.
Benny Johnson/IJR
(Excerpt) Read more at ijr.com ...
Did it kick him?
People are never more purely *themselves* than when choosing and eating their food. I love the quirkiness of peoples’ tastes, and watching them enjoy their food.
I have eaten catsup on my steak for my entire life. Heck...I put catsup on most everything I eat.
Makes for some interesting dinner conversation among some people.
Amen.
Not just bacon but a BACON TOWER!
That is an outstanding read!
Montreal Steak Seasoning. Buy it on the spice isle. Follow the marinade instructions on the bottle. You’ll thank me.
Good Point! Never thought about that. But our eating patterns are established pretty early in life.
It’s okay, I hid it for years too!
Funny coincidence, I’m watching “Worst Cooks” on the Food Network and the eliminated contestant is recounting how she was such a loser before, eating ketchup on steak!
Don’t let the food snobs intimidate you!
Eat what you like.
Chimichurri
Splash of balsamic vinegar
3 pickled banana peppers/peperoncini peppers, minced
1 garlic clove, smashed in salt and minced
1 C Parsley, finely chopped
1 T Olive oil
Splash of Worcestershire
No cooking; make a half hour or more ahead of time. Makes enough for 4 to 6 people. Mix it together and serve on the side. Makes even a steak you thought was perfect ...more perfect, and you don’t need much. Seems to intensify the steak’s inherent flavor.
This sounds delicious!!
That’s why it’s so much fun to observe - you’re seeing something from the ‘child’ in them experiencing pure enjoyment.
I know people who in mid-life are still enjoying the sugary boxed cereal or some other ‘nursery-food’ thing that they grew up on.
I prefer my steak Bistecca alla Florentina...very simple, bourbon smoked sea salt and white pepper one hour before cooking, then again at the end, and doused in olive oil. Medium Rare. Perfection.
I didn’t know that that’s what Chimichurri was! It does look good. (I must have always had it confused with Chimichanga, as another way to cook a burrito ;-)
We went to a Texas Roadhouse the other night! No ketchup required! But! It happens!
We normally grill filets....olive oil, a little local meat market seasoning that is the best we’ve found, over the years....medium - medium rare.
We’ve been grilling rib eyes on a Himalayan salt block, the past couple of times....
.....delicious!!
Us too! No Heinz here! Hey? Why the long face? ;)
I skipped the text - is that Bacon on clothespins?!!!!!
Yum! Will try!
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