The PieDiva/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (ChiTownDiner)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:03:56 GMT

As in 'I've got a good tipster for you in the 5th race..."

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (BuddyRoadhouse)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:43:49 GMT

ChiTownDiner

Depends on the horse race...

He said "tippers", not tipsters.

Buddy

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (BuddyRoadhouse)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:41:26 GMT

buffetbuster

Hey Buddy, what kind of tippers are Wisconsinites?

Generous to a fault--although they coulda skipped a cash tip altogether if The Pie Diva had just brought dessert!

Buddy

P.S. Just to be clear; dessert tipping is not something I endorse on a full time basis--just for close friends, and particularly for those well versed in the pie making arts.

B.

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (ChiTownDiner)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:29:38 GMT

Depends on the horse race...

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (buffetbuster)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:30:05 GMT

Hey Buddy, what kind of tippers are Wisconsinites?

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (JRPfeff)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:26:13 GMT

joerogo

I told you there was some shady stuff going on at these contingent meetings

OMG! I was unaware of this felonious behavior on my property.

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (joerogo)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:08:04 GMT

I told you there was some shady stuff going on at these contingent meetings

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (ScreamingChicken)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:44:24 GMT

JRPfeff

Buddy - This one better shows your boyish good looks.

I'm sure Buddy will say that he was just taking a pizza order but it sure looks like somebody was calling in a bet for the fifth at Arlington...

Brad

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (BuddyRoadhouse)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:17:30 GMT

Why the duplication?
And why can't a Filet Mignon with 2, 982 posts delete his own posts?

Buddy

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (BuddyRoadhouse)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:15:02 GMT

Anytime you call Burt's it's a party.

And who you callin' Princess?!?

Buddy

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (BuddyRoadhouse)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:07:39 GMT

Anytime you call Burt's it's a party.

And who you callin' Princess?!?

Buddy

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (MilwFoodlovers)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:01:06 GMT

ChiTownDiner

Note the vintage rotary phone Buddy is using to dial into the internet!

Finally upgraded from that Princess phone, eh? Still have a party line?

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (stricken_detective)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:51:42 GMT

I call it chust or creese.

LOL

Loved the report! My feelings are not hurt in not being invited as I had authentic Italian in Kenosha yesterday, and that was just the bartender! *rimshot*

Glad you guys enjoyed it & can't wait to get together with everyone. LOVE the shot of Buddy on the phone under the Saveur poster.

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (BuddyRoadhouse)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:40:30 GMT

JRPfeff

Buddy - This one better shows your boyish good looks.

Looks like I lost few pounds too.

Buddy

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (ChiTownDiner)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:24:46 GMT

Note the vintage rotary phone Buddy is using to dial into the internet!

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (JRPfeff)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:21:25 GMT

Buddy - This one better shows your boyish good looks.

Bobbi felt bad about about not bringing a pie, but after we stopped at Oscar's for their Cupid's Creation Sundae she got over it.

"Cupids Creation"
This sundae is sure to satisfy your sweet heart or your sweet tooth! Imagine chocolate and vanilla custard topped with chocolate sauce, morsels of tiramisu', red raspberries, whipped cream, delicate chocolate shavings and a cherry of course!

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (MilwFoodlovers)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:08:20 GMT

I'm all for chipping in to get Ann to an eye doctor toot sweet! Mmm, that look yummy. We had just returned from vacationing in Jamaica and Beth gets called out of town for a family emergency, since resolved (I think) or we would have fought the weather just to shake Spencer Cogg's hand. Spring starts in just 21 days and I'm ready for a Contingent food feast.

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (ann peeples)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:23:40 GMT

Wow, that pizza looks fantastic!!!!And that server is kinda cute.

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (BuddyRoadhouse)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 02:46:50 GMT

Spencer Coggs, eh? If she bought that one she's really out of touch-and color blind, too!

Damn, I look terrible in that picture--did you have the instant aging filter on your lens? Do I really have that much gray hair? Yeesh!

It was great having you guys as our guests tonight. Glad you enjoyed the pizza. Still, no dessert from Bobbi? I didn't think she even left the house without a pie in her purse. So what were Kopp's flavor of the day?

Keep watching for a Contingent get-together in Chicago sometime in the Spring. Lot's of dining ala trunk in sketchy neighborhoods!

Buddy

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (JRPfeff)

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:19:12 GMT

We can check another one off of our Bucket List. Tonight I went to Burt's Place with Bobbi, Rachel & Martin.

Upon arrival, the first thing we saw was this young lady interviewing some patrons for a a cable program or maybe a foodie blog. She was asking why they were at Burt's and what made it special.

She almost got away, but I made her interview me before leaving.

The first thing she mentioned was the Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV Champions cap I was wearing. I explained that I am Senator Spencer Coggs, one of the FIB 14 fugitives from the Wisconsin legislature, and that I have been in Illinois for the last 10 days avoiding the bite of Honey Badger Scott Walker (it is alway OK to lie to the press).

She asked why we were at Burt's and was especially interested in the fact that we were an hour and a half from home for pizza. I told that Burt's had the World's Greatest Waiter and that Burt's was on our bucket list before moving to Arizona.

She asked what made Burt's pizza special and I told her I had never had it. I based my appreciation on Bobbi's and other Roadfooder's feedback. Bobbi had mentioned the Italian sausage and she was right about it. It is a sweet sausage that is extremely tasty and perfect on pizza. I could go for a plate of it on its own.

I figured out the crust on my second slice, but after the interview ended. There's the bready crust. Then there's the cheese that melts over the crust. But the interesting place is between the crust and the cheese - I call it chust or creese. Something about the yeasty-bready crust at this interface that is not quite cooked because cheese was melting into it hits just the right flavor notes.

Our sausage, onion & mushroom pie.

Our pepperoni, onion & garic pizza.

At the end of the meal we were all happily filled. The kids both really enjoyed the pizza and gave it high marks.

Sorry we didn't invite the Contingent, but Burt's is no place for a large group on Saturday night.

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (Foodbme)

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:05:36 GMT

BuddyRoadhouse

Yeah, but can you go cross country skiing down the middle of your street?

Buddy

True Story - Chicago Blizzard of Jan 1979. I was in Chicago on business. Stranded in the hotel on Michigan Av. People were cross country skiing on Michigan Av. That's when I decided I'd rather be watching a Golf Tournament in AZ in January!

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (BuddyRoadhouse)

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:54:46 GMT

Yeah, but can you go cross country skiing down the middle of your street?

Buddy

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (Foodbme)

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:50:00 GMT

annpeeples

My Lord, I thought I was the only one awake at this hour! And JRPfeff-you are using old terms-we may be north-but we are definately east!!!

Ann my Dear,
You must have played hookie from Geography Class too often. "East" ends at the Ohio/PA State line! That's where "Midwest" starts and actually, you're in the "Upper Midwest". Granted, you are East of AZ where it will be sunny and in the low 70's this weekend for the PGA Golf Tournament!

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (ann peeples)

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:19:36 GMT

My Lord, I thought I was the only one awake at this hour! And JRPfeff-you are using old terms-we may be north-but we are definately east!!!

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (BuddyRoadhouse)

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:45:25 GMT

I love that--"you folks up North". How quickly they turn on you...

Buddy

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (JRPfeff)

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:51:00 GMT

abe_froeman

From the black light website: "Since one scorpion can have over 100 babies it is important to actively detect them at night regularly."

That is all absolutely true (at least that's what we tell you folks up North in order to keep you there).

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (MilwFoodlovers)

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:30:59 GMT

Me and Andew Zimmern like this kind.

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (abe_froeman)

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:46:02 GMT

From the black light website: "Since one scorpion can have over 100 babies it is important to actively detect them at night regularly."

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (ScreamingChicken)

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:21:39 GMT

MilwFoodlovers

I was going to check my house for scorpions but then remembered we don't have any in Wisconsin.

Sure we do, but you're more likely to find them in the garage.

Brad

Re:The PieDive/JRPfeff Contingent Farewell Tour (Foodbme)

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:46:25 GMT

I've lived out here for 11 years now and haven't seen any Scorpions but know people who have had them. The Pest Control people usually spray for them during their monthly visits. Most areas that have them are the newer subdivisions as the housing expands outward and the soil gets stirred up.