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"... most bereaved souls crave nourishment more tangible than prayers: they want a steak. What is more, they need a steak. Preferably they need it rare, grilled, heavily salted, for that way it is most easily digested, and most quickly turned into the glandular whip their tired adrenals cry for."-- Saul M.F.K. Fisher, U.S. author and food expert
"A guy works all day, he don't want to look at his plate and ask, 'What the fuck is this?' He wants to look at his plate, see a steak, and say 'I like steak!'."-- Pascal, Big Night
"I nearly always find, when I ask a vegetarian if he is a socialist, or a socialist if he is a vegetarian, that the answer is in the affirmative."-- Katharine Fullerton Gerould, U.S. author

I love meat. I think, on some primitive level, the majority of us at some point crave meat. The taste, the texture, the sensual experience of it. There has to be some caveman still in our DNA.

If I chose, I think I could be a vegetarian for a long while, but I know at some point I would need a nice steak done medium. Juicy, pink, sumptuous. *SIGH*

I have a friend who believes if you can catch it with your barehands, you can eat it. This I totally get behind. I can't catch a deer, rabbit, etc., but I can catch a cow, a pig, and a chicken. I can't bring myself to eat venison or rabbit. I know it's stupid and just semantics, but maybe it's cause they are beautiful and seem to have a grace and intelligence that shines through. A cow, pig, and chicken seem dumber than a box of rocks and just seem to be waiting there for self sacrifice.

I totally honor their sacrifice and am grateful for them giving up their life to fill my belly. I truly mean it. I think that an animal should be raised honorably and humanely. I think they should never feel an ounce of pain in their death. Give them all the room they need to prance around if it will make them more tasty.

Anyhoo... the Prince Consort and I dined at LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE in Boston last week and the steak was phenomenal.

This is how the meal went... I started out with a New Castle Ale. For appetizers we had the LongHorn Shrimp & Lobster Dip and the Texas Tonion™. The dip was pretty good, but greasy as hell. I wouldn't order it again. The Tonion was quite yummy. Then I had a salad with bleu cheese which was a typical salad. I had steamed asparagus that came out on the plate with the steak and the spears were dripping in grease/oil. UGH... I cook better asparagus than that! I also had their jalapeno coleslaw, which was just so, so. It would have been much better if it was cold. I am on a HUGE jalepeno and anything hot kick, since it is supposed to speed up your metabolism and I am all for making my big ole' butt smaller.

Now for the main event, which made it all worth while... The Renegade which is 8 oz. tender USDA Choice top sirloin, seasoned with Prairie Dust™. OUTSTANDING!!! The best steak out that I have had in years.

Around where we live, we usually go to DAKOTA STEAKHOUSE. They make a nice steak or grilled salmon if you choose. Their salad bar is a quality one, where you aren't creeped out as to usage. Their seasonal vegetable is always broccoli, which, unfortunately, I can't have much of due tot he vitamin K factor. They have this bison bread, which is to die for. Really awesome!

I have been to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse and it is pretty good, but pricey! The Prince Consort and I have had steak at GALLAGHER'S STEAK HOUSE in New York City, a place that the Late Dowager Queen and the King went to on their honeymoon, so it has a special place in my heart. The meat is just hanging in the window. It is actually pretty cool. At some point I would like to go to Morton's and Delmonico's. I think a quest for the best steak is a worthy one!

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