“Chicken for the strength, waffles for the speed” (Lucky J’s chicken & waffles)
Lucky J's "chicken and waffles" trailer opened in Austin, Texas, in the spring of 2009. The slogan: "Chicken for the Strength...Waffles for the Speed." Lucky J's…
Archive for 08/2009
Italian Sandwich
Entry in progress -- B.P. The long list of the names of sandwiches served on long rolls includes blimpie, bomber, Cuban (medianoche), Dagwood, garibaldi, gondola, grinder, hero, hoagie, jawbreaker,…
Steakery (steak + eatery)
A "steakery" is an "eatery" that serves "steak." The term "steakery" dates to at least 1932. The franchise Charley's Grilled Subs was originally called…
Cafeteria
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: CafeteriaA cafeteria or caféteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no table service, whether a restaurant or within an…
Blimpie (sandwich)
The first "Blimpie Base" (later just "Blimpie") sandwich shop opened in Hoboken, New Jersey, on April 4, 1964. The shop quickly franchised, especially in the New York City-area,…
Senate Bean Soup
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Common beanWhite beansThe small, white navy bean, also called pea bean or haricot, is particularly popular in Britain and the US, featured in such dishes as…
Milk Carton Politician
"Who are your Milk Carton Politicians?" asked the political website Hot Air on August 16, 2009 -- a reference to the milk carton photos of missing children. New York City experienced the…
Garibaldi (sandwich)
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian political leader who briefly lived on Staten Island. The 'Garibaldi Sandwich," however, is from Paisan's restaurant in Madison,…
“Waiter’s-thumb-in-the-soup” jokes
The "waiter's-thumb-in-the-soup" joke dates to at least 1883. The central joke is that hot soup can burn the waiter's thumb (while the customer is more concerned about the…
“A long term investment is a short term investment that failed”
"A long term investment is a short term investment that failed" means that something went wrong and it will take the trader/investor longer to get his/her money back. This is semingly a…
“Did you hear about the new restaurant on the moon? Great food but no atmosphere!”
"Did you hear about the new restaurant on the moon? Great food but no atmosphere!" The "restaurant on the moon" joke appears to date from the early 1970s, just after NASA's…
“Why did the lobster blush?”/“Because he saw the salad dressing!”
Q: Why did the lobster blush? A: Because he saw the salad dressing! "Lobster blush" jokes date to at least 1876; "the lobster blushed because he saw the salad dressing" jokes…
“Never check stock prices on Friday—it could spoil the weekend”
"Never check stock prices on Friday -- it could spoil the weekend" is a simple piece of advice. Stock markets are usually closed on Saturday and Sunday. Some people prefer to check stocks…
“No Democrat has been elected president without carrying Texas”
"No Democrat has been elected president without carrying Texas" held true from 1845 until 1992 (when Bill Clinton was elected president), 1996 (when Bill Clinton was re-elected president)…
Steak Soup
Entry in progress -- B.P. Midwest LivingMidwest Soups State by StateBy Diana McMillen. Photographs by Mark ThomasMissouri: Kansas City Steak SoupThe Show Me State stockyards once helped deliver…
“We are one day closer to a good rain” (drought joke)
"We are one day closer to a good rain" is a positive outlook someone might take to another day of drought. The phrase has been cited since at least 1964 and is still used, especially in…
Patty (Hamburger Patty)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: PattyA patty is a disc-shaped, (round) serving of meat or meat substitutes. The meat is ground and then packed and re-shaped to form round discs, cooked (if…
“Texas to the Bone” (Saltgrass Steak House)
"Texas to the Bone" is the slogan (trademarked from 1998) of the Saltgrass Steak House restaurant chain. Saltgrass began in Houston in 1952, the same year that the Houston Livestock Show…
Texas T-Bone Corridor (high-speed rail)
The "Texas T-Bone Corridor" is -- "T"-shaped like the T-bone steak -- the area of central Texas between Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. The Texas High Speed…
“It ain’t no thing but a chicken wing”
Outkast's "Ain't No Thang" (1994) popularized "Ain't no thang but a chicken wing" (or "Ain't no thing but a chicken wing"). The phrase means that…