a french term!

pot·pour·ri

/ˌpōpəˈrē/

is: a mixture of things, especially a musical or literary medley;

a miscellaneous collection : MEDLEY

which is what I got for us today: since last posting, I have amassed some nine odd snippets of things I found interesting from the world of (duhhhh) food, sports, and just general interest.  Given my penchant of going on far too long about virtually anything, it may be best not to give you a nine course reading menu, but rather break it up into smaller bites, hopefully letting you savor each one (ha ha)

okay off we go, with a bit of humor I found amusing for some reason in the good old New Yorker magazine, a source of often esoteric and bizarre cartoons

Next:  some interesting statistics from my Restaurant and Hospitality publication:

Top Customer Service Complaint and Frustrations (in restaurants, in order)

One: The time it takes to receive their order (35%)

The Price of the Meal (34%)

Getting the order wrong (34%)

Not being satisfied with the quality of food (31%)

Rude restaurant Service (30%)

In other words, a third are not happy

Same Source:

68% of Millennials support a $15 minimum

And while I generally don’t like “Best of” things, they compiled a list of 10 best sandwiches in America, with no rankings.  All are independents (although some belong to Restaurant “Groups”)

From Antone’ Famous Po’ Boys In Houston founded in 1962

Hope you can read the description; note the cost data: sells for $9.95, cost of food is $2.75

From The Kentucky Inn Cuban Kentucky Inn, Denver ($13/$3.15)

(House –braised Pork, spicy brown mustard, bacon pickles and Pimento cheese made with roasted hatch green chiles and Monterey Jack in lieu of Cheddar; spiked with Sriracha; minced red onions; and jalapenos)

And Brooklyn Seoul; Rogue Sandwich Co., Springhill FLA ) ($8.50/2.10)

(steamed Pastrami; kimchi; Kimchi, Baby Swiss; Gojuchang-infused Russian Dressing)

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All the rest show equally imaginative ingredients.  All look good!  Now I’m hungry

On we go:  Tips for Exploring and Foodie City

Wander around Farmer’s Markets for a true sense of local cuisine

Research the city’s Immigrant Communities (more and more cities taking in  refugees)

For “fine – dining” opportunities, research James Beard Foundation awards, (given to chef’s across the country)

Sport:  English Premier League Football season begins.  Great Stuff (watching MANU vs. Chelsea while I type).  Will spare you the usual rant on the Little League tournament.   Mothers are just as crazy.

Music:  MFO is reading a book loaned to us from (Blues aficionado) friends

I must confess I have not started it yet, but I am not sure about the “invention of the blues” note, hopefully doesn’t mean Robert Johnson invented them, however he is mostly considered the premier country blues singer (“better c’mon in my Kitchen..)  toward the end, the author inserts his observations and muses about blues audiences and contrasting white and black audiences.  Plenty of fodder for later, but I did like the following quote:

“while white fans drink straight whiskey to get in a blues mood, Muddy Waters drank only champagne, and insisted that it be the real French stuff”

Closing Potpourri one with two shots from our garden taken yesterday

While they are certainly DFD, I doubt they get sustenance from a

MJ