# Order Your Meal: Appetizer, Entree with Two Sides, Beverage and Dessert **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [March 15, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117 "2022-03-15T15:21:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/21 "2022-03-15T20:35:41Z")
To begin, a dry gin martini with olives. Then, a garden salad with Italian dressing. Next, filet mignon, medium. Baked potato, fully loaded; and sauteed mushrooms. Cabernet sauvignon to drink, of course. Finally, a slice of apple pie with sharp Cheddar cheese. And a glass of port. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/22 "2022-03-15T20:38:04Z")
I’ve simple tastes Green flower bud Neapolitan pizza Arugula and spinach salad Stuffed grape leaves 51k and n a can. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/23 "2022-03-15T20:43:25Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Crab bisque That’s the meal right there. So rich. So fabulous. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/24 "2022-03-15T21:30:20Z")
Only if I’m in San Francisco: Appetizer: Antipasti Entree: Cioppino Sides, Sourdough Bread, Steamed Artichokes with melted butter Beverage: House Cabernet Dessert: Raspberry Sorbet and a double espresso ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/25 "2022-03-15T21:32:37Z")
Good pick. I’m coming with you. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/26 "2022-03-15T22:03:21Z")
I need some constraints here, so I’ll go with Mexican: Starter: Conch ceviche Entree: Chiles en nogada Sides: This dish doesn’t need much for sides. Just rice works for me. If I have to pick a second, maybe a cactus salad Beverage: Agua de jamaica (hibiscus water) Dessert: A simple flan will do ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/27 "2022-03-15T22:06:22Z")
I had a crab bisque in a small restaurant in Bandon, OR (a coastal town) that is a lasting food memory. I begged the chef for the recipe and she gave it to me in general terms, but now I don’t remember it other than it had fennel in it. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/28 "2022-03-15T22:07:11Z")
Honestly, I’ll take some homemade waffles with real maple syrup and too much soft butter. Ok, throw some bacon on the plate. Tomato juice and black coffee to drink. mmm ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/29 "2022-03-15T23:47:25Z")
Windjammer salad (like a Caesar but with crab [not “krab”], shrimp and a bleu cheese dressing) Chicken Paprikash with spaetzle and red cabbage Jameson’s, straight up in a chilled glass Fruit & cheese (not a big dessert eater) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/30 "2022-03-16T00:14:55Z")
I’m going back to brunch: - Oysters Rockefeller - Steak And Eggs - Rye Toast - Bloody Mary - Slice Of Key Lime Pie ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/31 "2022-03-16T00:25:05Z")
I’ll have that too! ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/32 "2022-03-16T00:26:01Z")
This as well ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/33 "2022-03-16T00:27:08Z")
Furiously scribbling ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/34 "2022-03-16T03:16:54Z")
Way too hard to narrow it down. I’ll just look at today’s menu for my favorite restaurant and pick from there. Caramelized pear and Brie tart Pan-seared trout Roasted cauliflower and leeks Potatoes with caviar cream Domaine Bart '18 Burgundy (this is all on Two\_Many\_Cats2, right? Otherwise I might stick with the Trappist ales) Chocolate pot de creme That will do very nicely. (Side rant: “Pan-seared trout”. Sounds simple enough. I have pans. I have access to trout. So why can’t I make this anywhere near as good as they can?) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/35 "2022-03-16T03:36:25Z")
Fried pickles Rack of smoked dry-rubbed St. Louis cut pork ribs Braised collard greens with bacon Macaroni & cheese An Arnold Palmer Banana pudding with vanilla wafers ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/36 "2022-03-16T05:57:20Z")
I like what Mr. Badger orders at the restaurant, (ya gotta like his consistency), but when I’m a little hungrier… Appies - Oysters Rockefeller Entree - medium rare 12 oz. T-Bone, with green beans almondine in cilantro lime sauce and butter-whippped, twice-baked spud. screw desert ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/37 "2022-03-16T11:17:48Z")
Fresh caprese salad with heirloom tomatoes Pabellón criollo with fried plantains and a small pile of fresh hot maize arepas and butter. Ice cold Coke Zero Sugar Creme brulee ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/38 "2022-03-16T11:32:40Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Starter: Conch ceviche One of my favorite things on earth, but it’s got to be prepared in the kitchen at Yvette’s, a little neighborhood restaurant in the Quartier D’Orleans on the French side of St Martin. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/39 "2022-03-16T11:36:37Z")
I’m having breakfast. Appetizer: Fruit salad Entree: Chicken-fried steak with gravy and scrambled eggs Sides: Hash browns with gravy, cheddar cheese, and grilled onions, and sourdough toast with butter and jelly Beverage: Grapefruit juice Dessert: Cinnamon roll ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117/40 "2022-03-16T12:14:11Z")
Appetizer: French onion soup with lots of cheese. Entree + sides: souvlaki dinner done the way it is/was at John Anderson’s burger chain in Toronto with big chunks of meat with lemon sauce, fries, and Greek salad with a big piece of Feta cheese on top. Beverage: Bloody Mary/Bloody Caesar Dessert: Chocolate + Zabaglione flavored Tartufo ice cream [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-your-meal-appetizer-entree-with-two-sides-beverage-and-dessert/961117.md?page=3)