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Monday, June 30, 2003

Leftover Pad Thai

Home, kitchen table, Birmingham, Michigan
Rexy's Bangkok Cuisine, 30923 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak, Michigan
Leftrover Pad Thai with scallops (sauteed rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts, and green onions topped with crushed peanuts) from previous day's lunch at Rexy's Bangkok Cuisine and Diet Coke.
1:47pm

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Sunday, June 29, 2003

Pad Thai

Rexy's Bangkok Cuisine, 30923 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak, Michigan
Pad Thai with scallops (sauteed rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts, and green onions topped with crushed peanuts), spring rolls (insert photo; shared with Janice) and Diet Pepsi. $x.xx
3:15 pm

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Saturday, June 28, 2003

Cheese burger and Onion Rings

Red Knapp's, 304 North Main, Rochester, Michigan
Cheddar cheese burger, pickles, mustard & ketchup on homemade bun, onion rings & Diet Coke. $8.90
4:45pm


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Friday, June 27, 2003

Coney Dog & Milkshake

Athens Coney Island, 32657 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak, Michigan.
Cheese combination coney (coney and loose seasoned hamburger with melted American cheese and onion in a hot dog bun), cottage cheese cup, Diet Coke, and chocolate milk shake $10.39
3:03pm


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Thursday, June 26, 2003

Steak Burrito

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, 1357 Coolidge Highway, Troy, Michigan
Burrito Mexicano--charbroiled steak, black beans, rice, chopped onion, cilantro with mild salsa, tortilla chips and Diet Pepsi. $8.05
2:57

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Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Baked Kibbie

Pita Cafe, 229 North Old Woodward, Birmingham, MI.
Baked Kibbie, cup of yogurt, starter combo (hommous, baba ghannooj and tabbouli; shared with Janice), pita bread, water, and Diet Coke. $9.79
3:10 pm

Lunch today sponsored by my oldest sibling, Cheryl Bukoff, Detroit, Michigan.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Kingsized Whopper Value Meal

Burger King #746, 3740 North Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak, Michigan
Whopper with cheese, king size fries with catchup, and king size Diet Coke. $5.99
4:06pm EDT


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Monday, June 23, 2003

Lunch in midair

Tray in seat 2B, Northwest Airlines Flight #196, from San Jose to Minneapolis.
Pasta portabello mushroom ravioli with cream sauce, curried crab in Belgium endive, orange strawberry and romaine side salad, with raspberry vinaigrette, French roll and butter, Mississippi mud cake & Diet Pepsi.
4:21 pm PDT


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Sunday, June 22, 2003

Smoked bacon gruyere tart



On outside deck overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Sierra Mar Restaurant, Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California.
Top photo (shared items): marinated olives, salad of baby greens with spring vegetables, shaved parmesan and fines herbes vinaigrette, french baguette slices and butter.
Bottom photo: smoked bacon, carmelized onion and gruyere tart, and iced tea with simple syrup.
2:52 pm PDT

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Saturday, June 21, 2003

Cheeseburger and salad

Outside on partially covered back patio at Corkscrew Cafe, 55 West Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley, California.
Niman Rach Cheese Burger (guyere cheese, onion, lettuce, tomato, mustard, ketchup and house-made pickle) and salad (wholegrain mustard vinaigrette and red beets), with table water and Sole sparkling water.
2:51 pm PDT

Today's lunch sponsored by Autoextremist.com -- the bare-knuckled, unvarnished, high-octane truth.

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Friday, June 20, 2003

Prawns, rice, olives, and cheese

On outside deck overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Cafe Kevah, Nepenthe, Highway One, Big Sur, California.
Prawns sauteed in orange basil butter on a bed of basmati rice, antipasto of marinated olives, manouri goat cheese and roasted peppers (shared), chocolate milk shake, and Diet Coke.
3:30 pm PDT

Thursday, June 19, 2003

Ham sandwich and pea soup

On outside deck overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Sierra Mar Restaurant, Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California.
English pea soup with creme, Niman Ranch ham and cave aged Gruyere sandwich with housemade mustard and pickled red onion, potato chips, bread and butter, water and iced tea.
2:58 pm PDT

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Lunch in midair

Tray in seat 2B, Northwest Airlines Flight #205, from Detroit to San Jose (over Wisconsin at the time)
Smoked salmon with caviar and horseradish creme fraiche, mixed greens with parmesan peppercorn dressing, beef tenderloin tips in burgundy sauce with bowtie pasta, rolls and butter, carrot cake, water & Diet Pepsi.
12:01 pm CDT


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Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Cheeseburgers and french fries

Hunter House Hamburgers, 35075 Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, Michigan
Two cheeseburgers with sauteed onions, pickle, mustard and ketchup, French fries & Diet Pepsi. $7.38.
3:32pm

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Monday, June 16, 2003

Leftovers for lunch

Home, kitchen table, Birmingham, Michigan
Leftovers from yesterday's picnic: reheated grilled bratwurst hotdog and bratwurst patty, spicy horseradish mustard, potato salad, marinated cucumbers, stuffed celery, San Pelligrino Chinoto.
1:43 pm


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Sunday, June 15, 2003

Father's Day Backyard Picnic

Home, deck in backyard, Birmingham, Michigan
Grilled hamburger with Tillamook cheddar cheese, onion, spicy horseradish mustard, and ketchup on a grilled Kaiser roll, grilled bratwurst hotdog, grilled bratwurst patty, baked beans with bacon, buttered corn on the cob, coleslaw, potato salad, marinated cucumbers, stuff celery, San Pelligrino Aranciata, and iced tea.
4:42 pm

Dessert & Flowers

Rhubarb crisp (with Rhubarb from our back yard) with Haagen Daaz vanilla ice cream and coffee with 2% milk and Equal.
Flower centerpiece made exclusively with flowers from our yard--Siberian iris, salvia, catmint, bell flower, bachelor buttons, viburnum, weigelia, snapdragon, and spirea (click on flower picture for larger image).
5:42 pm

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Saturday, June 14, 2003

Buttermilk Pankcakes

Beverly Hills Grill, 31471 Southfield Road, Beverly Hills, Michigan.
Buttermilk pancakes with raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries cooked in, maple syrup, butter and iced tea. $10.60
4:02pm

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Friday, June 13, 2003

Coney Dogs & Salad

Athens Coney Island, 32657 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak, Michigan.
Cheese combination coney (coney and loose hamburger with melted American cheese and onion in a hot dog bun), Loose combination (loose hamburger with melted American cheese and onions on a hot dog bun), small Greek salad with pita bread and Diet Coke. $x.xx
2:55pm

This was a lot of food to eat. I thought I had ordered only one coney dog, but the waittress brought me the "loose combination," too, because I had been talking about that and she thought I had ordered it. Oh, well. These things happen. Signed, big fat onion breath.

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Thursday, June 12, 2003

Deluxe Beet Borscht

Stage & Company Deli, 6873 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, Michigan
Deluxe Beet Borscht with sour cream, chopped cucumbers, scallions, hard-boiled egg and chopped boiled potato, dill pickle, seedless rye bread, water & Diet Coke. $10.55.
2:07pm

Today's lunch sponsored by Harvey Gold, Akron, Ohio. Harvey is a musician/songwriter/genius (e.g., New York's Finest Dining Experience) and leader of the insanely innovative Tin Huey. Catch Tin Huey August 9, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio.

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Ham & cheese sandwich

Outdoors at Cosi, 101 North Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, Michigan
Ham, swiss cheese, dijon mustard, and romaine lettuce on cosi bread, chips, & iced tea. $7.74.
2:57pm

Today's lunch sponsored by Deck Top Productions, Birmingham, Michigan.


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Wednesday, June 11, 2003

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Broccoli, Beef & Rice

China Ruby Restaurant--Szechuan, Hunan & Cantonese, 157 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale, Michigan
Broccoli beef plate, wonton soup, steamed rice, fried dumplings with sweet garlic sauce, water & Diet Coke. $6.87.
1:45pm


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Monday, June 09, 2003

Peanut butter sandwiches

Home, kitchen table, Birmingham, Michigan
Peanut butter on wheat bread, tortilla chips, and Diet Coke. 3:17 pm

Today I made my own lunch. Compare to lunch Janice made for me the day before. Who loves ya?

Sunday, June 8, 2003

Chicken salad

Home, kitchen table, Birmingham, Michigan
Tarragon chicken salad with grapes and walnuts on romaine lettuce, Stonewall Kitchen Rosemary Parmesan Crackers, guacamole & chips, and Diet Coke. 2:27 pm

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Saturday, June 07, 2003

Big Mac Meal

McDonald's, 1000 Mack Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
Big Mac Meal, supersized--Big Mac sandwich, fries, and Diet Coke. $5.29
3:24 pm

Janice and I were taking a late lunch break at this McDonald's before returning to the auction of some of Tyree Guyton's art at the Heidelberg Project. Here's the art we bought.


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Friday, June 6, 2003

Spinach pie, soup and salad

Pita Cafe, 229 North Old Woodward, Birmingham, Michigan
Bowl of crushed lentil soup, Greek fattoush salad (split with Janice), spinach pie, and Diet Coke. $9.75
2:30 pm

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Thursday, June 05, 2003

Coney Dogs

Athens Coney Island, 32657 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak, Michigan.
Cheese combination (coney and loose hamburger with melted American cheese in a hot dog bun--no onions), Athens Coney (natural casing frank with melted American cheese-no onions) and Diet Coke. $6.89
3:11pm

Today's lunch sponsored by three of my work colleagues, Dann Balesky, Paul Serilla, and Wojtek Szumowski, Strategic Planners at McCann-Erickson Detroit. Getting them to cough up $3.33 each required a lot of coercion.

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Wednesday, June 04, 2003

Grilled cheese and soup

Home, kitchen table, Birmingham, Michigan
Grilled cheddar cheese on multi-grain bread, Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup, and Diet Coke.
1:23 pm


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Tuesday, June 03, 2003

Cheeseburgers and fries

Hunter House Hamburgers, 35075 Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, Michigan
Two cheeseburgers with sauteed onions, pickle, mustard and ketchup, French fries & Diet Pepsi. $7.38.
2:40pm

Today's lunch sponsored by Chris Butler, Morgan McNeish, and their son Liam, all of Hoboken, New Jersey. Chris The Waitresses Butler is a musician, artist, cultural roustabout, and a former Kent State University grad school roommate (who was there on May 4th, 1970). Check out Future Fossil Music for his latest work, available here on CD.

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Monday, June 02, 2003

Sushi at home

Lunch out on the deck, Birmingham, Michigan, with take out from Papa Joe's Market, 34244 Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, Michigan
Shrimp and salmon sushi, California rolls, soy sauce & Diet Coke (from home refrigerator). $6.35
2:30 pm

Today's lunch sponsored by my cousin Becky Burrows (whom I haven't seen in years!). Becky lives in Huntsville, Alabama, and works at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Her dad, Dale Burrows, worked on the heat shields for the space capsules in the Mercury and Gemini programs in the 1960s.
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Sunday, June 01, 2003

BLT

Home, kitchen table, 1465 Fairfax, Birmingham, Michigan
BLT sandwich with Nueske's applewood-smoked bacon, romaine lettuce & tomato on toasted multi-grain bread, Lay's Monterey Pepper Jack potato chips & Diet Coke.
1:30pm

Lunch served in a wooden tray from The Deli at Sundance Resort.

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