Several months ago one of our several thousand local malls started peppering their East side with an army of big-name chain restaurants. We got a P.F. Changs, we got a Maggianos, we got a Cheesecake Factory, and we got a California Pizza Kitchen.
I was happy about the CPK. They make the only salad in the world that I will actually order as an entree and enjoy. The oriental chicken salad. It's delicious. Shredded lettuce, shredded carrots, cilantro (which I have them omit) and little teeny crunchy fried noodles. Mmmm. Then they cover it with this kinda sweet sesame dressing. It's quite good. But that's not what I'm here to write about.
I'm here to write about the ANGEL HAIR with GINGER-BLACK BEAN SAUCE. It's the most delicious dish in the whole wide world. They take al dente angel hair pasta, fresh broccoli, grilled strips of chicken, all prepared in this delightful fermented black bean sauce. It's about the most delicious and flavorful dish that has ever been prepared. It's fantastic. It's not on the menu.
Yes. As is usual in the world of delicious food (i.e. Houston's veggie burger, PB Max bars, Foodsticks, Freakies cereal, etc) the better it is, the more likely it is that it will be taken off the menu.
I beseech you, write to the bastards at CPK and beg them to put it back on the menu.
Thanks to Jon Hayano for hooking me up with the recipie (that I still haven't had the courage to try but I will in my new kitchen, I promise).
You are still the Charles Manson of food. I do miss Foodsticks though.
Posted by: Demetrius Jenkins at November 2, 2003 08:16 PMDude: You GOT the HOUSE?!? I SO need more confusion in my life. And, word on the street is that you can still buy Freakies. All hope is not lost.
Posted by: Kathe at November 2, 2003 08:36 PMI'd suck a dick for a plate of angel hair with ginger black bean sauce.
And I haven't sucked a dick in years.
Posted by: NotABigFatBaldGuy at November 2, 2003 11:39 PM