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Becca’s Birthday at Bite ME BBQ
Posted on December 8, 2012 by Ching under Events, Food and Drink.
We hung out with the rest of the gang at Bite ME BBQ last weekend to celebrate Becca’s birthday. I won’t tell you which one this is, but I will say that this birthday milestone is less than two years away for Brian. I have about five more years before mine. Of the four of us, Jay is the youngest though. He has a while.
Several people came out. My sister even joined us.
I decided to use a tip I saw on Pinterest and put the receiver’s picture on their present. This is Becca posing with our gift for her.
And now for some food photos…
Brian tricked me into trying these. They are NOT chicken nuggets! They are mountain oysters and they were gross. My sister seemed to like them, though.
I also had a bite of Cory and April’s hotlinks. That I didn’t mind.
The ribs at Bite ME are enormous. They’re enormously delicious, too. Brian and I usually just get a rib each with our three-meat combo, but Ronnie decided to order the half slab. Check out these huge, meaty ribs!
The three-meat combo is an excellent value at just $12.99 and is generally enough to feed both me and Brian. You get your choice of meats, but there’s an up charge for ribs. This time we got ribs, pulled poker, and chopped brisket. I’m not sure if it’s the first time I’d ever tried their chopped brisket, but I thought it was really sweet this last time. I think I’m going to stick with sliced brisket going forward, which is really, really good at Bite ME.
Here’s a look at what the rest of the folks in our group ordered…
Are you hungry yet? No? Here’s some more food pictures then…
This was the most delicious peach cobbler I’d ever had. Even more delicious than the life-altering peach cobbler of Jayleen Catering. I’m amazed that I’ve found two fantastic peach cobblers this year and yet I don’t even like cobbler. I think I just had really mediocre cobbler before. Now that I’ve had a taste of the good stuff, I’d take cobbler over chocolate cake any day.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post and looking at the food photos as much as we enjoyed eating them. We had a great time at Bite ME — amazing food, great company, and good music. Yup. They have live music on the weekends. I had no idea because we’ve only ever gone during lunch time.
If you’ve never been to Bite ME, you should really check it out. It’s my new favorite place to eat BBQ in Wichita. I’ve not been disappointed with anything I’ve tried there. Well, except for the mountain oysters which were disgusting. Who eats that stuff? Oh, yeah. Jenni. I guess the mountain oysters there are probably good as far as mountain oysters go. If you like that sort of thing.
Apart from the mountain oysters, I love eating everything they serve. And, I love, love, love the peach cobbler the most. It is the best dessert you can get in this town for under $4. Hands down!
If you don’t like BBQ, at least go for the cobbler. That by itself will make the trip worthwhile. I promise you. You will not be disappointed.
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Brian is a Candy Monster
Posted on December 7, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink.
He hasn’t eaten all the candy yet actually. We still have plenty left. He can have all of this candy, though. The kind I am craving, we don’t have around here. Someone from Nashville needs to send me some Colts Bolts!
Speaking of… My wonderful hubby got me a large jar of Nutella while he was at Sam’s Club today. Isn’t he just the best?
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Taste & See
Posted on December 4, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink.
I finally got around to using the Taste & See gift card that Tiffe, Sunni, and Carmen got for me a couple of months ago. Thank you guys for the thoughtful gift!
This is the queso fondue at Taste & See. It’s a delicious starter and possibly one of my most favorite items on the menu.
This is the oceanic mac & cheese. It’s not quite as cheesy as the one that Darcy had several weeks ago. It was still very good, though.
Brian got the real Cubano. He said it wasn’t as meaty as the last time he had the sandwich, but it is still his favorite thing to get there.
There was a private party at the restaurant on Friday night so Chef Jason was busy making food for the party guests. This was their main course, which is kind of like a beef Wellington.
Here’s Chef Jason in action, plating the dessert, which looked super delicious.
Despite the hectic evening, Chef Jason found the time to stop for a photo op with Brian. He’s such a ham! Hopefully we’ll be watching him on the Food Network in the very near future. His personality is perfect for TV.
Besides Chef’s table on Thursday nights, here are some upcoming events.
The theme of the next Ultimate Dining Experience is Frozen Tundra. That’s on January 8, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Then Lessons in Mixology is the following Tuesday, January 15, same time.
On January 22, Chef Jason is holding a special “Valentine Romance” cooking class. Anyway, these events fill up pretty quickly, so if you’re interested, be sure to call 316-771-7393 right away to reserve your spot. Tell them I sent you!
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Havarti Party
Posted on December 1, 2012 by Ching under Food and Drink.
When we had Jenni, Jay, and Becca over for dinner last Sunday, we decided to have some light fare because we’d been stuffing our faces a lot over the holiday weekend. We just had sandwiches, chips, cheese and crackers, and, of course, House Wine, which is a staple over here.
The funny thing is, it was that day that Brian and I realized we didn’t have a cheese board. We improvised by using our pizza paddle and it worked out just fine. We could use a cheese board for Christmas, though.
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Jenni’s Birthday Dinner at OTB
Posted on December 1, 2012 by Ching under Events, Family, Food and Drink.
I got to meet some of my sister’s friends last weekend when we joined them at On the Border to celebrate her 23rd birthday. She’s really 32, but didn’t want to admit it that night so she transposed the numbers of her age in her favor. Sorry, Jen, but that trick won’t work next year. LOL.
UP NEXT: Obligatory food photos… because I don’t really take pictures of people. Ha! Darcy and I realized this the other day when we did a Google images search of my name “Ching Brubaker” and there was one picture of me and Brian and the rest were pictures of food. Can you guess which plate belonged to me? One, two, three, or four? Post your answer in the comments below.
I almost forgot the linky link. Oops! Can’t do that. Must maintain our Urbanspoon ranking. LOL.
I forgot to check in at our house on FourSquare yesterday and Brian stole my mayorship. Whaaa!
But I digress… The food at OTB is decent. It doesn’t rank in my list of favorite restaurants, but I don’t mind their food. Plus, I always get the same thing anyway. I won’t tell you what dish I get because you’re supposed to guess it. I think people mostly go to OTB for drinks and for socializing, not so much for their phenomenal food. But, Los Cocos my favorite place for social drinking. You can’t beat $1.99 margaritas everyday.
The one thing that OTB has on Los Cocos is location, location, location. OTB is conveniently located at Bradley Fair and there’s not a Los Cocos in the Northeast part of town. Plus, it was Jenni’s birthday so she got to pick the restaurant. I didn’t mind OTB, but I hope she picks a different place next year.
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