Have close friends that are going to Biltmore House in Asheville, NC
for the Deerfield Restaurant Thanksgiving Buffet.

The menu looks wonderful! Been looking at this for more inspirations
for our 2008 feast.

http://www.biltmore.com/visit/dining...iving-2008.pdf


Just a heads up warning....there are no pictures for the children to
look at.

On Nov 24, 5:31*pm, Mr. Bill > wrote:
> Have close friends that are going to Biltmore House in Asheville, NC
> for the Deerfield Restaurant Thanksgiving Buffet. *
>
> The menu looks wonderful! *Been looking at this for more inspirations
> for our 2008 feast. *
>
> http://www.biltmore.com/visit/dining...nksgiving-2008...
>
> Just a heads up warning....there are no pictures for the children to
> look at. *

>
>
I've been to the mansion several times, but never got to eat at the
restaurant.

On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:31:37 -0500, Mr. Bill > wrote:

>Have close friends that are going to Biltmore House in Asheville, NC
>for the Deerfield Restaurant Thanksgiving Buffet.
>
>The menu looks wonderful! Been looking at this for more inspirations
>for our 2008 feast.
>
>http://www.biltmore.com/visit/dining...iving-2008.pdf
>
>
>Just a heads up warning....there are no pictures for the children to
>look at.
>

Wow! Not only does the menu look good, the price is GREAT!

My only issue is that "peel and eat" shrimp. Don't make me peel or
shell *anything* if you plan on charging me. Good thing I'm not
against eating shrimp with their shells intact, which is what I'd do
in that particular case.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

"sf" > wrote :

> Don't make me peel or
> shell *anything* if you plan on charging me.


Wussyfish.

sf > wrote:

> My only issue is that "peel and eat" shrimp. Don't make me peel or
> shell *anything* if you plan on charging me. Good thing I'm not
> against eating shrimp with their shells intact, which is what I'd do
> in that particular case.


I think all that chitin has gone to your brain.

-sw

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:08:47 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>sf > wrote:
>
>> My only issue is that "peel and eat" shrimp. Don't make me peel or
>> shell *anything* if you plan on charging me. Good thing I'm not
>> against eating shrimp with their shells intact, which is what I'd do
>> in that particular case.
>
>
>I think all that chitin has gone to your brain.
>
and what does that mean, Fat Ass?


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

sf > wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:08:47 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>sf > wrote:
>>
>>> My only issue is that "peel and eat" shrimp. Don't make me peel or
>>> shell *anything* if you plan on charging me. Good thing I'm not
>>> against eating shrimp with their shells intact, which is what I'd do
>>> in that particular case.
>>
>>I think all that chitin has gone to your brain.
>>
> and what does that mean, Fat Ass?

Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
shrimp.

That's just plain demented.

-sw

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>
>Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>shrimp.

If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
and all.



--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
> >them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
> >to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
> >shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
> >shrimp.
>
> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
> and all.

http://www.biltmore.com/visit/dining...iving-2008.pdf

No worries. The menu says it's a buffet. It's unlikely that it will
hit your plate unless you choose it to. There are eight selections
listed in that section of the menu. You won't starve. You should
decide soon, since it's tomorrow.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>> Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>> them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>> to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>> shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>> shrimp.
>
> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
> and all.
>

It isn't uncommon at all at low country boils and shrimp fests to get
baskets of cooked seafood dumped onto paper covered tables and people
just dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:39:32 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>No worries. The menu says it's a buffet. It's unlikely that it will
>hit your plate unless you choose it to.

That's a good one, Dan! Sometimes it is fun to point out the
obvious.

Ya like it, ya take it. Ya don't like it, ya don't take it. Life
really is that simple.

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:49:23 -0500, Goomba >
wrote:

>and people
>just dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.

Those are mouth watering good!! Butcha only use one hand...since the
other one is holding your beer!

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:49:23 -0500, Goomba >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>>> them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>>> to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>>> shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>>> shrimp.
>>
>> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
>> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
>> and all.
>>
>
>It isn't uncommon at all at low country boils and shrimp fests to get
>baskets of cooked seafood dumped onto paper covered tables and people
>just dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.

I don't think they do that at the Biltmore.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

Goomba wrote:

> It isn't uncommon at all at low country boils and shrimp fests to get
> baskets of cooked seafood dumped onto paper covered tables and people just
> dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.

Not just there; it's the serving method of choice at New England lobster
pounds, Louisiana crawdad boils, and Maryland crab shacks. Of course, at
those places you can get *tools* to help you with disassembling your food
(nutcrackers, mallets, and sometimes little scissors). There aren't any
tools required for shrimp boils.

Bob

sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>>them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>>to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>>shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>>shrimp.
>
> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
> and all.

What a priss.

Lemme guess - Lee Press-On Nails?

-sw

Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
>> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
>> and all.
>
> http://www.biltmore.com/visit/dining...iving-2008.pdf
>
> No worries. The menu says it's a buffet. It's unlikely that it will
> hit your plate unless you choose it to. There are eight selections
> listed in that section of the menu. You won't starve. You should
> decide soon, since it's tomorrow.

Uh, I don't think she was invited. And if she were, she already
knew it was a buffet where she could choose to forgo the shrimp or
demand somebody shell them for her. She doesn't need baby-fed.

Or just out of spite she would eat chitlin on a 12-18ct steamed
shrimp that would make even a horse gag. Would you?

-sw

sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:49:23 -0500, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
>>sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>>>> them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>>>> to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>>>> shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>>>> shrimp.
>>>
>>> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
>>> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
>>> and all.
>>>
>>
>>It isn't uncommon at all at low country boils and shrimp fests to get
>>baskets of cooked seafood dumped onto paper covered tables and people
>>just dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.
>
> I don't think they do that at the Biltmore.

I'm sure they'll offer you a lemon-scented napkin a water bowl with
stainless steel scrub bar after you've eaten your shrimp.

You're grossing out at having to touch seafood with hands is more
improper than having just passed it up gracefully.

-sw

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:08:53 -0800, sf wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>>them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>>to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>>shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>>shrimp.
>
> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
> and all.

you and darryl hannah, all the way to the top!

your pal,
tom

blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:08:53 -0800, sf wrote:

>> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
>> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
>> and all.
>
> you and darryl hannah, all the way to the top!

(laugh!) I was picturing just that, Darryl Hannah eating
that lobster. Hilarious.

nancy

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:49:23 -0500, Goomba wrote:

> sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>>> them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>>> to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>>> shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>>> shrimp.
>>
>> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
>> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
>> and all.
>>
>
> It isn't uncommon at all at low country boils and shrimp fests to get
> baskets of cooked seafood dumped onto paper covered tables and people
> just dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.

any word on how to peel shrimp with chopsticks?

your pal,
blake

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> Dan Abel > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > sf > wrote:
> >
> >> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
> >> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
> >> and all.
> >
> > http://www.biltmore.com/visit/dining...iving-2008.pdf
> >
> > No worries. The menu says it's a buffet. It's unlikely that it will
> > hit your plate unless you choose it to. There are eight selections
> > listed in that section of the menu. You won't starve. You should
> > decide soon, since it's tomorrow.
>
> Uh, I don't think she was invited.

I think it's a restaurant.

> And if she were, she already
> knew it was a buffet where she could choose to forgo the shrimp or
> demand somebody shell them for her.

She seemed to miss that point, though. I believe she mentioned it more
than once. That's why I posted.

> Or just out of spite she would eat chitlin on a 12-18ct steamed
> shrimp that would make even a horse gag. Would you?

No. I don't like shrimp. I don't think horses do, either.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:21:49 -0600, putz >
wrote:

>sf > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:49:23 -0500, Goomba >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>sf wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>>>>> them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>>>>> to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>>>>> shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>>>>> shrimp.
>>>>
>>>> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
>>>> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
>>>> and all.
>>>>
>>>
>>>It isn't uncommon at all at low country boils and shrimp fests to get
>>>baskets of cooked seafood dumped onto paper covered tables and people
>>>just dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.
>>
>> I don't think they do that at the Biltmore.
>
>I'm sure they'll offer you a lemon-scented napkin a water bowl with
>stainless steel scrub bar after you've eaten your shrimp.
>
>You're grossing out at having to touch seafood with hands is more
>improper than having just passed it up gracefully.
>
<shrug> Stevie-poo has been making mountains out of molehills. Guess
he wants a mountain range with his name on it. I'd be happy to
oblige, if I get to push him off a cliff first.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:47:48 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:08:53 -0800, sf wrote:
>
>>> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
>>> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
>>> and all.
>>
>> you and darryl hannah, all the way to the top!
>
>(laugh!) I was picturing just that, Darryl Hannah eating
>that lobster. Hilarious.
>

The only memorable lobster scene for me is with Woody Allen and Diane
Keaton in Annie Hall.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:40:17 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>She seemed to miss that point, though. I believe she mentioned it more
>than once. That's why I posted.

I didn't miss anything. Maybe both of you should reread my OP for
comprehension.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

Nancy Young > wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:08:53 -0800, sf wrote:
>
>>> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
>>> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
>>> and all.
>>
>> you and darryl hannah, all the way to the top!
>
> (laugh!) I was picturing just that, Darryl Hannah eating
> that lobster. Hilarious.

Or the 'Man-Hands' Sienfeld episode.

-sw

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:49:23 -0500, Goomba wrote:
>
> > sf wrote:
> >> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
> >>> them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
> >>> to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
> >>> shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
> >>> shrimp.
> >>
> >> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
> >> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
> >> and all.
> >>
> >
> > It isn't uncommon at all at low country boils and shrimp fests to get
> > baskets of cooked seafood dumped onto paper covered tables and people
> > just dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.
>
> any word on how to peel shrimp with chopsticks?

Funny you should ask. I had a chinese dinner a couple of years ago. My
dad and I were staying with my brother, who said that we would be having
dinner at Jenni's, who's a relative. So we get to dinner, and there are
ten people (all relatives) and ten dishes. My niece is setting the
table. There are ten little rice bowls and ten pairs of chopsticks.
Nothing else. No plates, forks, spoons or knives. Did I say NO PLATES?
I mentioned to my niece (she was eight years old) that my dad and I
would need forks. She giggled, and produced two forks. The food was
brought out, several large bowls at first, and then one at a time after
that, as they were cooked. There were no serving utensils. My father
and I must have appeared confused, because large serving spoons
magically appeared in each bowl. There was a bowl of whole shrimp.
They had everything, shell, head and legs. I watched my niece grab one
with her chop sticks, lay it down on her rice and she jabbed at it with
the chop sticks until she got the meat out. She complained that it was
good, but a lot of work for one bite. Her uncle Mike was sitting next
to me. He wasn't in to the "lot of work" concept. He grabbed a shrimp
and popped it in his mouth. CRUNCH! Then a little work with the
tongue, and he reached in and pulled out the shell. Did I mention that
there were no plates? The shells went on the table. There were clams.
People would pick out a clam with their chopsticks, put it on the rice
and work out the meat with the chopsticks. The shells went on the
table. Uncle Mike grabbed a chunk of pork with his chopsticks. It was
pretty big, if you asked me. There was a large, circular bone, with
meat all around it. It had been cut about one inch thick. It was at
least two inches in diameter, and that's how he grabbed it. The bone
went on the table. The only plate on the whole table had a whole fish
on it. My niece loves fish. She just grabbed pieces from it with her
chopsticks.

It was a strange dinner, although I certainly got plenty of food. Jenni
never did show up, although we were there quite a while before and
after. Jenni's daughters never showed up. Jenni's mother and the cook
did all the cooking. We didn't have any conversation, since the cook
and Jenni's parents speak no English, and I speak no Chinese. The other
people besides myself, my brother and my father, were all bilingual.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:27:24 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:49:23 -0500, Goomba wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>>>>> them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>>>>> to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>>>>> shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>>>>> shrimp.
>>>>
>>>> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
>>>> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
>>>> and all.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It isn't uncommon at all at low country boils and shrimp fests to get
>>> baskets of cooked seafood dumped onto paper covered tables and people
>>> just dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.
>>
>> any word on how to peel shrimp with chopsticks?
>
> Funny you should ask. I had a chinese dinner a couple of years ago. My
> dad and I were staying with my brother, who said that we would be having
> dinner at Jenni's, who's a relative. So we get to dinner, and there are
> ten people (all relatives) and ten dishes. My niece is setting the
> table. There are ten little rice bowls and ten pairs of chopsticks.
> Nothing else. No plates, forks, spoons or knives. Did I say NO PLATES?
> I mentioned to my niece (she was eight years old) that my dad and I
> would need forks. She giggled, and produced two forks. The food was
> brought out, several large bowls at first, and then one at a time after
> that, as they were cooked. There were no serving utensils. My father
> and I must have appeared confused, because large serving spoons
> magically appeared in each bowl. There was a bowl of whole shrimp.
> They had everything, shell, head and legs. I watched my niece grab one
> with her chop sticks, lay it down on her rice and she jabbed at it with
> the chop sticks until she got the meat out. She complained that it was
> good, but a lot of work for one bite. Her uncle Mike was sitting next
> to me. He wasn't in to the "lot of work" concept. He grabbed a shrimp
> and popped it in his mouth. CRUNCH! Then a little work with the
> tongue, and he reached in and pulled out the shell. Did I mention that
> there were no plates? The shells went on the table. There were clams.
> People would pick out a clam with their chopsticks, put it on the rice
> and work out the meat with the chopsticks. The shells went on the
> table. Uncle Mike grabbed a chunk of pork with his chopsticks. It was
> pretty big, if you asked me. There was a large, circular bone, with
> meat all around it. It had been cut about one inch thick. It was at
> least two inches in diameter, and that's how he grabbed it. The bone
> went on the table. The only plate on the whole table had a whole fish
> on it. My niece loves fish. She just grabbed pieces from it with her
> chopsticks.
>
> It was a strange dinner, although I certainly got plenty of food. Jenni
> never did show up, although we were there quite a while before and
> after. Jenni's daughters never showed up. Jenni's mother and the cook
> did all the cooking. We didn't have any conversation, since the cook
> and Jenni's parents speak no English, and I speak no Chinese. The other
> people besides myself, my brother and my father, were all bilingual.

frankly, it sounds like a pretty good time to me.

your pal,
blake