Okay Orgazmo created an amazing meal for us tonight. I mean it really was something. This was the first of the 12 meals where I ate several things that I had never eaten before.
Pina Colada, never had it, loved it.
Pineapple salsa, never had it.
Caribbean rice, never had it, and I loved it.
Barbequed pineapple, never had it, and it was good.
The Caribbean marinated chicken was wonderful. Orgazmo put more effort into this meal than any of us have put into any previous meals.
He did enlist quite a bit of help from his girlfriend, which, in my mind, immediately brings the max score he could receive down to a 9.5. This shouldn't come as a surprise to him, as there has been some precident with me deducting points for this in the past. From what I could tell, his girlfriend was a huge help, and this meal likely would not have been as good as it was had she not helped him. I'm not saying it wouldn't have been as good, but she definitely improved his chances for success.
Continuing, the timing of each dish was wonderful. Everything was served to me right when I was hoping it would be coming. And everything tasted great.
Now, I have never had a "Caribbean" themed meal such as this one. And I must admit, I wasn't the biggest fan of the taste of the island food. It was wonderfully prepared, the rice was amazing, but as far as the chicken and pineapple and salsa and stuff go; I mean, I liked it, but I'm certainly fine with never having any of it again.
This meal is the new bar for meals in our apartment. Taste-wise, I have enjoyed 2 or 3 other meals a little more. That in mind, this meal was the best yet in the categories of effort, originality, fearlessness in menu selection, and [insert any other intangible here].
This meal deserves the highest rating I have given out all year, which is exactly what it will get; a 9.3.
Wonderful job. You and I both know damn well that you brought your absolute 'A' game this week, and I, for one, appreciate the fuck out of it.
-UB
[ November 04, 2005, 02:03 PM: Message edited by: Ugly Bastard ]
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