Yeah, a 23 oz filet would generally be classified as "Chateaubriand" and would be sold to serve two-three people.

Ugh. I would never waste money on her again. People like this are happy with hamburgers. Just serve them that.

OH MY GOD THE FILET MARSALA WAS THE BEST THING IN THIS WORLD! I thought I was the only person who remembered it and I miss the old Carrabba's soooo much. (Pork chops marsala were also delicious.)

Well, too be fair, ranch and blue cheese dressing are both mayo-based. But sour cream? No. What a weirdo.

Pretty shitty. Chicken fried steak is derivative of schnitzel and created by German immigrants as a way to make shitty tough cuts of meat tasty. I mean, you can take shoe leather, bread it, fry it, and smother it in gravy and it will probably taste pretty good.

Can I come over when you cook it? :p

It's so that they can charge $20+ for a burger. A lot of restaurants feel like they have to have a burger on the menu, but they have to keep the price point consistent with the entire menu. Foie is a good fix for that. It's pretty good, but I'd rather just have the foie gras seared and slathered over good bread.

Meaty butter. Really... it's the consistency of butter with a very meaty flavor. It is delicious and if you get the chance, try it at least once.

OMG those pugs! One time I was watching her baking show (really, really good instruction if you want to learn classical baking) and she had the pugs on because one of the things she made was a doggy treat. She had them perched on little stools right beside her and everything! They are vastly better trained than my…

Hoooo boy is that ever a good time! I had a crazy roommate once who I now believe was self medicating either for bipolar or borderline personality disorder. It was awful, to say the least. When someone is so fucked up they can't stand PLUS they are screaming at you over something they imagined in their head that you…

I guess you could say that, although just saying sister-in-law denotes a closer relationship. I used the other for clarity, but I guess that didn't work? I also find what to call distant relatives confusing, and I'm sorry someone was a dick to you. :)

She's... something else for sure. She reminds me a lot of my brother-in-law's sister who is bipolar. Also one of those people who can lie to your face just completely blithely because she actually believes her own lies.

Yes, and was the lion free range?

There has GOT to be someone in the Gawkerverse who lives in Japan and can try this and give us a review. It is driving me CRAZY not knowing what it tastes like and not being able to find out. Someone go try this damn thing already.

That was amazing. Those pigs are gigantic!

Ugh! That is awful!

It is so fug. The whole thing reminds me of a middling Project Runway unconventional materials challenge.

Yeah, I saw some of those and really wanted one so I read up about them. And yeah, no, there's really no such thing as a miniature pig. If you feed them correctly (VERY correctly) they can potentially stay small, but most end up growing up into huge hogs.

Your tip #1 is especially good. I met my husband online, only because I messaged him first. His mother was dying (did not know that at the time) and he had been inactive on the site for a while. I loved his profile and we had a 99% percent match, and I just took the leap and messaged him.

Woah. Have you thought of writing true crime? You have the gift.