Friday, November 7, 2014

The Atlanta Fixer's Week Eleven Prognostications




WEEK ELEVEN

This week I review some of the local cuisine many football phans may experience this weekend… Reminds me of the time a friend of mine claimed he was a professionally trained chef when all he did was lock himself in his room with a pound of pot and watched the Food Network for 4 straight days…

 
TEMPLE +7½ vs Memphis- Rendezvous BBQ ribs gets the nod over any of the greasy horse meat cheesesteaks from Philly. But I’ll take the Owls in the game… Give a hoot, read a book!

COLORADO +16½ @ Arizona- Sure, we’ve all had our share of Rocky Mountain Oysters, and of course there are 100 Mexican restaurants in Tucson all offering their street tacos and table-side guac. But neither compare to the classic Lambfries in Redbud…

DUKE -3½ @ Syracuse- I’m not a fan of the vinegary BBQ of North Carolina, and if you are ever in Syracuse, you MUST hit Dinosaur BBQ, it will make you forget about the awful weather & mediocre indoor football…

RICE -10 vs Texas San Antonio- While in Houston this week, I made the mistake of hitting the airport Pappadeaux’s, which led me to find out that the restroom has toilet paper as narrow as adding machine tape… As for the Riverwalk, that tourist food would make my dog sick…

GEORGIA SOUTHERN -12½ @ Texas St- This is a hard one: Do you gorge yourself at the Golden Corral in Statesboro, or do you grab a Chihuahua chalupa at Herbert’s Taco Hut in San Marcos???

GEORGIA TECH -3½ @ North Carolina St- Atlanta has everything, the tofu at the Sunflower CafĂ© makes you forget there’s no meat in it… And when I frequent Raleigh, The Point on Glenwood Ave has cold beer and very few Duke douchebag lawyers…

AIR FORCE -6 @ Nevada Las Vegas- I usually load up on 99 cent hot dogs while in Vegas, skipping the salmonella traps of casino buffets & overpriced celebrity chef haunts.

LOUISIANA TECH -3½ @ Alabama-Birmingham- I’ve actually been impressed with some of the new Birmingham restaurants, although Five Guys was just voted “Best Burger” and  Taco Bell was deemed “Best Mexican”…


Selah….



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