Could any of these be a Hit in The Dam?

[Clayman]

i dont trust the dutch to make a good deep dish. sorry. its an art.

[extremepain]

this isn't about whether Dutch, Chi-Towners or Cajuns would do it. Assume the right chefs would be there to do things right. This is a fun poll just to have a different sort of discussion for kicks.

After all this talk though, a group of friends and I have not-so-seriously kicked around the idea of that sort of investment. We'll never do it, but it's a fun dream after a few spliffs get passed...and hey if I win the lotto... ya never know.

I am really liking the Cajun/soul food idea, I may just have to go out for some this evening.

[naismith]

If someone could do a business plan that would show the ingredients are available in Ams for a Soul & Cajun food restaurant and possible monies needed, including annual expensive (taxes, lease, labor, etc ).

It might be necessary to fly in certain ingredients that aren't available in Ams. (cost?)

If the business plan seems realistic I would be interested in being a part owner.

naismith

[Ash333]

Whats all this bollocks about chigago pizzas, new york pizzas, deepdish, thin etc etc...

Anyone thought of just getting the original and best?

A simple Italian wood baked margharita!!!

[Clayman]

Whats all this bollocks about chigago pizzas, new york pizzas, deepdish, thin etc etc...

Anyone thought of just getting the original and best?

A simple Italian wood baked margharita!!!

you can keep your crackers with tomato and cheese.

this is the big boys club right here:

[tastywaves]

Soul food should be in your poll.

Get a good southern black(USA) for a cook and give them some collard greens, ham hocks and cornbread, with beans and rice with southern fried chicken or chickin & dumplings and see what happens.

naismith

Oh my gosh I was raised on that great food. I think you have a good idea naismith. U got my vote.

[Twichaldinho]

Whats all this bollocks about chigago pizzas, new york pizzas, deepdish, thin etc etc...

Anyone thought of just getting the original and best?

A simple Italian wood baked margharita!!!

you can keep your crackers with tomato and cheese.

this is the big boys club right here:

Im not havin that, no way is that a pizza. No way. Many an Italian are turning in thier graves at this very minute. Sorry, its just wrong

[Sir Niall of Essex-sire]

It looks like a pie/quiche.

[extremepain]

Again, the reason that beaaautiful Chicago pie pictured was part of the poll is because great New York Pizza, like Lombardi's is so very close to the Italian style...and their Margherita is simply amazing. The caveat I had with that is that I didn't have a really difficult time finding Napoli style pies in Europe.

That pic looks like a pie from one of my absolute favorites, Bacino's. Im going to Chicago at the end of July to my son's orientation at DePaul University in Lincoln Park. We have 3rd base field box seats for the Cubs/Astros, and we will be going to Bacino's, Gene and Georgetti's for a steak, Al's for a sloppy Italian Beef Sandwich....A stop at Dick's Last Resort, just cuz it is a blast, then to Gino's for another deep dish. Now that's a 3 day Chicago tour.

Naismith, Those are important points, and I agree wholeheartedly. A week prior to my Chicago trip, Im jetting out to LA, to visit some friends of mine who were in on this discussion when we were kicking it around. They have a Law Firm near Bel-Air (not bad lawyers, I've known them since we were 15). If this gets into a serious realm, they have staff that can research, and put together a Business plan.

Some of the vegetables will be universal...but I know what you mean as it pertains to all ingredients I know the Netherlands are not warm enough to grow Okra, or other hot climate veggies. Like I said, if these guys truly wanted to jump in, we will have the people to do a lot of legwork. I would just have to assemble a list of ingredients to begin that kind of research.
Of course, any leasing, licensing and other governmental ying yang will have to be nailed down tight prior to diving in.

I'll tell you what, for a fun poll to just talk about is beginning to take on a life of it's own. I have to say, it's a ridiculously exciting idea. There must have been a lot of common thought this last week, because I hadn't visited this thread in awhile, and the same day I came back to look at it, My attorney friends had called me asking tons of questions about this idea, which we were hypothesizing about before this thread began (more as a dream, sort of like the over romanticized "expatriating to Bora Bora" or something). Even before that Cantona and I had talked about what kind of restaurant would find a niche in the Dam.

So Mr. Inventor of Basketball, and only KU coach to post a losing record , I would be glad to discuss this further. One never knows what might or might not work. Amsterdam is definitely a place where a very diverse variety of restaurants already exist, and with the tourism level, I bet there are more varieties that would find a good home there.

Still, more than anything...Ive enjoyed this thread a ton. It's really cool to see the ideas, and regional debates over style of pizza's and such, this is good stuff. Now, Im off to fix some Biscuits & Gravy for a late breakfast

[Boner]

Al's for a sloppy Italian Beef Sandwich....

Tell me more.

[extremepain]

You want the full description of that sandwich, served dipped in beef juice so it comes to you dripping, with either hot Giardenia peppers, or sweet peppers, then you stand stooped over a belly-height counter so you don't get it all over your clothes? Or do you want the address?

As far as I know, Al's is the first, and though Ive not tried the others, I feel safe saying it's the best, cuz I just don't know how you can top a sangwich like that.

On the pizza note...you can look up Bacino's online, and order a "sky pie" Which they half bake, flash freeze for 48 hours, then pack in foam, and overnight to you with a pouch of sauce and instructions. I have to do that at least twice a year.

[Boner]

That sandwich sounds really nice, I think I saw it on a tv show called Man vs Food.

[Ash333]

Whats all this bollocks about chigago pizzas, new york pizzas, deepdish, thin etc etc...

Anyone thought of just getting the original and best?

A simple Italian wood baked margharita!!!

you can keep your crackers with tomato and cheese.

this is the big boys club right here:

Im not havin that, no way is that a pizza. No way. Many an Italian are turning in thier graves at this very minute. Sorry, its just wrong

agreed. That looks fucking horrible.
a pizza looks like

[cantona7]

it may not look tasty. but chicago deep dish>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>standard italian pizza imo. different strokes for different folks though i guess.

and fyi chi deep dish is the only true deep dish. and it was invented by italian immigrants in the 40's or so in chicago.

[extremepain]

Boner, you don't even know....Its almost like waiting for a trip to the Dam, waiting until July 27 for a hot Italian Beef at Al's. I think it was on Man vs Food, and probably some others Food Network shows...it's a famous place, if you go at lunchtime, you're in a long queue.

The other way it's like the Dam, you cant get anything close to it anywhere else.