U of L Cardinal trashes Taco Punk

Haha! Love me some Steve P...

Ok, so pulled, marinated pork that goes in tacos is generally pork butt. Lots of fat there. It will sit in a steam table throughout service. Now Lord forbid someone forgets to keep the water refreshed in the well. It happens. Then the water evaporates out of the pork itself, coming into direct contact with heat.

It's a simple fix- just add water and stir. Tada! The spices and lipids have only intensified- they don't evaporate.

This isn't competition BBQ, they probably aren't using a smoker for this. It's a braised application.

Sound about right?

That kind of sexist sentiment is why the "foodie" scene continues to alienate me.

A bit of an over-generalization, Peg? I hope the couth-to-crude ratio around here remains on the up side, even if it's imperfect in an imperfect world.

It's not an overgeneralization, sadly. While I doubt you'd find one to go on-record for fear of retribution,you'll probably find a lot of dirty-little-secrets kept by women in the restaurant industry, especially the ones in the back of the house. A bunch of crap punctuated by a little bit of, "Whoops I meant no harm by it, why did you take it that way, why are people so PC all the time," from men who can afford to say this type of crap and will be protected by others when they say it.

[Robin Garr]

That kind of sexist sentiment is why the "foodie" scene continues to alienate me.

A bit of an over-generalization, Peg? I hope the couth-to-crude ratio around here remains on the up side, even if it's imperfect in an imperfect world.

It's not an overgeneralization, sadly. While I doubt you'd find one to go on-record for fear of retribution,you'll probably find a lot of dirty-little-secrets kept by women in the restaurant industry, especially the ones in the back of the house. A bunch of crap punctuated by a little bit of, "Whoops I meant no harm by it, why did you take it that way, why are people so PC all the time," from men who can afford to say this type of crap and will be protected by others when they say it.

I'm talking about this forum, Peg. I took your original post as suggesting that sexism is out of control here. Trust me, I'm not interested in facilitating that.

On the other hand are men who have real problems. I will not lie to you. A few times I have heard stuff like that from men that my gut told me were reacting mostly from some genuine and creepy antipathy towards women....

Jeez Lonnie, a bit overwrought in your psychoanalysis there. Never had anyone call me creepy before. I just thought the author came off like a royal biatch. Most of us, male and female, have met people like that before. FWIW I get along with women just fine.

I don't want to add more to this topic, but just to clarify, I'll lay claim to being dismayed but not to saying you are one of the creepy ones. I was trying to make the distinction between the average even-keeled person who on exception reacts in the face of considerable provocation as opposed to a small group who, to be as kind as possible, should cease to exist for the benefit of humanity. My intent was to convey that we should assume you are among the former majority who, when stung by a hornet, may speak more robustly than usual. I am sorry I didn't express my thoughts clearly in that regard. My best wishes to you and your business.
PS - In the "review" the author did far more dishonor to herself than to your business. She should have a lucrative future if she switches to AM talk radio.