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What meal would you request if you knew it would be your last??

I am simple kinda guy when it comes to these things.

How about a nice dry-aged bone-in Ribeye, some garlic mashed potatoes, a couple sticks of asparagus with a light butter and lemon sauce. Have a glass or two of Stag’s Leap "the Leap" Cabernet Sauvignon, then finish the evening off with a glass of Calumet Farms 14 year black label Bourbon room temperature neat.

I'd be okay going out with that being my last meal.

Come to think of it, my lady and I are headed in town to our local place for a late lunch and visit to an art galery. That may just be my meal today.

If I am not here tomorrow... well...
 
Helix said:
This bacon gravy that I found on the internets looks similar to what my grandma made.

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The first time I went south of NY state (Missouri), I ordered biscuits with my breakfast and they brought me little cup of white gravy. No one at the table knew what it was; I just left it alone. When the waitress was clearing our table, I asked her what it was. Her eyes got wide and she said in a very thick southern drawl, 'Why, that's gravy!!' I imagine a few other words about northerners were running through her head, too.
 
MaryP said:
The first time I went south of NY state (Missouri), I ordered biscuits with my breakfast and they brought me little cup of white gravy. No one at the table knew what it was; I just left it alone. When the waitress was clearing our table, I asked her what it was. Her eyes got wide and she said in a very thick southern drawl, 'Why, that's gravy!!' I imagine a few other words about northerners were running through her head, too.
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This is what I've seen in my travels in the northern US :

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This would be considered to be a half order. Full order is two biscuits cut to four half biscuits and smothered in gravy.

My family also has a similar dish that I found out has its roots in Depression era cooking. Basically, you chop up hot dogs, pan fry them, and then add milk and flour to the skillet. Add salt and pepper, cook it down until it gets slightly thick, and then pour it over sliced white bread. It's great, and I make it sometimes for people who think that the idea sounds gross. Most have ended up liking it. When I was a kid, my parents used to make it as a treat on Christmas morning.
 
Chock Full o Nuts said:
I figured everyone knew of white sausage gravy and biscuits. Suppose not..
Filling, but good stuff.
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I didn't know what is was till I moved to GA at 20. Then again, Collard, mustard, and turnip greens were new experiences, along with stewed okra (snot in a bowl). Can't eat okra unless it's deep fried to death.
 
All You Can Eat Buffet is my last meal request!
 
MaryP said:
The first time I went south of NY state (Missouri), I ordered biscuits with my breakfast and they brought me little cup of white gravy. No one at the table knew what it was; I just left it alone. When the waitress was clearing our table, I asked her what it was. Her eyes got wide and she said in a very thick southern drawl, 'Why, that's gravy!!' I imagine a few other words about northerners were running through her head, too.
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When I first moved to New York, I stopped at a McDonalds for a gravy biscuit. They had no idea what I was talking about. That’s when I learned that McDonalds had regional menus, as well as the normal menu items.
 
Jessie C said:
I didn't know what is was till I moved to GA at 20. Then again, Collard, mustard, and turnip greens were new experiences, along with stewed okra (snot in a bowl). Can't eat okra unless it's deep fried to death.
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Saaaaaame. I don’t get people who can eat it boiled.
 
Jessie C said:
I didn't know what is was till I moved to GA at 20. Then again, Collard, mustard, and turnip greens were new experiences, along with stewed okra (snot in a bowl). Can't eat okra unless it's deep fried to death.
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Always been popular around here in my time(Ohio). You can keep the foods mentioned in your second sentence down there with ya. 😁
 
Surf and turf probably: aged ribeye with lobster and a tub of butter and seasoned fries. Caesar salad and onion rings for appetizers. A few slices of good pizza on the side. And maybe pecan pie a la mode.
 
Been to one Atlanta Braves game. My SIL from CA heard about “boiled peanuts” and had to get a bag. I couldn’t get past the first one, my peanuts have to crunch or spread on bread. Nope
 
Rexedgar said:
Been to one Atlanta Braves game. My SIL from CA heard about “boiled peanuts” and had to get a bag. I couldn’t get past the first one, my peanuts have to crunch or spread on bread. Nope
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LOVE boiled peanuts! The trick is you have to start with green peanuts, and they're hard to find. Roasted peanuts don't work well, they get too mushy. You have to get out in the boonies to find good boiled peanuts cooked in caldrons on the side of the road!
 
I'm just going to keep sending my meal back to the kitchen indefinitely until it is to my liking.
Come on, it's my last meal and I'd like it to be perfect. Is that too much to ask?....🥹🙄
 
I’m going for a bowl of shrimp and andouille gumbo- from Liuzza’s in NOLA.

Then maybe some al dente linguine with clams in a garlicky white wine sauce, with good bread on the side to soak up the sauce.

A good bottle of Bordeaux or a Brunello with all of it.

Dessert would be berries and whipped cream, and a very good port or two, if not a great grappa.
 
Ug make hammer said:
This should buy you a few more years on death row. If your mother is sadly deceased.
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She is and while that thought did occur it's not the reason for my choice. My mother was an outstanding cook in the peasant Italian style of taking whatever was laying around and making something delicious out of it. I'm a good cook and my kids love my lasagna but it doesn't hold a candle to hers.
 
Gaius46 said:
She is and while that thought did occur it's not the reason for my choice. My mother was an outstanding cook in the peasant Italian style of taking whatever was laying around and making something delicious out of it. I'm a good cook and my kids love my lasagna but it doesn't hold a candle to hers.
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My grandparents on both sides came over from Italy, my grandmother made homemade pasta every Sunday on her kitchen table, a huge circle of flour with eggs in the middle and she’d mix it by hand, then use her little crank pasta machine that attaches to the end of the table to cut the pasta.

Her pasta sauce, which we called gravy back then in Philly, would have every kind of meat imaginable for flavor.
My mother was a good Italian cook but nothing beat grandmom’s homemades.
 
I’ve been on a low sodium diet since 2014, my meal would be a taste of all the foods I’ve had to pretty much give up or alter to try to make it lower in sodium.
I’d start with ordering all that’s on the menu at the local Asian restaurant, followed by lots of crab legs, along with some authentic Mexican loaded with spice.
 
Threegoofs said:
I’m going for a bowl of shrimp and andouille gumbo- from Liuzza’s in NOLA.

Then maybe some al dente linguine with clams in a garlicky white wine sauce, with good bread on the side to soak up the sauce.

A good bottle of Bordeaux or a Brunello with all of it.

Dessert would be berries and whipped cream, and a very good port or two, if not a great grappa.
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Damn. I forgot about the Eggs Benedict from the Court of Two Sisters in the Quarter. I love that place. 😍
 
Emlee said:
My grandparents on both sides came over from Italy, my grandmother made homemade pasta every Sunday on her kitchen table, a huge circle of flour with eggs in the middle and she’d mix it by hand, then use her little crank pasta machine that attaches to the end of the table to cut the pasta.

Her pasta sauce, which we called gravy back then in Philly, would have every kind of meat imaginable for flavor.
My mother was a good Italian cook but nothing beat grandmom’s homemades.
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I've made my own a few times. It's a lot of work but worth it if you have the time. And yes my grandma was probably an even better cook that my mom and even mom would admit that. She never worked from a recipe and when mom tried to pin her down on how she made something she'd say things like "and add a little salt." "ma, how much salt." "you know, a little." :)
 
last meal request would be for an aged steak
aged about 40 years
 
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