Restaurant Review

The Wife and I went to Ruth's Chris Steak House for dinner last night, celebrating a friend's birthday.  For those of you who don't know, Ruth's Chris is a New Orleans tradition, opened about 50 years ago by a Tulane Med School lab tech who mortgaged her home to open the restaurant.  The story's kind of interesting.

I started with some very decent gumbo and an Abita Amber, followed by the ribeye and a glass of merlot.  Had a great discussion with the waitress about the difference between "Pittsburgh" (varies restaurant to restaurant, some places it can actually mean medium rare or, as I call it, "burnt") and "black and blue" (seared outside, cool inside, which is the way a steak is supposed to be cooked).  These guys sear their steaks in an 800 degree oven briefly before any additional cooking, then serve 'em on a 500F plate to keep 'em sizzling while you eat.  Don't touch the plate.  Really.

Dessert was cheesecake and coffee.  Very tasty.

Had a great time.  Burns are healing nicely.  Extra treadmill time today to burn off the cheesecake.