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Date: Jun 7, 2005

Menu Items @ Powerhouse

Date: Jun 7, 2005

If you survey the Aramark offerings currently on campus, you will notice something: high prices. E.g., if you go into Einstein and get a sandwich, chips and drink your total will approach $9.

Having seen the menu for the Powerhouse, there appears to be some nice sounding sit-down entrees there. My guess is that you'll see several items in the $11-$15 range, if not more than that. What campus market will be served at those prices? Probably none, especially coming from Aramark. And, there is already an on-campus place serving very nice sit-down entrees, and at cost to boot --- The Charcoal Room.

My bet is that the Aramark people will attempt, early on, to convince Shelby that the Charcoal Room has to go. As Thames contemplates that, it will enter his mind that the Charcoal Room trains CoB students. At that point, Thames will sign the "shutdown" order and sent Doty a nasty little e-mail.

Nothing drives Thames more than hate. Know that, and you know 85% of what you need to know.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Lurker wrote:

Will the Powerhouse take monopoly money as a form of payment?

You mean "Lassen loot"?

Date: Jun 7, 2005

I've seen the menu for the Powerhouse Restaurant, and there's no way that they will be able to keep this concept up and running without heavy subsidies from USM. The menu items are going to be expensive to make well, and if they choose to do it on the cheap, nobody will want to eat there. The expense will not be amenable to students, and faculty will probably not support it because it's a Thames effort. Everything on campus is becoming totally commercialized with the goal of making money for Shelby and his cronies. I don't eat at Einstein, Agora, the Hub, the Commons, or anywhere else run by Aramark, and I won't eat at the Powerhouse.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Mr. Lassen recently contacted Sanderson Farms at the behest of Dr. Thames to inquire about the availability of certain chicken parts for dishes contemplated by the Powerhouse Restaurant. Of particular interest to him were the essential ingredients for "Shelby's Personal Recipe Rooster Fries," which I understand to be a staple of his own diet. Unfortunately we're unable to supply these parts in the volume requested by Mr. Lassen, and I believe he's now investigating the possibility of offering a variation of the original recipe using turkey parts.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

If all else fails, you can offer "mountain oysters" instead. Same principle, just not poultry.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

parts is parts!

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Hillbilly wrote:

If all else fails, you can offer "mountain oysters" instead.

That would sure beat them uptown pretentious yuppie foods like sushi.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Crow.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

how 'bout squirrel--the other white meat!

Date: Jun 7, 2005

stinky cheese man wrote:

how 'bout squirrel--the other white meat!

Here in the DC Metro area, you can get "Emu burgers" at Fuddruckers -- maybe they can get more from the Emu-herders at Sullivan-Kilrain Road.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Chicken Plucker wrote:

I don't eat at Einstein, Agora, the Hub, the Commons, or anywhere else run by Aramark, and I won't eat at the Powerhouse.

It's good to know that I'm not alone, Chicken Plucker. I'll give you a nod next time you're in the next booth at Subway.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Where is Einstein? I know where the other eateries are but not this one. By the way, SCM - your idea of serving squirrel meat is a great one! How about possum?

Date: Jun 7, 2005

No Longer on Campus wrote:
By the way, SCM - your idea of serving squirrel meat is a great one! How about possum?

Armadillo is pretty dang tasty too, and there's an unlimited supply just runnin' wild. In fact, I hear it's one of the main ingredients in those wurl' class Aramark weiners. My favorite is grilled Armadillo loin on rye with Grey Poupon mustard. MMMMMM!!!

Date: Jun 7, 2005

No Longer on Campus wrote:

Where is Einstein? I know where the other eateries are but not this one. By the way, SCM - your idea of serving squirrel meat is a great one! How about possum?

Down in south Louisiana we like dat possum on the half-shell, a.k.a. Armadillo. Dats good eats ya! Furst you make dat roux, cher, dark chacolate colour and den ya add de trinity (onion, celery and bell pepper), but don't ferget dem spices, no. Ya adds cayenne, black and white pepper with dat thyme and oregano befor you put in de stock....... Oops, gotta go check on ma red beans for dem start ta burn.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Bleechhhh . . . . .:

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Ok Boudreaux, why you makin red beans on TUESDAY?? You know that's the wrong day!

Date: Jun 7, 2005

LVN wrote:

Ok Boudreaux, why you makin red beans on TUESDAY?? You know that's the wrong day!

Ya right, LVN. We had a celebration down on de bayou, I forgets what fer (we has dem festivals somewhere every week) and my wife she lets me drunk too much, ya. Can't trust dem workin women, no. So I fergot to soak ma beans over night n it took me most of Monday ta get better. So dats why we doin der red beans on Tuesday. Don't tell nobody, no. Dey starts sayin I'm a Yankee if dey find out.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

LVN wrote:

Bleechhhh . . . . .:

LVN, my comment has absolutely nothing to with this thread, but seeing your screen name reminded me that I should take this opportunity to say something that I've intended to offer for some time. That is, I always look forward to reading your take on whatever matter happens to surface on the message board. I can always count on you to provide a civil, well reasoned, humorous, objective, and I might add consistently classy perspective to any topic that emerges. It gives me hope for the future, knowing that you and other educators (on this board) of your caliber are molding the young minds of the future. Thanks, and keep up the good work.

AE

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Austin Eagle wrote:

LVN, my comment has absolutely nothing to with this thread, but seeing your screen name reminded me that I should take this opportunity to say something that I've intended to offer for some time. That is, I always look forward to reading your take on whatever matter happens to surface on the message board. I can always count on you to provide a civil, well reasoned, humorous, objective, and I might add consistently classy perspective to any topic that emerges. It gives me hope for the future, knowing that you and other educators (on this board) of your caliber are molding the young minds of the future. Thanks, and keep up the good work. AE

I concur!

Date: Jun 7, 2005

No Longer on Campus wrote:

Where is Einstein? I know where the other eateries are but not this one. By the way, SCM - your idea of serving squirrel meat is a great one! How about possum?

The last time I was through Hattiesburg I noticed that some places are serving something called Talapia in lieu of catfish.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Something Fishy wrote:

No Longer on Campus wrote:
Where is Einstein? I know where the other eateries are but not this one. By the way, SCM - your idea of serving squirrel meat is a great one! How about possum?
The last time I was through Hattiesburg I noticed that some places are serving something called Talapia in lieu of catfish.

Well, THAT oughta be against the law! Good grief, next thing you know we'll be eating toast 'n jelly instead of grits!

Thanks for the kind words AE & Symp. As always, my family is amazed and is sure you've mistaken me for someone else!

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Something Fishy wrote:

No Longer on Campus wrote: Where is Einstein? I know where the other eateries are but not this one. By the way, SCM - your idea of serving squirrel meat is a great one! How about possum? The last time I was through Hattiesburg I noticed that some places are serving something called Talapia in lieu of catfish.

When Jesus feed the masses....talapia was the catch of the day(or says the guy in Petal who had the talapia ponds, i forget his name but his son in law was a former usm football player)

Date: Jun 7, 2005

center line wrote:

When Jesus feed the masses....talapia was the catch of the day(or says the guy in Petal who had the talapia ponds

That's interesting. But I thought Talapia's came from Vietnam.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Aramark ????? They provide food ???? Hope y'all know that they are the janitorial service here in our school system. Suckers get around !!

Date: Jun 7, 2005

center line wrote:

When Jesus feed the masses....talapia was the catch of the day(or says the guy in Petal who had the talapia ponds

I wonder how the guy from Petal would know that Jesus fed the masses talapia. Wouldn't such speculation be like viewing the movie The Ten Commandments and concluding that Charlton Heston looked just like Moses?

Date: Jun 7, 2005

I took it as a joke. I actually like tilapia, and have some in the freezer right now. However, it's a yuppie food that you eat with organic baby carrots and basmati rice or something. When you want FISH, with hushpuppies and coleslaw, it has to be catfish. Except when you want BIG FISH, and then it has to be salmon. Pacific.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

LVN wrote:

I took it as a joke. I actually like tilapia, and have some in the freezer right now. However, it's a yuppie food that you eat with organic baby carrots and basmati rice or something. When you want FISH, with hushpuppies and coleslaw, it has to be catfish. Except when you want BIG FISH, and then it has to be salmon. Pacific.

Actually, when I was a kid living in Hawaii and my Dad and I would go freshwater fishing and talapia was mostly what we caught -- it was plentiful back then in the islands and was a good eating fish although hardly considered "yuppie" then . . . course back then we hadn't yet figured out there was going to be such a thing as a "yuppie".

Date: Jun 7, 2005

LVN wrote:

tilapia . . it's a yuppie food that you eat with organic baby carrots and basmati rice or something.

Talapia is a yuppie food served with organic baby carrots and basmati rice? Where I live Ryans serves it every Friday night. The Ryans crowd is not exactly what I call yuppie.

Date: Jun 7, 2005

Yeah, but do they serve it at Cuevas' Fish House??