Firestone Roasting House, No Thanks!

Firestone Roasting House on the Christina Riverfront opened its doors where CW Harborside used to be. Thank the outdoor boozing gods FireStone kept the outside bar/lounge area in tact and it will be opening the outside area tonight. From what I understand they have added a large wood-burning fireplace and char-pits to their sitting areas, so if it is chilly you can still enjoy the band and drink a few Hot Toddies!


The restaurant itself opened last week and features pizzas made in a stone roasting oven, steaks, prime rib, seafood, sandwiches and salads. They have a nice wine list and a fun bar menu. Joe and I went on Monday night and I was disappointed. I ordered a Cucumber Mint Gimlet and Joe ordered a Wide Awake Drunk ( HA, don't we all just want him to go to sleep at times, especially when he is drunk) and his drink came out in a timely fashion. MY drink however, took a good ten minutes, if not more. First I was told they were working on finding some fresh mint, then I was told they were slicing the cucumbers....when I did get my drink, it was terrible. Now in all fairness, it is made with Gin, and a lot of it, but I thought it would be minty and fresh. It was terrible. I sent it back and settled for a nice glass of Pinot Grigio.

For an appetizer we ordered CHICAGO style Spinach and Artichoke Dip. The only thing Chicago about this Dip was, well, um, nothing! OK, it did have a small side of sour cream and a small side of salsa. Joe and I decided THAT must be what made it Chicago style. Have you ever had TGIF spinach and artichoke dip out of the freezer section? Yup, basically the same thing. Pizza was next. We ordered one pizza, the special of the day, Buffalo Chicken style. It was good, but I wouldn't order it again. It is with a heavy heart (well it is a little lighter these days because of the Fatty Pig Fatty competition) that I inform you, we skipped desert. Didn't even look at the menu! PROGRESS!

To wrap this up, I did not like Firestone. I will not go back there on my own accord for dinner. I will go for the outside bar, and I will try their bar menu, I am sure, but if I want gourmet pizza (does pizza ever classify as gourmet?) a light, fun atmosphere and a meal worthy of the price, I will stick with Pizza By ELizabeths or Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, the new place off of Route 202! THATS some kick ass pizza!

OH, and I am so excited because Harvest Restaurant in Glen Eagle Shopping Center, is now open. I am hoping to get there before I leave for Chicago, where I will be in restaurant HEAVEN!

Luv Ya,
AllieMac'Gina

OUTDOOR MUNCHERIES

There are so few places to go around here for dinner that include a NICE outside seating area and good food. It is that time of year, when I love to eat outside, enjoy a few beers, and just shoot the shit with good friends. I love sitting on my deck but my deck is a fine mess because I left it that way at the end of last summer. The plants are dead in their planters, there is a glass filled with beer caps that got left out from last summers starry romantic nights flipping them and I am missing seat cushions on a few of my chairs. So my fine deck with my fine cooking is OUT (oh yea, and I gave up my grill in the divorce, so no grill) I know a bunch of you are now disappointed that you wont get any of my excellent cooking!

SO where do you go? I have no clue. CW Harborsides deck isn't open yet,I like the outdoor ambiance but their food isn't very good. I don't care for the Trolley Square restaurants and I don't want to drive to Philly (although I do love Philly). I did hear that a new restaurant called Firestone Roasting House is opening on the waterfront May 13th. I checked out the website and it looks promising. Joe and I have been waiting patiently for Harvest Restaurant in Glen Eagle Shopping Center, right over the Delaware Pennsylvania line to open. I went online to see what I could find out about it and was mildly disappointed. Dave Magrogan, who owns the Kildare/Doc Magrogans restaurant chains, is opening it. I have been to Kildares in Newark and didn't really care for it. I am hoping, based on the looks of this new restaurant, it will be a totally different experience.....

We are headed to the beach again this weekend, fortunately there are plenty of outdoor places to eat and drink there. Hopefully, when we get home, some of the new places will be open and if not maybe you will invite me over to mess up your deck, flip your beer caps and eat your food.

Luv,
AllieMac'Gina!

LOL ....KINDA FITS WITH TODAYS THOUGHTS

A woman is at home. She hears someone knock at the door. She opens the door to see a man standing there.

He asks her, "'Do you have a vagina?" She slams the door in disgust.

The next morning she hears a knock at the door and it is the same man. He asks the same question of her,

'Do you have a vagina?' She slams the door.

Later that night when her husband gets home she tells him what has happened for the last two days.

He says to her in a loving and concerned voice, 'Honey I am taking tomorrow off to be home just in case this guy shows up again'.

The next morning they hear a knock at the door and both run for the door. The husband says to the wife

in a whispered voice, 'Honey, I'm going to hide behind the door and listen. If it is the same guy I want you

to answer 'yes'. I want to see where he is going with it'. She nods yes to her husband and opens the door.

Sure enough the same fellow is standing there and he asks, *Do you have a vagina?' 'Yes' she says.

The man replies, 'Good! Would you mind telling your husband to leave my wife's alone and start using yours?'

DO WOMEN THINK THIS WAY?

I have had an ongoing debate with a man I know. I am at the end of my rope with it and am almost believing that maybe it is me. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe what I have known to be my beliefs are my beliefs, but not typically other women's......Here is what I know: men are pigs. They look at a woman and decide in the first two minutes whether they would f*%k her or not. (I am sorry, i know we are all adults here, but it is difficult for me to be so forward, or crude. I am acting like I didnt really say f*&k, although we all know i did) They look you over, and they size you up and they think....damn she is hot, I would bang her. This is not personal to the man, this is not an "I don't love and want the woman I am with" I just would F&*k YOU. This is one of those...WHAT? I was just looking (neglecting to say..."and thinking dirty, nasty thoughts" WHAT?)! This is not an actual thing they would do at the moment, but given enough opportunity, it would happen. THAT is what I believe. Men think with their yamsicles and sacks, want what they see, and have very little control.

Now, women, and here is my argument....we see a hot guy. We look at him and we think, damn, he is HOT. But, our VERY NEXT THOUGHT isn't...I want to bang him. Now, if I am single, I would find out if he is interested and maybe we could go out, then we would go out on some dates and we would get to know each other a bit..then , maybe, then, we would bang, but our initial thought wasn't...damn he is hot, i want to bang him. We CAN stop at, damn, he is hot! Now, if we are not single , our thought is damn , he is HOT. That's it...He is HOT! Whew....man, did you see him?! and we move on....we don't think like men. Maybe I am wrong. We do to a certain extent...but men don't exist to be our eye candy or sex toys. WE DO NOT THINK WITH OUR VAGINAS! THAT is all. Well, okay, maybe they are our sex toys.

It is very late, and I am tired of this debate, so, PLEASE LADIES and MEN.....chime in and tell me....am I right or wrong? I need to know for my own piece of mind.

I could go on and on about this, but you get the point. Now weigh in and tell me your thoughts! You know how I love to win, especially against a man. Oh yea, and I think pigs are adorable and have many redeemng qualities, so i dont want to insult pigs.

Love,
AllieMac'Gina!