Recently, I was out at a bar with my boyfriend and a girl friend of mine, when we started conversing with a good-looking guy seated next to our group at the bar. At first, he and my bf were bonding over sports, but before long, he had made his way over to us ladies, in hopes of parting some wisdom. Keep in mind that it was approx. 7pm on a Tuesday night in Manhattan. The conversation went as follows:
[Male approaches, a few beers deep]
Dude: “Hey, you listen to me. Have you been to Nick Tahou’s??”
Me: “What’s that?”
Dude: “How long have you and your boyfriend been dating?? Listen, when he takes you to Nick Tahou’s, and orders you the Garbage Plate, you can know, you’re the woman of his dreams. He wants to have your kids.”
Me: “What’s the Garbage Plate?”
Dude: “The Garbage Plate. It’s hot dogs, eggs, french fries, baked beans and potatoes, all on one plate.”
Ha! And that was the end of that. Eek. If that’s what a young lady can look forward to- a mash of hot dogs, eggs and baked beans on a plate, I think I’d rather not.
A couple days after the incident, it dawned on me that I wanted to dig a little deeper and find out about this Garbage Plate. What I found in my online research only grossed me out more. I direct you to the Wiki page, which I feel summarizes it best. Focus please on the photo of the dish.
SFAR