When I was in college, there was a band, mostly members of which were a few years older than me, called Neighborhood Texture Jam. They had a song called “McThorazine,” the story of a psychiatric patient who goes to McDonald’s and in the prelude to the song, places an order. The cashier replies, “Thank you, sir, would you like an apple pie with that?”
(song begins… or maybe I should say, the screeching begins)
If I had wanted a DAMN PIE…
I would have ORDERED a DAMN PIE!
What does this have to do anything? My “lunch in Germantown yesterday” part of this post, actually. My lunch itself was the pizza buffet at Garibaldi’s, which isn’t that interesting and I didn’t take any pictures. However, it was my week to bring a pie for Pie Wednesday at work. Not knowing the area, I posted and asked my readers for advice on what nearby bakeries sold pies. The replies contained the usual suspects, Muddy’s and Frost, as well as a bakery I had not heard of called Miss Muff’n, next door to Garibaldi’s off West Rd. Where the other bakeries only had 5 or 6 varieties of pies, Miss Muff’n had 15. In my 7 weeks at work I had not seen a blueberry pie, so I ordered one of those last Friday and picked it up today after hitting the pizza buffet at noon.
(Edit: WordPress is being a little bitch again. You may or may not see a picture of a blueberry pie above.)
My co-workers liked it and it was $20, a little less than the other bakeries charge. They can make cakes, cookies, bar cookies, brownies, muffins, breads, cheesecakes, scones, pies, and cupcakes as well. They don’t have a large bakery case so in most cases you need to pre-order. You can view Miss Muff’n’s menu on their website. (The menu downloads as a PDF so I can’t link directly to it.) They seem to do a big wedding business as well.
Of course I stopped at Kroger (the one at Quince and Kirby, not Bougie Kroger near where I work) yesterday morning to get Cool Whip. You can’t have a blueberry pie without Cool Whip. That just wouldn’t be right at all.
As for lunch itself, glad to know that I still remember proper pizza buffet strategy from when I was a kid. You always sit as close to the buffet as possible so you beat the rush when a new pizza comes out. Also, if possible, you try to get a seat with a view of the kitchen so you see the pizza coming before anyone else does.
On to the news… tonight will be a big night Downtown as the Foo Fighters come to FedExForum. Doors open at 6, The Struts take the stage at 7:15, then the Foo Fighters at 8.
It’s also the final night of a long Redbirds homestand, and they’re going out in style with a specialty ticket that gets you a buffet of soft tacos, hot dogs and sides from 6 to 8 PM. $2 beers throughout the ballpark for Thirsty Thursday, and the Redbirds will have on their Memphis Chicks throwbacks.
Almost Famous, a high-energy band playing hits from the 1980s through today, headlines the Peabody rooftop tonight. Cover is $10 general admission, $20 VIP. Your admission includes a buffet of chicken taquitos, tortilla chips and dip. If you’re in VIP you have a second buffet of a beef and chicken taco bar, chicken enchilada dip and chips, and cinnamon churros.
Max’s Sports Bar has added a slushie machine. Drinks made it in will vary, but last night they had a Peach John Daly as well as Purple Drank.
Purple Drank
The folks at the Memphis Flyer are looking to expand and enhance their work, while at the same time keeping the Flyer a free publication. So they are looking for Frequent Flyers to support the cause. $5 a month gets you a car decal. $10 a month gets you the decal and a lapel pin. $25 a month gets you the decal, pin, and an exclusive Frequent Flyer T-shirt, while $50 a month gets you all the other stuff plus two tickets to the annual Best of Memphis party (which I can tell you, is quite a shindig).
Rizzo’s is looking to hire a hostess for evenings. Inquire within if interested.
The Redbirds pre-game seafood boil is back at Brass Door this Friday and Saturday beginning at 4 PM. Mussels, clams, shrimp, baby potatoes and corn come in the boil, along with crunchy French bread to sop up the juices. Cost is $18.
That’ll do it for now. Six and a half work days until my BBQ Fest vacation begins. Getting excited! Back tomorrow with more news.