On 12/10/2013 6:05 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> Among the Dataw lunch specials today:
>
> Blue Plate Special:
> Pear and Blue Cheese Salad
>
> Candied Pecans, Cranberry, Blue Cheese Crumble,
> Grape, Tomato, and Sliced Pears
> Served Over Mixed Greens
>
> $9.50
>
> It might be absolutely wonderful. I still don't think of this as a
> [traditional] Blue Plate Special.
>
> Jill

Your analysis of this agrees with the data in my memory banks. The
candied pecans makes this a wonderful salad. Candied pecans should be
the new bacon. I predict that one day, it will be.

Tell the management you want a real blue plate special - a cheap,
complete, meal on a single plate. Tell them that they better make god
damn sure the plate is blue. For a beverage, might I suggest warm water
from a tap? Why yes, I may. :-)