
Mike Barnicle Podcast on 96.9 FMTALK
Phantom Gourmet - Mike does his Phantom Food News, 11/14/09.
“…and gourmet restaurant gift card. Well it was bound to happen Ruby Tuesday a company that saw great heights sort of like an Internet stock it soared to the top. And then it bottomed out declaring bankruptcy a few years ago but it's reorganized now. They're going to be re branding ruby Tuesday's. . They are shifting. So that they've upgraded with a new modern look and a menu that is going after premium customers. Was a premium customer that's anyone who makes the big box fifty to 70000 years so they're going after. At Ruby Tuesday that's the -- strategy they keep in the salad bar. . They are keeping this caliber of what I think you would like is that they are going heavy into seafood. The main now Manuel now include Asian salmon spinach salad. New Orleans seafood. That they claim will separates. Ruby Tuesday's accord that director of marketing from the cluttered bar and grill segment of dining. And the marketing director also says seafood plays an important part we were able to execute that for a very long time high level. What we're gonna do now is adding lots of lobster issues. Including. Its. They're going to add. Many lobster dishes there including. A lobster tail which will sell for sixteen dollars. Sixteen. And now that they also serve breakfast salon locations they serve brunch I believe. That once things I would say that that lasts less than yeah. The market the market director says from a trends standpoint. Seafood was always emerging ruby Tuesday's every time we ran as seafood from all it did extremely well as as -- so fishing where the fish are it …”
“…lobster tails and their like straight out of the ocean there that. Ruby Tuesday is -- is selling over sixteen dollars. …”
11/7/09 - Mike ruins dinner for everybody
Phantom Gourmet - Mike does not like what he gets for dinner and orders more food, 11/7/09.
“…Let's say. A large and people pizza. -- column -- the door sweet potato Fries. . And pulled pork sandwich. . This three courses of -- prefix that you're with selected -- specifically for each course. Michael I think Pallet cleanser between courses to get large people he. I cut. -- and yes. Sweet potato Fries and pulled pork sandwich I don't likely -- My name lunatic let me ask the question and I wanted on the web now. But try to …”
“…a little pizza place that was up upstairs from bowling Alley in Jamaica Plain it was always sort of a cult favorite place. Now they've moved locations in the old in the brewery in Jamaica flight. …”
Phantom Gourmet - What is your favorite and worst Halloween candy, 10/31/09.
“…A full Snickers bar. . Is like finding a pot of gold when you're a kid and -- someone gives you a full Snickers bar yeah. I don't know what what company on Snickers Hershey on everything. I think there -- day they they had a full bar in the they did these manes for people that want it cheap -- out on on Halloween. And now this like that dwarf. Version of like the Milky Way and Snickers you know I mean it's basically like Hershey's kiss right Cy Young voters that -- a -- miniaturized all those things some two Eagles -- that's not even Halloween is close …”
“…there's the the giving out perspective as a kid you -- full Snickers bar. . You want out -- out okay as an adult you wanna give away liked chapels. You you you ready you wanna get away like the what like elect mounds bar and because you don't write anything with coconut you know you're driving kids but as a kid what is the basket and get with the worst candidate yet has yet to meet its Snickers is is the best. -- and it three musketeers is just the -- I thought I get this considerable thought this week all candy should be primarily. Chocolate. Based you mean -- in general just how will we know all candy should be primarily chocolate base perhaps with some caramel and nuts if it's not. And it's just nothing like that's what three musketeers is lousy because it's like that new way of illness -- musketeers chocolate bar talking about now hold three -- chocolate reflected that whatever reasons that it would is passed down on primarily as a primarily …”
Phantom Gourmet - The guys talk about food news of the week, 10/17/09.
“…and it's this it's Washington placement Washington DC. I'll say DuPont's. And Jesse Jackson. . And if Barack Obama. . In Michael Graham interest. Barack Obama and Bill Cosby. . On the cots he's the only ones -- effort free Ben's body from Ben's chili bowl will be cream -- An added …”
“…buffet at any time they have eighteen different kinds of pizza. Unlimited salad bar unlimited pasta bar with called pasta hot pastas like six different kinds of sauces and hold does our. Area of the fat …”
10/10/09 - Dave goes apple picking with Aruba Girl
Phantom Gourmet - Does dave lose his man card because he goes apple picking with Aruba Girl, 10/10/09.
“…Newspapers. And news media. I mean did this station has the best political analyst in the city but I really knows much about it really isn't it. I don't know the total geek you guys admit …”
“…house alienates us around like around -- browse around -- all. Yeah high school kids that are like trying to make out and it's little kids -- their parents. It's not like cuts don't push of …”
10-3-09 - Dave orders a steak and chaos happens
Phantom Gourmet - Dave orders a steak at a steakhouse and chaos happens, 10-3-09.
“…a rash judgment. Because that's my favorite cut I don't really like filet Danny you know Michael -- nothing about would be you know filet. . Is really not as tasty as it's like fat that's what -- with soft it's a totally different -- fine too -- …”
“…like a new guy that maybe it wouldn't recognize. Could -- in Brian Scalabrine. . Now finally he's -- he looks like game. Get some and I'll throw some -- that's like a so we we're taking …”
09/19/09 - Guest Richard Shea President of MLE
Phantom Gourmet - Richard talks about the pizza eating contest, 9/19/09.
“…of the one of the major attractions. That we have at the Phantom Gourmet food festival. This year is going to be at the brand new house of blues. This is next Saturday the upper house …”
“…commissioners of Major League eating mr. rich day average welcome to the Phantom Gourmet radio program. …”
9/12/09 - Phantom Guys want to put a bowling team together
Phantom Gourmet - Do you have what it takes to be on the Phantom Gourmet Bowling Team, 9/12/09.
“…so the so so old I was the first customer at Victoria's Secret in legacy place. What do you mean she was the first customer the opens a Victoria's Secret she was like -- she can't counters that I yeah I don't occupy a -- out there. So she -- there and …”
“…we've come -- this idea that -- something totally radical with the Phantom Gourmet brand and that is to create our own bowling team. Anonymous -- really bold and all that much of our father usually …”
09/5/09 - Mike Andelman thinks a Mexican place is a Polish place
Phantom Gourmet - Mike Andelman goofs on a sales deal, 9/5/09.
“…he -- lot Paloma -- The guy which is a Mexican restaurant in Quinn's. Very well known place in their for years we've covered him on the show before La -- I mean if you're in the industry you know that's can -- I in my head we had covered a place in South Boston called cafe Polonia. Right which is polish food yes it's actually an awesome -- authentic like polish restaurant so I eight. Assumed …”
“…polish food you know outside -- Boston. But he's a handsome Mexican restaurant in Quincy -- few times he keeps saying to me again I don't realize the total minutes later. …”
08/29/09 - Fast food restaurants
Phantom Gourmet - The guys talk about fast food joints, 08/29/09.
“…past -- everytime I go I I had a bad experience at Burger King I. I've I've sworn off Wendy's at different times in my life don't get me started on some brawler oh. Sometimes KFC it -- take me ten years to get an order -- but he is one of those chains where it can be absolutely so god awful I don't like they just sell franchises in the may never return the next fifty years that used to be no standard of quality best of my knowledge that one of the KFC's I go to. Someone just talked about -- Gigabyte every just like 45 dollars Taco Bell is the whatever I am if I have if I go through a -- and I've got like forty cents eighty cents …”
“…the year is thus far is the successful launch. Of the KFC grilled chicken. . There are times we are -- the it's healthy it's cheap it I think it's the future of the fast it is …”