Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for September 06, 2009

Steak well done?

Now that’s just a waste.

Pass the match under the cow twice for rare, three times for well done

Clovia probably just read Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human, by Richard Wrangham.

Guess who’s not getting tipped today!

Since I quit living in a cave, I gave up raw meat. Ever notice that people who eat rare put sauce on the steak, why? To kill the flavor. Cook it well and reallllllly enjoy a great steak.

Wait, what? Ordering steak at an Italian restaurant. What’s the point?

OK, eat up then let’s get back to Gertie and Earl!

I wonder how Upton and Ramona are doing, too.

Finally, I imagine a Scancarelli might know a bit about Italian cuisine…

A good piece of steak doesn’t need sauce of any kind or even salt. The flavor of the meat stands alone. You don’t need to cook it to charcoal to enjoy that flavor - medium rare is perfect.

I never use steak sauce, to me it’s a contradiction. I don’t notice anyone using it except in those really stupid ‘A-1’ commercials.

OK… Mr.Get it wrong & bring it someday..here’s your TIP….Save your money , hard times are coming soon .

Was that charred-rare or Beef & Fowl (smidgen) great 1

The abundance of jokes in today’s strip makes this Sunday’s comic much better than the usual.

Is Senator Bobble a Republican?

I like my steak very rare and no steak sauce or any other kind please. As for well done…I’ll re-sole my shoes with it. BTW, Clovia’s steak is probably done alla pizziola. It’s common on Italian menus.

You’re probably right stonehenge. But when you order a steak like that though, shouldn’t it come the way the Chef thinks it should be cooked? Would she even get a choice?

I love the warning in the window. Says alot about the upper crust of Gasoline Alley.

Well said, lewreader!

What, no Carpaccio?

I took too many microbiology and parasitology classes at A&M to be comfortable eating any rare/medium meats. I can do light pink, not bleeding now, but for a long time it was well done thank you.

So many P.E.T.A. folks here - People Eating Tasty Animals!

I can see why you don’t get any compliments, Signor!

Bistecca alla Fiorentina is a delicacy of the Tuscany region of Italy (around Florence). It’s essentially a very thick porterhouse, charred on the outside and cooked rare. The way Clovia ordered it would just confuse Tuscans. Jim Scancarelli is the son of an archivist for the Italian consulate, so his background may figure into the response.

Here is a recipe: http://www.chow.com/recipes/10851

I always tell the server that I want my steak rare. I want to hear the echo of the moo!

You could put any of several steak sauces on the cardboard from McFreindly’s and get it down…