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Reminder – $100 Prize In Limerick Contest!

March 9, 2010 at 10:46 am

by: Food Dude 

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THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

There have not been many entries in the food limerick contest this year. Remember, the first prize is a $75.00 gift certificate from Accanto and a  $25.00 gift certificate from Bruce Bauer over at Vino Buys. Second prize $25.00 gift certificate to Story Teller Wine Company, and third prize is a $20 gift certificate to Laughing Planet Cafe.

It doesn’t take long,  just a bit of effort. Here are three I came up with in the shower this morning:

It may come as no surprise,
when you ‘cue you’ll get smoke in your eyes.
I’ve tried a hair blower,
but the flames just burned lower,
and I now have raw chicken with fries

I once knew a writer named Gerdy,
When she wrote, her reviews were quite wordy.
When it came to good food,
she snarled with a ‘tude,
And was stabbed by a chef before thirty

A chef, once had it made,
With his cooking he’d often get laid
Then his cupboards went bare,
and the girls fled the lair,
now it’s all he can do to get paid

Now surely you can do better than mine!


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I have a wide-range of food experience - working in the restaurant industry on both sides of the house, later in the wine industry, and finally traveling/tasting my way around the world. Whether you agree or disagree, you can always count on my unbiased opinion. I don't take free meals, and the restaurants don't know when, or if, I am coming.

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15 Responses to “Reminder – $100 Prize In Limerick Contest!”
  1. Jessica Roberts says:
    March 9, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    Sandwich, o sandwich, it’s clear
    You’re the darlingest food of the year
    Torta, steak or bahn mi
    Meat Cheese Bread’s BLB
    In my gullet you’ll soon disappear

    Lest you think that my bread song is done
    I assure you we’ve only begun
    First stop egg, bacon, toast
    Course two: tender beef roast
    With a moon pie that’s second to none

    Still hungry? then skip the salami
    For Ken and Zuke’s tender pastrami
    Vaya torta and ‘cue
    And this Döner’s for you
    Sound the sirens for sando tsunami!

    • meimoya says:
      March 9, 2010 at 10:58 pm

      Haha…sando tsunami…the best five syllables I’ve read all day!

  2. Adam Zwerling says:
    March 10, 2010 at 11:57 am

    Paley’s, Andina and Toro Bravo
    Their food is perfect to taste or to show
    But if there was one thing missing
    From all of their dishing
    It would be cooking their cuisines on an Evo

  3. Jen D. says:
    March 10, 2010 at 4:57 pm

    I find it hard not to be jaded
    with portions that don’t leave me sated
    I am not quite a stick
    but I like my steaks thick
    feed my face and you’ll find me elated

  4. Rebecca says:
    March 10, 2010 at 5:35 pm

    After spending my days in the field,
    My kitchen bears a generous yield
    Friends gather round,
    A glass of wine downed
    Oh food my soul you have healed.

  5. Liza
    Twitter: elfinpdx
    says:
    March 11, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    Been living in Portland a year
    And my waist has got bigger, I fear
    Too many places to eat
    Great food savory and sweet
    Must be time for a diet, oh dear!

  6. JJF says:
    March 11, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    de Sade said, “Now don’t think me rude,
    But I’ve multiple uses for food.
    And eating is merely,”
    He sniffed cavalierly,
    “The only one seldom done nude.”

    • djonn says:
      March 11, 2010 at 9:57 pm

      ROFL. A trifle light in culinary content as such, but this is one of the very few in the present cycle that’s actually made me laugh out loud. (And it scans!)

  7. Janet says:
    March 12, 2010 at 12:24 am

    Burgers and pizza were her fast food persuasion.
    Dissatisfied, a friend suggested ‘…try Mexican, Asian,…’
    Now tortillas and rice
    replace the usual fries
    And she frequents Chipotle and Panda Express on occasion.

    • Janet says:
      March 12, 2010 at 10:03 pm

      Maybe if I wrote ‘Taco Bell’ instead of ‘Chipotle’, I’d have had a chance, huh?

  8. Jeffrey Thomas says:
    March 12, 2010 at 4:55 pm

    When I woke up in bed with the corn,
    Did you notice if the lettuce was torn,
    In a peppery sauce
    That needs a good toss
    I’m a salad tomato forlorn.

  9. Jen W says:
    March 12, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    I stare down the warm diners inside
    While my time in this line I must bide
    They smugly eat calamari
    While I’m out here feeling sorry
    Oh how I crave something fried!

    My financial situation’s so dour
    I can only afford happy hour
    Though there’s no cassoulet
    For eight bucks a day
    I’ll have a cheese plate and 3 whiskey sours

    Now when you walk down my street
    There’s a million places to eat
    Six cafes and twelve pubs
    Nine carts and a club
    But my garden is equally sweet

  10. D Ren says:
    March 12, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    Last night I awoke with a start
    Jumped out of bed then ran for the carts
    After filling my face
    I said in disgrace
    It’s not like I don’t like to fart

  11. D Ren says:
    March 12, 2010 at 5:06 pm

    Every morning I start with a latte
    Though on weekends it begins with a breve
    One has more cream
    The other a dream
    But in the end as is said they’re just coffee

  12. jimmy says:
    March 13, 2010 at 10:24 am

    I’m sucking on a pickled mango
    My tongue is doing the tango
    I will no longer gloat
    It feels like my throat
    Got ran over by a Dodge Durango

    New England or Manhattan?
    Like silk and like satin
    My man likes his chowder
    To match with his powder
    And his shoes, which are black leather patents

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