{"id":196,"date":"2004-05-11T03:59:00","date_gmt":"2004-05-11T03:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/index.php\/2004\/05\/11\/93608d74-093f-4bb8-9331-c02c95834c52\/"},"modified":"2018-06-13T01:29:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T01:29:58","slug":"93608d74-093f-4bb8-9331-c02c95834c52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2004\/05\/93608d74-093f-4bb8-9331-c02c95834c52\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"
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“The Groupen”<\/p>\n

– or –<\/p>\n

How To Succeed In The Restaurant Business Without Really Trying<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I got suckered into attending the German Shorthaired Pointer Club board meeting this evening. The downside is that the only thing we had in common was the breed of dog that lives in our houses. Oh sure, the occasional leash-free park or best dog door discussion came up, but after that, we mostly shared awkward silences or quick glances at the menu. The upside was that the board meeting was held at McKee’s Tavern in Rancho Bernardo. My brother-in-law had wanted to discuss additions to his website so he sat down at the table and we had a little chat in between those other silences. I was saved.<\/p>\n

When the time came to order dinner, we naturally asked about the special of the day. That’s when the story began. My brother-in-law’s mother told him about her favorite sandwich—The Groupen—a Reuben with grilled Grouper instead of corned beef. All the rest is there, the rye bread, the grilled sauerkraut, the Swiss cheese. “Of course,” Billy said, “it’s hard to get Grouper here in San Diego, so I use Mahi-Mahi instead and you get onion rings instead of fries…”<\/p>\n

What’s not to love?<\/p>\n

From a quick peek around Google, the “Grouper Reuben” can be found predominantly in Florida along with other Grouper recipes. Maybe they have way too much Grouper on their hands and have to find creative ways to get rid of it.<\/p>\n

So what we had was basically a Grouper Reuben that wasn’t a Reuben and didn’t have any Grouper in it. No wonder I’m confused. Full, but confused.<\/p>\n

Your pal,<\/p>\n

bob<\/p>\n

P.S. I’ve enabled comments throughout the blog as of yesterday. You wouldn’t really know by looking at it, but if you click on the permalink below (the post date), you’ll be taken to a page for this post with a comment box below it. The discussions are unmoderated to allow for some freedom, but if it gets out of hand I can simply shut the comments feature off so be nice. Sound fair?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The Groupen” – or – How To Succeed In The Restaurant Business Without Really Trying I got suckered into attending the German Shorthaired Pointer Club board meeting this evening. The downside is that the only thing we had in common was the breed of dog that lives in our houses. Oh sure, the occasional leash-free … <\/p>\n

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