Goldbelly experiences

[jordan_whitehead]

Bagel sale. Is Essa the go-to? Do they keep their texture after a freeze and thaw? 36 bagels is a bit much to finish fresh now that there are only three of us at home.

My wife likes them, they arrive a day old. I slice and freeze them. Day old is ok, I don’t like any 2 day old bagel.
Whether it’s worth it depends on your local alternatives.

Kossar’s is significantly better. NY bagels are big, Essa’s are gigantic and I don’t get why they only seed 1 half of the bagel

[Robert_M_yers]

Ordered the Zahav Hummus & Salatim Spread solo, minus the Lamb shoulder. Zahav was backed up so I ordered over a month ago and forgot, but happy!

Does anybody have any other meat recommendations you might pair that can be easily sourced local or made in fairly short order to make a good combo?

Get takeout kebobs. One of his other restaurants, Laser Wolf, does all the salatim, hummus and pita for the table, then you add a choice of grilled meat, many of them cooked on skewers. I love the salatim, but dinner needs a protein, for me.

Yes I think that’s the answer, thanks for the idea

[Abbie_S]

These are some of the best cookies I’ve ever had. I bought a couple at the bakery when we were in Napa earlier this month.

https://www.goldbelly.com/the-model-bakery/chocolate-rads-12-pack?ref=merchant

[Robert_M_yers]

Franklin is available right now if anyone has been seemingly waiting forever like me!

[david_jacobson]

Franklin is available right now if anyone has been seemingly waiting forever like me!

Did not wake up today expecting to buy 5 lb of mail order brisket for August… but such is life

[Jason_T]

Just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone for the collective wisdom here on Goldbelly. I’m not able to get home for my mom’s 70th birthday this weekend and she doesn’t really have anyone else to celebrate with.

I’ve got the Zahav cookbook and think he’s such a cool dude, and my mom has heard me talk about all the stuff I’ve made from the book, so I thought that would be a great surprise. Called her a couple weeks back and told her to clear some space in the fridge and freezer but that that’s all I could say. I didn’t tell her it was Zahav. Welli did say it would be insanely too much food for one person but that she’d have a lot of fun playing with the flavor combinations and could freeze some of it once she got bored.

She just got the box and she’s ecstatic!!! Sooooo much food. Insane really for the price. There’s apparently a YouTube video that discusses how to prepare things and they also provide a Spotify playlist that they use at the restaurant!!! A really cool touch.

Thanks again all.

[Robert_M_yers]

Bought the full Momofuku experience for delivery on December 23rd. Was randomly looking at my account for something else and noticed the delivery date was now Dec 1st. After reaching out I received this reply:

“I do apologize about your order arriving early then expect. Unfortunately we are cutting ties with Momofuku, so December 1, 2022 is the last delivery date for them.”

Kind of disappointed that they couldn’t fulfill their time obligations in spite of whatever business disagreements they may have had. we obviously had a plan for this on the 24th….at least there is plenty of time.

They did finally send an email yesterday that you can cancel or they will just ship at the end of the month.

[Robert_M_yers]

For anyone interested it Looks like door dash is starting a Goldbelly like option as well. Hadn’t heard of it but they sent an email which gives $50 off a $75 order. I honestly couldn’t find much but I ended up with a whole cake from Milk for $27. They do have Katz deli which would have seemed like a decent option here as well.

Here is the
code SHIPSALE50 for $50 off your order of $74.99+, now - 11/30.

[Mark_Golodetz]

@Sarah_Kirschbaum

We have used goldbelly a bit over the past few months:

• McMoon’s lobster rolls - Very good
• Zahav Lamb Shoulder Meal Kit - Incredible. All of the sides were great, meat was perfect and easy to prep. Really good value as well considering how much food you get.
• Buddy’s pizza - My neighbor ordered this and shared. Very average. We make better Detroit style pizza at home.
• Buttermilk Biscuits from The Grey - Very good, comes frozen so easy to make as needed.
• Shiitake Mushroom Buns from Momofuku - Good/solid. Not sure I would order again.

Very excited to see that about Zahav lamb! We love Zahav, but are used to eating at the bar because reservations are impossible. Now, of course, there’s no bar seating at all. Also, Zahave is one of the only restaurants in Philly where there is absolutely no BYO. This may be our only chance to have Zahav’s lamb with our wine! Feels kind of dumb shipping less than a mile, though.

Just ordered the lamb shoulder for Superbowl. Any thoughts on what wine would work? .
I am leaning towards a Temper Bandol.

[Sarah_Kirschbaum]

Mark - that is exactly what we chose, and it was a great match. We also had some Rhones chosen by a friend which worked, too.

[Mark_Golodetz]

Thanks Sarah. Southern Rhône?

[Sarah_Kirschbaum]

Northern. I rarely enjoy Southern.

[Siun_O_Connell]

Momofuku is using a new service - more options, lower pricing. We haven’t tried yet but it looks like a great option: Market | Good Eggs

[Robert_M_yers]

The GoodEggs looks like it’s for local delivery. Goods Eggs Select says they will ship nationwide but only has like 5 items (none of the Goldbelly stuff), am I missing something?

[Siun_O_Connell]

The Good Eggs Select products ship - so fo example, I can order The Momofuku Korean BBQ kit serves 3 for $59.99 and $10 shipping (flat rate) and they ship anywhere in the US.

Good Eggs Select

[Jay_Miller]

I had a $75 credit expiring so despite Sarah’s warning I decided to try the Commanders Palace turtle soup and gumbo. I had always regretted missing our reservation because our connecting flight was delayed when the pilot didn’t show up.

Big mistake. They were both terrible. The gumbo a little better than the soup but both bad enought that I threw out almost all of them.

What a disappointment.

[Robert_M_yers]

That sucks to hear. I’ve been thinking about the turtle soup for awhile. Although I’m not so keen on eating turtle much anymore.

We did Blue Ribbon around the holidays and the chicken was no better than Popeyes, but the sides were excellent. Not recommended.

Zuppardi’s Pizza was pretty good for for frozen pizza. They are small but not a horrible value for $15 per to try something new. I’m sure for those with local access to great pie the answer might differ though.

[T_Altmayer]

For Christmas, someone sent us cannolis from Mike’s in Boston. Turned out perfect.

[Mark_Golodetz]

@Robert_M_yers

We did Blue Ribbon around the holidays and the chicken was no better than Popeyes, but the sides were excellent. Not recommended.

That is no bad thing. I love Popeyes

[Robert_M_yers]

@Mark_Golodetz

That is no bad thing. I love Popeyes

Yes of course…what I should have said is that if you are fortunate enough to have Popeyes around there is zero reason to order Blue Ribbon. It’s inferior and obviously costs multiples more.

I am looking forward to trying Willie Maes from NOLA asap.