Slate asks what is the best steak? Verdict: where do I get me some grass-fed beef?

I have to admit that I actually like that Wendy's commercial with the techno and the robot voices and the burgers pumping up and down to the music. I would play that if I had the record, definitely. But those burgers with like eight patties on them, that's effed up. And it's even worse that they're like pumping up and down. Large amounts of meat, pumping up and down, I do not need. Especially not after my night at the Buenos Aires Grill.

Tonight we went to The Buenos Aires Grill. In case you weren't sure from the name, the menu reveals that it is a: grill. Just about everything on the menu consists of meat that has been grilled, on a grill. Tom and Sami got the special, which was grilled meat. It being a special, it also had demi-glace of some kind, and some portabello mushrooms. I, on the other hand, got the "Parrillada" which is, like, a mix of grilled meats. I wasn't sure if maybe it was for more than one person, but it was the price of a regular entree, so I figured it was just like a sampling of a few things.² So anyway, we got our beef empanadas and our lamb empanadas (not grilled), which were pretty good. That makes two different sorts of meat. so far.³

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Life imitating the Simpsons never gets old. In this case, it's Domino's Pizza's "Steak Fanatic" Pizza. Described as "Angus Steak piled on top of more steak smothered with cheese. Pile on even more steak for only $2 more". Next thing you know, they'll be covering it with rich, creamery butter.