Steak & Chips by andycoleborn

Steak & Chips

It's not often I have steak, so when I was out food shopping this evening, I noticed the organic rib-eye's were cheaper than the non-organic so decided to treat myself.

Cooked medium, rested for a few minutes and served with sweetcorn, french mustard and chips. Tried doing something fancy with the chips as you can see...

Felt like a treat after a long day in court where today I started my first day of jury service.

I arrived at court at 9:00am and was shown in to a waiting room and asked to take a seat. Over the next half hour, about 60 people had turned up and we were shown around the courts and watched a 10 minute DVD then sent back to the waiting area to await our names being called.

And there we waited... and waited... and waited.. We sat there for nearly 2 hours before being told we could go to lunch.

At 2pm, 30 of us were called and were moved to another waiting area, big enough for the standard 12 jurors. And there we waited... Eventually, after 45 minutes, we were told the case was cancelled and we were sent back to the original waiting room!

Another hour wait and by now it was nearly 4pm when 16 of us were called. So off we went again to another holding pen, then into court where 12 of us were selected...

Was I picked??? Yep.... But immediately after affirming the case was adjourned!!! So it's back at 10:30am tomorrow for all the fun...
Looks delicious. Hope you have plenty of reading material! Or a deck of cards or something.
September 13th, 2010  
Nice steak! Not a nice day!
September 13th, 2010  
I have had the jury experience. A good book made it pass faster. Now that you are chosen, have fun. Nice focus on the steak, is that a grain of salt on the steak? I like the shallow depth of focus too.
September 13th, 2010  
Goodness..... you deserve the steak and love the way you've arranged your chips.... most of the rest of us would just pile them on!
September 13th, 2010  
nice photo... this one makes me hungry... thank you for your comment andy... i suggest you use small amount of glue for your "ring photo" but don't have it stay long enough 'cause it may tear the book or the Bible.
September 13th, 2010  
Thanks guys, Yep, have made a little dent in Steven King's 'Under the Dome'... already at page 300 of 900!! Constance, yep, that is some sea salt I sprinkled over the steak.. And Elizabeth, don't tell anyone but the rest of the chips were piled up once I'd taken a pic... :-)
September 13th, 2010  
Love this...ohhh its making me hungry :o)

Good luck with jury duty, I hope its not too much of a stressfull time for you!

Enjoy your book ;o)
September 13th, 2010  
ooooooooh this is goood. i love to do that, little treat some times steak and chips hmmmmmmmm
September 13th, 2010  
Cooked perfectly. I like how the focus is a bit off to the side.
September 13th, 2010  
I think I'd prefer it if all the steak and chips were showing... LOL Just kidding ;)
September 13th, 2010  
Love steak and chips cool pic, haven't had that for ages
September 13th, 2010  
Yummy! I'm hungry now.
September 13th, 2010  
Food looks nice ... jury service, arrggghh!! been there got the t-shirt Andy its a long two weeks (if your lucky only two weeks) .. take a good book tomorrow .. have fun..
PS two weeks i was called to two cases which only lasted 3 days all told, hope you have better luck than i did ...
September 13th, 2010  
perhaps take lord of the rings with you tomorrow Andy...lol
September 13th, 2010  
Yummy, now I'm hungry. lol
Jury duty, oh no, the wait as you described it. Goodluck for tomorrow!
September 14th, 2010  
Looks delicious!! Possibly will have steak for dinner tomorrow all because of this shot right here!
September 14th, 2010  
It's dinner time for me and not near home for another hour ... steak is it now. Nice composition and colours and textures.
September 14th, 2010  
I am a vegetarian, but I think this looks very yum! (I came here by way of the dead followers thread, having lost nine followers today myself and wondering what happened, given also six people I followed - not that I can tell which - have also left my list without my doing)
September 14th, 2010  
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