Lunch with Kenrg #2 - Falafel's Drive In

[joey75220]

Ken, I still love this vlog six months later! WHEN OH WHEN will you do another?!? Hey, I still like the chocolate steak vlog? How about another bbq vlog? PLEASE?!?!?!

[kenrg]

Spring is here, I'll be dusting off the bbq soon...

[husseinwahab1]

what is in it??

[stelIawashere]

pathetic

[CRooster3]

@stelIawashere What is? 

[pintualbab]

just love to see u having ur lunch. . but im unable to see ur food clearly tis time due to d glare. so, u failed to make me drool. haha. . im waiting for ur #3 lunch.

[kenrg]

Yeah, between the glare in the original footage, and then the damage that YouTube rendering imposes, it doesn't look as good here as it did that day. I need to figure out better in-car lighting... but, thanks!

[iluvmyveedub]

AAAHHH!!!

I eat there all the time!

My dad used to as well... well, back in the 70's when he was an Atari employee.

My friends and I eat there whenever is suits us.

Some of the best food in Santa Clara County!

[kenrg]

"When he was an Atari employee" - Boy, that really does date it! ;^)

[joey75220]

"herbalicious"!!! That got me too!!!

Talk about free advertising for that place...they should pay you!!

[kenrg]

They don't need to pay me - they just need to stay open another 40 years!

[joey75220]

Ken, you have piqued my curiousity....I HAVE to try one now!!! When you first describe it, yeah...doesn't sound too good (although I DO put garbanzo beans in my chicken soup), but when you showed how green it is, that got me...gotta try it now. THANKS!!!

[kenrg]

Oh, yeah, it's garbanzo's with cilantro, onions, cumin, and all sorts of yummy things. Then deep fried. And anything deep fried has got to be good ;^)

[alleneh]

I've been going to Falafel's Drive In for over 40 years. When I lived in Santa Cruz I used to drive over to San Jose just to get the Special... large falafel and a fresh banana shake.... Now that I live back in San Jose I make it here for lunch at least twice a month. Most definitely the best in town... or anywhere.

You should have shown the noon time lunch line, which can get quite long.

[kenrg]

Glad to hear from a long time regular. Thanks for stopping by!

[iluvmyveedub]

Noon Line!?

OMG, it's insufferable, you want some Falafel gooness, but have to wait for the better part of a century to get some.

I've seen people starve to death in the noon line!

[P3rf3ctStorm]

The Falafel looks so decadent.

[kenrg]

Decadent, yes - But I can justify it as healthy eating. Talk about your win-win situations :^)

[blackturtleus]

Lunch for me was a turkey sandwich... I have a ton of leftovers from TDAY!!! That's a delicious looking sandwich!!! How can you talk about a colonoscopy at lunch!?! LOL (I'd be interested on hearing your opinions on algorithmic demotion - censorship?, BTW!!!)

[kenrg]

Algorithmic demotion - what a term! I can't wait to algorithmically demoted. It sounds like it's almost as much fun as a colonoscopy!

[Eemma]

Always wondered how u pronounce falafal in english :P Ahhh now i'm HUNGRY!

[kenrg]

How do _you_ pronounce falafel? It's isn't falafel?

[thizizliz]

Can't go wrong with a good falafel - I don't even care that there is no meat. Mmmmmmmm. Thanks for lunch - that was quite tasty.

[kenrg]

I just wanted to prove that even the most hard-core carnivore can eat vegetarian once in a while ;^)

[markapsolon]

flat bread and garlic hummus my fav for lunch. I guess it is health along with other Mediterranean food. :) falafel is not that bad :)

[kenrg]

Anything garlic is good! This place makes a nice hummus, but it could use more garlic. I like my hummus on the pita chips. Yum!

[Bl4zz3r]

We have a place around here that sells the Naanwich. Naan bread with butter chicken and other tasty goodies stuffed inside. Reminded me :) Thanks.

[kenrg]

Mmmmm.... Naanwich! That sounds excellent! We've got a place that does a tandoori chicken naan wrap, but not the butter chicken. Damn, I'm hungry again!

[filemen2]

aw dude ... can you snag me one

when you go?

[citizenstand]

that is really funny.

falafel is one of the most common foods in berlin germanland.

the music to you eating makes me want to laugh. ;)

[kenrg]

It's got a good beat; it's easy to chew to.

[Momotaro15]

What a subject to talk about when you are eating! Colonoscopy?

[kenrg]

LOL - It's all part of life!

[Momotaro15]

Argh! Stop it! You are making me hungry!

[kenrg]

I'm always hungry - Welcome to my world ;^)

[Nuolimieli]

Seemed like it must have been wonderful day out there. I liked the music and video in general - so relaxing. Hope to "have lunch with you" soon again :P

[kenrg]

Thanks - I eat lunch nearly every day, I just don't always bring the camera ;^)

[Nuolimieli]

Heh, I guessed so. It sounds natural to eat almost every day :D

btw: How did you find this Jason's song?

[kenrg]

Follow the link to Jason's channel (audionautix), and he's got several videos with samples of his music and links to the download files for you to use in vlogs (properly credited, of course).

[disposablebook3]

Always enjoy your stuff Ken.

Just wondering what s falafel weighs. Seems like quite a few kilocalories. :)

[kenrg]

I'm not sure about the weight/calories... I assume it's less calories (and definitely less fat) than a burger, but I really can't say!

[disposablebook3]

Whoah, a bit surprised by the quickness of your response. Am up late. No work tomorrow.

When I lived in Australia, I loved that kind of food. Here in Japan, or at least this part of it, unfortunately not available. Plenty available in London.

More available in recent time in NZ, where I am from. Where fish and chips or meat pies were traditional most popular as takeaway foods. Seriously high calories.

My above message my first time to respond to you Ken. But have long held you in high regard.

[samszeman]

Love the music kenrg!!

This video really chilled me out after a hard day.

Thanks again :)

[kenrg]

The music Audionautix (see link in description) - He's a great musician, and a great 'Tuber!

Glad you're well chilled.

[CanadianNinjaMonkey]

Felafel drive in? Wow, I have never heard of such a thing :) The only time I ever had felafel it was kinda nasty...maybe it was bad felafel but I had nothing to compare to. Tasted a little bitter.

[kenrg]

You got something against nasty? ;^)

I swear, it sounds nasty, but if it's fresh and flavored right, it's great.

[trueskiller]

I'm canadian theres falafel shops over here in Mississauga=]

[CanadianNinjaMonkey]

Let me know how their falafel tastes, I may have to take a road trip :D

[gabrielized]

Yum Yum Falafel!

Good on you for getting your checkup!!

[kenrg]

Thanks, and thanks!

[ajdpadbury]

Falafel, never heard of it - how can something that is deep-fried be healthy, Ken?!!

btw LOVE this comment above mine "Hey I'm a real tree hugger. Plants are living creatures with thoughts and emotions. And I really take issue with some of the comments about your enjoyment of murdering living legumes for your dietary pleasure. I for one find it quite barbaric." Not sure if it is a serious comment or not but it tickled me anyway!:)

[kenrg]

No falafel over there? Too bad... next time you're on this side of the pond we'll get you some.

And, yes, the anti-veggie movement is getting really strong. If you join our club we'll send you a sticker that says "Saved Plants; Ate Meat" (well, actually, just the acronym for that).

[gintonic666]

Great video again! Makes me hungry......

And dude, looks so sunny there. What's the temperature? Over here in Finland it's snowing and cold as hell.....

[kenrg]

When I left the house yesterday morning, it was cold and drizzly and in the mid-50s. By the time I got to lunch it cleared up (for a while) and was close to 70.

[sweetdaddycoconut]

The sammich looked goooood. :P

[kenrg]

Thanks - it was!

[Urnkneekovaks]

The vegetarian " Supersize Me " video? Although I had never heard of it before, the sandwich looked good.

[kenrg]

I'd love to do a vegie supersize me! Show the dangers of cutting out all meat proteins and fats from your diet! Not to mention how when you go all veggie you never stop farting and pooping.

[LeSaMilano]

love falafel - I have learned to make my own fairly decent one but there's something about one from a hole-in-the-wall.

good for you getting in for that colonoscopy. My father has been de-polyped for 20 years, and he's grateful for the displeasure!

very nice vlog Ken. :) Happy Holidays to you.

[kenrg]

Homemade falafel never really cuts the mustard, so to speak. And, frankly, neither does falafel from a fancy restaurant. You're right, it's one of those things that's best from a slightly funky looking outlet. I like eating on the edge ;^)

[garouHH]

Too bad the sun was so bright one could barely make out what's in there.You should definitely switch to artificial lighting and just turn off the sun. Who needs it anyways, right?

[kenrg]

The worst thing about the darn sun is that it keeps moving. You get your shot set up perfectly, and then between it's constant shifting and the clouds going in and out, and you're entire vlog is ruined. I'm never leaving the house again.

[johnreagannumber1]

I absolutely love these natural vlogs from you. A long time ago it was my dream to have a dinnerwithjohn channel and it never materialized. But if I would have launched it, it would never have been as good as this. You're great Ken! Kenrgggggggggggg ;) - John

[kenrg]

I've come to realize that food has been a major theme in my vlogs, even when not the obvious topic or activity - it always looms in the background. DinnerwithJohn would have rocked!

[andymooseman]

I've only just had my breakfast, but now you've made me hungry again!

So pleased you decided to have that check up Ken. Good message there.

I'm surprised you didn't mention the launch of Vloggerheads. You should be proud of helping to get that up & running :)

[kenrg]

I actually talked more about VH in the full 18 minutes of eating and gabbing, but by the time I managed to edit it to under 7 minutes, all that was left was when the founders all met in SF last February. Now, go and have a falafel and a colonoscopy...

[Sinjinator]

Wow, I LOVE falafels! Thank you, thank you for continuing the series... nice music too. What was the drink?  Seeya...

[kenrg]

The drink was just a diet Coke. So, what do you think the next in the series should be: Pizza or Mexican?

[Sinjinator]

Mexican. Pizza is so controversial/subjective.. Plus, I've been curious about the mexican food in your area. Most of what I've seen is very americanized (and i happen to like that) but I also respect an authentic place.

[channeIreview]

Hey I'm a real tree hugger. Plants are living creatures with thoughts and emotions. And I really take issue with some of the comments about your enjoyment of murdering living legumes for your dietary pleasure. I for one find it quite barbaric.

[kenrg]

I know. At least a cow has a chance to run away, not like those poor plants, stuck in the ground with no exit. But I'm just a cruel bastard and I accept it.

[filemen2]

I'm starting a "Cruel Foods" movement.

Will you join us? It's a lot of fois gras

and veal and ... oh god i can't even say it!

It's too cruel! R u in??

[kenrg]

I'm not too fond of veal, so it's easy to boycott. But fois gras is one life's great guilty pleasures, maybe with some mission figs and balsamic drizzle... (can I have that for breakfast?)

[rd1999]

I hated eating when I had a beard my wife will never let me grow one again.

your best vid last year was the prop 8 one

[kenrg]

Well, I guess the topic here wasn't as stirring as Prop 8, but falafel is important too! ;^)

[joey75220]

Man, this is a really good vlog. Good vlog, Ken...five stars!!!

[kenrg]

Thanks!

[juliact]

These vids make me so hungry!! And it makes me miss the falafels of my home town, Melbourne, which has a large Greek and Middle Eastern population - they used to put these wonderful pink pickles in them -WOW! Food, hmmm!

[kenrg]

Pink pickles? Were they pickled beets? Or maybe even pickled radishes? The only pink or red pickles (of the cucumber variety) that I know of are a peculiar sweet Southern pickle that's soaked in KoolAid.

[juliact]

FYI: I believe they were radishes soaked in beet juice, sounds quite mundane when compared to Koolaid!!!

[chicago85bearz]

Great video. MORE FOOD VIDEOS!

[kenrg]

I'm always happy to make a pig of myself for YouTube.

[sukatra]

You know why you're having trouble keeping up with your tweets? You're sitting in a car eating falafel and talking about colonoscopies.

[kenrg]

But I tweeted about it when I was done! Does that count?

[3CoolKats]

I was thinking about the that fantastic looking steakburger the whole time I was watching you eat the Falafel. Looking forward to your next GastroVlog!

[kenrg]

Well, I'm always thinking of the steakburger, but I don't always get to eat one. But, really, this was yummy too!

[trueskiller]

YES KENRG FALAFELS! I loved the first lunch with kengrg that steak burger looked tasty, Im going to get my lunch right now!

[kenrg]

Mmmm.... steak burger... But a falafel once in a while is good too ;^)

[filemen2]

Ken - please make more videos of

you eating while describing your

colon polyps.

Just kidding ... maybe not so much

with the colon polyps.

[kenrg]

LMAO - Best comment in weeks.

[bohogirl1]

i am now going to google falafel recipes.

my spell check just told me i spelled google and falafel wrong. just did it again!

[kenrg]

Call me crazy, but I believe the right falafel recipe could bring about world peace. Let me know if you find that one on Google.

[DanPostropheL]

Sorry to hear about Big George.

Next time, I'll bring my own sandwich -- I felt self-conscious sitting there watching you eat -- it felt rude of me. Sorry about that. :-)

You forgot to meniotn that another reason for going there is that falafel is just a fun word to say.

-dan'l

[kenrg]

Thanks - And you're probably right: "falafel" is fun to say, and that certainly adds to the enjoyment of the meal. Whereas just the sound of "asparagus" lets you know you're in for something scary ;^)

[DanPostropheL]

Tha's what I'm talkin' 'bout!  Yes!

[premiumblend50]

looks tasty

[kenrg]

Extremely!

[Furnifur]

btw I kept waiting for Guy Fieri but no luck

[kenrg]

LMAO - You know, Guy's been there - It was an episode of Triple D from about a year ago.

[Furnifur]

um err um Ken. ahem.. ahem.. um y got a little something in our stache there. no, not there. the other side. Nope, you didn't get it. There ya go!!

Rock on on the preventative medicine. All good things to be thankful for.

[kenrg]

I was hoping nobody would notice that. And you should see what I cut out!

[hallbe]

Burger next time...ok? ;-)

[kenrg]

Well, I did burgers already. Next time it'll have to be either pizza or a burrito or maybe chicken...

[LuckyStrike502]

I had a colonoscopy about 4 years ago. It was so much fun! They diagnosed me with Ulcerative Colitis, and I'm supposed to have regular checkups. I should probably go get one soon, buy not having health insurance makes that hard. :(

[kenrg]

Colitis is a bitch. Four years between checkups is about as long as you should go with that condition. But don't get me started on the health care crisis in this country...

[OhCurt]

OMG, thank goodness for preventive medicine is RIGHT!

Glad to hear you caught that early on.

Those were some tasty highlights.

:-)

[kenrg]

Either great highlights, or pathetic that the best things I can think of were hanging out with a bunch of idiots from the internet ;^)

[OhCurt]

Mike, Gary and those other idiots aren't idiots, how dare you!

I, on the other hand, am an idiot.

Hmmm.

Good point.

[EddyBergman]

Oh curses!! You made me all hungry now and it's 3:40am here. Time for bed not food.

=]

[kattalien]

good night!

[EddyBergman]

Thankszzzzzzz =]

[kenrg]

It's always time for food ;^)

[EddyBergman]

True, I'm eating cheese in bed haha =]