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Does authentic always = good and does un-authentic always = "un-good"?
as they get into it because a reference point can enhance your experience over the time. Does this mean you don’t enjoy a $5 buck bottle...no. You enjoy that too but having a reference point can have a pay off if you...
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What's "the" food where you're from?
donuts without holes. Pickled beet eggs are popular at holiday meals. And for some reason iced tea in plastic bottles is huge around here. Most families have a gallon of Turkey Hill or Swiss iced teas in their fridge.
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TC #5 The Beatdown
Definitely Truffles – Truffle oil – or Roasted Baby Root Veggies! They totally missed the concept of representing Earth – the Squash Soup did sound too simple – but would have better aligned with the...
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How many of us Chowhounds are fat? [Moved from General Topics]
5’11" here, 230 pounds...so yeah baby, I’m fat!
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As Requested....From a Waiter's Perspective...
smoothly and by demanding a certain table (thereby potentially sticking a server with more than he/she can handle at that time) you’re slowing it all down. 2.) When I come over to offer you bottled or tap water please don’t blurt...
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Di Fara's: How much is the best NY slice of pizza worth?
I went (for the first time) yesterday. A round cheese pie was $20, which works out to $2,50 a slice. A friend and I shared the pie and I have four slices in my fridge. I had a grape Crush in the bottle, it was worth the $2. Worth...
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Childhood literary chow memories
we filled our biggest frying pan with fresh, white, brooklyn snow. back in the toasty apartment, we squeezed half a bottle of log cabin over the snow, giddy with anticipation at our impending maple candy. needless to say, the log...
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chinese/chinese-americans: tell us about home cooking?
...yes, really) steamed with preserved turnip vegetables Beef with chili bamboo shoots Sliced Chicken with peppers & black bean sauce stir fry then served over a plate of rice. Steamed egg omelette with cellophane noodles and dried...
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Nozawa should be ASHAMED of himself
rolls or long rolls as you prefer. If you wish, you can also order freshly shucked oysters (malapagues right now) & clams on the half shell from the fish guy adjoining. While they’re preparing your order, select a bottle of...
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To all those who like Subway...
/underpaid) life and several kids to support and little spare time, it’s tough to make applesauce and buy organic baby carrots and pack the numerous little bags and containers of nutritious food that I bring with me when...
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[BIG ISLAND] 7 Day Trip Report....
DAY 6 Hung out in Kohala. Sunned and surfed at Hapuna Beach and saw the petroglyphs at Mauna Lani. Sack n Save: Needed to make a stop at a grocery store for some bottled water and other sundry items. I thought it was interesting...
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Thai Avenue - no sweat - Long
- too much fun to focus and note. 2 Larbs, the northern, porky one was quite tasty. Fried chicken, nicely done, tangy sauce. Papaya salad with baby crab claws, a decent rendition, I enjoyed and crunched up the claws. Some very...
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The Apple Pan hickory burger revisited (with clear eyes)
You make some good points. For me, it’s very much about that we are now on the 3rd generation of our family who loves Apple Pan and they love us. Those folks have seen us grow up, get married, have babies and they always...
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I'm moving from NYC to London for univ...
a great deal of money, they live in council housing and the most expensive thing I saw them shell out on was a bottle of vodka. The name of the local liquor store was Boozebuster and had a Blockbuster themed logo. Tynemouth Fish...
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How can I learn to become a good cook?
be rewarded with then, the tastiest Moo Shoo Pork and handmade pancakes! That was 15 years ago, and a class will be priceless later. If you can shop at a store that sells spices by the ounce (not in bottles or packaged already)...
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