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Why is everyone feeding my teenager pizza?
— those are all alternatives to pizza. My main complaint, frankly, has to do with the fact that it is pizza one hundred percent of the time. Chinese takeout, subs, barbecue and fried chicken never even make the list. It may...
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The Truth About Robert Irvine?
way will do anything to get there face on TV. Another perfect example is Michael Chiarello who for years claimed he gradusted from FIU School of Hospitality Management, big liar, now he claims he attended the university. Lee...
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South Sea Seafood Village, Sunset, SF (v. long)
, and the squid at the next table didn’t look so good, so I would stay away from deep-fried dishes too. That still leaves a great deal on the menu to explore, and I’m looking forward to trying some of the barbecue....
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German food - undeserved bad reputation
That’s a really good point about barbecue (REAL bbq, not “grilling”) and chicken fried steak being German inspired. Most people only probably think of German food as wursts, schnitzels, sauerkraut & cabbage. But...
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Tex-Mex Essentials
grew up eating" and not really a universal constant. I’m convinced there is no such thing as “authentic” cuisine. Here’s why: As cuisines develop, the culture containing them develops when influxes of...
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Filipino Food: Educate me, please
in vinegar/soy sauce/garlic/black pepper/bay leaves) is a universal Filipino food. But even adobo has so many variations, depending on which part of the country you look. Some won’t have soy sauce, some will have coconut...
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Tipping: Decent Food-Terrible Service
I’m guessing you haven’t been out to dine much in Europe (not that I could speak for all Europe since it’s a large continent). The notion of tipping as incentive is not universal— in some places, tipping...
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Fondest Childhood Memories...
: strawberry patch that produced a couple of quart bowls each day during summer...so much I got sick of them. Valencia orange tree. Barbecued lamb chops with my Grandmother.
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Asheville's Best Restaurants
In deference to the near universal acclaim for Limones, I’ve refrained from commenting on their “Spanish paella.” I had it some months ago — as I remember, it was one of their specials — and even to...
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no chowhound friends???
and tons more fun. It has been proven bright folks have many other things to thank their creator for than it being Friday. They also do not believe that the crew at Olive garden was sent to a special university in Tuscany to learn...
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Midwest 'hounds: food unique to or that defines your community/town/metro area/state
More St. Louis specialties: gooey butter cake brain sandwiches those particular “italian salads” that are so ubiquitous barbecued pork steaks—strictly a backyard grill thing
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San Francisco - City of mediocre ribs, sushi, dimsum... (PLEASE HELP!!!??!)
of the hype that goes on here, there is still hype. Next, you complain about lack of certain foods. San Francisco is famous as a city that loves food, not a city that has every possible kind of food. Barbecue isn’t...
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What makes LA a foodie city? Tell Me
Korean joints are: Yongsusan for offering subtle royal delicacies from the Kaesong cuisine of the ancient North Korean capital of the Koryo Dynasty. Dae Sung Oak for bulgogi and other well marinated and well marbled barbecued bites...
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Raising Chowpups/Great food experiences with kids?
Our chowpup just turned 4. As I listen to other parents complain about their picky eaters, I have found a pattern (far from universal)—the parents of picky eaters do not have sit-down family meals on a regular basis. We...
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Strategy For Finding Bargain Wine
from every corner of the Universe. But he was simply...hopeless, frankly...when it came to advising on wine. I decided finally I had to break up with him after I showed him a bottle and asked what he thought about it, to...
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