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Snob terminology [Moved from Ontario Board]
Well I can’t think of a better word for salsa. It does bug me when people say “bleu” cheese especially when the cheese in question is stilton or gorgonzola or any blue cheese that is not French!
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Who are we?
by this very pervasive segment of American business. I regularly encounter folks that will pay $19.95 for a piece of marinated-inferior- precooked meat served ( within the 7 minute feed time allowed by corporate) with instant...
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What etiquette do you expect of your dinner guests?
until 5 minutes before dinner Do stick around after dinner for small talk and coffee, but don’t overstay your welcome – if i’m yawning and stretching, take the hint Do make conversation with other guests, but...
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Wrongheaded Assault on Slow Food
are so manifold it’s hard to know where to start. Let’s try here: [QUOTE]The Cornish Pilchard. The Chilean Blue Egg Hen. The Cypriot Tsamarella and Bosnian Sack Cheese. You haven’t seen these foods at McDonald’s because they are...
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Post your Big Apple BBQ reviews
's pulled pork was definitely up there. I cannot recommend the following strategy highly enough: * Go early. * Bring bottled water, napkins and sunscreen with you. * Go with a group, split up and then assemble your own tasting...
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Help am suddenly catering cocktail party for 50!
to minimize the dippy type appetizers and focus on single-bite foods? You can really do anything... from steak, red onion and blue cheese quesadillas, to spinach and artichoke dip, or lobster ceviche to smoked salmon and caviar....
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San Gabriel area - NY hound a bit lost
Well, are you looking only for Taiwanese, or open to other options? Just east of Valley and Delta is Banh Mi Che Cali, which is a Vietnamese sandwich store. 3 sandwiches for $3.50, plus $1.00 for iced coffee or $1.00 for che (the...
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Jfood Can't Bake - Any Other Home Cooks Have This Problem
That looks wonderful. Serving coffee? I’ll be right over!
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favorite quick prep snack foods?
tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. Heaven on earth, and it just gets better as it sits, so they make a great pack-along lunch. Blue skies, Catherine
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MSP - Mid Month Update - Post a Review of places you've dined at in Jan 2007!
at the Coffee News Cafe in St. Paul (on Grand Ave, West of Snelling), though the toast and potatoes that come with it aren’t extraordinary. Also, for just your day to day weekend breakfast joint, I like Longfellow Grill...
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another tipping question.....is 16% too little for excellent service?
15% was what my age group (I’m now 52) was taught but it seems that 18-20% is now the norm for those raised in the '90s. Higher salary expectations for blue collar positions probably, but I’m no sociologist. As I...
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Rant about dining at the bar
they started loudly complaining about the smoke, and most people in the bar actually put their cigs out. The game on tv was going well, so the crowd was loud. These people complained to the manager again, this time about the...
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I'll go first - Recipes from the SF Hounds Picnic - Frito Pie
honey tastes with cheese (blue cheese, parmesan, and feta). This is adapted from a recipe I found on Epicurious. All proportions to taste. The combination of salt, sweet, and pepper will keep your mouth happy. 1 pound of good feta...
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Do you eat hydrogenated fat?
I eat very few processed or fast foods, thankfully, so I don’t even have the option to consume trans fat most of the time. HOWEVER, I have an on-again/off-again addiction to my own personal “crack”: General Foods...
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meat and fruit..so verr verr wrong...
see.. cheese and fruit are fine... Nashi with aged cheddar, figs and blue cheese, apricots and marscapone... All good here in PG land. I do however support your goddess-given right NOT to like them.
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