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Bacon Fat - do you use it? How?
! ( that zucchini was meant for MMRuth’s risotto recipe, I just couldn’t stop myself, I’ll get more) didn’t have time to warm it and then cool it for the salad ( DH was starving) so I cut red onions and...
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What's a Reasonable Amount of Time Before Ordering?
is desired, or attempt to interest you in the chocolate cake, come up for air and give him the opportunity to do his job without interrupting you. Yes, a waiter should pass by almost immediately if only toSHOW you who your server...
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Top Ten Maine Musts for the Maine Experts....
's bakehouse or something? It’s only open a few days a week, I think it is closed Sun-Tues. But they have great muffins and cakes (strawberry shortcake in season), and it is a really friendly little place. Happy monks,...
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Cooking for non-food people
if there is anything they can’t/don’t/won’t eat) and cook accordingly. Those who I know don’t have terribly adventerous palates might get simple roasted chicken and mashed potatoes and a salad with some...
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'Foreign' food that's better in the US
must include France’s breads and pastries. I don’t think I’ve tried anything that lives up to an Ispahan cake at Pierre Herme or mini financiers at Eric Kayser. No need for flaming, sailormouth, but I think...
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Over 21 peer drinking pressure?
great excuse for not drinking...indeed, that is usually how I do lose weight, by cutting out those extra calories...
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What's the worst (nice) restaurant you have been to?
thought it was just jfood. he needed a chain saw to cut through the chicken. server was pleasant though.
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Ad Hoc, an off night? (long post)
, and the usual cloying sweetness of the parsnips was muted. My daughter and I agreed that it made a decent dip for the brussel sprouts as it cut there overwhelming saltiness. The roasted chestnuts were a disappointment....
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What's the strangest, or best, food you have eaten at a State Fair, stadium, or other outdoor venue?
Hard to beat the corn dogs at the Texas State Fair. Then again, the funnel cakes are also pretty darn good.
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My favorite Mainland Chinese restaurant gems in north Toronto
's funny, I don’t find Tasty Chinese any bleaker than any other standard Chinese restaurant – most of which aren’t bastions of cutting edge decor. Mainly I love it for its food, which I think is great. Try their...
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Compmania?
two cuts on her leg from the flying glass, one a scrape and the other a small piece embedded. She goes inside and takes their first aid kit to the ladies room. Fifteen minutes later she is all spruced up with two band-aids on her...
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Road Trip Summer 2006: Part 2 - Mendocino, Ft. Bragg & Humboldt (long drive, long report)
to not taste all that fresh. The beef was very tender and thinly-shaved, and the fresh-cut fries were pretty good. Not a stellar meal or a place that I’d recommend based on this one experience, but there’s something to...
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Indian Restaurants near K of P
, cutting the pieces up into very small pieces that were bite sized, but sometimes there was no meat on the bone to eat. Gateway to India cuts the chicken pieces up a little bit bigger but still a far cry from what you get at...
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how to split the check?
to the baby shower, there were about 8 of us total. It was a lunch, so we didn’t order huge meals, or wine. One of Kathy’s non-playgroup friends brought a cake for dessert. When the check came, the non-play group...
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Butchering the Chef's Masterpiece
'...you could just see the server cringe, and then the server said something to the effect that the chef doesn’t think that cut should be cooked well done, and would he consider getting it medium or ordering another...so,...
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