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Host Gifts; What Is The Etiquette?
the hostess forgot and is grateful she doesn’t have to run out for something. We did have a “funny” situation at Christmas. We were invited to a party and everyone (pretty much) brought a bottle or something...
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Condiment-aholics, listen up! The Condiment Police are here to help....
Let me see how many I remember: Hot sauces (Sriracha, yucatan sunshine, cholula, something delicious and carribean, Marie Sharp’s) Country dijon A-1 for husb Ketchup Mayo (lite) oyster sauce worcestershire capers jams usually fish...
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ever wish you could lower your food standards?
Yes, there have been times when I wished I didn’t care so much about food, like when driving cross-country and needing to find something for dinner from a very limited set of choices. Or being in a large grocery store yet...
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new to (west) LA
with the generally poor service has killed a long tradition of going to Dinahs. I’d like to add to the rec’s the little crepes shack at the top of the hill on lincoln east side of the street. I think the cross street...
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Chowathon 2002 Aftermath
I am no expert on MacDonalds since they rank low on my list of food products, but I occasionally eat them on cross country road trips since the are so widely available and easy to find when in a hurry. I have learned that they...
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On the subject of a cup of tea....rant!
and no good anymore. Do they run water threw the ground coffee a second time and offer that to patrons ordering a second cup of coffee????? I was recently in Andre’s in the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas and they asked me if I...
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Top Chef Season 4
SPOILERS: Great, they kicked off the best looking person right off the bat. Not to mention, with America about to elect its first black president, they couldn’t find a single decent black chef in the entire country. Badly...
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bo alert!
yes its open for lunch (if memory serves well, i saw lunch specials on her menu). it’ll probably run you an hour to get there by public transportation from mid-town, but its well worth it.
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Restaurant portion sizes ... and what to do about server's snide remark?
this server crossed the line and kept running. At best he’s looking at a 5% tip and probably a big fat goose-egg from me. Plus this is a mention to the MOD on the way out. There is no place for this type of comment and it...
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Salmon - Wild or Farm Raised - Pepsi or Coke?
in some farmed salmon. That particular problem has allegedly been corrected. I’ve looked into the currently reported PCB concentrations in farmed salmon flesh and run through the standard human health risk equations, using...
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"I made ____ myself!" - the Thrill of Home Cooking Victory
Kimchee!!! I’m impressed. Do you bury it or use the fridge? Italian food is my heritage so it’s almost second nature. Tonight I’m trying an Indian vegetable curry. We’ll see how it goes. Fingers crossed...
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catering help help help
. Bottom line: 150 family members from two countries all had a wonderful time! (although it might have been wise to warn the Canadians that California can actually be quite cool in August: they forgot to bring sweaters....
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Arun's, Hamburger King, Brisku's and Palmar
: well-appointed room, vivacious servers, decent beer list and an extensive menu that covers chicken wings, chili, burgers and a scattering of plates from the old country. The notable things about Brisku’s are the beer: I...
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Korean Advice
ever see bunches of Koreans alongside a highway picking weeds, that’s what they were looking for. This stuff can also be found in Bibimbap. The brown things that look like cross-sections of garlic bulbs are exactly that, or...
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Little things that irk you about restaurants ...
Though if you’re any good as a server, when the couple says, “We'll have a bottle of the 2001 Coppola Pinot Noir” or whatever, you say, "I’m terribly sorry sir, we’ve run out of that," so they can...
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