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Strangest or Most Exotic Ingredient/Food you've ever had...
Bull testicles. They cut them into strips and bread and fry them up. Was served with a barbque sauce, got them while I was in Bend Oregon last fall. I dont remember the place though.
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Convince me that great restaurants exist in London
: britain accepts far fewer immigrants than the us does, rents are insanely high, eating out is still a big deal, and faux french seems to be most everyones idea of fine cuisine in a country that hasn’t always been exactly...
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The Prohibitive Costs of Fine Dining
-depressants). That said, it’s nice to indulge every once in a while. And a $400 pre-fixe comes with the territory when you live in an expensive place like NYC, agreed. But come on, we could all stand to cut back a little....
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Big Island (HI) honeymoon report (long)
pudding, a good biscuit, a terrible donut, good chocolate banana cake, good decaf, ok OJ, and some of the best pineapple weve ever eaten. Between the two of us, we probably ate almost two whole pineapples (although it comes...
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3 questions re: cassoulet...
of it here. I use a combo of boneless pork shoulder cut into cubes (usually you can get this at the grocery store already cubed, at Safeway it says pork cubes for sweet and sour pork) and bacon. My favourite recipe involves...
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Is attitude affecting your dining experience?
with a purpose, whether it’s in our favorite 24 hour diner, a noisy pizza shack, our usual breakfast or dinner place, or a white tablecloth room. The purpose, cut down to it’s most basic element, is to provide energy...
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Local food products
, mouthwatering, supersharp taste and a luscious semidry texture – it breaks into sheets when cut - we always bring at least 5 lbs back to Brooklyn when we go. There used to be small cheese factories where you could get...
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Meet a Chowhound moderator
instances, you know, if they’re really clear cut, I mean someone cursing somebody out or attacking someone, those we just lop off. But anything out of the ordinary, we confer. Jim: Is there like a certain moderator for each board?...
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Toronto - San Francisco = ?
cuts. For dessert, this time of the year the fruit is imported, with the exception of some apples. I suggest an apple for dessert, but you have to know your apples. The grapefruits are good now but get only small one’s (56s...
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A Wonderful Bit of Paris in L.A.: Anisette Brasserie (Dinner, Brunch & Breakfast) [Review] w/ Pics!
in a beautiful, striking, pillow-like shape. Our server cut it open to let out the steam, and immediately the aroma of fresh vegetables came pouring through. These were all fresh vegetables from the local Farmer’s Market,...
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Yu Me Ya - Encinitas
skills, but also as a way of indicating that I notice the many subtle things that he does when he prepares you a meal. And he’s a ground-up itamae-san, so he knows how to put together everything from the whole fish to the...
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what's HOT? what's NOT?
Why wouldn’t most people be keen on real Aztec flavor? From what I have tasted in Mexico City’s cutting edge restaurtants that are taking an anthropological zeal to bringing back Pre-Hispanic cuisine... it is a truly...
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Kitchen renovation
might have to cut back on the items that are nice to have And lastly if you are staying in the house prepare for your life to be turned upside down - now in terms of materials – we used semi-custom cabinets, withe silestone...
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dining alone for the first time... help me get over my fear
back to the dining room, and had a view of London as dusk turned to night. I brought a book with me but I don’t think I ever opened it – it’s hard to hold the pages open when you’re using both hands to cut...
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English and European Tex-Mex Virgins Hoping to Go Wild in San Antonio!!!
Boy, these are GREAT! I’ve been cutting and pasting like crazy. MPH – the search function was/is my friend, but so are you – your list of taco stands is fantastic! The problem with what I’ve found searching...
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