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The Under 13% Solution
it’s clear to me that heat isn’t a problem for all. I can often work my way through something that’s too jammy, or underripe at the other extreme (helpful foods exist for both cases); air and red meat will often...
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Carlo Petrini disinvited from Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market
's at stake. Yet even as they’re fighting the good fight, there’s the air of the “gentleman farmer” thing coated in hippie and self-righteousness and high end retail. Anyone with a little sense can see...
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Was it just me...(TNFNS 7/13)
for something to start. Huh???! Don’t they even look at the show before airing it? Really the rest of the show was edited fine and was overall fun to watch. But that one part was three minutes of disconnected strangeness.
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Top Chef 2: the fall of *****! [spoilers inside]
What was up with the timing of the show? They don’t air a new episode for 2 or 3 weeks, then let it run an extra 10 min with a 6 min ad before they finally do the elimination. It was annoying. In any case, I agree with the...
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Service lapses at the French Laundry! (moved from SF Board)
courses, I waited and waited, and waited some more, for a piece of bread, for crying out loud! Our regular guy spaced out after saying he was going to get some, then I asked the server and he said yes but didn’t, and we...
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Are Chinese Restaurants the most intimidating ethnic establishments?
I actually learned that from a show I saw on TV Japan (shot and aired in Japan for Japanese audience) that had a huge roundtable showcasing all kinds of specialty sushi around Japan, and they were not only saying eating with...
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Palo Alto lunch: $25/person, near Univ Ave @ 101
decor, with wine bottles and tile and movie posters. the front of the restaurant is made of windows that can be folded totally away, so while we were sitting inside the restaurant, we were able to enjoy the fresh air. it was not...
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Chowhound-Worthy Dives in Boston Proper
I like B-Side, but NO WAY a dive. Hipster retro wanna be divey coolster joint, but absolutely NO WAY a genuine dive. Prior to it’s reincarnation as B-Side that space did in fact have a dive bar. O’Sullivans is almost a...
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Are you satisfied with your tap water?
to air dry, and a white film on shower curtains, but taste-wise has a clean non-mineral taste. That’s one reason why I don’t feel compelled to use PUR or Brita or drink spring or distilled water in my area. This topic...
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HONEYMOON! New Year's Eve in Bangkok, Phuket Chow?!?
women looked very worried as the waves came within a few inches of entering her bedroom. Also, keep a lookout on narrow streets for small places where the buildings recede and make a small space. This is where the elephants used...
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report Le Bristol Paris
sauce and bacon foam. A theme was developing in the cooking here. Depth of flavor. Smoky bacon, rich, unctuous roasted sweetbreads, aromatic and exotic cinnamon. This is classical cooking with some modern twists (the air like...
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Top Chef 2 = Finale Part 1 (potential spoilers)
I don’t think that Marcel was pitted against Ilan due to the drama, I think the drama that was aired was due to the knowledge Marcel would be against Ilan in the final. From what I have heard, the final was taped sometime...
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Article about cake mixes in the New York Times
I don’t bake much and have actually never used a mix but a baking break through came for me when I realized I didn’t have to use a sifter, which is truly one of those space-hogging single use tools. Sometimes I just...
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Is this food terrorism?
recognizable, yet another does not touch alcohol and someone else does not eat hot & spicy. Of the three soups I offered, there was something for everyone. For omnivores, we feasted on all three. After years of doing the...
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Washingtonian Opines on Great Pizza in DC
There is no good pizza in Washington!! I am convinced. Have been to Pizzaria Paradiso numerous times as well as many others listed in Washingtonian. I just want a good NY style pizza with red sauce, good cheese, and a few air...
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