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Top Chef-Improv
Agreed! I can’t believe that they stayed when they didn’t even use the ingredient given to them. That particularly seems inconsistent given last week, when the reason given for sending Ryan home was that he...
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Good way to doctor up jar spaghetti sauce?
and capers. Or Italian ham. Most bottled sauces are far too sweet, way too much sugar or sodium to make up for the lack of flavor. I pay the price for quality in this case. There are other good sauces at Whole Foods. I splurge...
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Your Favorite Enchilada Recipe
I’ve been making enchiladas for many years, and have had great success – even converting some of my friends who thought they didn’t like Mexican food! Here’s what I do: In a sauce pot, saute a small minced...
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Top Chef Episode #2
I got the impression that they might be cooking food for the tigers or cooking food with the pressure of tigers in the kitchen??
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CHICAGO CHOWHOUND BOARD UNOFFICIAL VISITOR FAQ v. 09 (long)
This FAQ is designed to help the visitor or new arrival to Chicago start finding great Chicago chow experiences. It does this in two ways: 1) For each food category, a SINGLE recommendation is listed which scores reasonably highly...
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When to salt a steak? My research.
One of my favorite food blogs featured this a while back: http://steamykitchen.com/blog/2007/08/28/how-to-turn-cheap-choice-steaks-into-gucci-prime-steaks/ I finally got around to trying it a couple of months ago and I’m...
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The Great Bay Leaf Hoax
As long as you pulverize them in a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder or as in the recipe above in a blender you will be fine. Being Greek I have been eating bay leaves this way my whole life and have never encountered the...
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Gillie's
be improved by these actions. Certainly not that of people who love good food and drink. is it too much to ask that there be a few chowhounds in the city bureaucracy?
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gyros in greek town
. By the way, where have you had better Gyros, or Greek food for that matter, in the US? (I’ll revael that I like the Greek in Tarpon Springs, FL better, but that is a tiny community.)
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Big Red
) — although milkshake has also become widespread in Boston lately — thanks mostly to national fast-food chains — but to purists a frappe has ice-cream, whereas a milkshake does not. I tried one my freshman...
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Budget Cooking
I love quality food and love cooking with quality ingredients. However, there are times when I’m on a very strict budget (like if I want to take a week-long vacation and splurge on food). So there are some things I do to...
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Restaurant
Lushe's Sono Diner
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Top Chef Season 4
Bourdain did seem much toned-down. But I believe the overall tone of this season will be more serious and food-focused than ever. This is part of what makes the show great. Great chefs are coming out to compete and great judges...
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Top Chef Finale! (spoilers)
is really talented and has a great sense of composition and really knows food. I’m sure all three of them will be very successful.
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Fondest Childhood Memories...
! Good 'ol homemade foods. Ah, nice warm thoughts on a cold day! :-)
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