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    Why Do People Rub Their Chopsticks Together Before Using Them?

    with pieces of wood mixed with my food.

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    Your most embarrassing chowhound moment?

    of the soup on the outside of the cup, and as I reached over the table to pick it up, it slipped out of my hand, spilling the soup. Which stayed there on the lazy susan for much of the meal; a shortage of napkins, and the wait...

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    No idea social was a great success

    My thanks too to Dennison, Abby, and Eric for organizing an evening that was a total triumph! Thanks to the folks at No Idea as well. The groaning board of food was beautiful and delicious; there was something to please everyone

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    what IS the deal with starbucks?[moved from UK/Ireland]

    mc d’s clearly isn’t the place for the finest hamburgers in the world, but people seem to like them. maybe it’s a comfort food thing. joe queenan—the biggest snob west of the atlantic—once said he...

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    Why do you buy tilapia? [moved from Ontario board]

    Mr/Mrs/Ms Snob, tilapia should not pose mercury problems. They are not up the food chain predators that accumulate mercury.

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    What to do about bad hosts?

    for seconds. We’re not poor college students anymore but it still feels like I’m going to a frat party. I’m sure some people think these invites/food requests are fine, but I’m really turned off to going...

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    LA Mill Coffee Opening On Silver Lake Blvd.?!

    Deep in the heart of The Land Where No One Works – where all the overpriced vintage stores and horrible coffee shops selling subpar diner food at $15 a plate are always packed even at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesdays or 3:00 P.M. on...

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    Salmon - Wild or Farm Raised - Pepsi or Coke?

    salmon comes from coloring in their feed. The harvesting of the creatures that are processed into this feed creates a massive deficite in food for ocean fish actually endangering the population of other species. Farm salmon are...

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    Recommending great teas

    /when they add other types of jasmin due to shortage, the regular customers can right away detect the difference, and would complain. And when you go to Shanghai, you wouldn’t want the local jasmin tea, rather they’re...

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    Winter 2009 Restaurant Week Reviews

    Went to Ivy in Downtown Crossing a few days ago for dinner with friends. They had many of their menu options on their RW Menu: pick three courses from three boxes, dessert was a scoop of gelato. The food was good (the meatballs...

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    What's your favorite water?

    I live in Eugene, Oregon. No shortage of water here. Our city water starts from inside the Cascade Mountains, around the three sisters. From there it flows in underground springs into Clear Lake, this lake is so pure you can see...

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    london dining - the truth

    a peep. restaurants will take infinite pains with decor and then serve you food so bad but with such confidence you wonder if your senses have left you. thisis the one area where sarcasm doesn’t get you anywhere: the brits,...

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    Georgetown Cupcake

    So there’s a new cupcake place opening just off M Street in Georgetown, on Potomac St. Their sign says they’re “opening soon.” Should be interesting. In other M Street food news, they opened a new Qdoba to...

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    Best Fish and Chips in Detroit ?

    as they are, there’s more food when you get the chips than the rings. Interesting that you should mention the cole slaw, and that while you “don't like” cole slaw, it’s “worth eating.”...

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    the same wine tastes diffferent

    joe’s and the newer one at whole foods. the newer bottle had almost no taste. the strong cab taste that the old bottle had was barely there in the new bottle.

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