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Foods you crave only once a year
Actually it did originally come from New England, specifically Lynn Ma., the co. makes marshmellow Fluff. It’s a registered trademark of Durkee-Mower Inc. http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/pages/fluffernutter.html
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Review: Giuseppe's Italian Kitchen and Arlecchino Gelateria - Phoenix (w/ photos!)
that much. I think there are plenty of good things on the menu. I will be back to sample some more, specifically the eggplant. I liked the atmosphere, but, I think the large group was a little overwhelming. Chocolate and pistachio...
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My favorite Ontario Wineries
in order to be able to sell direct to the public). Other wineries that I think also have real potential, or excel at a few specific bottlings within their portfolios, include: Daniel Lenko (I still think it’s madness to try...
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Truth in Advertising - BBQ Restaurants
O.C., Unlike any other food, BBQ is actually sacred. Worshipers seek out styles specific to their taste. (Which is why Carolina, Memphis, Kansas City and Texas BBQ are all significantly different.) Any BBQ place that...
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Kitchen Renovation
)....as there are so many new appliances on the market today I won’t mention them. The indoor BBQ was gas and lava type or lava rocks, and it’s the only thing I would absolutely do again in a heart beat.
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Is this an acceptable reservation policy??!! [Moved from Texas board]
try to seat the reserving party. but the timing should be described as "market priced", i.e. when a table opens. so in a perfect world being seated “very near” the reserved time, hopefully yes but “no...
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Family of six report - R&G Lounge - Chinese
staff, I dunno. I imagine that this is the norm, since the food service suppliers have a ready-made raw ingredient to serve this market. Given how you feel about tomato beef chow mein, how would you feel if every Cantonese/Hong...
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Farewell to Chinese Food
and rice based dishes of Thai cuisine attribute their origin to China. In terms of one specific example: You can find a version of a very Chinese dish, salt and pepper shrimp, in Kasma Loha-Unchit’s cookbook “It Rains...
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Palo Alto lunch: $25/person, near Univ Ave @ 101
, but it’s probably just not feasible. Going up and down University Ave during lunch time is seriously trafficky, but likely to be necessary. So far, I’ve seen promising posts for Fish Market, Cafe Brioche, Bistro...
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2005 Ultimate Los Angeles Restaurants Poll
Thai 4 Petrillos 4 Pie & Burger 4 Sa Rit Gol 4 Sushi Gen 4 (2) Sushi Sasabune 4 (2) Table 8 4 Taiko 4 Vert 4 Yi Cuisine 4 Azami 3 Ca Brea 3 Chameau 3 Dan Sung Sa 3 Frenchys Bistro 3 Geoffreys 3 Grand Central Market 3 Harold &...
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The importance of wine?
Look on the menu for non-alchoholic drinks which seem specific to that cuisine. In Asian restaurants you may find salty lemonade or soybean drink. Indian restaurants have mango lassi (sometimes sticky sweet, sometimes much much...
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What did we do wrong? Both kids are vegetarians!
friends. also, tofu is great. you can make pretty much anything out of it – smoothies, pudding, entrées, of course. check out a whole foods or other market near you to check out the vegetarian options. i think you’ll...
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Chronicle Magazine article on regional Chinese restaurants
in ChowNews at least three times as Ôhounds have uncovered specific dishes to order and raved about many times on this board. Its address on Bark Lane is actually in San Jose, not Cupertino. A translation of the 60-item...
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Chowhounding Rules of Thumb
very specific like what is really great on the menu, how’s the bread... In a strange new place I often order soup and bread and then decide if I should stay for a meal. I Avoid establishments with cute misspelled names like...
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Tipping ?
Presumably we are all chowhounds here. Which means we prize food, and specifically pleasant restaurant experiences, above almost all things. So there is really no excuse for ANY of us to shirk the following rule: Tip 20 percent...
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