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The Wine Bar: The Most Significant Restaurant Genre of this Decade?
, than any other genre of food/beverage, over the last 4 years. Next, it appears to be some form of tappas, and then the gourmet hamburger shops. Is this the “must-do” of the millennium? Who knows? Is it spreading?...
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Your Favorite Chocolate Bars!
& Black’s, an English chocolate that can be found at all the overpriced groceries around here—for me, the best is the Maya Gold bar (orange, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla), but they have other “not too dark dark” bars...
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The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen: Meats
the meatballs. Whole Foods was out of ground veal when I made it there Sunday, and by that time my favorite independent butcher shop was closed, so a very nice guy behind the counter cut the meat off two pieces of osso bucco and...
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Kroepoek... or why is "Chinese" food different in various countries?
humorous in Africa. Locally adapted by local Chinese populations and dinstinctive in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand. Then there was Tarija, Bolivia, in the mid-70s. A Chinese couple came and opened a restaurant. She did...
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Best LA burger joint? The Apple Pan!
I actually like the french fries at in-n-out, but I think that what makes them unpalatable to some is in fact the type of potato that’s used – it’s a unique variety, not Idaho, not one that can be found in any...
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Finicky's hot dog stand
. Michigan), a tiny little shop selling ice cream and other sweets along with popcorn and hot dogs. The store is run and staffed by two tiny, ancient little twin sisters, most assuredly under five feet tall, who wear identically...
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Dare I ask??==> Good food in the Bronx
to find troves of great food up there. I attempted—unsuccessfully—to track reports of Guatemalan and Honduran coffee shops. I tried—unsuccessfully—to find unknown stuff in Belmont. I tried little soul food...
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Outback-I wasnt expecting much........LONG Rant
this is "grocery store" quality. "We serve only the best USDA choice cuts" Getting better, because it indicates quality. But, there is a huge spread in the quality of the choice category. "We serve Certified Angus Beef." you have...
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Recipes for starving college students?
I’ve given that same cookbook to several going-to-college students in years gone by. What’s really good it it gives a weekly shopping list for all the ingredients needed for the meals and teaches how to use leftovers...
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Top Chef Finale! (spoilers)
on. I’d like them to get dumped into a SEAsian grocery, or a Mexican grocery, or an Italian grocery, as well as a vending machine/gas station challenge. p.s. enjoyed alton brown dissing the show while pimping The Next Iron...
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Are there only 5 chowhounds? Why are Spicy Mina and Kebab Cafe empty?
How is she inconvenient for South Asians? Jackson Heights is the mecca of Bengali’s in NY. They go there for everything and anything; it’s a 5-10 min walk from the shopping center. The whole zone of housing behind...
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Just moved to Cleveland...where are the good eats?
Agree with Danny Boy’s. Food is excellent, portions quite large, but also very crowded. It is a place that you want to hit for a late dinner, after 7 pm. Theya lso do a large carry out business. The grocery store next door-...
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Anything Chow-worthy Around...American Canyon? (A Report (Long))
holders and grocery-store style napkins. They also bake all sorts of Mexican pastries and goodies every morning, so there’s a selection of those available for your culinary enjoyment. Other Quickie Reviews: 3-J’s...
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Valentine's Reports
After spending the day in a crowded, hot classroom with a bunch of other Realtors and being up-dated on Indiana License Law and I did not get out of there until after 5:00 dinner was abreviated. Still I did get to the grocery and...
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What's BAD at Trader Joe's?
I found their ready-to-roll pizza dough shockingly bad. Their selection of mid-price NV sparkling wines is pretty hit or miss, as well. Not worth the bother to shop there for me – too many other good Chicago options.
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