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Chowathon 2002 Aftermath
, eggs, pancakes, French toast, sausage, grits & gravy, gravy & rice, brains & eggs (way to go, Ben!), and biscuits, biscuits, biscuits. On the way to Argyle Street we passed the departed Kimchi Museum whose sign still hangs at...
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Best upscale Mexican in Bay Area?
field workers eat isn’t authentically Mexican.
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queens ny chowhounder passing through chicago; seeking ethnic splendor
Chicago: the endless rail tracks opening up the country to the west, a superb old trunnion bascule bridge, fields of wild flowers and weeds...You could easily spend over 2 hours just exploring the length of the market and eating...
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Alinea -- know b4 u go or caveat emptor
Food is supposed to TASTE GOOD. It is a RESTAURANT, not an art museum! Why certain chefs don’t get that is beyond me. From what I have heard(and will sample at the Chef’s Bar in 2 weeks), Graham Elliott Bowles at...
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Provence & Paris Travel Log
, it sure beats the hell out of the blueberry muffin that I get from the street vendor in NYC every morning. We continued onto Arles passing through the Fontvieulle. In every field there are thousands, maybe millions of wild...
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lousy hawaiian
as the Thai place on the end, I understand. Actually, I like that food just fine, but he really shouldn’t diversify into fields he doesn’t understand. Even the staff of the supermarket is making fun of the place. I...
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Regional "food quirks"
Poutine...fries with cheese curds and gravy. Originated in Montreal, now everywhere up here. Buffalo Burgers on Bannock at UBC Museum of Anthropology, UBC Cinnamon Buns and Ponderosa Cake! Malt vinegar on fries, Salmon...
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Point Richmond Restaurants & Spectacular Shoreline Picnic Area
Museum. Here are two links with more info and pictures of the park and Keller Beach. http://baytrail.abag.ca.gov/vtour/map5/access/keller.htm#views http://www.ebparks.org/parks/gmiller.htm There seem to be two stores to pick up...
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Questions re New Yorker's first chow-conscious trip to SF
verde (they both have pozole on the weekends). For Salvadoran you can’t beat El Trebol for puerco frito and pupusas or Balompie for all manner of delicious snacks con crema—Balompie will remind you of the carts by the...
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$1100 later... URASAWA report! - VERY long!
joint. We devoured the junsai – even slurping up the gingery murk – and asked our waiter what, um, junsai ARE, exactly. He returned (I’m not making this up) with a field guide to marine plant life, and pointed at...
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Waitering tips?
customers and call them ‘guys’ - I know it’s done but lots of people don’t appreciate it. I heard a waitress do this the other day at a restaurant at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan and the couple...
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Rhode Island specialities [moved from a discussion on the Boston board]
i think you need to spend some more time doing field research in weiner joints! virtually all of them use the incorrect spelling of “weiner.” It’s just another quirky aspect of RI cuisine. for a huge list of...
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Going "green" in the kitchen
I recently went to the Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park of Chicago, and they had this great exhibit about going “green” in the kitchen. For those of you who don’t know, to go green means to use products...
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Table Settings – Does this bug anyone else?
, considered parvenu (or so I am told by friends who know some in the British aristocracy – yes far I field I know).
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Eating Healthy
I swear by the Field of Greens cookbook, put out bythe owners of “Greens” restaurant in San Fran. I didn’t love the restaurant, but everything I’ve ever made from the cookook has been great. Vegetarian,...
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