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Foods you have a mental block on?
Egg nog. It really doesn’t go well with royal blue wall-to-wall carpeting. 20 years and I still can’t drink it again.
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5 days of food in the Bay Area (long)....
on the porch. A nice place on a sunny day to relax before the meal. I think many people, especially wine drinkers, might like getting here a little early to have this opportunity to sit among the vines. The restaurant inside was...
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2005 Ultimate Los Angeles Restaurants Poll
wine and tapas bar easily outpolled the champion from the prior two years, Spago Beverly Hills. Participation by hounds was up dramatically this year, with 104 ballots submitted compared to 49 last year and 23 the first year. In...
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What are your favorite kitchen myths?
better as it ripens or ages ( cheese, wine, cured meats and fish )so there may be some truth to the statement.
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Ice Cream Summary
flavor...The chocolate also possessed a pleasing smooth texture. Chocolate flavor played a role, but it did not overpower. Butterfat also played a role, but also did not really get out there. I suppose in wine ratings, balance...
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Isnt it about food and deliciousness?
up tea, coffee, bananas etc because they cant be locally produced? Should the delight of sipping European wine and beer be restricted to overseas vacations and on and on - It does a disservice to the restaurant being...
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boiled peanuts and Yankees
As my REAL bro-in-law thinks a 4-oz glass of wine with a meal is gittin' down and partyin' HARD (and to the best of my knowledge doesn’t care much for any beer except root), you didn’t have me fooled for a moment....
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How do I raise a little Chowbaby?
salad ready for them with homemade blue cheese or they knew how to use red wine vinegar and oil for an after school snack.
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Roadside BBQ - 2nd Ave.and Geary Blvd
and Pulled Pork department, but except for once in a blue moon orders from Brother in Laws, I’ve yet to taste good ribs that weren’t made in someones back yard.
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America's Best Chowhound Cities
times, and it’s my favorite Cleveland restaurant—this was before the CHEF book and the FOOD & WINE “Best Chefs in America” cover story two years ago. But the prices absolutely compare with those in...
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Your favorite "everyday" recipes
I take chicken breasts, salt and pepper them, lay each on a piece of foil and put onion slices, crushed garlic, carrots slivers, celery pieces, green peppers and mushrooms on them. Then I pour a little white wine over it and fold...
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Anything Chow-worthy Around...American Canyon? (A Report (Long))
the road. Don’t know if it serves food. Wine Country Deli – average sandwiches and goopy salads, best thing I had here was the roasted pork loin sandwich, prices are high for what you get. It seems like a place that...
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2nd Street Cafe
I find Cucina to be overpriced and pretentious. They take traditional dishes such as veal à la milanese and “update” them, making them just awful. It’s creativity for the sake of creativity, with nothing behind...
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What to cook for our German exchange student?[Moved from Home Cooking Board]
California cuisine. I realize he may not like everything that’s offered, but I want to at least give him the chance to try some new things. So far I know he’s had hamburgers, hotdogs and pizza. I know he dislikes blue...
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Teapot with internal mesh basket - should I get one?
I admit I haven’t tried one of those brewers you put on top of your mug because IMO pouring tea helps bring out its flavor much like letting wine “breathe”....I don’t always use a teapot (sometimes a mesh...
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