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What's the worst (nice) restaurant you have been to?
Homestead- Steak is average, sides are bad... Gordon Ramsey- but they have a new chef there these days. Might be better but, I had really ty service.. They shut the lights on us while we were eating lunch.. Neo Sushi – I...
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Can You "Play Nicely" With Someone Else In Your Kitchen?
DH is my best help in the kitchen. He chops, he washes, and he tastes as asked. My daughters are good to work with in the kitchen, because I taught them, and we’re on the same wave length. Everyone else, stay out.
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"The Perfect Bar"
with architectural authenticity. And great, soft, lighting that takes 5 years off everybody’s age...
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How many fellow Chowhounders are or have been in the biz?
have restauarant nightmares though – I’m the only one in the place, it’s PACKED, and everyone is waving at me, demanding that I take their order!!! When will it ever stop?
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What are your least favorite Thanksgiving recipes??
For some reason, I still feel compelled to put out these stupid olives — and my kids do the same thing we did — put them on their fingers ... and wave them in my face ;-)
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Top Chef 2 = Finale Part 1 (potential spoilers)
" Add the taro root pieces to the hot oil, being careful not to overcrowd the pot. Fry until crisp and lightly golden. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Sprinkle with salt. Repeat with remaining...
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Blow out culinary tour of LA for NY chef friend
dessert. L’Orangerie: It’s one of THE most romantic places in town. High ceilings, chandelier-like lighting, candles, tall flower arrangements, white linen. The food- foie gras, corona beer granita (hehe), caviared...
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Holidays--food, family, point?
- "March 17, 1993, technicians at St. Jerome hospital in Batavia test a bowl of lime Jell-O with an EEG machine and confirm the earlier testing by Dr. Adrian Upton that a bowl of wiggly Jell-O has brain waves identical to those...
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Disturbing example of CH insider-ism and why it might discourage new members
on there. Melanie Wong once said "When you’re in intrepid, super-sleuth, chowhound mode and ahead of the pack, it can be lonely on the leading edge. But 'hounds and others will eat better because you were the first on the...
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Dealing with food snobbery?
really like things light. Only fruit for dessert. Maybe a single square of dark chocolate once a week or so, but generally, I don’t have much taste for sugar any more. No, not fat either. You know, once you break your...
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On the subject of a cup of tea....rant!
in 3 sizes I think). Encourage her to list origins and descriptions of the teas – such as “honey-like, with biscuity-nutty notes; milk enhances the natural sweetness of the tea” or "light and floral, with...
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Dolce last night. It was so bad, we left. (very, very long)
) visit to the much-hyped Dolce. Four of us had 6:30 PM reservations yesterday, and we were seated promptly. The ambiance was nice- quiet music playing, lights turned low so the flame licking the bar could be seen from every...
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Chowathon 2002 Aftermath
an effort to please even though he was probably quite sure he would see few of us ever again. We had a moment. About the food: big, hearty Im-damn-hungry-so-feed-me sandwiches of lightly breaded steak, with hot...
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Do you want to know your server's name? [Moved from Los Angeles Area board]
lynn I don’t have a problem with name tags, though often a restaurant’s lighting might make for staring at the Server’s chest... That’s brings up a whole 'nother set of issues :-} I think I just like having...
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FDA approves cloned beef...
How would avoiding meat from an animal that was bred from cloned animals lower people’s health? Please provide scientific reasoning and not hand waving.
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