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Seven Days in Rome--a meal-by-meal account
of fifth quarter goodies and, specifically, with their Degustazione storico. This menu emphasized the classic nature of the dishes and, though I struggled with the idea of the first item, I eventually succumbed to the encomiums...
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FoodNetwork — What's the Right Amount/Kind of Personality?
and well-edited to really make the food the star. I find Rachael and Sandra unwatchable, but then their food is pretty awful too. They make up for their lack of on-air talent by being too over-the-top and it doesn’t seem...
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Portion Size at Finer Restaurants
to bring it up, but when you examine the very refined bits of comestibles on the small plate before you, arranged like an ikebana arrangement with edible architectural engineering, admit to yourself that this is not a natural way...
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Please don't take my plate away
GMC, I have never learned to be quick. Dining should not be hurried. I agree with JohnParker, that one should not linger, but to hurry a dining experience is not in my nature. Even in Europe/UK we often open and close many...
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Arun's, Hamburger King, Brisku's and Palmar
in these conditions. An attention to rice above and beyond. Black, red and brown treatments; sticky and sweet, in porridge and in cubes, allowing us to see the true nature of this grain. Genuine Mekon Whiskey to wash the food down....
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Bittman's No-Knead Bread...Wow!
I’ve been intrigued by the flavor comments regarding this no- knead bread made with very slack dough. Compared with a direct-method bread, the flavor is exceptional. Compared with a naturally-leavened bread, the flavor is...
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Being a proper guest?
for dinner, not the local elks club for a buffet. - cancellations should be for an emergency, not because you received a better offer. there are certain people jfood knows that accept an invite as a natural hedge in case they do...
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2008 MN State Fair
. Nature's perfect food. Scotch Egg- with homemade horseradish. Good, but a little dry. I wish the egg or the sausage had a little more moisture. I wish the horseradish had more kick. Get it cut in half, perfect for two. Sweet...
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Restaurants Report: Le Bernardin, Blue Hill, Bouley, Gramercy Tavern, Yasuda, Balthazar, Clinton Baking, Daniel, Aquavit, Eleven Madison Park...
not a person who likes my food loaded up with heavy sauces to “enhance” the flavor. Perhaps that is where you and I part ways with Blue Hill when you say their food was “ordinary and average.” Simple and...
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stopping payment with credit card company
cc companies need to investigate, disputes can take a minimum 30-60 days to process depending on the nature of the complaint. Based on what I’ve read, rebs you would be much more successful discussing the situation with the...
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I never eat _______ out because nobody makes it right but me.
before bringing it all to a boil – this makes the fruit nice and soft and allows it to sweeten the cereal naturally. For health reasons, I don’t like to add extra sweetener, and with my method, I never need to!
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Philadelphia-style (eggless, uncooked) peach ice cream report
Cocoa, eh? Dutched or natural? I’m guessing it doesn’t make too much of a difference here, so I don’t need to worry about leavening anything. Can I cook the cocoa adequately to take the edge off by heating it...
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Debate: tea at your workstation?
for less — it’s $3.59 at my local natural foods market): http://www.republicoftea.com/templates/directory.asp?navID=98
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What brought you to Chowdom?
I love this thread! I guess I’m chowhound by both nature and nurture. I was raised in a first generation Chinese family in Toronto during the 60s-70s. We had a grocery store and hence always had fresh fruits and vegetables....
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Fermented Bean Curd
of the building, you immediately were engulfed by the fumes, and feared an explosion from what seemed to be an enormous natural gas leak. I read in the Culinaria for Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia that you will often see...
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