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Why do people feel like they need to eat on an airplane?
in airplanes is NOT about feeding people, it’s about keeping them occupied.
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Chains you're tired of making excuses for?
Just went to RL, the first chain in ages we’ve frequented. The reason? An organic produce gal I know works there at nite, so we went in to see her after Xmas shopping. I gotta tell ya, the food, all of it, was so SALTY, I...
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Dealing with food snobbery?
organic ingredients would be more prevalent if more Americans could afford them. Secondly, I concur with some people on this board who do not like the moniker of “food snob” just because they do not like...
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"White Trash"-themed barbecue: your suggestions?
Are you trying to feed them well or just be trashy? I once won the ‘pupus’ competition at a White Trash party with ‘Hawaiian Kebabs’ - spam chunks, velveeta chunks interlaced with pineapple chunks in heavy...
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Arabesque: Starters, Kemia, Meze, and Mezze
into the salad. Very, very, very good. CUKE SALAD (Cacik – Turkey)- I used Fage Greek yoghurt mixed with a little Pavel’s lowfat organic. The cukes were on special at Berkeley Bowl – a bag of Persian cukes for 99...
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The secret is out... Chef Andy Wai's own restaurant in San Mateo
Thank you very much for the heads up on Chef Wai! Now we really must have a proper chowdown. K K, perhaps you’d like to gain even more good karma by organizing a dinner to celebrate Chef Wai’s new place? DH and I...
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Table Settings – Does this bug anyone else?
as “home economics.” Not a bad plan. At least people learned how to feed themselves. And as part of those classes, we were taught how to set a table. My teacher’s favorite mantra was, "It doesn’t take any...
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catering client expectation too high!!
party may want specific, expensive and/or labour intensive items: 500 piping filled peapods atop the individual salad servings, 3 cases of hulled sliced organic strawberries, macerated in champagne (in january), itsy bitsy cute...
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Cooking for non-food people
My ex was the same way...he would PREFER fast food over fine quality, organic ingredients. I would suggest continuing the dinners and entertaining because YOU like doing it; however, I would tone it down a bit. I wouldn’t...
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Your favorite resturant in Champaign-Urbana, IL and why
Anyone else have an opinion on the new turkish place in SW Champaign? In the meantime, I am trying to figure out a way to get the people at Cafe Luna to adopt me and feed me things all day.
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How do you eat so well and control your weight?
as much as I can (can’t stand the gym or anything organized that requires a membership); in those lucky days when I get out of work early, I’ve been known to roller blade and hike Protein + high-fiber carbs at most...
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chowhound formative influences?
. Even my father, who typically did nothing to help around the kitchen, dove into barbecuing with a passion. And I must admit that I enjoy feeding others. Chowhounding in restaurants becomes a form of “fantasy...
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To all those who like Subway...
/underpaid) life and several kids to support and little spare time, it’s tough to make applesauce and buy organic baby carrots and pack the numerous little bags and containers of nutritious food that I bring with me when...
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What am I missing at the French Laundry?
From an article linked there: [Keller] said the main reason he changed his mind about pursuing additional opportunities was his staff. By providing advancement possibilities within his organization, he can retain and motivate his...
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Top Chef #4
risked setting expectations beyond what they could delivery. I mean, Like Water For Chocolate would really raise the bar in expectations— who’s going to get naked and run off based on the heat of the food? The food...
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