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DiFara's ripped by Rosengarten
'd be seeing slices anytime soon. But while I was pondering my field position, my odds, my options—like get the hell out of hell—an unfortunate soul, a few inches to my left and slightly ahead of me, who had obviously been pushed...
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French Laundry reservation policy (long)
's the kind of guy who wants the food to smack him in the face w/ soul and passion like a discordant, improvised jazz tune rather than a technically perfect, well-rehearsed jazz ballad. He generally values genuineness and...
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Am I overreacting? (sushi rant)
A couple of observations. It is better for one’s blood pressure and soul to look at folks like these with amusement rather than anger. Second, any sushi chef serving some weird, non Japanese roll with salmon on the outside...
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What do you *really* think of Whole Foods?
to pay an extra buck here or there to avoid the soul-crushing defeat I feel at Ralph’s: so be it. If I am unable to pray at the altar of my Sunday farmer’s market: WF offers some salvation. Though I jokingly refer to...
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VA CHEF IN BAY AREA JANUARY 7-14, WHERE DO I EAT? NO RESTRICTIONS
trucks at 2 AM after drinking. Anywhere along International in Oakland (Guadalajara on Fruitvale is my favorite). Soul Food: Everett and Jones in Berkeley and Oakland (5-6 locations, my fave’s san pablo, just the meat,...
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dating a foodie novice...
I do the exact same thing, though I didn’t want to admit that in public lest a future SO figures out my modus operandi! When we had a cold snap in NYC a couple weeks ago, I made a large pot of callos: a soul-hugging stew of...
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When the tip is too small, group dinning
The eyes are the window to the soul. Here’s a good rule of thumb if any shenanigans are in play. If the CC-person writes quickly and then returns the signed staement to the check presenter AND THEN CLOSES the presenter,...
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The 3 Grand Cuisines
and Afghan and Caribbean and soul food among others. My personal faves are Vietnamese, Italian, Japanese and Korean. I think there are only a handful of agreed upon bad cuisines (sorry, but Eastern European, German, and English...
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Reviews From Hawaii - Kauai, Poipu & Oahu, North Shore and Honolulu [Long]
needed a bit more soul to it, but still very good. Unfortunately, my wife’s Ono was overdone, and the Shrimp were not the freshest. While they might well have come from the Pacific, it was not an area of that ocean near Hawaii....
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so sick of Boston bashing...
of beer and soul comforting irish and pub food, and talk with friends. Long live the James’s Gate.
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chinese/chinese-americans: tell us about home cooking?
soul in home cooking that, i think, translates to all cultures, not just chinese.
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Where are you a regular
DOWNTOWN HAUNTS Daikokuya Ramen (Little Tokyo) Philippe’s (Chinatown Adjacent) El Gaucho (Grand Central Market) Soul Folks (Artist District) Cole’s (Historic Core) Langers (MacArthur Park) AOI (Little Tokyo) Sam Woo BBQ...
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Trio experience
on a pin one night, and the next, a root beer and Harold’s salty-peppery-crunchy fried chicken slathered with hot sauce and slapped between two slices of grease-soakin' white bread ... While Trio may be food the mind,...
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Cluck Grunt and Low Review
're youngish...lol. anyways. meat was great when we were there, but i have read all the bad revies. not trying to plug it, but i do like the concept. and i have eaten at some great bbq/soul food places in NYC and SF and can say...
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Which snacks to beat pre-dinner munchies/diet sabotage?
which relaxes me a lot better than stuffing food in my mouth. Not that I don’t love to eat, because I do love to eat. But, when I walk in the door my tired, stressed soul wants tea more than anything else – it just...
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