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nyc with kids
. Avoid the pre-theater rush. Wylie’s Ribs & Steak Joint 891 First Avenue at 50th Street (212) 751-0700 Wylie’s is popular with families all the time, especially for weekend dinners. This large restaurant with its fun...
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Chowhound restaurant pet peeves
. "Okay, I’ll have a basic steak-frites. Do you have that?" He pointed to the sirloin, for $22. Nope. “Well then, how about the roast lamb?” They were out of that, too. We got up and walked around the corner to...
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Your most infamous kitchen misadventure
I was young and living in my first apartment, trying to cook dinner for a friend who came over to join me for the first time. I put two steaks under the broiler a little too close to the gas and started a good fire. Ended up...
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Understanding Americans: Food Terminologies
Not really, although there is a trend for it to be so called in the Midlands and North. Steak and Kidney pudding could not be called a dessert but the term is familiar UK wide. Bob
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Organic foods, exactly what does that mean?
advantage of deep discounts when meats go on sale—rarely would I end up paying $5.50/lb for any cut, save a rib-eye steak which I can usually find on sale for 5.99 and I buy a few then. So, for myself, and I think most...
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Henry's Hi-Life
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Budget Cooking
Shop your local co-op for the spices if nothing else. You get just what you need and don’t end up throwing away dead spices you paid ~$3-4 for and only used a total of 3 teaspoonfuls. Lobster & ribeye steak can stand on...
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Can't miss restaurants in NYC?
Knickerbocker Bar & Grill, famous for their steaks. As you mentioned in your request, it IS true that many of the hyped-up NYC restaurants are simply that: hype. While any offer outstanding meals (repleat with enough pretentious...
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What etiquette do you expect of your dinner guests?
like my steak. I simply said thank you, but I would pass. Then the hostess asked, “Oh, are you vegetarian?” I just said that I was and that I would be fine — I had a nice plate of side dishes — but I did...
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The line between homemade and...not so much.
three great places to buy steaks within 5 miles. :-)) I posted earlier about spaghetti sauce and now pancakes. What interesting about the pancake post is that I wrote and then I looked at it and Ithen argued with myself. First the...
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French Laundry reservation policy (long)
"I’d rather go to the market and get really good steaks and make dinner myself with that money." I don’t agree with my mother, but I draw the line at the French Laundry type of restaurant. There’s no food in the...
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Am I overreacting? (sushi rant)
Understood. But the world would be a better place if we ignored stupid stuff that doesn’t matter – like how other people choose to eat. If they want to eat sushi with a steak knife and fork, does it really make a...
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[Austin] Darn Good Sichuan in Austin!
of the bowl, topped with fat shrimp, scallops, and what looked like thin slices of boiled beef, perhaps flank steak(!). Not that I’m complaining — two or three seafoods or not, it was a beautiful presentation and a...
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Toronto - San Francisco = ?
is this big, funny Newfie who walks around and chats to you at the end of the night. Fantastic bistro food in a cozy environment and not too pricey. Definitely get the ribs (he kicks Phil’s BBQ’s ass), or, if...
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Fondest Childhood Memories...
au jus sandwiches. She never was particularly fond of steak though she likes beef. Nor is she fond of nuts except those used in a recipe if used in moderation. For example, pecan pie wouldn’t be her choice but a few pecans...
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