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Now Open- Bollini's - The Best Pizza in L.A.
Spotting celebs at The Grove and Farmer’s Market is a lot easier during the day / work hours. Pretty easy at ArcLight also, and what teenage daughter wouldn’t want to see a movie?
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balls!
ognir – just saw a Japanese movie last week (Kamome Diner) in which a woman opens a diner in Helsinki specializing in onigiri, which she calls “Japanese soul food”, cute film, gave me a wicked craving though. It...
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Boston chefs bitter about those jerks on Chowhound
This is a common problem in a lot of areas, I think. People feel that anyone who doesn’t do creative endeavor X is unqualified to critique X. But whether we’re talking restaurants, movies, music, books or anything...
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Top Chef- right now
, Rocco is right about one thing, everybody IS doing the frozen entree thing, even fictional chefs in animation movies are doing, maybe that is the effect Rocco was going for: becoming a caricature. Oh wait, he already is. The...
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call for Thanksgiving debriefing: the good, the bad & the ugly. Please share your greatest successes and also any duds to learn by
Another salted turkey success here. The meat was tasty, moist, and nicely seasoned. Cooked quite nicely on the grill, with a minimum of fuss. It worked much better overall than my previous attempt, which involved slow-smoking a...
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What's American food anyway?
California cuisine, simple grilled fish with locally fruit. In the Northeast you have chowders, NY pizza, bagels, clam bakes, buffalo wings. I’m missing a lot, but the general idea is that what people consider American food...
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New World dishes Question
You are funny... I would expect you to know the difference between BBQ and Grilling or Smoking. BBQ has to have three components: > Smoke > Dry Heat > Steam The result is meat that is fall apart tender yet smokey (albeit inland versions
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San Francisco - City of mediocre ribs, sushi, dimsum... (PLEASE HELP!!!??!)
can’t think of a better city for sushi, and I lived for a long while in Sushi Gulch, Studio City, California. Remember – all poodles are dogs, but not all dogs are poodles. Your challenge to us was to point you to good...
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Little things that irk you about restaurants ...
could hear including the cook/owner. The cook brought out his steak uncooked, at room temperature with just light grill marks on it. “What am I supposed to do with this?” the customer asked. “Eat it,” said...
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french laundry reservations
that I totally don’t distinguish between delicious experiences at all, on any basis. I don’t know what the word “ethnic” means (other than chains, everything’s ethnic, no?). The chef I most respect...
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Outback-I wasnt expecting much........LONG Rant
, but it is most definitely something that will be more common in high-end steakhouses, national examples of which include Ruth’s Chris Steak House and The Capital Grille. Next time, if they don’t understand Black &...
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[PDX] Dining Guide & Tip Sheet v1.0
's Estiatorio: Original location for the best Greek food in Portland. Skip the pasta and try not to order too many dishes with tomato sauce. Fill up on appetizers, rather than entrees. Try the feta in filo, the calamari, grilled...
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MSP - Mid Month Update - Post a Review of places you've dined at in MARCH 2007!
with “chips” which were french fries. Their fish and chips and corned beef looked good. Their tomato soup looked really good. I also went to Panchero’s which is a quick service taco place in Block E. We were...
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Understanding Americans: Food Terminologies
I, too, was confused when I ordered grilled cheese and pickle in London. It was, indeed, Branston pickle. I think it’s more related to a chutney—sweet and savory at the same time with similar consistency, chunky and...
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Trader Joe's must haves?
- Fresh ovolini or bocconcini mozzarella - cracked wheat sourdough loaves - Annie Chun’s noodles in black bean sauce - Santini Olive oil - Luna and Clif Bars ($15/box) - fresh tangerine juice - grilled veggie and chicken...
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