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Miami - visiting, more importantly, eating for first time.
Darnit. I was hoping I could introduce my parents to jello shots and table-top tapping. wink
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A dish unique to LA?
Gaja in Gardena is the only one I have tried but it was really nice. They have little built in tabletop grills and you make your own. There is another one in Torrance that is supposed to be a bit more authentic but I...
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article: Is Eating Out Cheaper Than Cooking?
eating out every night, but good to know that it’s not a financial tragedy if I do... BTW, I’m completely horrified by this: "... a large percentage [of diners] would like to see table-top televisions installed at...
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Le Creuset vs. Staub
We brought Staub into our tabletop/kitchen store because of the fact that it was harder to find and felt a little more exclusive (plus we really like the product). Apparently now that Henckels owns the company they’re...
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Unsolicited food brought to a dinner party
A good friend, and she and i are both tabletop junkies, was outraged when forced to have Thanksgiving at her sisters house. That sister is phobic about eating food prepared off premises and then served up dinner on paper plates....
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Best countertop surfaces
problems with water marks or denting. (The tabletop is mounted onto a hardwood frame – we bought it from Williams Sonoma over 7 years ago.)
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Commis -- Piedmont Ave. (Oakland)
's very much like a French restaurant in service and appearance, except it doesn’t have white table cloth (which I actually think they should add because I didn’t like the cheap look of the tabletop). Chef Syhabout...
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Thanksgiving Dinner ideas
I was just given one of those tabletop Sabrett hot dog carts with 4 steamer inserts and am planning on using it Thanksgiving to keep my mashed potatoes and stuffing and 2 of the veggies warm while I make the gravy and carve the...
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Do you use cloth napkins?
of "could you get ,send ,find ? I forgot,"so did we.Worked in exchange for tabletop etc not done in a timely manner.
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Countertop material: granite vs. solid surface (corian) vs. engineered stone (silestone)
is intentionally stained in random patterns to mimic antique tabletops, for my 1890s house. There’s even good old Formica, which has come a long way, and still offers a lot of advantages. My 20 year-old Formica countertops...
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What would you consider your kitchen essentials?
I can’t live without a wire mesh colander – use it almost everyday to wash veggies and fruits. I would also register for a pair of nice aprons. I know it’s in the tabletop category, but make sure to register for a...
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catering help help help
One party planner trick when it comes to linens: your reception location will often offer standard (cheap) linens. Use those and then just rent a pretty overlay, which won’t come down to the floor but will cover the...
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Clement Street Chow Update (Richmond District, SF): D&A Cafe
liked being about to recommend the hung tao yee fu won ton with authority. The tabletop cards offer up clay pot rice dishes (Chinese characters only). The remains of a beef clay pot rice from Moms lunch with Auntie Lil was...
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Help Me Find the Perfect Blender
it is that it was the brand of the harvest gold one I mentioned in my OP – it leaked all over my kitchen table, necessitating my removing everything on the table – including the Kitchenaid stand mixer, in order to dry...
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Listings of where to eat in Venice
and gondoliers at lunchtime. They come for enormous portions of hearty home-cooking prepared by Marisa Verdolini, served by her daughter Vanda and son Stefano Bianchi. The ambience is no-frills — paper placemats on Formica...
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