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Seven Days in Rome--a meal-by-meal account
, accented by a few slices of pear. The cheese was lovely and cooked precisely the right length of time. It maintained enough structural integrity to deal with it even as it nearly melted in your mouth. I would never have thought...
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Portion Size at Finer Restaurants
also let me enjoy a wine pairing....dining on small, well executed, thoughtfully designed tid bits is, to me, like consuming art....maybe I am crazy but that is why I enjoy long tasting menus....it’s like food...
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Michelin HK & Macao debut just out
in advance you can have a just-roasted goose on your table as you sit down, so once you’ve ordered the tea etc the goose will have rested enough to be carved. You need to speak Chinese though, else you won’t be served...
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favorite quick prep snack foods?
My latest is aged cheddar cheese and chutney in finger sandwiches. I cut it into triangles, like I’m having afternoon tea. :-)
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New poster in desperate need for help with itinerary in SF/Napa!
in Italian varietals like Sangiovese and Pinot Grigio. They are worth it just for the tasting alone, but I know that they also do a sit-down food and wine pairing. I don’t know when they have one scheduled, but you can look...
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Food prank -- pulled on you or by you
I was made Birthday Sponge Cake, madeout of a real sponge,it was hysterical seeing him trying to "cut the cake." also made a Jello Mold with ingreadiants like a pair of glasses, cigarette butts, etc.
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Why do people feel like they need to eat on an airplane?
. The only flights on which I’ve had a full blown meal in the last few years were on Virgin Atlantic going from Washington DC to Heathrow and, quite honestly, the food was passable to decent and the tea was quite good, I was...
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Why are people so passionate about 'Q and their favorite BBQ Joints?
to surgically remove the burnt to get to the meat. Then we served iced tea in those metal, pastel colored glasses and they would stick to your lips and you bled when you pulled it away. Cavemen cooked over the grill and therefore...
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Please don't take my plate away
would usually order a cup of tea or something after.
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Showing up empty-handed to dinner
Sage advice, andytee. My growls are inaudible and I grin and bear it. But sometimes that nice wine would pair so well with that nice meal; it’s just not meant to be that night. Se la vie. Second time around we make the...
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Overrated disappointments
The kitchen excels at braised meats and sweet and savory pairings and the cous cous is some of the best on the west coast. I always order a coursed dinner as that is the style of the cuisine though I don’t usually order the...
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If the Bay Area Only Had a .......
Steak n Shake: The tastiest burger I’ve had outside our kitchen; Luzianne SWEET TEA!!! Peach cobbler...peach ice cream atop some warm peach pie...
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Bay Area grocery shopping rant - is something missing?
Count me in as another Trader Joe’s/ Farmer’s market shopper. I occasionally hit WF or Country Sun (health food store in Palo Alto) for tea and chocolate. I really prefer a very edited selection and a small store,...
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More CH demographics
Used to be an AFB there. It is how I ended up there, gong to college and marrying there too. My DH loved tea berry gum. I never have bene a gum person
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I may be a great cook, but I refuse to...
I know, some of whom have competed in such things, but I can break down chickens pretty quickly and cleanly. A pair of strong hands and a good knife are all that is needed, as well as a bit of knowledge of anatomy. I use my hands...
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