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Artichoke soup & red wine: bad
We opened a bottle of 1998 Mazocco Matrix, which is a blend of cabernet, merlot and malbec last night. We started with an artichoke heart soup—no cream, made with a vegetable stock and potatoes—and it cancelled out...
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Passed out w/ lucid dreams after a bowl of Steel Cut Oatmeal
dreaming and then I’d have to tell myself to wake up. I would see myself waking up again and going through the same motions only to realize at some point that I was still dreaming. This continued over and over like a...
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Pear Street Bistro in Pinole -good, bad or just ugly?
Must Avoid unless you want very Americanized Chinese food (in a bad way) served in a restaurant that lookes like the set of the matrix. But I digress. You will really like Pear Street. Well thought out wine list. Hope...
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Halie - Second visit to an underrated Pasadena Gem
part of 1/2 bottle apiece – dear to my heart in this age of 2 oz pours. A Mazocco Matrix 1999 was $52($40 retail)very hard to find. An exquisite blend of 2/3 cabernet, 1/5 merlot, some grenache and petit verdot. Easily a...
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for korean in oc - sagan
, but communicate with each other and the staff through earpieces and mini walkie talkies. diners get their attention with a button at each table that mysteriously alerts the staff that there is a request. it’s quite matrix...
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Saigon Seafood Harbor, Mehak (visitor's report)
in the steamer. Taro cake came coarsely-shredded, a nice textural change; woo gok had the right balance between filling and matrix, and was properly crisp on the outside; and the fried rice noodles were amazing, crisp on the...
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Wuhan, Chongqing, Chengdu Eats
Today is my 193rd day in Chongqing Municipality, and I have never had a meal that I could recommend. Hot pot joints abound, but the combination of chili, Seschuan pepper and pigs blood which often makes up the matrix make them a...
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Can a broke student eat sushi in the Marina?
I like Osome on Fillmore and Greenwich across from the Matrix. I always enjoy the food there, they do a lot of take out but the restaurant is easy to be seated quickly. I go there all the time.
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My week in Philadelphia
sounded Westernized. This time, though, I decided to try it. Having been there, I’d describe it as fusion rather than (even Westernized) Chinese: a few Chinese dishes, and some Asian (not just Chinese) ingredients in a...
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New Bangladeshi joint in Jackson Heights-- chowhounds unite!
, then a couple days later they were chewy instead of melt in your mouth. Of course, it could have been a different cook on that day, but I still wonder about the weather/recipe matrix. As for Grameen, I will definately go there...
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Jeff's Gourmet Sausage Factory-yech!
The times I’ve been there have been very satisfying. I’ve never had the hot dogs. Hot dogs by definition are made from a homogenized mixture of water and meat, which forms a protein matrix upon precooking and protein...
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Bringing back Foie Gras, legally?
and in a hermetically sealed container, maybe- see Matrix. Otherwise, no." I really can’t tell what the 'matrix" is, as the link is to a page with a bunch of other links...
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My List of 5 "Things to Eat Before You Die" with Photos
Remember the scene in The Matrix when one character decides to betray his friends, Neo and Morpheus, in exchange for a return to life inside the Matrix where he could be blissfully unaware of reality, and occasionally enjoy a...
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Tea Station - Taiwanese in Fremont + Korean-Chinese
Whew... just got back from the Matrix: the chowhound matrix! - actually back from reading a series of threads that took more than an hour, starting innocently from “Dinner at Great China” thread which took me to...
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Ritz Cracker Broccoli Casserole
Sneak in some Duke’s into the matrix. And some hot sauce. Trust me.
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