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You are likely to not have a good meal at a restaurant if . .
Davwud, Is this Nashville,Tenn or Nashville,Indiana? I have a aunt and uncle in Brentwood TN, and my sister lives in the suburbs of Trevlac, Indiana. I am always interested in finding a new dining challenge. BTW, The best BBQ...
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Paper, plastic or BYOB?
Plastic bags can theoretically be, but since they clog sorting and recycling machines, they’re usually banned from mixed recycling programs like the one in SF. That said, there are bins to recycle them at many grocery...
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What do you have the most difficulty cooking?
I have never in my life made a decent loaf of yeast bread. My daughter got me a bread machine for Christmas one year, but the bread in it wasn’t good either – it had a huge airhole between the crust and the crumb on...
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NYC Food Myths
-named nabes, but NY is really only a great coffee town if you love Starbucks. Cafe Reggio, for example, is a wonderful space and i will stand in front of the machines before it’s converted into a Starbucks or a Gap, but...
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Chain vs. non-chain (from SF board)
Working in a chow-challenged area, I sometimes have no good option but to eat at a chain. That said, I’ll turn to Chowhound to see if there is a chain that’s worth my time and money. I’m not the only one. There...
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dating a foodie novice...
are willing to try something new, especially if they trust that you’re not going to feed them cow brains or something weird. If this was the case, I’d happily take up the challenge of introducing my favorite foods to...
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Returning Dishes For Being Too Spicy or Weird
challenging dishes on the menu, and I downed every bite (even though at the time I wasn’t really prepared for thai catfish and some of the heat level was really beyond me). Other serious hounds followed. Now Sripraphai...
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The nit-picky cook/baker: what shortcuts do you take, and what shortcuts make you cringe?
pie crust (probably because I don’t sift or measure flour^^) I use the Challenge Spreadable Butter (Butter plus Canola) to spread on toast because I always forget to take the butter out of the fridge I admit to periodically...
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Sushi Monster Devours Peninsula: The Big List v. 3.0
of all Peninsula sushi restaurants (dishing it out since 1978) still delivers the goods, with a daily whiteboard of specials that’s often outstanding. There is nothing warm or homey here. Fuki is a big, well-oiled machine,...
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Jfood Can't Bake - Any Other Home Cooks Have This Problem
jfood, I can relate. Well, sort of. Not to the pie thing...pies are about all I seem to bake right. (see my profile) But cake? bread? cookies, even? Forget about it! I have one of those bread making machines and I can’t...
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What do the contents of your freezer say about you?
used to make ice cream sandwiches 1 (used to two) big tub of Kyoho grapes for SO to snack on 2 big bags of New England Hot Dog Buns 3 Bags of Trader Joes Whole Wheat Hot Dog Buns (Left over from party) 3 Ice trays (Don’t have...
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Does authentic always = good and does un-authentic always = "un-good"?
the word got applied to it. just another wrench to throw in the authenticity machine.
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