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WNR list
-&-out experience was horrid. Even tho the Grubs believe to the very core of our cholesterol-choked souls that good chow could be served by Rex the Wonder Horse & wed return for more, our list of three: Valentino (Santa...
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Clement Street Chow Update (Richmond District, SF): D&A Cafe
that this was a really good one. We wished wed ordered one. With tax and tip, this lunch was $20 for the two of us. Two of the five dishes were not acceptable. If I return, I think Id get a clay pot, some steamed...
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Latest addiction
my uncle gus grew kumquats and many other citrus fruits in sw florida back in the '60s. as kids, we’d eat the sweet-ish rind, but the flesh only if we wanted a big sour hit.
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A Texan visits Hill Country BBQ
I went to Hill Country BBQ on Wed. evening and I was really surprised at how good it was. I had read all the positive reviews here, but I was still skeptical. Everyohe in our group LOVED it. The food is fantastic. They were out...
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What Etiquette Do You Expect of Your HOST?
I used to dread going to my ex MIL (for a number of reasons lol) but she was just like yours in that I was expected to do it all for her. One Christmas Eve she invited us over in the afternoon – I was a newly wed with a 3...
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Questions re New Yorker's first chow-conscious trip to SF
the last few years IMO. We had our wedding reception there 10 years ago when it was still very good. Not bad now but not at all great any longer. You want great, go to Ton Kiang (SF 22nd/Geary), Koi Palace (South SF) or Fuk Yuen...
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Recession Cuisine
grains helps out here, as well. I still pine for my mother’s beef barley soup, and roast beef sandwiches, for dinner. Sunday night, we’d have roast beef, but by 9pm the beef barley soup was simmering away for the...
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'Foreign' food that's better in the US
my father would take us all to a Russian/Kosher restaurant and let my Grandma do all of the ordering. It was delicious and after we’d eat he’d ask her if it brought back any memories and her response was always...
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What's "the" food where you're from?
Northeastern Ohio...about 20 minutes from Mosquito Lake... walleye and perch, caught fresh that morning pierogies on Fridays from the Catholic church egg pizza and Briar Hill pizza on Fridays NOT during lent from the Catholic church...
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Polo Lounge: the non-plus-ultra of corkage idiocy.
of The Polo Lounge. As part of our wedding package, the hotel gave us a bungalow for the night. When we arrived at the bungalow, there was a lovely table of food set up for us by the catering office, which included a...
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Please help me save my marriage!
do a big meat thing w/veggies on Sun that can be eaten on Mon too, maybe a fish on Tues, pasta on Wed, takeout on Thurs, etc... Then I write down all the ingredients, order from Fresh Direct, and it’s all ready for us to...
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Clement Street Chow (Richmond district, SF)
d love to know who makes this for them. The cleansing stock needed a little salt to bring out the full depth and was MSG-free. The soup was served in a big tureen and we were a little worried that wed be charged for a...
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how to split the check?
A few years back we were out on the East Coast for my nieces wedding. The day after about 10 family members headed to Cape May..I was among them. We ate at the Lobster House. I treated everyone and when they insisted on helping,...
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Oregon Road Trip: fine tuning the itinerary
suggest getting there early (no later than 6:30) to avoid a long wait. The restaurant is fine, but try to score a booth in the bar (again, get there early) for the best atmosphere. Seafood Winterborne – open Wed-Sat –...
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Danger ! Danger! Il Grano: nice food, $100 overcharge
a lot to many people, including hounds. Back to Il Grano, we’d all very much appreciate your explanation why a restaurant sporting so many kudos including a 24-rating for chow from Zagat would appear to be in trouble. The...
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