http://www.chow.com/boards Sat, 25 May 2013 06:03:23 GMT Keep track of the lastest threads on Chowhound http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903173#8095897 2013 Guide to Bay Area Dim Sum Highlights (please update this list with your highlights) Egg Tarts @ Asian Pearl/Millbrae 59. Wasabi Pork Stomach @ Asian Pearl/Millbrae 15. Durian Puffs @Asian Pearl/Millbrae 33. Deep Fried Pumpkin and Egg-yolk Ball @ Great Eastern/SF 14. Pork & Shrimp Bean Curd Skin Roll @ Great Eastern/SF 75. Soya Sauce Duck Chin @ Great Eastern/SF 44. Deep Fried Taro Turnover w/ Minced Meat @ Great Eastern/SF Pai Gut Fan/Spareribs on Rice @ Dol Ho/SF Cynsa Sat, 25 May 2013 06:03:23 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903173#8095897 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/900445#8095896 I couldn't resist the TGC sale, but only ordered three: Pati's Mexican Table, the Lee Bros. Charleston book, and Dishing Up Virginia. TrishaCP Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:46 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/900445#8095896 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903160#8095895 A pan sauce is made from the caramelized brown bits left on the surface of the pan after searing, browning, or sauteing a protein. You deglaze the pan with your choice of liquid (typically wine, or stock) while scraping up the fond. The next step is to reduce the liquid in the pan, and add butter to enrich the sauce. What you are describing is merely finishing the pasta in the sauce, rather then applying over the top. Adding a bit of the cooking water loosens overly dry pasta & to help the sauce adhere to the pasta. letsindulge Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:41 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903160#8095895 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/856724#8095893 just wondering what are the veg menu items at Le Comptoir Charcuteries et Vins? i looked on their menu recently for dinner and it didn't look too veg friendly..? helenhelen Sat, 25 May 2013 05:57:41 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/856724#8095893 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/831133#8095892 I'll add I'm a little tired of the overused phrase "that just how (insert name here) we roll" myself iL Divo Sat, 25 May 2013 05:56:22 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/831133#8095892 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903143#8095891 Thanks, June, till the next time! klyeoh Sat, 25 May 2013 05:55:23 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903143#8095891 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902980#8095889 Also popular in Taiwan. tastesgoodwhatisit Sat, 25 May 2013 05:53:48 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902980#8095889 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902786#8095888 [fucking] "parpoiled" pulled from horse's mouth by an attractive Latina blogger during a media event. TonyC Sat, 25 May 2013 05:53:46 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902786#8095888 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902928#8095887 I had the same initial reaction as you, DD, and also appreciated notjustastomach's clarification. Reality TV isn't really reality anyway. DoctorChow Sat, 25 May 2013 05:53:33 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902928#8095887 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903063#8095886 haha sweet...hope for some sunshine tomorrow! 1newyorkguy Sat, 25 May 2013 05:53:17 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903063#8095886 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902982#8095885 A big cup of iced passion fruit green tea, made with fresh passion fruit pulp. They sell it at a tea shop near work, and I have to be careful not to over-indulge in the summer. tastesgoodwhatisit Sat, 25 May 2013 05:53:13 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902982#8095885 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/399044#8095884 YES ! I would so love to have these again ! Yum Yums were awesome ! Girl Scout cookies are not even close. They have the caramel & coconut but the cookie texture isn't close. What I wouldn't do for a real Yum Yum ! Glad other people remember! They were the best ! Phyllis3654 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:49:34 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/399044#8095884 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903145#8095883 I think Pomegranate is a jewel. It's very unique and in an interesting area of town. Excellent food and great ethnic ambience. But it's a good drive from Del Mar. DoctorChow Sat, 25 May 2013 05:47:31 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903145#8095883 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903172#8095882 one vegetarian and 2 meat eaters will be visiting montreal next week for a few days (yes, we are in town for the mutek festival). would love some suggestions of places where all 3 of us can happily dine that is cheap to mid range in price. we will be staying downtown (at the candlewood suites hotel) just north of chinatown (any good food within walking distance around here?), but we can also drive for good food for the odd meal here and there.. especially a sit down dinner on our first evening in town. all types of cuisine welcome, as long as there are also decent veg options on the menu. thanks! helenhelen Sat, 25 May 2013 05:47:12 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903172#8095882 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903138#8095881 Those egg tarts looks like Macau coconut tarts with the burnt spots. Only wish I could be eating dim sum, maybe by July when my Doctor let me return to enjoy food again. But good to know PA is still on the cutting edge. yimster Sat, 25 May 2013 05:45:50 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903138#8095881 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903171#8095878 Got to go to chow down any suggestions jkaturakes Sat, 25 May 2013 05:40:45 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903171#8095878 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903144#8095877 The original is actually on Central in Alameda. This is the third location. --------------- Troy Greek 2318-A Central Ave Alameda, CA www.troygreek.com Solano isn't listed yet drewskiSF Sat, 25 May 2013 05:39:08 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903144#8095877 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903105#8095876 If the sushi is too cheap, I'm generally suspicious. You do get what you pay for and there's a general increase in quality as you pay more, but after a certain point, I think the law of diminishing returns kicks in. If you're not a sushi fanatic, would you be able to tell the difference between two very high end places? No one can promise that. Both 15 East and Ushiwakamaru will do a set meal. And I'm sure you can add on items a la carte as you wish. This will help keep the price down. And by skipping the omakase experience, you can sit at a table with your wife, not the sushi bar. I imagine you don't get out much now and sitting at a table may be nicer. What DO you want to spend? $60pp? $80pp? $100pp? kathryn Sat, 25 May 2013 05:38:04 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903105#8095876 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/704552#8095874 Is this new cart still in front of the HSBC bank? rschwim Sat, 25 May 2013 05:35:40 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/704552#8095874 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902512#8095873 I know it's horrible to admit in this, Oh! So horribly politically correct, self-conscious, healthy age, but DAMN, fried food ROCKS! And add an extra helping of butter. With some bacon bits, please! MysticYoYo Sat, 25 May 2013 05:32:42 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902512#8095873 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903163#8095870 I noticed this is your first post to CH. It is pretty short on details... The more info you can give us, the better. Is this your first trip to NYC? Are you dining solo? When are you coming? How long will you be here? Have you done any research already? Most importantly: BUDGET! What's your budget, per person, before tax, tip, wine, drinks? When you say not a concern, are you really up for Masa or Per Se pricing? Here's an answer that I wrote for a different poster, maybe it will help you (save for the Mission Chinese rec). --- We don't want to recommend food that you might do better at home, but we also may have some cuisines you can't find at home... I'd say we are pretty strong in a lot of different cuisines but not equally. Budget will makes big difference in where you can go. Are you willing to wait for a table at a no reservations restaurant? If so, for how long? What is your budget, per person, per meal, BEFORE tax, tip, wine/drinks/etc for your meals? It is much easier for us to help you if you give a pre-tax-and-tip figure. Feel free to break out your budget in terms of upscale/fancy meals (and number of them) and cheaper/everyday meals. Note that upscale/high end places tend to book about a month in advance. Most serve weekday lunch (but not weekend lunch), and serve dinner Monday through Saturday, and are usually closed Sundays, though there are a few exceptions to the "closed Sundays" rule (ex: Per Se, Eleven Madison Park, Jean George). What else are you doing while you are here? Planning around sightseeing, shopping, Broadway shows, etc? Check out some "Only in NY" type foods while you're here: bagels and smoked salmon, pastrami on rye, pizza, hot dogs & papaya juice, black and white cookies, cheesecake, egg creams, pickles, halal carts. Russ & Daughters (takeout, busy on weekends), Katz's Deli (from When Harry Met Sally), Papaya King etc. (not gourmet but iconic), William Greenberg's black and whites, Junior's cheesecake, egg creams from Gem Spa or Ray's, Pickle Guys, the Halal Guys (53rd and 6th after sunset), are all iconic "NY" sorts of places that are worth a look. If you're interested in some of the places I listed above, you could do a LES food crawl. I highly recommend RGR's self guided Lower East Side Gustatory tour but sub in Pickle Guys for Guss' Pickles and note that Economy Candy's address is incorrect: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/493333 We also have some of the harder to find Chinese cuisines: Henan, Shaanxi (Xian Famous Foods) and Fuzhou in Manhattan, and many more in Queens and Brooklyn (Shangdong/Qingdao and Dongbei to name a few). scoopG's Chinatown list (dependent upon where you are coming from these may be exotic or not... most places don't have Henan or Xian style food though): http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/834312#7156862 You might also want to do a restaurant doing creative takes on Asian, like at Momofuku Ssam Bar, Wong, Fatty Cue, Takashi, RedFarm, Mission Chinese, Jungsik, Kin Shop, or Danji. My favorite unique places in NY serve Xian (Chinese) food, Issan (Thai) food, organic/local/sustainable Japanese BBQ, authentic Basque (Spanish) tapas, creative diner food, pretzels, hot dogs, halal food, steak, upscale rustic Italian, Italian subs, creative Italian-American, high end non-sushi Japanese (like kaiseki), creative desserts, molecular gastronomy, mixology/creative cocktails, and creative brunches (sometimes every day of the week). http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/838348#7206684 Some common tourist inquiries: Near MoMA: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/771459 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/767638 Near the Metropolitan Museum of Art (and Whitney and Guggenheim, ish): http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2011/07/where-to-eat-near-the-met-nyc-metropolitan-museum-of-art-upper-east-side-new-york.html http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/793684 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/795435 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/793684 Near the American Museum of Natural History: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2011/05/where-to-eat-near-the-natural-history-museum-upper-west-side-new-york.html http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/793258 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/748686 Near Macy's/Herald Square: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/725320 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/757797#6192796 http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2011/06/where-to-eat-near-penn-station.html Soho: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/701593 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/757797#6192796 5th Avenue shopping: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2010/11/where-to-eat-near-fifth-avenue-and-rockefeller-center-christmas-tree-ice-skating-nyc-manhattan.html Pre-theatre: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2011/06/where-to-eat-near-times-square-nyc-theater-district-midtown-new-york-manhattan.html http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2011/05/where-to-eat-a-pre-or-post-theater-dinner-nyc-theater-district.html http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/671275 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/755684 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/715535 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/788254 Notable food trucks/carts: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/701278 Prix fixe lunch deals: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/874731#7664889 Best breakfast/brunch in NYC: It is (IMO) at the Breslin, Locanda Verde, Shopsin's, Clinton St Baking Co., or Minetta Tavern. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/809368#684625 Best bagels in NYC: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/10/serious-eats-finds-new-yorks-best-bagel-1.html Summary: the freshest bagels are the best; bagels don't age well at all. Focus on the smoked salmon instead. Preferably at Russ & Daughters! Featured in shows such as No Reservations and Louie! I'm fond of red onion, capers, regular cream cheese, and tomato on mine. Try a few smoked salmons before you settle on one, they're surprisingly different (and lox is not the same as smoked salmon, because lox is salmon cured in salt brine, and most people actually prefer the more modern, Nova-style smoked salmon). You can get a mini-sized bagel sandwich at Russ & Daughters, too, if you wish. Takeout only. If you like the idea of RGR's self-guided LES tour above, check these out, too. Maybe scoopG's self guided Chinatown tour: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/711661#5661425 A West Village food crawl https://foursquare.com/kathrynyu/list/greenwich-and-west-villageish-walking-tour East Village: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/882582 kathryn Sat, 25 May 2013 05:30:46 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903163#8095870 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903085#8095869 I had beggar's chicken recently at Bovinova and it was fantastic! Bashing hot fired clay to reach your meal seems very cavemanish... http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/811236 meatn3 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:26:49 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903085#8095869 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/901845#8095868 Yes. I wish they would switch locations. Chandavkl Sat, 25 May 2013 05:25:44 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/901845#8095868 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902926#8095866 Dinner tonight was easy and quite satisfying. It's quite dreary weather here and I'm kind of looking forward to relaxing in the house this long weekend. Tonight was grass fed sirloin steaks with white wine sauteed shiitake mushrooms. I called Whole Foods earlier this morning to request a thicker cut sirloin, so it was a beast of a steak but right up my protein-craving alley. fldhkybnva Sat, 25 May 2013 05:25:19 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902926#8095866 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902024#8095865 You must fly between SFO and PHX. I see so many with two full meals for a 1hr 23 min. flight. I swear that some have three full meals packed. Hunt Bill Hunt Sat, 25 May 2013 05:23:48 GMT http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/902024#8095865