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Road Trip up East Coast

im hungry — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:24 GMT

the city of Portland has some awesome places,Fore st.,Duckfat,Hugos,etc.,Great local beer,its our "foodie"getaway from rhode island.

kosher restaurant jezebel to open in nyc

mggn — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:12 GMT

Talis's very often has live music and not only on Saturday nights

how do you handle this??? [Moved from New Jersey]

carolinadawg — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:56 GMT

And I was agreeing with you, and buttressing your point. :-)

A main course using fresh dill--other than salmon.

hazelhurst — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:54 GMT

See any Russian cookbook. Soups, crawfish..you name it. For that matter, just about ANY cookbook from the Northern Latitudes east of the North Sea.

Best spots to buy culinary herbs (to grow)

femmevox — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:30 GMT

I'm looking for chervil, fennel, borage, Thai basil, maybe others--where have you seen flats or pots of these for sale? with thanks in advance--

Bill Rieber's restaurant

jdidiego — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:04 GMT

My parents were married in 1956 and had their reception at Bill Reibers. I have never been there - it's always seemed like a mythological place to me, because we had moved to SC by the time I came along, and I never really knew where it was. My mom is in her 80's, living in SC and doing well. I can't wait to ask her more about her memories. Thanks for responding.

Best Burgers Miami 2012

LargeLife — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:14:23 GMT

No, ChowPapi....I haven't eaten a burger at all ten that you've listed...and it's a great list....Have you eaten at JR's Gourmet Burgers in Miami Springs?.....I do (in fact) like Shake Shack...alot...but JR's CRUSHES shake shack...easily..... And for the record I do enjoy Ft. Pierce....I do have the luxury of working in Miami and enjoying all that South Florida has to offer!! :) EMac Ft. Pierce, FL EMAc

Supermarket /halal produce

makhruji — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:14:21 GMT

I read that ALL halal restaurants in Italy serves alcohol in their premises so at least we can expect it... Its just that I have 2 young children with me and as much as they love pastas and pizzas there´s a limit to how much they can take. So am thinking of cooking simple fried rice or noodles or sandwiches to last them until we can have proper filling meals...

sugar free cheesecake

Just Visiting — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:13:41 GMT

Mind my asking what the point of this is? My mother once made a cheesecake where she left the butter out of the graham cracker crust. On purpose. When we tried to eat it, the crust was of course dry and inedible. We asked her why she did this and she said she wanted to cut down the calories. Cheesecake is never going to be healthy. It is an indulgence. You eat it once in a while, and try to limit the quantity. Try being the operative word in that sentence. My cheesecake recipe calls for one cup of sugar. That 774 calories. Divided into 12 slices - that's 64 calories per slice. Unless someone is diabetic and has to avoid sugar, not a big deal.

Looking for delivered, pre-prepared meals

Rptrane — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:11:08 GMT

About six months ago the chronicle did a break down of all the services. That might be useful

April 2012 COTM: Melissa Clark Month, In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite: Chapters 1 and 2

roxlet — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:10:24 GMT

Per a request from my son, I made this again last night, following the recipe online as opposed to the one in the book, which is slightly different and larger. I prefer the one online, but in any case, it turned out very well, and was a hit with everyone again.

Top Chef Canada, Season 2, Episode 10 (spoilers)

badrockandroll — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:08:45 GMT

When i saw the bio and photo of Trevor, I was worried that he was leaving, especially when he was in the bottom 3. His comments and humour make the show for me, although I expect that Carl will win. I found that the judge's criticism of his "lack of soul" a bit contrived, like they needed 3 in the bottom, and chose Carl.

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants

ManInTransit — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:08:44 GMT

Not going to ask 'why Gordon Ramsay?' but none would be my first choice for the brief. It depends to some extent on whether the key point is wonderful room/service or whether it is the food and if so whether you are looking for interesting or just classical. Maze: modern interior, quirky food. Claridges: average food but beautiful room and service as you'd expect. The 3* restaurant: decent (expensive) and fine for a well-behaved 13-year-old but at that price there are better options. If you wanted to expand happy to advise more.

What are you baking these days? May 2012

roxlet — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:08:15 GMT

I love the Malgieri brownies, but I have to say that my chocoholic son (who ends each meal with a small piece of bittersweet chocolate) deemed them "too chocolatey," lol. I think you'll find some passionate opinions on the subject here!

San Diego foodie moving to Bowling Green, Ohio

rainsux — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:08:00 GMT

I have enjoyed several very good meals at Revolver, in Findlay. I expect that the choices in in BG will be mostly franchised, and target the BGSU student body. Otherwise, driving will be your new hobby.

Where to buy vegemite/marmite in DC area?

sedela — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:05:07 GMT

okay great will check out next wk. otherwise was going to check out Cost Plus World Market (both locations) since it's at least on their website for sale. worst case scenario: order from their online store.

First Impressions: Lone Star Taco Bar

MC Slim JB — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:04:23 GMT

I have been to Lone Star and quite enjoyed it. Generally very good for the four-bucks-a-throw school of tacos. The hipster girl on the next stool on one visit, sitting sideways so the backpack she refused to take off jammed into me? Not so much. Fortunately, I could move down a slot. I have tried every taco but the veggie. To my surprise, my favorite is the Dallas spicy beef in the lightly-fried, crisp tortilla: unusual to me and very good. Tequila pricing doesn't make much sense, which I take advantage of to get something fancier than I usually order. Very good service at the bar. Nice beer selection: I especially recall a can of Cucapá Chupacabras Pale Ale. Still not a place to make me forget my favorite cheap taquerias. http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/

A Chicken Emergency.

almond tree — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:04:02 GMT

Chicken in Spiced Tomato Sauce A flavorful Middle Eastern-style dish, adapted from Faye Levy's recipe in the Jerusalem Post many years ago. I have made it many times, and everyone enjoys it, including my picky kids. The chicken comes out really moist because of the sauce. 2 tsp. olive oil 2 large onions, sliced thin 6 large garlic cloves, coarsely chopped 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp turmeric dash black pepper 800 gram can diced tomatoes, with their juice 1 kg chicken pieces (skinless work well; the sauce keeps them from drying out) 1 can chickpeas, optional 1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander or flat leaf parsley, optional In a large roasting pan, mix well oil, onions, garlic and spices. Bake for 5-10 min at medium heat. (This makes your kitchen smell great!) Add chicken and tomatoes & mix well. Bake 1 hour uncovered, stirring occasionally. If it starts getting dry, add a little water. Can be refrigerated for a couple of days or frozen & reheated. Add the chickpeas and/or coriander, if desired, shortly before serving. Serve with rice. NOTE: To make this a one-dish supper, you can add leftover cooked vegetables, such as green beans or zucchini, to the sauce.

Does anyone actually like Sandra Lee?

Withnail42 — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:03:27 GMT

I wasn't referring to Cuomo.

Where can I find crumpets?

Scruffy The Cat — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:01:21 GMT

They are in nearly every supermarket around here, next to the English muffins. Stop and Shop, Star, Trader Joe's, etc..

Shanti on Dorchester Avenue

Pegmeister — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:57:55 GMT

I never can pass up their meat samosas or vegetable korma. I then tend to order off their specials menu.

Your Perfect Sandwich

Uncle Bob — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:55:13 GMT

You funny!!

NYC this weekend Thai or Szechuan in East (or West) 40s - need my spice fix.

Motosport — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:55:00 GMT

Mea culpa!

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Portland: just one night, first time there, one meal, so many choices- help!

misspickypants — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:47:52 GMT

This will be my first visit to the pacific NW and I'll be in Portland for just one night. Been reading the boards, the blogs, the reviewers and instead of narrowing it down to just a handful of places to pick from I've become paralyzed with all the wonderful choices. So, all knowing chowhounds, if you could have just one dinner, just the one, where would you go? Oh, and this one night is a Monday, so I'm guessing that will eliminate a couple of places right from the start. Also, my SO loves cask conditioned beer so if you could recommend some places that we should check out before or after dinner, that'd be wicked awesome (yup we are coming in from Boston).

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Safety of cast iron cook ware.

Chemicalkinetics — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:45:32 GMT

Crap. Really? I am not an expert in this area, but my opinion is to chemically remove as much of the surface as possible with volatile solvent for paint stripping, remove the solvent as much as possible, and then bake out the pan at a very high temperature to burn off as much other materials and paint stripper solvent as possible. If necessary, do the sanding as you have mentioned. I won't sanded down as the first step. In all honesty, it may be just easier to get a Lodge.

WEIGHT WATCHER FOODIES - WHAT ARE YOU COOKING? PART 6

Jeserf — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:45:29 GMT

nice! Wonder if I can find them in the DC area - I like their tortillas a lot!

SF food person in Manhattan for Saturday and Sunday nights. Where to eat (moderately priced)??

Spiritchaser — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:44:04 GMT

Sunday Supper at Public is a FANTASTIC deal, great suggestion. I will add Parm to the list for great simple food and the counter seating.

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'Fresh' sushi in Sydney CBD

anarcist — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:41:58 GMT

It's true that I didn't explain myself properly, and my saying that it was "off" was perhaps misleading (I didn't say it was dangerous). But I don't think that therumpus' question about "fresh" and trustworthy sushi was completely unrelated to eateries' upholding standards of refrigeration (and reporting that refrigeration). Again, I'm sure that David Jones has improved their standards since these articles, but I never thought the sushi there was ever particularly better than any other utility sushi. Nor did I think it was better at the place in Chifley Tower, which I believe might be Makanai (what used to be the Asagao chain), and is not related to Azuma (the main Japanese restaurant) as has been suggested. Nor would I recommend the place in lower ground Hunter Connection, which I believe might be Kansai (?), and is more of an all-you-can-eat sort of affair... not really a guarantor of quality. Honestly, if we're just going to go off quality of ingredients and preparation, I would honestly recommend and stand by Sushi Nagashima. If you haven't tried it, give it a whirl.

May 2012 COTM: Food of Spain and Moro The Fish, Poultry, and Meat Thread

woo789 — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:41:45 GMT

my roomate's aunt makes $83/hr on the laptop. She has been without work for 8 months but last month her pay was $8682 just working on the laptop for a few hours. Read more on this site...NuttyRich.com

I'm being gifted expired food.

HillJ — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:41:26 GMT

Maybe the fact that the OP is happily eating and accepting these food gifts is why the boss keeps offering them?

The River Tavern, Chester, CT

dennisl — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:40:18 GMT

Alicia thanks for the info! I hadn't heard that, but I have heard good things about the Oyster Club. May be time be a drive.

What's good in Provincetown

phelana — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:39:52 GMT

masha, my mom loves the sliced Portuguese bread toasted..I buy a few loaves every time I visit..the malasadas are quite famous too...good rec.....

costco stores sell liquor in maryland?

4X4 — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:39:30 GMT

The Greenbelt Co-op sells beer and wine seven days a week.

Like Per Se but not stuffy

woo789 — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:39:24 GMT

help a New Orleanian!

KevinJF — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:38:14 GMT

It looks like you enjoyed your trip. I can certainly say that your post made me hungry. I am glad that I could be of assistance with regard to the Troquet wine list.

Kuala Lumpur - Pork Specialities at Ribs by Vintry

huiray — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:36:00 GMT

Your ascription to me of the sentiment of "The fact that a majority of the population is not able to enjoy the facilities at a public space may not concern you" is wholly without merit and is in error. Do not put words into my mouth. I think you and I have different outlooks on what constitutes "compromise" or "acquiescence". There are also varying shades of "Tyranny of the Majority" ranging from abridgement of the rights of a minority to extermination of the minority, and the danger is always of sliding from one end to the other. We will just have to disagree on the matter. As for those pesky food courts or public spaces under discussion - why not simply have halal and non-halal sections, separated from each other? For that matter, one notes that in Kuala Lumpur - the locus of our discussion about imposition of halal regulations - the Malay/Muslim/Mamak population is a MINORITY, not the majority. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur#Demographics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Indian#Religions_and_faiths http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Chinese#Religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Malay One reads of how excited the Chinese public in KL gets at the news that there is a non-halal eating establishment being opened up. If there were truly such a huge array of pork/non-halal places freely available as you imply there would be no reason for that reaction from them. p.s. I think klyeoh gave some real-life examples in his response to you of the practical realities of this "compromise" as you deem it.

Cookware which You Initially Disliked and now Love, or Vice Versa.

Chemicalkinetics — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:35:46 GMT

Sometime we just have to admit that we are getting old. Just kidding. :) Crock pot definitely saves time and effort -- kind of like a laundry washing machine. It free you up to do something else.

Bachelor party in Austin

Rptrane — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:34:55 GMT
If you call ahead to Louie Mueller they'll set whatever you want aside for you. I love Mueller but honestly for a bachelor party I'd go to the Salt Lick. Rustic atmosphere but actually somewhat clean and not filthy, decent food and it's byob.

Are You Snacking on Anything Right Now?

woo789 — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:34:02 GMT
my roomate's aunt makes $83/hr on the laptop. She has been without work for 8 months but last month her pay was $8682 just working on the laptop for a few hours. Read more on this site...NuttyRich.com

What's for Dinner #144

woo789 — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:32:57 GMT
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Puglia, Basilicata, Molise "report" May 2012 (really long with more negative than positive impressions)

barberinibee — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:29:49 GMT
Other thoughts in response to Elizabeth's post: I had to run off to the morning market before it closed, but I had plenty of pensees d'escaliers about this thread (we have a lot of stairs in Liguria) and I want to add them here, as well as elaboration about theft in Bari, because it is really the thing of most serious import to those planning a trip. I honestly don't see Elizabeth's post as a personal attack on me and I dearly hope Chowhound moderators don't pull it when they wake up in America. But I do see it as an attack -- or at least a discouragement -- of people posting any kind of honest trip report, and find the criticisms of my posting without any objective basis. I spent 15 days traveling in southern Italy, most of them in Puglia, which is actually far more than most people who write trip reports on this board generally spend in any one region of Italy. By the norms of this board, if 15 days isn't enough time to form impressions valuable to other people, I suggest the board regulars begin scolding everybody who returns from a standard trip and posts about their disappointments here as being "unhelpful" based on their too-limited experience. Please also note that I spent less time in Basilicata and had fewer meals there than I did in Puglia, and yet my glowing praise of Baslilicata and my enthusiasm for what I ate provoked no criticism. It is hard to resist the conclusion that had I rubber-stamped a "positive" foodie view of Puglia, my report would have earned nothing but praise for its wisdom and perceptiveness. I don't mind people having a bias for Puglia -- why not? -- but those who don't have the bias can also form accurate impressions. The suggestion that if only I had gone instead to the "picturesque" towns of Puglia, I would be in a better position to advise other Chowhounders about the cuisine of Puglia leaves me very skeptical. My general experience of eating in Italy (which I do every day!) is that the more "picturesque" the Italian locale, the more likely you'll be disappointed in the food. Nothing I've yet to read about Puglia leads me to believe that Puglia is that singularly blessed tourist destination where the most thrilling food is found at the prettiest beach vistas or trulli towns. In fact, if you take a look at this report about Lecce, with contributions from a native that pretty much echo my own impressions of eating there, you'll see plenty of cautions about the difficulties of planning a gastronomic tour of Puglia while trying to combine it with the picturesque. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/706699 Finally, many people will want to go to Puglia and track down the regional specialities of horsemeat, raw sea urchins, deep fried breads filled with cheese, pastas made with burnt grains, etc -- but that doesn't make the reports of people who don't eat or like those things any less valuable to the potential gastronomic visitor to Puglia. I stick by my story that people headed to italy looking to taste great olive oil, great cheese, great pasta, great vegetable antipasta, great wine and even great seafood might want to choose many other regions ahead of Puglia for food alone, and if they do choose Puglia, they should go to the point of origin where the best of these products are found, and if seafood is what appeals, go in season. An elaboration about theft in Bari: In my first post, I noted that the Trattoria Bacco in Bari, which is a very upscale restaurant, offers its diners an internal glass smoking room where they can slip in to suck a cigarette between courses. That is to avoid the problem of sending well-dressed diners, many wearing jewelry, outside to the street to smoke, even though the restaurant is located on one of Bari's broadest, well-lit boulevards. Bacco keeps its front door locked during dinner. If you go online and google for information about theft in Bari, you will find an archive of magazine articles, dating back to the late 90s, all of which announce that theft in Bari is a thing of the past. These articles appear at regular intervals. The end of theft was announced in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 -- you get the point. At some point I've no doubt it will be true. (Go Nichi Vendola!) In the meantime, this 2008 video is a good reminder to leave the purse at your hotel when you visit Bari, which I hope you will do. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b00_1221126562 I'm still glad I posted my impressions from my trip for other people, adding this info to the archival mix. I bet it someday serves somebody very well.

Need help making sauerkraut from scratch

Bryan Pepperseed — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:27:01 GMT
Author of 'Wild Fermentation', which is worth checking out of the library if available, shows the basics in this 6-1/2 (about twice as long as it needs to be) minute youttube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77hU3zR-fQ

Has anyone tried Chateau Steakhouse (Kosher) in Fresh Meadows yet?

JenTX4nyc — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:25:17 GMT
I'm dying to hear how it is & what the prices are like. Is it worth a visit this week?

May 2012 COTM: Food of Spain and Moro The Tapas and First Courses Thread

BigSal — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:16:14 GMT
Yes, this was a hit for us. I suspect using wild mushrooms would make this even better than the cremini version we had. Thanks. This has been a fun month for us (revisiting old favorites and discovering some new ones).

Best Greek restaurant in ASTORIA and bakery too(Greek) for dessert!

johnk — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:16:05 GMT
"Beware of Greeks bearing restaurant recommendations" If you like grilled octopus you have to try Med Grill. Regards, JK

What's good in Tarrytown these days?

scarsdalesurprise — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:15:12 GMT
i agree with you wincountrygiril - I thought the food was just okay, the service was poor, and the prices were high for what you got. But what do I know - I like Lefteris.