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30 yr-old banker in NYC. I love to cook and eat but can't always find for cooking. Luckily, my husband loves to cook as well and is a fantastic cook. So for now, I'm sticking with eating! We love to travel and trying new ingredients or cuisines.

My accomplishments are homemade ice cream, spicy kimchee fried rice, and one pot clam bake. I would love to learn how to make pasta from scratch.

I agree with LauraMac - people would priortize whatever is important to them in their wedding planning. Obviously, this group, the Serious Eaters, would have the food on the top of their priority list.

Having great food was very important for my husband and me. We got married in Hawaii and only had our immediate family there. We spoiled them and ourselves with five course meal. Everything was fantastic.

Once we returned, we threw a weekend-long celebration party for our closest friends and family. We also had some BBQ delivered from South Carolina for one of the nights. Some of our friends from overseas hadn't had the real BBQ until then so they really enjoyed it.

For our main event, we focused on local ingredients and simply prepared dishes. We discussed what we want wiith our caterer and her chef prior to the tasting and tweaked a few things based on the tasting. I think everything turned out great and exceeded our expectations because we were able to stay on the same page with our caterer.

I can tell you that we didn't have any flowers except for my bouquet. We had fruits on the tables as a center piece instead. They looked beautiful and were eaten later on.

As we get into the blue crab season in the Mid-Atlantic, I'm taking a road trip down to Maryland for some crabs!

SamTheButcher - it sounds like your former boss and my parents shared the same philosophy. Growing up, I knew that dinner is whatever my mom cooked for that night (thank goodness, she's a fantastic cook!). My brother, who is a very picky eater until today, and I never complained or requested any special meals. We knew that if we didn't eat whatever my mom gave us, there won't be any snack or other special meals to substitute. Perhaps this has something to do with Korean culture and how Koreans raise children, i.e. children must respect their parents and elders, etc.

Also, I think if eating veggies aren't made into a big deal, kids tend not to resist eating them. My nephew who is three eats pretty much everything. When my brother and his wife introduce new food to him, they don't make a big deal out of it (no rewarding him for trying it, etc.). And they eat it with him.

I second Indonesian. I spent few summers in Indonesia when I was a teenager. At least in Indonesia (never had Indonesian outside of Indonesia), it seems like they like to fry EVERYTHING. Nothing was fresh. Even if the ingredient was fresh, it would be cooked or altered so it would lose the freshness. I was told that it was because food spoils quickly due to the climate and the lack of refrigeration.

Plus, I haven't found any good Indonesian places in New York to give it another try.

I lived in Frankfurt for a year when I was in college. I wouldn't have survived my year there without those street wursts!

Clare K - Kimchi and milk? Do you eat kimchi straight (without rice or other carb) and drink milk with it? I suppose milk would tone down the spicy kimchi but I just never heard the two put together...

Definitely hot dogs and beer. I've never been but I heard that the Giants (San Fran) ball park has garlic fries. The new Yankees stadium should think about having new variety of yummy eats.

While this isn't uncommon, an indoor clambake is a big hit whenever I make it. And it's an easy one pot dish...almost fool proof. All you need are any amount of fresh seafood you want (lobster, clams, shrimps, etc.), small red potatoes, onion, some herbs and a good bottle of white burgundy wine. And make sure to have some crusty baguettes to dunk into the broth!

Hot stone Bi Bim Bop with marinated vegetables (no egg or meat) especially on a cold day. The other has to be peanut butter and Nutella sandwich.

I have eaten sushi at Nori many times when I lived in Caldwell. Their food is always tasty and the owners are so friendly. I would say their rolls are more of fusion dishes (I remember having rolls with mango and other not-so-usual roll ingredients) with tasty, interesting sauces on them. If someone is looking for a traditional sushi place, I wouldn't recommend this place though.