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Shun vs. MAC Knife Test

feel bad for the person that gets the knife that you send back after using it.

From A Hamburger Today

Burger Nirvana at David Burke's Primehouse in Chicago

nice review.
spinach and crispy shallots sounds pretty good.
(sorry if things got a little harsh on your "grilled" interview.)

From A Hamburger Today

Grilled: Daniel Zemans, Chicago Correspondent

"I just don't get the thought process that would lead someone to ask that their food have so much of its flavor cooked out of it."

... yet you will completely obscure and overwhelm all other flavors with blue cheese.

very questionable.

I like your pizza reviews though.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book'

Kreuz's with my extended family in 1983. I was eight years old.
It was awesome.

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Vegan recommendations in NYC. Please. Thanks.

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Shun vs. MAC Knife Test

feel bad for the person that gets the knife that you send back after using it.

From A Hamburger Today

Burger Nirvana at David Burke's Primehouse in Chicago

nice review.
spinach and crispy shallots sounds pretty good.
(sorry if things got a little harsh on your "grilled" interview.)

From A Hamburger Today

Grilled: Daniel Zemans, Chicago Correspondent

"I just don't get the thought process that would lead someone to ask that their food have so much of its flavor cooked out of it."

... yet you will completely obscure and overwhelm all other flavors with blue cheese.

very questionable.

I like your pizza reviews though.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book'

Kreuz's with my extended family in 1983. I was eight years old.
It was awesome.

From Serious Eats: New York

Dessert Fail: Raspberry Beignets from The Little Owl

@ grace kang -
I read you, and I do respect your opinion as I did not eat them.
These sound way too tough.
But as I read it the first time, you were negatively criticizing the desert for two characteristics--hollow inside created by steam and chewy texture--that are inherent of beignets. and called them doughnuts. Sorry I felt that deserved a comment.

From Serious Eats: New York

Dessert Fail: Raspberry Beignets from The Little Owl

Never been to the little owl so I'll have to trust your opinion, these might have been really bad.

However, important to note that a beignet is not a doughnut. Pretty sure a beignet is supposed to be a little chewy and hollow like the way you described, with a light crunch on the outside, at least until they get cold.
maybe you don't like beignets?

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Palak Aalu, Palak Paneer's Cousin

looks pretty good. I like peekpoke's suggestions.

but "all you need is rice"?

to serve with your potatoes?

seems like all you need is some protein.

From Recipes

Seriously Meatless: Caramelized Onion, Potato, and Blue Cheese Tart

great.
have enjoyed reading the herbivoracious blog before,
look forward to your column here on SE

From Talk

What would be your last beer?

can a six-pack of Lone Star tallboys count as one?

From Serious Eats

How Do You Eat with a Beard?

@tynanch8 has it right. been eating with a full beard for 7 years now. found #1 to be the most helpful. can still have a long moustache and not look disproportionate with the rest of a full beard while keeping the moustache trimmed and it helps so much with drinking especially.

Three things I've found helpful:
1. Keep your moustache neatly trimmed just above your upper lip.
2. Start using your napkin more frequently and more vigorously than you have in the past.
3. When eating something sticky, use whatever you're drinking with it to clandestinely lubricate said moustache and then use your napkin to wipe it down.

From A Hamburger Today

Cook the Book: 'Burger Bar'

american cheese.
pickles.
raw onion.
mustard and ketchup
please.
thank you.

From Slice

Video: "Which Way to Paulie Gee's?"

video worked for me.
a recap of anyone's trip to Paulie Gee's is always a treat.
that the food looked excellent is no surprise.
I thought the background music also contributed nicely to the montage.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: '660 Curries' by Raghavan Iyer

Little Bombay in north austin (no longer there)
South Indian street food much loved by my vegan friend.
Mysore dosa so good.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

beef fajita,
on homemade corn tortillas,
with late summer pico de gallo.
and a carta blanca 32 oz beer.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies'

4 layer honey cake for my girlfriend with a pecan-cream icing.
it was good.

From Recipes

Serious Salsa: (Not Exactly) My Uncle's Salsa

great news.
as a fellow homesick texan,
her blog has long been a consoling voice.

excellent recipes too.

From Serious Eats

Slim Jim Shortage in Effect

I hear you.
I didn't think Robyn had any intention of being insensitive,
honestly.
I really didn't want to be a downer,
also being from the area, the tragedy was just more on my media radar and some the stories of of the employees' experiences were pretty intense and stayed with me.
thanks Robyn.

From Serious Eats

Slim Jim Shortage in Effect

a deadly explosion.
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/1563341.html

"Police have identified the victims as Barbara McLean Spears, 43, of Dunn, Lewis Junior Watson, 33, of Clayton and Rachel Mae Poston Pulley, 67, of Clayton. Wednesday's news ended an agonizing night for Pulley's family."

maybe tone down the joke a little.
sorry to be a downer, I know the linked articles don't really mention the loss of life, jobs, and injured employees and firefighters.

From Talk

Two vegans taking on NYC July 4rth ...

asked this a while back in the talk section.
got some good responses.
have a good time:
link

From Serious Eats

Critic-Turned-Cook Hits The Pit

yes.
a big hand.
to Elio, Gerrardo, Juan, Geoff, Jorge, Minar, Adam, Nate, Emil, Pac Man, Pelon, Oscar, Paul, and all the other dishwashers whose names I can't remember right now,
wherever you are,
Thanks.

From Talk

Fresh Garbanzo Beans

a chowhound thread:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/291902

and from a comment on 101 Cookbooks:
Amit
September 23, 2004
from a comment on 101 Cookbooks:
I was googling for a place to buy fresh garbanzo beans / chick peas and found this.

They should not be boiled. The arab women in the old city of Jerusalem sell them in season (only one week a year). They roast them at home just like you would roast chestnuts (until the skin is slightly charred) and sell them on the street out of a basket. They have an unforgettable aroma this way.

From Talk

I'm Selling an El Bulli Reservation

wow.
just wow.

only one I see is 1500.
guess she upped the price.

blah.
just blah.

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About intheyearofthepig

Website: http://www.myspace.com/intheyearofthepig

Location: born in raised in Austin but moved to North Carolina

About: folklorist, archivist, teacher, line cook, musician, do what I can when I can

Favorite foods: just about everything except salmon, don't know why, I like most other flora and fauna of the land and sea.
I try not to spread so much hate on other people's food choices

Last bite on earth: