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Gifted Gourmet

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  1. Seeger's is owned by chef Guenter Seeger.  It is his only restaurant and he works on the line in the kitchen every night.  Every penny they make is hard-earned and well deserved.

    Amen, ned, amen .. and many thanks for your having acknowledged the efforts and creativity of Gunther Seeger.

  2. must be a bartender's nightmare though ...

    Yes. Absolutely, yes.

    Grenadine (red)

    Creme de cacao (brown)

    Creme de menthe (green)

    Parfait Amour (violet)

    Maraschino liqueur (white(

    Orange curacao (orange)

    Brandy (amber)

    Use a tall, straight-sided glass. Pour the ingredients in the order in which they are listed over a the back of a teaspoon into the glass. Make beautiful, colorful layers.

    time consuming and delicate ... :wacko: probably doesn't happen too frequently though ...

  3. ETA: Mel, that last one seems good and solid -- but does the heavy handle make the ladle flip out of smaller pots?

    I don't use it to do anything but serve so my hand is on the handle for that purpose primarily .. it also depends as well on the depth of the soup pot .. to date, it has yet to flip out by itself .. nothing flips out in this house, including the cook ... :wink:

  4. I look for handle length, weight, and ease of use ...

    This is my newest purchase and I use it whenever I have soup worthy of it ... didn't realize that there are so many types of ladles ... small ones for gravy, some for batter, some for sauces, plastic for punch, and some in porcelain ...

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    an old and well beloved soup ladle from my grandmother .. and newer ladle

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    my favorite ladle as of today ... heavy and well balanced ...

  5. This list has the very finest of Budapest restaurants ... .. check out links which interest you most ... when I was in Budapest, I enjoyed Gundel but many of these excellent restaurants would be next on my personal "must try" places to dine ...

    Rivalda's menu has a number of excellent dishes ...

    Fortuna is positively elegant ...Fortuna's menu and wine list are long and enticing

    Cafe Pierrot has a menu here but in Hungarian ...

    The Dominican

    Robinson Restaurant

  6. why are bananas so expensive in Australia, where you can surely grow them, and which is near other countries (e.g., Indonesia) where bananas are grown?

    One possible answer here: Australia does not allow banana imports (or even apples from New Zealand - its free-trade partner) on the basis that these imports might bring in pests that could harm Australian agriculture. This means Australia has a very limited supply of domestic bananas ... recent cyclones damaged the crop and so, as supply has dropped, the prices have skyrocketed. Does any of this make sense to you as an explanation?

  7. I understand what you're saying here ... and my own take on this would be that there are undoubtedly an equal number of good to bad ... as to having menus on the net? too small and unnecessary: locals know what to avoid by heart ... the rest of us are on our own! :laugh:

    In the South, we have tons of little, hole-in-the-wall "meat'n'threes" ... and, I rather imagine, there are many both good and awful ...

  8. Everyone, it seems, can retell the deli incident in the film When Harry met Sally which concludes with the phrase "I'll have what she's having!" ... but that, naturally referred to something other than food ... :hmmm:

    When thinking about dining in a restaurant, have you ever wished to change your order to the waiter based upon seeing something on a fellow diner's plate?

    Did you force yourself to refrain from asking your waiter to switch an item, an entree, an appetizer, a dessert ... after seeing what someone else ordered which looked just perfect for what you had in mind?

    Or have you actually requested a change in your own order based upon seeing something more desirable?

  9. Have you decided what you are doing with the duck? Duck, goose and lamb are very expensive here. I would love to have duck with orange or cherry sauce. :wub:

    The duck with honey will be the first option but I also like this recipe as well:

    DUCK WITH PORT-CHERRY SAUCE :biggrin: ... while I don't have the duck breast but the whole bird, this sauce sounds positively elegant!!

  10. I went back to look for this thread which contains a number of great recipes and general ideas ...Newish Jewish ...and then there is this: another longer thread with all manner of Rosh Hashonah recipes/ideas

    This year I am prepared for Rosh Hashonah ... my freezer now contains both a kosher duckling and a lamb roast ... a little variation on the usual brisket/turkey/stuffed cabbage that I normally consider main courses for Rosh Hashonah ...

    and the recipe is here for Epicurious' Duck with Honey which seems perfect for Rosh Hashonah ... :wink:

  11. Table-prepared caesar salad is both entertaining to watch and to eat .. it tastes so much fresher, maybe because one watches it being made ... honestly, table-prepared anything is going to be done in a fancier, more expensive setting ... it is part of the "show" when they served it to us at Delmonico Steakhouse, Las Vegas, NV.

    And, in a similar question, do waiters still flambee foods tableside? Steak Diane? Bananas Foster in NO?

  12. It's like a dream come true.  Seeger stays and offers cheaper options for us hobos.  I can't believe it.  Just awesome.

    Well, someone felt that their financial backing would make all the difference .. and, ultimately, he was satisfied enough to stay ... I think this is wonderful news for Atlanta!

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