Gifted Gourmet

article from Observer Guardian UK What's the proof of your personal favorite scotch?

As usual, cher Jamie, you have managed to "nail it" (as we say here dans le Sud d'Amerique) comme d'habitude ... and one other piddling point as well, wasn't this maneuver (manoeuvre) named for US surgeon Henry Jay Heimlich?

this appears to be reasonably authentic

Shall we also add to this list Italian Carne Cruda? Served sometimes with raw veal slices, it is reputedly delicious: Recipe for making Involtini di carne cruda con Robiola did someone mention mad cow disease?

Recently, a friend of mine told me that he could not locate any information on eGullet on what the food is like in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas. He will be there on business and likes to dine in nicer restaurants. If you either live in or visit there, could you pass on your advice on this? Many thanks on behalf of my friend, Michael!

Best news ever, micropundit! Long awaited by me ... and, no doubt, many others. Thanks for this report today! Lots of highly interesting developments and you picked up on all of them .. keep up the great reportage!

Marrakesh, the land of God is an excellent thread for that highly interesting Moroccan city: click here to read about Louisa Chu's experiences there yet another interesting thread article from Saveur Magazine article from Sally's Place .. scroll down to the section:"The Moroccan Kitchen" eating in the city of Rabat My interest in the foods and country of Morocco stems from the two years that I lived there when my father was in the US Air Force ... whatta place!

from MSN Moneycentral.com Read the entire list ... any of these problems for you personally? a related thread on "Car Cuisine" but somewhat lacking that danger element

You betcha!

There are some very cool plate shapes on this website Bisqueimports.com .. octagons and ovals, boomerangs and fish ... and I love these oyster plates not to mention this sushi plate

Please do check out this update on the demise of the much-loved Soto ... Atlanta has lost a gem ...

While I thank you for the information, here he was a huge fish in a little pond .. in NYC, he will be among others just like him ... odd choice, I guess, but he has his reasons ... Please note: our Soto discussion will continue here ...

article from the Independent UK So, are you one of the true butter purists? Do you believe that there are dishes in which only butter will suffice? Indulge in preparing compound butters? Which ones?

Please notice how highly addicted this audience has become

Ronnie, that is really gorgeous! I may do that for Sunday brunch tomorrow ...

Tonight is something of a Thanksgiving reprise ... without pumpkin pie though ... Chicken soup with noodles Greek salad (sans feta at a meat meal) Turkey-red pepper meatballs Sweet potato souffle (no marshmallows!) Port-steeped cranberries with apples Harvard beets Apple cake Wine and challah Jayne, thanks for reminding me to wish everyone a Shabbat Shalom!

Cheese & Spinach Strudel with Warm Tomato Relish and please know that this is incredibly good! Try it and you'll see!

article from Slate A timely article, considering the location of the current Olympics: Are any of these wines from the Piedmont of Italy favorites of yours? Have you noticed the newest refinement of the Barberas?

appears to be good with and in everything! As soup, sides, main dishes ... everything but dessert!

There will be much more on Chef Blais shortly .. trust me! and stay tuned ... News@11 ...

So how will they learn to make choices? and at what age? You are running a school and that puts you in a somewhat different place ... but I know what you mean ...

Whaaat? You don't refill your Dasani bottles??

the cake ready to be baked ... the cake, now baked, and the caramel topping is dripping into the holes ... Note here: the caramel is less thick than in the original photograph in Leite's Culinaria ... but I did take a tiny taste and am pleased indeed! Granny Smiths all the way!

A similar thing happened here .. two high school girls made a cake and it had a lot of awful, toxic ingredients in it .. made as a prank .. kids did get sick and the girls wound up being arrested until the ingredients were ascertained ... all told, much heartbreak for ingesters and cooks alike.

No matter what anyone sneaks into a theatre, nothing can top this Ethiopian meal! Really hysterical! Only Mexican tacos crunching would be more problematic...