Rachel Perlow

Unless the place specifically requests that you don't. I know of one such place that asks you not to bring liquor due to the religious practices of the owners.

Is Lincoln Place the street with the movie theatre by the railroad station? If so, there used to be a Tiffany's BBQ take-out there, maybe "Pops" took over that location?

We actually did this with grilled cheese a while back. The waffle iron did make crisp sandwiches, but the cheese gets pressed out of the areas where the squares are and oozed out everywhere and was a PITA to clean. The sandwich press was interesting, with the crimped edges and all. But the best version was the simplest one made in a skillet.

Did you know that in China, they put dumplings and soup (jook) together and call it breakfast? (Dim Sum)

Since khao didn't mention it, the links above go to the reviews for the following restaurants: Saigon Republic, Englewood La Focaccia, Summit East, Teaneck Thanks khao! I'm glad these haven't been lost to the void.

Yes, same place. I was questioning your thought process of having sushi on a Monday (fresh from reading Kitchen Confidential).

Where are you talking about? You had sushi on a Monday? Korean barbecue is generally beef, pork or chicken.

Obviously, these comments are off-topic since I have no idea if these places are open on Monday or not (although I suspect the Korean place is). Yes, I am referring to Keoku on Rt 46 in Parsippany. Nothing was wrong with the food per se, but it never was crowded, and still we got the impression of being unwelcome, that didn't prevent us from returning, however. If you can overcome that, go. The barbecue is very good. Yes, we have been to the Morocan place about three times. Excellent food, fun, relaxing atmosphere (you sit on low cushioned benchs with lots of pillows), especially for a group of friends, and go on a night when they have belly dancing. However, the menu is set, prix-fixe, many courses and there aren't many options (everything is set but you get to choose between a few tagines), so its not a place you'd want to go to more than once a month or two. Try to go with a group of 6-8 close friends. People who don't mind eating off the same plate as you. Their bastila is delicious.

We got a hint recently that the chef or owner of Kinara used to work at Namaskar.

Hey Fink... Question: Why did you guys choose Finksfunky.net instead of .com? I checked, expecting some weird porn site or something (you should check out what you get if you go to fat-guy's site forgetting the hyphen), but it appears to be unregistered. You should probably register it (finksfunky.com) before some porn site does claim it.

That's why I suggested it as an addition to, not instead of, the cocktail sauce. Have the dishwasher keep track of which dips appear to have been more utilized? re: Jimbo. He is, unfortunately, no longer at Brooklake. I'd love to know where he's cooking these days.

Mona Lisa, Bogota Cafe Italiano, Fort Lee It's Greek to Me, Englewood Bennies, Englewood

Korean would be a good one to keep in mind for future reference though. That was pbrodsky saying he was going to plan something at Kinara, wasn't it? Oh Paul...

Keep in mind I was quoting someone. By "Americans" I think the woman meant any non-Korean who speaks fluent English, be they white, black, "Asian", christian or jew. Our Korean-American friend, Andy, would probably be considered American to her because he doesn't speak Korean. I don't mean to insult any Korean-Americans or anyone else out there. I just didn't want to use the word "white" because I was basically quoting the proprietress, who used the term "American." Some of you reading this may not be aware of this, but Fort Lee is a town that is has a lot of people of Asian descent living there. Actually, more than descent - people who are here for a few years at a time from their native lands. There are lots of signs in Korean or Japanese. Unlike, say Morristown, where there's one Korean restaurant in the area, several towns over (Parsippany), Fort Lee has at least three listed in yp.yahoo, and I know there's a few missing from there. The neighboring towns of Palisades Park and Ridgewood have blocks where you might think you were in Seoul. Noodle shop after barbecue joint after seafood specialists after noodle shops. However, most (I'm sure not all) of the people reading the NJ thread are probably white or otherwise "American". They may have tried Korean places in the past and felt unwelcome (as we have, even though we know the cuisine and are appreciative of the food). Therefore, I felt it was important to point out how friendly and welcoming the folks at Koreana are. I wanted to tell you all exactly how to park in the garage, and take the elevator straight to the 2nd floor (unless you want to browse in the Hello Kitty store on the first floor), so you can enjoy this place that deserves our patronage. PS - feel free to call me Rachel, or even RPerlow. "Mrs. Perlow" sounds so formal.

What about the razor clams? That sounded good to me.

Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park, that's the answer to both your questions. I did a trial run about 10 years ago for a weekend. I have a feeling it was mostly because I was a member's kid and he didn't expect me to do well so he wanted to be able to not hire me. I learned a lot in that short space of time. Biggest lesson was that I didn't want to cook for a living. After the weekend Chef Jimbo wanted to hire me, which was cool, but I politely declined. He never held it against me and always had a nice word or wink for me whenever he saw me around the club. He was extra nice when we were planning the wedding, lots of extra touches that other people may not have gotten (tastings, entrees and desserts not usually offered for catering, etc.). Pretty prosaic, I'm afraid. Four u-10 shrimp cooked in the shell in court bouillon. Arranged on the plate with lemon and cocktail sauce. Nick - may I suggest offering honey-mustard dressing (prepared in your kitchen, not bottled) as an additional dip for the shrimp? That is the way they do it at Brooklake and it is really popular. My mom doesn't even touch the cocktail sauce.

In case you missed Jason's post elsewhere in this forum, Koreana has now moved to Fort Lee. Jason's been there twice and I went there for the first time tonight. Smaller place than it used to be, the food is just as good and the service is maybe even friendlier. And, yes, it is open Mondays. Actually it is open 7 days a week. It is located on the second floor of a small, mostly Korean, mall. There is parking on the ground level and you can take an elevator up to the 2nd floor for the restaurant from the garage. What we always liked about Koreana was how welcoming they were to Americans and had excellent service. Many Korean restaurants seem to not want non-Korean patronage, but not Koreana. The owner/hostess seemed sad that more Americans haven't yet found this place, because at their previous location they had a lot of non-Koreans, but not so much at this location. We were there on a Friday evening and it was only about half-full. Go there. Koreana, 201-585-9115 1550 Lemoine Ave, Fort Lee

Not all-inclusive (did that in St. Thomas, didn't like it, bad food). In fact it is a time-share so we'll have a kitchen. Usually don't do more than breakfast in the unit. I took out the extra insurance on our car rental reservation because I know how horrible the roads and drivers can be on these islands. Usually we don't rent a car, but this is our first time at a time-share on the islands and we know we'll want to explore and not hire a cab everytime we go out (like we did in Puerto Rico and Jamaica). Somehow, I doubt Jason'll want to go to the nude beach. He usually sits under a tree or umbrella with a T-shirt on, sun sensitive, among other reasons.

We're going to be staying at a resort near Philipsburg, St. Maarten. Please share everything you know about this island. We are planning on renting a car. What are the must do's and don't? Thanks in advance.

What happened to the Caribe's beach area?

We enjoyed Moghul when we lived near Morristown. Hint - try the lunch buffet, superior to any other Indian buffet we have ever sampled. Of course, you can only get the tandoori lobster at dinner.

For those curious... We chose the River Rock for the "rug" (as the designer calls the inset pattern) to be a natural/organic counter-point to the contemporary appliances (all stainless steel) and cabinets. The colors of the stones also compliment the tile backsplash (which are a faux tumbled marble of many hues), as you will see in the coming weeks.

Lou - you may want to re-read and edit your previous post. The grammar indicates you arguing for the BYOB, rather than against. And I assume you mean 12:50 AM?

Lou - Yes, Saigon Republic is the one reviewed this past weekend. Nikko is OK, but have you actually tried Nagano? Frankly, I am unsure of this name. It is on the second floor above the T intersection of Washington and where Cinque Figlie was. I thought it had a different name but that's what came up on yp.yahoo. It may have changed owners but I remember it having a Japanese staff and more Japanese clientelle. It had really excellent sushi and was packed like Nikko can get.

I find it interesting that this week seemed to have such an egg theme. Everyday, eggs for lunch. That isn't humorous? Did your missing classmate show up on Wednesday? Did the chef comment on your tourneed potoatoes? Did all your practice make them perfect? I think this could be a soap opera.