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Hey all. Glad to see that burger club is going so well. So question... How's the whole burger club as a dating service thing going? I might be developing a crush Hehe so where's the next meeting?

adoxograph could I get the address for Caserta's? Hehe and i'll make sure to mail u some.

Thanks elyse I actually have been to Mojo's. The cheese fries were delicious. Where is spiritus?

Thanks Pat. I've actually been to Fanizzi's for dinner and it's great; the food and the view. I actually talked to my GF and we're able to increase our budget to $20 a person. Any suggestions from any egulleters would be gladly welcome. In fact desperately needed.

Hello all. I'm headed to Rhode Island for Columbus day weekend and I have no idea where to get some good food thats not too expensive (no more than $16 a person). I'm a college student and i'm visiting my GF at Rogers and Williams so we don't have the biggest budget. We are planning on going to Ptown on Saturday. We've been there once before but all we really ate was a lot easy fast food like sandwiches and a lot of cheese fries. Her and I love that stuff but i'd like to be able to take her to a romantic restaurant where there's actually a waiter to take our order. Only catch is neither her nor I like seafood. The only thing i'll eat is shrimp but that's about it. I'd also like some recommendations on the little fast food places in town too. We were only down there for a day and a half so we didn't get to go to as many places as we would of liked. We might also go to Nantucket so if there are any recommendation for that i'd appreciate it. I will be arriving Friday night in Providence so if there are any recommendations for friday night dinner in Providence great. On Sunday we're headed to Boston. None of us have any idea where to go or where to eat. We'll be there the whole day so recommendations for lunch and dinner would be great. On Monday we're headed to Newport. We've also been there once before and we ate at a very nice inexpensive restaurant but unfortunatly not very much on the menu besides seafood (The food we did order was great). Recommendation for lunch would be great. We're not just looking for fancy. Any kind of recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

suzanne, I would love to help you out but unfortunatly I only know about guisas. (I call them guisos) I would guess that the biggest difference is what part of Colombia the recipes originated from. Hogaos sounds like a word that would come from "la costa." From cities like baranquilla that are right or very near to the water. I am from Pererira and whenever I visit when it is called for "guisos" are involved. As you said they are very similar in their ingredients so more than likely the difference is more geographical than anything else.

Yes it also adds an intense flavor to the fish. Colombian cuisine focuses a lot more on beef and steak dishes as well as various types of soups rather than fish. One thing we are rather fond of though is "mariscos." I can't give much detail on the dishes itself because I couldn't cook if my life depended on it You can try it out for yourself if you'd like pan. It is nice to see that you are so interested in the food. I recommend you come to Jackson Heights since this is where the biggest concentration of Colombian people and Colombian cuisine are in New York. There is quality food at great prices at beautiful restaurants. I'm rather fond of "Listo el Pollo." A very bad name I admit but very good food and great decor.

Even if fish is refrigerated it does not avoid the smell when being cooked. To lessen the smell it is soaked in lemon and salt and a special liquid which I cannot recall the name of at the moment. This also allows people to eat the fish without the over powering fishy smell.

Pan I know it doesn't mean that you wouldn't like it. All i'm saying is that there does seem to be a lack of knowledge among certain people as to what Colombian cuisine is. The fact that not very many people have responded to this topic is evidence of this. I'm fairly certain that if those who have never tried Colombian food finally did try it one day, that very many of them would like it very much. Our cuisine ranges from very simple (like a bandeja paisa: a dish that includes white rice, beans, an egg, avocado, arepa, platano, chicarron, and your choice of either a grilled steak or ground up steak) to very multi-dimensional. (steamed fish: this dish seems simple enough but the flavors and the seasonings that go into it have to be shall we say right on the money so as not to over power the taste of the fish so much so that the fish becomes secondary. At the same time the process of preparing the fish before cooking spans a minimum of 10 hours to get rid of the smell so it doesn't over power the dish as well.)

jogoode, That sounds about right in regards to Colombian food. Although a traditional breakfast would be more along the lines of a calentado which rice and beans (usually from the day before) mixed together and heating up in a frying pan. And Pan I didn't mean to be impatient. I'm just very passionate about the food and I love to discuss it. That being said I know that a lot of people don't even know how to describe Colombian cuisine.

Jeez...nada huh. Does anyone even like Colombian food?

I know Tierras Colombianas very well and I personally don't like it very much. I prefer Listo el Pollo or Casa Colombia. And yes I guess technically Jackson Heights is the city so to clarify does anyone know of any Colombian restaurants on "the island of Manhattan? P.S. I should mention that my family is Colombian so I know aunthentic when I taste it. I've been in search of a high end Colombian restaurant in Manhattan for a while now.

Hey all. I've enjoyed reading all of your posts on the various topics. I decided to give it a try myself because out of the many topics i've not seen one which talks about Colombian food. I know that Jackson Heights is the place to go to get some authentic Colombian food but I was wondering if anyone knew of a Colombian restaurant in the city?