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My first experience at Ray's will be tomorrow night @ 6:00! I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to it. I am traveling from Indiana and will be in DC for a quick business trip. Thanks for the wonderful (and extremely entertaining) read and as always the great suggestions found on eGullet. Chad

Great reviews, Justin! hanks for takin the time to post them. Chad

Some of my favorites have already been mentioned: Fat Tire Amber and Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout, but my all-time favorite is Abita Turbo Dog!

You know, I enjoy Mt. Gay so much, I don't think I could pull myself to try flavored versions! I bet it will blow the other flavored versions out of the water though.

Susan - that new toy of yours is absolutely incredible!!

Well, I had a chance to try BAC a couple weeks ago and I was pleasantly surprised. It was a great cup of coffee and it had that smooth Kona taste to it! I will definitely stop by there again. It is also nice to have 100% Kona at my fingertips!

Susan - was this the one in Melbourne, FL? Good beer and good BBQ!

Wow, Susan - thanks for the reviews! Yes, I am eagerly anticipating the arrival of DFH in FL! I, too, consider myself a hophead - so I can't wait to try these!! Chad

Yes, I has the opportunity to try it a few months ago - and was not impressed at all. It is really too bad as the bottle looks incredible. I guess that says it all for good marketing!

Okay, now I am thirsty (read: salivating)! It will definitely be a margarita weekend!

Wow, thanks for the advice on Scholar's Inn in Bloomington. My wife and I will be visiting there this weekend and will be sure to go! The menu looks great! Chad

I was really surprised too, but this is really good for a diet coke - my new favorite of all the lines (cherry is a close second). I have yet to try the diet pepsi vanilla or lemon, but I can't stand the coke version of these flavors. I do, however, find myself drinking the Coke w/ lime and thinking, damn this needs some rum in it!

Wow, nice work, Susan! And it sounds incredible! Have you tried the DFH (any of them) as of yet? If so, what did you think?

There is a great place down the road (here in Jacksonville) called The Wine Warehouse. The owner of the shop does the exact same thing to me everytime I go in. I am not looking for bottles of wine in the hundreds of dollars, but when looking for a $30 bottle of wine or so, he will always steer me in the much cheaper direction and his suggestions are always right on. It is is incredibly refreshing! Plus, he also puts every wine his customers buy in a database, so if I forget what I bought the last time, he can just pull it up!!

Recently a Bad Ass Coffee opened up in Jacksonville. I checked out their website and it says they only use 100% Kona! Being a Kona fan I was thrilled. So, has anyone tried BAC, and what did you think? Thanks for any input. Chad

Yeah LJD - thanks for the great news!! I have yet to try this beer and have been wanting to for a very long time!

Tryska - Yeah it came with my box a couple years ago, I don't know if they still have it as I now just buy the shakes and toss the literature. All you do is prepare the myoplex as you normally would with I believe 16 oz of milk or water and then add two tablespoons of your favorite nonfat, sugarfree pudding. Mix it thoroughly and throw it in the fridge for an hour and you will be all set. There is another great one where you add 3/4 cup of lite cool whip and make chocolate mousse - it is really good and packed with protein. Bill Phillips the founder of EAS just came out with a new book Eating for Life, it features over 150 recipes that are well balanced (nice portions of protein) and smaller portion sizes, for those of us who eat 5 - 6 smaller meals a day. They are all incredible and include a section on nutrition shake flavors and desserts, often made with myoplex lite. Fistfullaroux - this is another good book to check out as the recipes have a ton of flavor but are smaller portion sizes. The website, with some sample recipes is Eating for Life Chad

I definitely second the EAS Myoplex. The shakes are very tasty and they have a ton of great recipes you can make from that. In the recipe book it comes with you will also find recipes to make high protein pudding, which I think is very good and tends to stay with you longer than the shakes. Chicken breasts are an incredible source of protein with no carbs! each chicken breast has about 24g of protein. Also, shrimp and swordfish will provide a good source of protein, as will lean ground beef. For lower amounts of protein, cottage cheese as mentioned, yogurt and reduced fat string cheese are good ways to go as well. Chad

Hi Kareen! Check out this thread: http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=32857 We really got into some of the good possibilities. Amelia Island is probably about a half hour away from Jacksonville, just so you know! There are a ton of restaurants in Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach, though unfortunately, I can only recommend the Irish Pub in that area O'Kane's

Havana Club Anejo Reserva Havana Club 7 year Plantation Trinidad 1991 Pyrat XO

Great interview, Rachel! Thanks so much!

I agree...I can't stand the taste of Michelob Ultra. What I don't get, is why not have a Miller Light if you have to have a low calorie, low carb beer. It has about one more calorie and one more carb then Mich Ultra, and tastes about 10 times better!

Yes, I am a huge fan of JBM as well! I still like to play the, "Fine, honey, since you like this coffee better, I guess I can handle it" card though...

I am currently tearing into a pound of Cubita Coffee (Cuban) at home, it is the same brand that is used at the Hotel Nacional, and has an incredible flavor. What surprises me most is the lack of bitterness I taste in such a strong, dark roast. I have yet to open the pound of Turquino, another Cuban brand, waiting patiently in my cupboard, but my taste buds are looking forward to it! Fortunately for me my wife prefers Jamaican Blue Mountain, so I get to hoard the Cuban coffee all to myself!

A buddy of mine gave me a bottle of the 1991 Trinidad, which I thought was very good!