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  1. That makes two reasons for a drive to Pittsburg. I was given a piece of the most wonderful carrot cake, Scott brought it back from a Thanksgiving visit back home. I 'll have to get the name of that place and a few others. D'Jango will be missed here, but they will be an inspiration. The bar was raised notches here in Philly and gave the BYOB a much needed high level of respect, because of them. I will now just have to spread myself around. :wink:

  2. I'm meeting my daughter from Charlotte this Thrusday evening in Newport. We would love a off the wall place to have dinner. We are both driving about 4 hours each and we have to head back in the direction we came by 7am. Please not too much more driving.

  3. Holly,do you have a picture of the large glob of goose chilled fat that I ordered in Budapest? I remember my daughter and us barely able to not burst out laughing, untill we three started eating at it. It won't sell in America too well, but it gave me a new respect for grease.

  4. I think that's it's become a developed taste down there. When these spreads first started it was so "modern" to have in the refrigerator. I was a bit taken back when I went to set a table and that was what they had, how do you put it out? I thought on a china dish, or scoop some out and place in in a glass bowl? I just put it back in the icebox and let them think I forgot it.

  5. Thank you, please keep thinking. Jaret loves great food, nothing is too complex. We aren't concern about the cost. When I dine in Paris that is my night, I walk about afterwards and feel like I'm in love. This is Jaret's first time, he has heard so much about French cooking, service, and style. The difference is afterwards we are going to clubs, I can't be mellow.

  6. I use the dripping from my country ham that I roast with cloves and stronge old coffee. I add ketchup and a dash of cayenne pepper, simmer till thickens. I have a pot of this in the refrigerator always, and a ziplock bag in the freezer. My mother, from Louisville, taught me that this and bacon drippin' are always near the stove. Red-eye is great on pan-fried rabbit, but my son would eat it on his ceral if I would let him.

  7. I think La Famille in the 18th would be a good choice for one of your nights.  It's been given excellent reviews by all of the French press (even made it into Gourmet) and the atmosphere is very hip and young. I think they even have a DJ.

    I found this about them on epicurious.com

    http://www.epicurious.com/restaurants/erg/paris/favorites

    La Famille

    41 rue des Trois Frères

    75018 Paris

    01 42 52 11 12

    Thanks, that was a great link, hope you can join us on of those nights.

  8. We are leaving Nov.7th after work, will be there Mon., Tues., and Wed. nights. Mon. is Jaret's birthday. He demands great food, but I don't want to keep him in a place over 2 hours. We are going to be doing nightclubs, shopping, and ... I have pretty extensive info., but always looking for more. He'll be 27.

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