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  1. was last in shanghai 11/08 - i do remember Crystal Jade in xin tian di having good xiao long boa. they have a full menu - so that you can get other traditional shanghainese dishes as well. nb - pricing is reflective of its location in the xin tian di mall. for traditional shanghainese restaurant - i like jesse restuarant in the french concession. had really nice red cooked pork, hairy crab (this is the very beginning of the season), steamed halibut head and collar. i also highly recommend walking on the street near the markets to buy breakfast from the street vendors. just 10-20RMB ($1-$3 USD) bought a feast for 4 people each morning.
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    Per Se

    i'm not sure if there is a specific price for the pairing on the nine course, but the times that i have been there i have specified a price for pairing and they have done a good job. I believe that i have indicated to them anywhere from between $100-$150/diner.
  3. i have reservation for 2 at the kitchen table at beacon for tomorrow 11/29 @ 7PM. Need to give it up. please pm if interested. first come first serve.
  4. i had a meal there in 2006. was excellent. i highly recommend the trio of foie that included a slice of foie cheesecake.
  5. As a culinary school grad - here are tips off the top of my head. Trailing is a must. This will give you a good idea about the size of the kitchen as well as what duties you will be asked to perform on a day to day level. Some of the questions are what will you be doing during service? How are interns/externs viewed by the chef in the kitchen? Is there an intern/extern program in place already at the restaurant? I believe that Per Se expects a minimum 6 month commitment, but they have a strong program in place already (move you through the stations etc.) Also, it goes without saying that if you don't like the food the restaurant is serving - you probably won't like the externship. These are just a few things to think about.
  6. regarding bone marrow - lonesome dove has an interesting take on it with their prairie butter. Also - their foie shooter is good as well. May be a place just to stop and sit by the bar for a mid afternoon stop.
  7. on the dessert front - defiantely chickalicious, Room4dessert. Also, note that if you forgo the WD-50 savory offerings, they also have a 3 or 5 course dessert tasting. A good idea to fit as much in as possible is to do savory in one place and dessert at another. Katz delicatessen - NY deli experience. Prune - Brunch Gordon Ramsey new place will be open by Dec as well. If you want to go, you will need to book now - i believe that the number is in the appropriate thread. Cru, Blue Hill (if you have a car, make a trip out to the Stone Barns edition), Annissa, Eleven Madison - all worth going to. Masa - i know you said no sushi, but if you can afford it...
  8. Cru does a really nice job with tastings. Also, their menu is designed so that you can create your own multi-course meal.
  9. had a wonderful meal at perigee recently. it is not within walking distance of downtown, but a short cab ride away. Here is the menu. The foie trio is awesome. Roast fillet of Tasmanian Ocean Trout with crisp pork chip on a fennel and apple salad in a chiiled fennel broth ~ Cold poached tuna on chervil and foie gras sauce, torn raddichio, barbequed onion and balsamic croutons ~ Seared Japanese diver scallops on avocado, mixed pepper and grilled corn slaw with double fried smashed plantain “patacone”, hagao sauce and crème fraïche ~ Fried and blanched braised oxtail & Almond tortellini with sautéed green & white asparagus, artichokes and dried cherry tomato on a porcini mushroom sauce with grated gouda from Thunder Bay, Ontario ~ Marsala glazed, grilled Nova Scotia lobster kebob on sautéed wild mushrooms and fresh cherry tomato in a puff pastry vol-au-vent on vanilla Marsala glaze ~ Roast quail on a salad of honeydew melon with grapefruit, julienne of snow peas, star anise and mustard seed vinaigrette and a fermented black bean and brown sugar jus ~ Foie gras assiette with Foie gras cheesecake, foie gras “peach cobbler” and seared foie gras with rhubarb compote, toast and crushep pistachio ~ Herbal tea jelly with candied mint ~ Lightly smoked bison tenderloin on warm grilled vegetable ratatouille with roast pearl onions and a parsley pesto “pistou” sauce ~ Cheese assiette with Maréchal, raw cow’s milk cheese from Switzerland with apricot and nut Baklava, lavender honey and frisé & walnut salad, Stilton English cow’s milk cheese with thinly sliced white peach, candied walnuts and walnut oil. Chaumes washed rind cows milk cheese from France over grantnéed Tartiflette of Mahon sheep’s milk cheese from Spain, house cured duck proscuitto and potato ~ Garham masala sugar dusted mexican style chuiros with tamarind and white chocolate crème anglaise ~ Strawberry and white chocolate cake with poached strawberry, balsamic reduction and a Lindzor dough tuille
  10. ← Haha.. Are you being serious.. How did you get Joes Shanghai from Lu Ming Chun? ← Daniel - really. Not kidding. Joe's Shanghai's chinese name is Lu Ming Chun/Tswin. Of course, it is not a direct translation. I mean c'mon, how many people in china do you think are named Joe, or even allister.
  11. Daniel, Your driver was pointing you to Joe's Shanghai - 37th Ave East of Main Street.
  12. 2 parts starch - 1 part fat by weight is the ratio no? Then spin in a robot coupe and pass through a tamis - i assume this would be aerating the powder no? here is a sample recipe where you can see the ratios at work. Powdered Orange Blossom Yogurt Thoroughly mix 1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt and 2 Tbsp of orange blossom water. Add 1 cup of tapioca maltodextrin (or tapioca starch or tapioca flour if you cant find tapioca maltodextrin). Mix with a fork until thoroughly incorporated and a powder consistency is reached. You might need more or less tapioca powder.
  13. I'm not sure if this is the best food, but these are the places that I've been eating at in Flushing over the past few months. Haven't touched on any of the large Canto places (the one at Fay Da bakery - which i thought was the best - closed recently) sorry. Hope this helps For Sichuan food, i think every one already knows about Spicy and Tasty. I think their real highlights are not so much the entree type food but rather the appetizers that they make in the front of the restaurant. I still really like Sun Lok Kee. It's on Main Street closer to Northern Blvd. Good seafood. I will say that alot of their dishes are not on the menu. Some are written in chinese on pieces of paper hanging from the wall. Probably my favorite meal there is braised fish casserole and salted fish steamed meat pancake. It's very old school Chinatown (as many know it was originally on Mott street, still the same owners). There are quite of few restaurant on 40th road that offer 3 dishes and a soup for $16-$17 dollars. Additional dishes are about $5. Diners can choose from a list of about 40 dishes. For the family that doesn't like to cook this is really a great bargain. The one that I've been going to for some time has a name that translates to South and North Unite. It is on the north side of 40th street, west of the liquor store. It is mainly Taiwanese food. This place also does a really great job on Taiwanese Breakfast - soymilk, chinese doughnuts, soup dumplings, potstickers. You really must also have the beef roll - beef, scallion, hoisin sauce rolled up in a scallion pancake (they serve this all the time). Of course, there's also Minni's - the individual hot pot place. If you like hot pot, you'll really like this place. It is located next to Sweet and Tart. If you like congee and glutinous steam rice - Sweet and Tart is the place to go. These places that I've been going more and more often though are a group of stalls located on Main Street across the street from the Post Office. These mini malls consist of a few regional food stalls that offer anything from dumplings to sichuan food to chinese muslim food. It really is like outdoor food stall of asia transported into a small piece of Flushing. There is not sign on the door but if you want on Main Street it is located across from the Post office. You will see a dumpling booth and a soup booth in the doorway. If you get to a pet store, you've gone too far. There is a sichuan stall in the back of the mall. Their DanDan noodles ($3) are excellent as are their spicy beef and tendons ($6). Unfortunately, very few of these places have english menus. Also, if you are expecting white table clothe service, you will be deeply disappointed. There is one other food mini mall on Main Street between 41st and Sanford, closer to 41st. It is in the back, there is a cell phone shop in the front. This minimall offers two stands - a dumpling shop and a muslim noodle shop. The dumplings at the noodleshop are great. The muslim store sells chive boxes ($1) which are probably the best in flushing. Flushing is also the place to go for boxed food. This is the strofoam container of rice plus 4 dishes from the steam tray plus a small bowl of soup for $4. Makes a great meal for 1. Probably the two best places to get this are the Sunflower Cafe/Bakery located on the west side Main Street near the LiRR bridge or downstairs at East which is near Maple and Main. These places are mostly takeaway, though Sunflower has some limited seating. Also, both places allow you to purchase a large order (think about the large plastic white/clear bowls grand sichuan deliverys in) of any steam table dish for like $5.
  14. Hi Spiro, thanks for taking the time to answer so many questions. I have taken some food management course and i was curous about the economics of a place such as your own. I am not sure if we are covering these topics in this spotlight, and if we are not, I apologize in advance for asking. How large a percentage of space needs to be set aside for food prep/storage? Is each location contacting and purchasing from their own pruveyours and in essence, acting in their own silo, or is order done as a group? Also, what are the food costs like for a establishment similiar to Starwich? How different are they from food cost in a restaurant or even from some of the hotel dining that you have been involved in? thanks.
  15. That was my thought exactly when i finished the meal. At $250/person, then drinks, then tax and tip, why not just go to Masa. Morimoto offered no value.
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