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Glad Bobby is gone. The guy slid under the radar way too long. I still love Jen and her crazy comments. Did anyone else notice the glaring horrible editing? During dinner service, when JP hit his face he went from wearing a blue tie to an orange one. And I still love the show. It's pure entertainment.

IMO. I didn't see it as popularity. Dale was executive chef. He was responsible for everything that went out of that kitchen. He choose to let Lisa fail thinking if she serves this swill she'll get the boot. As EC he should have insisted Lisa start again or have Spike and Lisa switch positions. It was all about leadership and making the right decisions to open a successful restaurant.

All the Burger King commercials with the "King." He creeps me out big time. I was most disturbed with the one where the King is in bed with some one.

Lisa is a little cry baby with a bitchy attitude. I added "I'm doing it for Zoi" to my product placement drinking game. I was drunk 20 minutes in. Not sure I understand why Jennifer was sent home. Maybe it was because she said "encapture." Nikki gets reamed out for not making fresh sausage last week, but Lisa and Antonia use store bought chorizo when the rules said kielbasa. The kielbasa snobs should have gone home for not playing the game. At least Jennifer and Stephanie tried. Maybe it all comes down to which dish tasted better.

Olives! Black, green, pitted, cured, canned, stuffed......

I admit it. I love this show. Some of the sound bits had me howling. Jennifer saying something about the blonde Barbie with the big knockers. I think Gordon let the wrong one go. Bobby (aka the black Gordon) was a coward who refused to help out his team. Some captain. OH I mean 4 star general. The dad with the Ken doll hair should have had a second chance.

I think Sparks Steak House would be perfect. http://www.sparkssteakhouse.com/

I played also, but I added drinking every time there was a shot of a GE emblem, RAV 4 symbol, Gladware, etc, etc. I'm still hungover.

Irish Car Bombs taste a lot like a chocolate shake.

I have made morcilla with my PR M-I-L. The closest sausage to morcilla I have eaten is Hungarian véres hurka. The flavor of sofrito is missing, but texturally similar especially when fried and the skin bursts open.

skulking in with: Cooking the Costco Way

Pizza- tomato, cheese only (maybe some fresh basil) Hot dogs- mustard only Pastrami- rye bread and mustard I once went to the 2nd ave deli with a friend who wanted pastrami on whole wheat with mayo. She may have been the anti-christ

I miss Madeline Cooks.

Were these them? OMG, I loved these cookies. Every once in a while, the memory of these cookies pop in my mind. According to this site, Nabisco no longer makes them. ←

I have another one. I cannot for the life of me remember the name of this cookie. I asked my mom and she remembers the cookie being my favorite when I was little. It was made by Nabisco and it looked like 2 vanilla wafers filled with marshmallow. It was in a green box, packaged like Mallomars. Yhey were kinda like a naked Mallomar. Does any one remember the name of this cookie?

Yes it was according to NY Post Page SIX: http://www.nypost.com/seven/08172007/gossi...g__pagesix_.htm

I grew up in Astoria and can vouch or Parisi bread. For many, many years my family enjoyed Penna restuarant next to Parisi under the el. Next door to Parisi used to be Walken's bakery (as in Christopher Walken) and I believe Lidia Bastianich worked there for many years. Stamatis has wonderful food. "Ploes" a little further up Broadway bet. 33 34sts has great Greek food specializing in Mezze. Taverna Kyclades on Ditmars and 33rd is great too, although the wait can be very long. I always get my Greek "supplies" from Medditerranean Foods. They have 2 locations. One under the el at 23rd ave and the other bet. 30 and 31 ave on 34 street. I like their service better than Titan Foods under the el. Although Titan is larger, the service isn't as polite.

Thats a good combo. Would it be the Sambuca Caffe flavor or the classic Sambuca? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Never thought about the Caffe flavor. Not sure how appealing that would look. Looks pretty good over a bowl of vanilla ice cream.

coffee ice cream, chocolate covered coffee beans, sambuca

I don't know if it's a NY thing, but I can definately stop at one Lays chip, Wise brand is a problem for me. Whoppi Goldberg has a routine about NYC folk loving Wise and not the Lays brand. And honestly anytime I open a bag of Lays it smells like a bag of farts to me.

Not close to Edison, but several stores and bodegas in Dover carry banana leaves. Pre-unic on Blackwell Street (near Fred's Fish market) has them for sure as does the small bodega (can't recall the name) off Blackwell across from the big Episcopal Church.

Now if they would only bring back the Celentanos frozen pizza. Sigh