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oh ok I need to read more closely heheheh thanks Bux Soba

Now if only a gay restaurant or failing that, a restaurant with a gay chef/staff, with high-end culinary aspirations would come on to the scene. Vox tried to be, but the most it could garner was (I think) one star from the NYTimes. Service was a little too familiar, or at least according to Grimes. Soba

It means soup of the day NOW, but what did it mean back then? I know what it means now (ba ba bump), of course, but obviously Bux is referring to something that I don't know about. Make sense? Soba

but they may return at some point down the line. everything else is retro these days, so why not Escoffier classics? what does soupe du jour mean, then? the original meaning that is... my knowledge of French is quite lacking Soba

does dinner in our cafeteria of horrors count? this is what happens when I work late. Monday: cod stuffed with crabmeat (a la seafood newburg), basmati rice, peas and mushrooms, honey glazed roasted carrots. Poland Spring. bananas. Tuesday (cafeteria redux): marinated flank steak, roast potatoes. salad (not saying much considering the salad bar sucks but then again, I wasn't too keen on their flaccid green beans or overcooked spinach.) Poland Spring. At least the macadamia brownies were good. Tonight is probably going to be takeout. Not feeling cook worthy lately. Soba

cottage cheese and Patak's eggplant chutney Mrs. Dash on just about anything cold takeout rice with sesame oil, light soy and a sprinkle of sushi vinegar. maybe a dash of curry powder. maybe caramelize some onions and combine everything. pickle juice hoisin sauce, by the spoonful melted jack cheese on toast with a dollop of honey mustard slices of tomato dipped in lime salt and EVOO, alternately eaten with any deli meats or cheese Special K cereal and Edensoy soy milk -- preferably carob poached eggs and jarred salsa, with leftover brown rice Cheers, Soba

Nothing like a Perdue Cornish game hen, with its own pop up timer. I love these, roasted and stuffed with LOTS of garlic cloves, rubbed with EVOO, lemon and herbs. Or with a stuffing of wild rice/jasmati rice, sweet Italian sausage, currants and caramelized onions. Or with a stuffing of sausage and jalapeno cornbread, corn niblets, red and yellow peppers. Or with a stuffing of serrano ham, long-grain rice, smoked turkey, chipotle chiles and roasted garlic. (this is one of the few times I will dare to consume turkey.) Might make this for dinner this weekend. Thanks, Adam! Soba

Just a nitpick, Steve... It just happens that WE become the majority during a certain time of the year, technically the period between late April and early October. The rest of the time, the Grove and the Pines are deserted, not to mention equally divided between people of all types and the usual wildlife. Soba

Being homosexual was never illegal in Tasmania, but "un-natural acts" were, this was generally ignored by the population by and large. At some point in the mid-nineties it became and issue and a whole load of nasty stuff occured (ie strange God-bothering folk, quoting the bible etc). The Fed. Gov. and the UN stepped in, which unfortunately made the matter worse (eg. How com' those city fella's are tell'n us wha' to do Paw?). Fortunately, sensible people just got sick of all the losers and whakos and did things like hand them selves into the police station claiming that they were criminals as they had just engaged in a session of oral sex (at the time classified as an 'un-natural act'). I think you would be surprised to see how many states in the USA that it is still illegal, in some from. Edit: Actual Tasmanian law (now defunct ) states: Section 122 (a) and © of the Tasmanian Criminal Code Act state that "Any person who (a) has sexual intercourse with any person against the order of nature; ... © consents to a male person having sexual intercourse with him or her against the order of nature, is guilty of a crime," and could be charged with "unnatural sexual intercourse." Section 123 of the same Act states that "Any male person who, whether in public or private, commits any indecent assault upon, or other act of gross indecency with, another male person, or procures another male person to commit any act of gross indecency with himself or any other male person, is guilty of a crime," and could be charged with "indecent practice between male persons." So I was wrong, the law was a direct attack on homosexuals . Just a comment on the law: The irony is that all these unnatural acts (btw, the definition "unnatural sexual intercourse" is poorly defined within the context of the legal language) are also done by a not insignificant proportion of the world's het population. One group's nature is another group's abomination, but that's another topic for another message board. Ok, back to food. Soba

I have been called many things, but never winsome. Thanks?! Not a reference to you, David, but to another of our (in)famous favorites on e-gullet. I'll give you a little hint -- she's one of the more prolific writers for the NYTimes' Dining In/Out section. I'm sure you can figure it out. Remember, I didn't say anything. Soba

William L. Hamilton gives a royal sendoff to the Silver King, one of WD-50's specialties de la maison. Recipe: 1. Silver King Cheers, Soba

Yeah, East of Eighth. I can never remember the name. Dish is VERY scene-y. In my experience, you go there to be seen, not for the food (which btw, is um, mediocre imo). And then...there's always Big Cup. Soba

Well, of course they are, dahling. Chelsea, IS after all, a neighborhood with a highly visible gay presence, so it makes sense that the restaurants along one of the neighborhood's main drags would cater to that segment of the neighborhood's population. Some of the places I'm thinking of are more scene-y, than noteworthy, at least with respect to the food. (Bright Food Shop is actually pretty good, but that said, I'd probably go there once a year cuz I'm not a fan of Mexican fusion, or fusion cuisine in general.) Cheers, Soba

I've been told that Cincinnatti is not exactly a place where one would frequent, much less live, if one were gay. (By a native, gay Ohioan (sp?) no less.) Columbus, on the other hand, is a different story. (Apparently.) Cheers, Soba

Say hello to my new signature. Cheers, Soba

this weekend I was in Cleveland, OH... Cleveland has a wonderful food market that's open year round, called the Westside Market. Much like NYC's Chelsea Market and various Greenmarket rolled up into one, and housed within a cavernous building with a tiled ceiling faintly reminiscent of Guastavino's magnificent interior, the Westside Market offers all manner of food from a diversity of farm fresh produce at wholesale prices, to artisanal meat products, dairy, pastries and breads, desserts, and more. It was the first time I had ever seen sweet and sour red cabbage pierogi and ricotta pierogi, for example. Red bell peppers, four per $2. Cauliflower, $1.50 for one head. Garlic, four heads for $1. Honeybell oranges, six for $1. 1/2 lb. of oyster mushrooms for $2.50. Amazing prices and the quality of produce was outstanding. Too bad this doesn't exist in NYC. (Maybe other members are familiar with this establishment?) Saturday: roasted tomato, onion and black bean soup. Roast plum tomatoes, onion and garlic with EVOO and kosher salt. Add some carrots for sweetness. Combine with simmering chicken stock when the vegetables are done (be sure to peel the garlic first). Puree and return to pot. Add one can of black beans. Add diced seeded tomatoes. Simmer for ten to fifteen minutes, adjust seasoning and serve. I occasionally spike this with a dash of cayenne pepper. Avocado butter (just mashed avocadoes folded with a little unsalted butter) or sour cream is especially great with this soup. Try it with toasted pumpkin seeds for a change of pace. Also: rigatoni with puttanesca sauce (we had forgotten to get crushed tomatoes, thinking we had tomatoes in the house. I was forced to substitute Prego, but managed to survive, thanks to the availability of Kalamata olives on hand); roasted brussel sprouts with homemade raspberry vinegar; Jim Dixon's wonderful roasted cauliflower (I am a recent convert as this was my first introduction to JD's cauliflower...yum!!!) and spiced roasted bananas over vanilla ice cream. Bottled water. Sunday -- recovered from bad airline food; brown rice, broiled tofu, steamed broccoli. Green tea. Cheers, Soba

I love guac and usually just stick to avocadoes, chiles, lime and salt. Sometimes will add diced seeded tomatoes and minced onion, either yellow, Bermuda, Vidalia or red onion. Once I added pan toasted sesame seeds and spicy tahini. Ppl couldn't figure it out, I'm glad to report. heheh. No Mrs. Dash necessary!!! Soba

Suzanne -- check out Chez Panisse Vegetables. Alice talks a lot about them. Can't think of any off the top of my head though. I think she uses them in a version of bagna cauda though. Soba

Steve, In NYC, there are a few places that while aren't marketed or categorized as "gay restaurants" per se, might as well be for all intents and purposes. (Btw, the Townhouse also has a bar adjacent to it, of the same name.) Universal Grill springs to mind -- it closed a few years back -- noted for sending out birthday cakes with the entire staff singing Happy Birthday to the lucky recipients. Quite campy and fun. Eighteenth and Eighth is another. La Maison de Sade is a third. There's a place on West 23rd between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in Chelsea that I can't remember the name of. Florent, in the meatpacking district. Lucky Cheng's, in the East Village. The Dish, on Eighth Avenue, in Chelsea. Cheers, Soba

Jason Epstein gives the lowdown on DiPalo's Fine Foods, a fantastic cheese store on the fringes of Chinatown Recipes: 1. Eggplant Parmigiana 2. Marinara Sauce 3. Ricotta Cheesecake Soba ------------ ps. Note the date -- I was out of town this weekend, sorry for the late entry. --SA

Osetra caviar. heheh, well YOU did say fish roe. Ikura and tobiko, of course, of course. Soba

William Grimes makes a couple of visits to Capitale, the newest darling of the NY foodie scene Have a good weekend folks, Soba

I haven't been cooking lately, just eating out a lot. Last night I didn't have much choice actually. I attended a mock trial seminar at Columbia Law School here in New York City, along with a few other people from work. Dinner was pizza and Coke. They didn't even have enough paper plates and napkins. At least the pizza was passable. Nowhere near those propagated at Otto. Soba

Super Walmart? eeek!!! Sort of like the Big Red K? hope that never comes to NYC. Soba

Are there any national or global supermarket chains, like Pathmark or Shop-Rite? Fine Fair? Kings? Safeway? Costco? Associated? Food Emporium? Just wondering. What are the differences, other than layout and services? More importantly, what are your preferences? Do you think that there will be any mergers any time soon? Everything else seems to have merged in the past 10 years. Discuss. Soba