Jason Perlow

You mean, burn HIM! Whoops. My apologies.

No but I saw the mass killing of homard lobsters episode, that one was cool. Much chinese cleaver mayhem ensued.

Nothing works, dude. You pay to play. It either is going to affect you or it isn't. I'm one of those people who has an adverse reaction to spicy food, but eats it anyway.

Sakai has a great personality and he plates some gorgeous looking stuff, but my favorite will always be Chen. Chen can cook my ma po dofu anytime. He always seemed to be the most authentic of all the chefs, in terms of his cuisine and focus. The FIRST Iron Chef Japanese, Michiba Rokusabouro, is also Da Man.

Nathan: The Hot Dog King of Coney Island. The Place: Coney Island, NY The Man: Nathan Handwerker From a lowly single push cart to tube steak empire with hundreds and hundreds of retail stores, we follow the rise of hot dog king Nathan Handwerker from his humble origins in Poland in 1892 and his migration to the Big Apple. The great Steeplechase and Luna Parks are prominently featured, with the sweeping musical score and memorable peformances brought to you by the same people who brought you "The Producers" Starring: Matthew Broderick (as Nathan Handwerker), Nathan Lane as Eddie Cantor , and Joel Gray as Jimmy Durante.

Heretic! Burn her! And, welcome to the site!

Yeah, but, tripe IS disgusting.

Personally I think the Rheingaus are the hardest to get, simply because of their limited production. However as to Germany being underrated -- fundamentally I agree with this but even among publications like Wine Spectator rieslings very frequently get top marks, and at good wine stores I've seen some pretty big markups on the top rated ones. $30 rieslings are not so uncommon anymore.

Even other French sparkling wines can be better than most brand name Champagnes. Last night among our sparklers we had a Cremant D'Alsace, it was a huge hit. I think I paid 15 bucks for it.

For starters, its the prime season for eating good Florida seafood, particularly STONE CRABS. Riggin's Crabhouse in Lantana is one of my favorites, with all you can eat crabs. Its a divey place, where locals eat. Rustic Inn Crab House in Fort Lauderdale is a MUST. Their specialty is Garlic Crabs, which are either blue crabs or deep sea golden crabs drenched in butter, herbs and garlic. They are unbeleivably messy to eat but are awesome. If you are wiling to make your way down to the Hollywood area for dinner, Billy's Stone Crab is THE place to go to sample them. You're right at the height of the season now, so they should be really good. See Rachel's post on our 2002 Florida trip for more info. http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=5993

I actually found out about this site from reading her blog, someone posted in the replies, that she should check out egullet as its the best,biggest food forum,etc.., well she told the guy to f##k off and stop trying to promote some other site on her space,lol That was me, and no, that was someone else that told me to @#$@# off. Julie and I have a pretty good relationship otherwise.

the first movie is based on the book C&TCF, as far as i know. not sure why they're not going with the Willie title for this movie. but you know that time burton, he's a strange one. Not only is there a remake underway but also theres an IMAX DMR version of the original film coming out, completely digitally remastered. IMAX DMR fact sheet (Acrobat Reader required) http://www.vasc.org/images/IMAX/DMR.pdf

Not sure if you are the only wondering this, but yes, they will track them. You can refer to the historical document "Charlie and the Chocolate factory" for proof of this. The bags are serialized -- for example mine is imprinted "344BL24" . Presumbably the identity of the "colored" bags of black and whites is stored in a secure location.

I think the importers have this covered with markups already. Yeah, the Tempranillo folks have Spain well covered, but I still think there is so much more from that country we haven't even scratched the surface of yet.

Spain. And if I may be bold, Uruguay is the next Chile.

I havent been there in like 15 years, but I gotta agree with the Bob and Edith's rec. Was our standard hangover cure back in my American University days.

I guess Saigon Republic in Englewood has become old reliable. The food is so consistently good there, why do we have to seek out a place in Ridgewood? P.S. Jason, what happened to Truffle? He was a lot cuter than that sandwich!! I like Saigon Republic a lot, don't get me wrong. KT and Joe are practically family. But Saigon Republic isnt a particularly authentic Vietnamese restaurant and sometimes I want traditional Vietnamese cusine. Heres' hoping Pho Van Tuan or Little Saigon get back on their feet soon. I'm waiting until Truffle gets clipped again, he looks kinda grungy in that picture.

As rachel says the problem is primarily the nori getting soft... You might want to consider doing just sushi peices on rice as they are easier to make, you can prep them faster so you dont have to do it 6 hours in advance.

Here's another interesting note about a type of old school bagel in NJ, now nearly extinct: http://www.virtualnewarknj.com/memories/we...bodianbagel.htm

Read Above: It would be nice to know if this place has improved at all, since the loss of Little Saigon in Nutley and Pho Van Tuan in Bloomfield has undergone renovations.

Lobster tails come from spiny caribbean lobster, not from New England cold water lobster. The caribbean lobsters are harvested just for their tails. Provided they are flash frozen, they are perfectly good sauteed in butter or broiled. but make sure there is plenty of fat involved in the cooking or they will dry out.

Jason, do you remember the bagel place on the corner of Union Tpk and Chevy Chase (just east of the Hillcrest Jewish Center)? I'm not sure what the name was, except it said "Hot Bagels" on the outside of the shop. We would pick them up every time we visited my Aunt who lived nearby. Are you talking about that small place had their bagel bins against the front window, causing their windows to be permanently fogged over during the winter months? One of me fondest childhood memories were cutting classes at HJC Hebrew High School to get a piping hot onion bagel from that place. The bagels were so good………… I checked a year ago or so and that bagel shop is closed. Yes, thats the one. I was sad to see the place go.

That's actually the Fat-Guy.com mousepad.

They taste the same. JHlurie and I bought a bag of them over the weekend. In the darkness of the movie theatre you can't tell the difference between black and white anyways. Web Site: http://www.mms.com/us/bw/

Is this going to be called Varmint's Pasta Pickin'? Do we need to design t-shirts and alert the media again?