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Megan Blocker

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  1. Yeah, I have to agree. Unless there's a posted "BYOL" program, I think it's inappropriate to bring food or drink into an eating or drinking establishment. This is interesting - because where you went was both a shop and a cafe (I'm assuming - correct me if I'm wrong). I'd say that if you were sitting down to eat in the cafe, then taking coffee in from elsewhere would be rude. But if you're essentially running an errand (those crumpets could be for breakfast tomorrow for all they know), making you dump your coffee seems over the top to me.
  2. I have no idea, as I have never bought caviar downtown, but I must ask...whatcha makin'?
  3. fengyi, this is awesome! I can't wait to see some more pics of Beijing - and I second Sandy's request for a glimpse of your kitchen. Bathrooms and kitchens are always different from country to country...such fascinating differences, even the small ones.
  4. Well, actually, it is! Of course! Because corn is a starch, not a vegetable. Plus, if the corn is in season, tomatoes and other good salad-y things are, too, so why not double up? I came from a family that always had two vegetables on the table - usually salad and green beans or asparagus - in addition to a starch like corn or bread.
  5. I have heard that you should keep vinegar (particularly vinegar you use sparingly or that you anticipate lasting a long time) in the fridge. I wonder where I heard that? I do it, too, specifically because I read it somewhere credible - though, apparently, not terribly memorable. Great blog, Linda! Love the two kitchens...since I don't keep kosher, if I had two kitchens, I'd totally turn one into a study. Pull the cabinet doors off, make them into bookshelves...
  6. Synchronicity is a funny thing, people! The Kitchn (Apartment Therapy's foodblog) just did a post on this same question...here's a link. They mention Jane Eyre (the porridge scene), the fattening up scenes from The Secret Garden, and Little Women, among others.
  7. Anything with chilis and/or raw garlic! Sometimes I just get a bowl of pho and put a little Sriracha in every bite. Does the trick.
  8. More like Top Chef, if you ask me! I recently had a great roasted shrimp dish with Greek yogurt - it would probably work well with grilled shrimp, too.
  9. Here's a link - it does look interesting.
  10. And, of course, the oft-mentioned madeleine from Remembrance of Things Past. In the science fiction realm, LeGuin has some food descriptions, if memory serves - I recall lots of detailed descriptions of meals (the ritual more than the food, I suppose) from The Left Hand of Darkness, for instance. ETA: Actually, now that I think about it a bit more, I think The Left Hand of Darkness was full of food references, particularly during the narrator's journey across the tundra. Constant worry about food, descriptions of the tasteless rations, and so on. I'll have to check tonight when I get home.
  11. Don't even know what to say to this one...what do they do, go into your kitchen and take it?
  12. I actually think this makes tons of sense! She's figured out how to make microwavable meals edible! The coffee thing is beyond comprehension, though (excuse me as I slurp the last of my Americano).
  13. Wait, what is this? Recipe, please! I am intrigued...is it just a curry with some peanut butter thrown in?
  14. Oh, gross! Is that a "done" thing? Or just something that one person you know does? I've never heard of ketchup in pad thai before...ick.
  15. It used to be a (relative) bargain, but if the food has gone downhill since Conant's departure (I was seriously underwhelmed by Alto about four weeks back, but really enjoyed all of my 2005/2006 meals at L'Impero, so I wouldn't be surprised if it were the case), I'd say $64 is no longer a steal.
  16. A martini is not a martini without vermouth. Period, end of story.
  17. There are a ton of good restaurant scenes in WHMS (the setup of Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher's characters, the first diner scene ("Days of the week underpants..."), the first time Harry and Sally hang out as adults - I could go on). It's one of the things that makes the film feel so true to New York. You barely ever see people in their homes; they're always meeting up at a restaurant. Let's not forget Big! The scene with the pate, caviar and baby corn is priceless.
  18. Those cookies look so perfect. I may have to find a cookie now. Or bake some tonight. Yum.
  19. Yay!!! I am so excited for this blog, Fabby! And the new baby is adorable...I have puppy envy. What's the deal with the party? Sitdown? Buffet? Cocktails? Just wild times? Can't wait to find out.
  20. Yup, same deal here. I have to climb up on a chair and streeeetch to take it out. Unless some chivalrous friend is around to do it for me.
  21. Mine doesn't beep when the battery is out, so I take the battery out when I start cooking and put it back in when I'm done. I like to flirt with danger.
  22. Ugh, exactly. Or, "So, I hear you're quite the foodie?" Ick.
  23. My mother's husband doesn't like it when I salt as I cook. "Too much salt," he claims, for health reasons. He doesn't salt food at the table (just drowns everything in black pepper, but that's another story). Of course, he then goes and eats pork and beans from the can, Frito pie, and who knows what other sodium-laden goodies. Makes me laugh and laugh and laugh.
  24. Not the whole English-speaking world, just us unworldly Americans. My Australian friends call it the "main course" (or just the "main"), and call appetizers "entrées." Same goes for many of my British friends.
  25. I think it's probably closer to the truth to say that hors d'oeuvre is a French term referring to opening courses (it literally means "outside the works"), but that in America (not sure about other English-speaking places) it's been co-opted to mean finger food, either passed or laid out.
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