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I'm going to be in San Diego on Friday, and I'm looking for high-end suggestions.
To repeat, Cafe Pacifica, Old Town San Diego.
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Look who's back! Welcome again.
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no good Mexican/Mexican-American food in Paris!
Does that give you any ideas, Louisa?
This raises the question: how cross cultural can a place like Ducasse go? Mains? Apps? Desserts only? Some flan? Some deep fried ice cream? Duck confit chalupas? Escargo burritos? Ceviche tartare?
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Thanks, beans. I guess one of the things the article says to me is that I've gotten casual about alcohol. It's an assumed component of a dining experience. But when it's assumed I get less particular about it. There was, I guess, a time when it was like a sacrament sort of like dope was in the 60s-70s. Then everybody took it for granted. Can we get back?
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A vodka Negroni?! Wow! No respect.
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Looks like Louisa is on KCRW on Saturday.
Saturday
***Good Food at 11AM***
Host Evan Kleiman gets the low down on America's secret passion from
our Junk Food
Correspondent. And, the tale of an American cooking student toughing it
out in the
kitchens of Paris.
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Help please. Where can we get hangar steak? What's a fair price? How should it be cut? Does it come in grades? What are some interesting ways to prepare it? Any cautions? Thanks.
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I've got 2 recs for you. Get the prix fixe at L'Os a Moelle, 181, rue de Lourmel (Lourmel) Paris 014 5572828, which will expose you to a variety of good stuff cheaply. Try the seafood at Taira, 10, rue des Acacias in the 17e. Beyond that you can get decent bistro food at any number of cafes, bistros and brasseries run by Flo Group (check their site). One of the great things about Paris is that you can stroll around the streets and follow your eyes and nose--this is often enjoyable at night in the 5th and 6th.
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So I searched around Robeks' site and finally found the nutritional info. Note that it's based on a 12 0z. size. generally, people get the 24 oz. Looks like you mostly get vitamin A & C, sometimes iron and calcium and lots of sugar. http://www.robeks.com/InsideRobeks/InsideR...asp?PT=I&PID=23
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Avoid driving in Milano. There is no parking and it is a pain in the ass finding your way around. Use public transportation and cabs.
Funny you should mention this. The last time I was in Milan (several years back), we were going by cab to the Four Seasons (hey, I had money then). About 5 blocks away traffic comes to a halt due to a strike. Long story short, we ended up schlepping some heavy bags several blocks to the hotel. Not exactly your grand entrance. There is, fortunately, a very nice bar in that hotel.
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We wait with vicarious palates.
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As a general proposition, I think any time you switch horses you expend extra time loading and unloading, waiting, making reservations, etc. I think it would be cheaper and less expensive to stick with the car. OTOH, you can sometimes meet some very interesting people while you are spending your time this way and, of course, on the train. OTOH, you loose the flexibility of being able to stop if you just happen to see something that strikes your fancy.
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Was recently in Santa Barbara. I can highly recommend Downey's.
How about a report?
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Switch winemakers. I'm sure Robin Williams could provide a better quality vino for Asia.
Hey, Robin! Jump on it!
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I can't help but believe that the chap would do even better financially if he replaced Hitler with Asia Argento.
Hmmm. Interesting tattoos. http://www.darkdreams.org/asia8.html
Sounds like the proposed wine would be like the swill sold here as Marilyn Merlot.
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Like turpentine.
You could move up to Augey. Not a lot better but good chilled and cheap. And there's a cork.
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By the way, anyone know if the lead in chocolate story is credible?
Judge for yourself. http://www.wcaslab.com/tech/FactSheet.PDF
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Please refer to me as Rough Reader.
Either that or Little Beaver.
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That is an AWESOME feature.
That is hot. How long have I been missing this?
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Last winter, my house-wine was this shit in a big screw-top bottle, Pierre Dourthe (I think that's how you spells it).
I think I've had this in year's gone by. Came in a bright green 1.5 liter bottle, yes? White's kinda like turpentine? It was cheap.
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Here's a link to Andrew Harper's Harper Collection (requires Adobe Acrobat). Since I don't know how long he'll have this issue up, I'd suggest you print it out now. The good news is that the places he lists are virtually the most expensive in Italy. You can clearly find cheaper. His high end food picks are respectable. He overdoes it in terms of comfort and expense on lodgings. What's good is he lists hotels in places you might want to see and he's got rough maps with driving times. I second the recommendation for Venice. Presumably at the end of your trip it would be a little warmer but anytime is good for Venice. Venice is, of course, romantic and you can walk or ride water taxis to your heart's content. And it's not the worst place to buy gold jewelry either. Ciao! http://www.andrewharpertravel.com/show.dll...pdf?area=public
Louisa Chu's Stage at ADPA
in France: Cooking & Baking
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Louisa, those dishes sound terrific. I think Pan was thinking you should open Casa Louisa in Paris and welcome the throngs who've been missing out on or just missing Mexican.