Darin Smith

The title says conservative because it is a conservative political website, the article itself does not seem politically bent one way or the other. I did think it funny that Alton Brown was lumped in as a professional chef. While trained as a chef at NECI I don't think he'd classify himself that way......

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Publ...13/979byvyb.asp

recently bought some Diet Pepsi - MAX invigorating cola..... tasted similar to regular diet pepsi ingrediant list included Panax Ginseng extract.

I went into a place called Fiddler's Crab House. Standard overpriced fried/steamed fish and shellfish place. At quite a few booths there was an flat screen TV at eye level for the customers at that table. They could set the channel and volume at whatever they would like. What's next? Will we turn the booths into a couch and recliner? little coffee table in front?

Personally I began to realize we were in trouble when I watched other peoples food come out and their appatizers were with the rest of their food. I don't think whoever was cooking that day was any good. I think at least half the restaurant had a long wait for their food.

this is the wife i do tend to be very patient and was planning on putting more coins into the meter in order to eat... i kept asking him to wait but after we saw the third table seated after us had received their food after our orders had been placed, i agreed he should say something... we were very disappointed since we've been telling ourselves to eat there for two years they had AMPLE employees in front of the house... enough that 4 were gathered around the bar the entire time... the back was the problem i assume.... we are planning, or at least i am, on sending them a letter... (even at the cheesecake factory ((which has happened before)) the wait was only about 20-30 min til they realized the waitress abandoned us... ) i just wanted my shrimp

Today my wife and I around noon walked into a small restaurant on the beach in Savannah Georgia. When we entered the place was about 1/3 full but quickly filled up with the lunch crowd. We put our order in which was a couple of diet cokes, an appetizer called asparagus and crab (we were curious), a 1/4 pound of sauted shrimp for her and a grilled veggie sandwich for me. After we got our drinks we did not hear back from the waitress for 30 minutes, when she came by and apologized since we were waiting so long because "we're so busy". We said it was OK and continued to wait. Another 30 minutes passed and we had not heard from her again. we saw people who came in after us get served. I finally got up asked for the check for our drinks and that we were not going to wait anymore. She charged us for the cokes and as I was signing the ATM card receipt another waitress came up with our food, appetizer together with everything else. I told her "No thank you. We've waited an hour." I left no tip on my $3.21 check and we walk out. Does anyone think we made a mistake leaving?

I tried recently the Luau BBQ chips and they were good. So good I finished the bag in two sittings. So they are now on the "do not buy" list at my house.

In the past 6 months i've successfully lost 45 pounds and the only thing that I crave so badly I can't even allow them in the house are Barbeque Potato chips. The best I've had are Herr's which I can't get down here in Savannah

Godfather's Pizza.... Little Ceasar's Pizza is dying or may be dead by now.... Hardee's is not the fast food joint it once was.......

Simple dinner last night. Wife and I shared a whole chicken coated in olive oil, salt, pepper and hungarian paprika. Side was asparagus sauted in butter with carmelized onions.

Michael Ruhlman wrote about a CMC exam in Soul of a Chef but to my knowledge there has been no show and I doubt CIA would allow one.

I think a great show would be one where each episode is a day of the Certified Master Chef exam.

This is most likely a stupid question but... In the U.S. Barbeque potato chips are 99% of the time "southern barbeque"......sweet and sometimes hot. I've heard there are barbeque potato chips in Japan but I assume they have a different flavor....for example korean barbeque is popular. SO what do they taste like?

Chris: My wife and I watched the Chicago episode last night and we really enjoyed it. She had never seen the show before and really like your presence on screen. She said unlike most shows of this type it didn't feel like you were "presenting" the food to us. It was more like the feeling you'd get if a friend in a new city dragged you out to some of their favorite places. I can't imagine a better reaction for a first time viewer. Well Done!