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Well, sure. I've thought I might buy and eat a hot dog from a street vendor in New York because in all of the times I've been there I've never done a "New York" thing. But that has nothing to do with wanting to eat a hot dog. Most people's reasons for eating at restaurants have little to do with the food as such. I don't have any interest in those reasons any more so I don't. And when I did, if I liked the food I ould arrange to stage or at least trail for a day.

woodburner, welcome to eGullet. How about if your fourth guy takes some photos and you post them for us here in October?

I guess that's true about home kitchens. I'm so used to a six-top with griddle and grill, two ovens, and a salamander on the wall that I forget about teeny electric stoves.

I'd go to a steakhouse with tommy. But I'd rather that he grilled me a good steak. And rather than that, I'd prefer to grill one for him.

I can see a case for the kind of classic NYC beefsteak more than for a steakhouse. See this thread.

No.

Right. And it's because I value Bayless' integrity (though he may or may not) that I have referred to him as a shameless lying pimp. I say it with love. And the hope he changes his mind. And, while we're at it, hires a better web designer.

Best of it's kind.

As stated earlier, were I in Bayless' clogs and did what he did, I would be a shameless lying pimp. And, as stated, he might not be. He might have perfectly coherent reasons I and we are not privy to. My latest hypothesis is, as stated, he is a monarchist and a request from royalty cannot be denied.

Perhaps Bayless is a monarchist?

That they value their own integrity and value that of others?

Hi Paul and Maggie.

Where did Bayless say something akin to this? Where did Shaw say that Bayless said something akin to this?

Fifi, she's on PBS.

Quite agree. The woman is barking mad. She continuously makes absurd statements like, "Because broccoli is straight it helps strengthen the spine." She's macrobiotics at its most stark raving.

Very nice stuff indeed. Good plating too.

Picture yourself in a boat on a river, With bulgogi trees and bibimbap skies. Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with oi sabagi eyes. Yukkaejang flowers of yellow and green, Towering over your head. Look for the girl with the tteok in her eyes, And she's gone. Lucy in the sky with kimchi. Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain Where rocking horse people eat shikumichi pies, Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers, That grow so incredibly high. Ojingo taxis appear on the shore, Waiting to take you away. Climb in the back with your head in the clouds, And you're gone. Lucy in the sky with kimchi, Picture yourself on a train in a station, With baekche porters with yachaejon ties, Suddenly someone is there at the turnstyle, The girl with the oi sabagi eyes.

Sure. But you might be surprised what a good kimchi can go with. In this case, I'd say a slice of oi sabagi (stuffed cucumber) kimchi would go great with red cooked cheek.

Somehow, I had never done this before. I had braised some beautiful chuck roasts in red wine (Shiraz) and vegetable juices and wound up with three left over. I made a pasticchio with some (with leftover ziti in a porcini cream sauce). But then I made a sandwich for myself: Sourdough bread, good crust, soft crumb, Normandy cultured butter, Dijon mustard, a bit of horseradish, a wedge of Stilton and a few tiny kosher dill pickles. Amazing. The sandwich melted after the bite. The profoundly deep flavour. I cannot go back to roast beef sandwiches again.

I've just run into this thread now. Not only does the food look "Iwantsome" good, but the photographs themselves are great as well.

Yes, but Pepin actually worked. He designed the food to be served throughout the chain of hotels. Chef Bayless is just pimping for a sandwich he hasn't even designed.

A chef sells not only food that tastes good but his or her sense of taste and style.

As grey as a BK chicken breast or ground beef. Or cheez. Or fries. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I'm sorry to have offended by repeating those invitations. They were primarily intended to be humourous references to the fact that regardless of what my own (as yet uninformed and primarily hyperbolic) opinion might be, ultimately it is up to Rick Bayless to know what this endorsement meant or did not mean to him. For the sake of the outrageous title I gave to this piece in the Weekend Update (for which I compose extreme and often "fairly unbalanced" titles), I've made a few comments in a similiar vein here. For the record: Chef Bayless Might Or Might Not Be A Shameless Lying Pimp. Only he knows for sure. But I do know I would be were I in his clogs having Done This Deed. Good night Mr and Mrs America and all the ships at sea. Bon chance.

Hm. Did he then need the BK funds to do this? Are his restaurants so unstable to make this tradition unworkable now? Rick?