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gfweb

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  1. I agree that a little water increases flavor. So far I've not heard a chemically plausible explanation
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    Le Bernardin

    I forget if they have a bar. I'll often slide into a bar seat when dining alone. Agreed about the train. I did it daily for years. Even after all the renovation its still pretty grim and would be a stain on an otherwise nice evening. Maybe stay overnight at the Carlysle and have a drink in Bemelmans?
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    Dinner 2023

    hypertrophic clover?
  4. August. Top notch place
  5. Restaurant August. A John Besh place I visit whenever I'm around. Seriously good. It was dim. Apologies for exposure and focus An undescribed amuse. Foam/custard. Savory Torchon of foie with strawberry Gnocchi with truffles Duck three ways
  6. Galliano. A more upscale place, but still a "joint" "Cajun Wellington" Sausage and beef in there Double pork chop stuffed with cajun sausage. Perfectly pink and tender. I was amazed. Great onion rings and grits
  7. Just a few days. Mulate's cajun place. Perhaps a little touristy. Worcestershire-ish shrimp and grits...just OK Crab beignets with remoulade
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    Dinner 2023

    I hope you noticed that an Airedale saves the day.
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    Dinner 2023

    Its a useful trick. I play with pH in cooking potatoes sometimes. Vinegar for firms ones, baking soda for soft/shaggy ones.
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    Dinner 2023

    Gotta take care not to get corned beef that has added papain if you plan sous vide. The temp optimum for papain is at the SV temp and the meat comes out like cat food The CB without papain typically says so in big letters on the wrapper.
  11. From what I read ( I have no experience), the jury is still out on Q school. Many in the industry say its valuable but some say it costs too much for a low paying job and you can learn on the job as you go. There are many examples of successful chefs on both sides. Lots to read on the internet if you troll around. If you can afford it without going deep in debt seems to be a big issue.
  12. Welcome, you'll have fun here. You probably are the youngest, but a lot of us are immature so you'll fit right in. I'd suggest prowling around in the archives esp the sous vide and modernist threads. It will condense about 20 years of cooking evolution and is a lot to learn.
  13. Fabulous link. Most of my canele have been eaten in Bordeaux. Never have a seen a cul blanc displayed. I suspect that they eat their failures.
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    Dinner 2023

    I'll be away Friday so today is St. Pat's. SV corned beef (155 x 24h) Cabbage braised in SV juices Hashed browns
  15. And one more... Cuisinart Classic Waffle Maker (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)
  16. I think t hat the silliness (and it is) is driven by sponsors eg Whole Foods
  17. Its back. First episode was entertaining enough I guess. Its set in London. I wonder if they'll have Gordon Ramsay call somebody a F***ing idiot. Or maybe have eGer Russ Parsons be a judge.
  18. Just so. I'm willing to say that an ATK endorsement is the culinary world's shark jump.
  19. I suspect TicToc videos are involved. I recall that early in the pandemic frigging teens were licking ice cream containers in supermarkets and posting it. Rather than getting AI involved, just have a bouncer that would apply an immediate penalty for this crap. Lick a sushi, get bruised.
  20. Just defending a trademark of a sort. Nothing to see here. Re parmigiano reggiano. I've never had a pretender that approaches t he real thing.
  21. Educated guess...anemia + "low vitamins" probably means low B12.
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    Dinner 2023

    Cod with romesco, roasted broccoli, potatoes
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    Dinner 2023

    @btbyrd what's your sauce for S&G? Mine is butter/sherry vinegar/pimenton.
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