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Dined there last night and did the top price (of three levels) tasting menu. Really really tasty, but not much food. And I was put off by the lack of serving spoons for a common platter... it was like eating off of someone else's plate. And the waiters didn't really describe what was put in front of us. Slapped it down and away they went.
I don't remember it being like this a few months ago.
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If I were the FN, I wouldn't leave to chance the selection of the next "star".
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I smell a rat. FN saw that Caswell went down and Tsai is on shaky ground and in danger of being cut. A three way tie was arranged to preserve their one shot at getting a telegenic chef (Tsai).
I agree that this show is better than previous series, but not for FN. 4/5 possible outcomes are pretty bad for IC. They need chefs with some flair and a reputation. Other than my friend Ming, this is a bland group.
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That Airport location had to have been a big loser. Never saw anybody buy anything there
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Yes indeed, Besh was robbed. But how could they promise a win to Tsai without risking lawsuits up the wazoo if ever found out? Damage to reputation...future profits...everything but loss of consortium.
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BTW, GFWEB, I'm curious, why do you think that Chef Tsai is "a FOS in a likeable way." Love to know more.
So, what do you guys think of the judges -- particularly Simon Majumdar taking over from Jeffrey Steingarten-- thus far? And what did you think of Chef Garces as a judge?
Tsai FOS? Because he's so unabashedly self-promoting. Looks right in the camera and says he's the greatest (in essence). FOS but likable.
Garces? Seemed OK.
Majumdar- He has that Brit tendency to go for the too-clever put-down. Another one who's FOS...but not all that likable. He's not as bad as the snotty Brit they trotted out a few years ago on Top Chef though.
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About time! I was lurking, waiting to see how long it took to get a thread.
To me TNIC is better than IC which has gotten awfully old.
Not many of these chefs have the...uh...gravitas to be a credible ICs. Tsai (though he's completely FOS in a likable way) and the guy from Houston are the exceptions. It'll be between those two if the FN has any hand in the selection.
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Yes. I don't like how America has become homogenized either. Chains of all sorts are largely behind it. West Virginia looks no different from Boston in many places. A trip across the country looks more the same than different.
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GACK ! Well....now there's an interesting quandry. I have the remains of a very small bag I bought at Albertson's for $5.99 in the fridge, and the new one from TJs, nearly twice as big as the other, that was $7.99. Do I use the unknown TJs, or throw 8 bucks in the trash...?
BTW, I did just check and the source of the TJs nuts is "Russia or Korea". Based on the info from McGee, they should be OK.
I hope.
Assuming the Russians and Koreans are trustworthy....
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GMO are no worry to eat. The technique is just a sped up way to get to the result of generations of selective breeding. In that sense everything that we eat from a farm is GMO.
As an earlier post said the main risk is messing up the natural stocks if the GMO escape. As with anything new we have to weigh the risks and benefits. Is cheaper more abundant food worth the risk?
For salmon, which I cannot see being an answer to ending starvation, my answer is "no".
But Vit A enriched rice for Asia? A clear yes.
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Fountain is very good indeed. Wine list is overpriced severely. Whether it is worth it is a judgment call.
For my fancy dining dollars I'd do Le Bec Fin before it closes. Always first class.
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That'd be perfect for a couple of them. LOL
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Really dumb move probably forced by pressure. I bet she cringed all that night. But she should've gone anyway.
Who is left that is TC-worthy? For that matter who started that was TC-worthy? Kenny perhaps.
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I'm not a big fan of any of the doritos flavors other than original.
The only series of flavored chips I like are the Herr's potato chips. All of them are pretty tasty.
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Zagat's is one giant sampling error. But that has been well-hashed out over the years.
Hard to imagine that a Wendy's burger fared well against BK, In and Out et al.
They are pretty clean joints at least.
Salads are OK per my wife the herbivore.
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LOL the Silver Palate! I remember that as better too. I'm old.
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I have eaten far more bad food prepared with one book cracked open on the counter than all others combined. Shockingly, those dishes were usually served as if they were food, glorious food, morally and culinarily superior to the gruel I usually forced down my gullet.
Thus, for the gastrointestinal misery and self-deluded superiority I endured at cooks who used it as a blunt instrument for decades, I nominate Molly Katzen's Moosewood Cookbook as the Worst. Cookbook. Ever.
Agreed! Terrible recipes.... usually found in the kitchens of 60ish college profs.
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But there's maybe only one book that I actually viscerally loathe ...
As the Amazon UK product description accurately states "How to Cheat is for people who don't want to cook, who think they can't cook, or simply don't have the time to cook."
And its a very, very, very big seller.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/aug/20/worst-food-books
Its a Brit Sandra Lee!!!!
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Any crockpot cookbook!
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Alex has been rendered in the CIA (and perhaps culinary) sense.
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Agree with most of above. Except those who dis the cheesesteak. A proper steak on a good roll with onions ketchup and either american or whiz is great on occasion. The famous places eg Pat's and Geno's both pretty much suck though. Try Tony Luke's.
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We have no fine restaurants in Philly. Just pizza places and cheesesteak stands. Been that way since Bookbinder's closed.
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Loved the saran wrap toilet..oops I mean Glad-wrapped toilet. What jolly fun the boys are having!
Shaving-cream-in-the-hand-while-asleep is coming next week.
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LOL
Bad analogy. Olympics are supremely unimportant too, esp the judged events. Don't get me started... :-)
The Next Iron Chef- 2010
in Food Media & Arts
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I give FN credit for honesty in their Ming-ectomy. I retrospect, I should've known it would be legit; Alton Brown is a very upstanding guy from what I read.
Were I Ming, though, I'd have expected a guarantee or I'd not have taken the risk.