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When you feel bloated how does it feel to you?
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Mayo Clinic doesn't mention salt in their piece on bloating. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gas-and-gas-pains/DG00014
It just does not make physiologic sense that salt would do that. There are plenty of commonly-held beliefs (that google well) that are just wrong. Drinking 6 glasses of water a day....scabs help wounds heal etc etc.
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I'm not sure that salt leads to the sensation of bloating. To me bloating is the sense of an over-full stomach. Salt makes the body absorb more water and increases blood volume (and thereby blood pressure), but it shouldn't make the stomach feel distended. I think that a fatty meal, which delays gastric emptying, is a more likely cause.
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I'm beginning to think that the judges are a bit FOS (or at least half drunk). Last week there's the guy who is quibbling over the taxonomic classification of tomatoes as a fruit...this week Big Tom is pissing and moaning about canned beans.
One wonders what kind of nonsense gets edited out if this stuff is included.
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Baby food was soooo stupid. What is correctly seasoned for adults doesn't work for the little monsters.
I won't miss either of the losers this round. Both were irritating. The guy was too over the top and the woman had such a flat affect that she was instantly a bore. How'd they pick her???
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I'm waiting for the sports metaphors to start popping out of Kenny's mouth.
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Pizza on Amelia is a fairly sparse affair.
There's a Pizza Hut...but who cares!
Moon River is the local favorite. Thin crusted decent pizza. All are a bit greasy (even for pizza) for my taste and the crust has no bite to it. Crust is a bit limp as well...difficult to eat neatly.
A new place, "Ops" has pizza more to my taste. It is hiding behind the Applebees on Sadler. It isn't perfect pizza, but it aint bad either. Decent crust (though bordering on too thick) and sauce (could be a bit more seasoned though) and the right amount of cheese.
My second choice on Amelia is actually freezer pizza! Home Run Inn brand (from the Harris Teeter) is an acceptable approximation of pizza. Certainly better than Domino's or any of the chains.
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An update...
Thyme has closed. Probably for the best.
Baxter's, a bar and "steakhouse" on A1A on the island, has been around for years. The crowd is older eg 70s and seems to be regulars. The place, though friendly, really isn't very good. Atmosphere is lacking and decor is similar to a motel restaurant. Food and service are so-so. Cheesesteak sandwich is not properly made(since this is a Philly-area restaurant I expect better) and small for the price. Ribeye was a bit tough and ill-seasoned. Vegetable stir-fry was just odd, more like a stew.
Philly Boyz has had success and is moving a few blocks to a renovated gas station on the outskirts of downtown Fernandina. I'm worried for them. Low traffic, higher rent (by a lot I'd bet!), no walk-ins. Will success kill the Boyz?
Summer menu at Le Clos is lovely, as always.
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I get it. He did screw him quite clearly. The editing made Angelo seem to be a villain. Looks like he is.
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I missed part of it. What did Angelo do to try to get Kenny kicked off?
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Try Varalli. Right across the street from Academy.
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i'd like to see this forum regain it's activity of a few years ago. some new threads are a good thing. right??
There has been a downturn. Seasonal perhaps?
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That does look good. Count me in too!
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I agree. But this brings up the question about how much prying a celebrity chef can stand or deserves. Somewhere between being me and being Mario Batali is line past which public scrutiny is to be expected. Not to say Sikora has courted publicity (I have no idea), but those who have press agents whose job is to keep their name in the media may get more than they bargain for. Two sided coin..double edged sword etc.
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A thousand apologies for being less up-to-date than you.
Whether the News-Journal is a real newspaper is open to debate.
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smegma = fumunda
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An update...
JDs Chophouse has closed and is now a Mexican chain joint. Bad location doomed them.
Le Clos & Horizons are still at their best. Beech Street is reliable too.
New place in Fernandina..Philly Boyz Cheesesteaks. Not bad at all for FL. The rolls, though imported from Philly (Amoroso's), are a bit soft for a steak sandwich but probably the best that can be done down here. Plenty of righteous Philly attitude too.
Bonito- a sushi/fish restaurant in Fernandina. Faint fishy smell, indifferent service, sushi/rolls were just OK, cooked fish dishes were uninspired and overcooked. No reason to go there at all.
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Home Run Inn pizza seems to me to be the best of the frozen lot. It isn't take-out pizza, but the sauce and cheese are not sucky and it crisps up nicely. Unfortunately its only available in the midwest and a few Harris Teeter stores in the South.
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If 18% is an appropriate amount for average service, then the restaurant is charging too little for their food.
I think part of my resentment is that I like to see myself as a decent tipper but I'm being priced out of the market by the tip inflation.
I don't mind clearly stated "service included" but then just include it in the price rather than tacking it on at the end so the meal initially appears less expensive than it actually is.
Exactly right.
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Without getting too political or into a whole lot of detail, from my point of view (actually working at a hotel right now), I think the 18%, for now, is a good idea - people who tend to argue with it or don't like it IMO, chances are, don't tip shit, or at all in most cases.
You use an ad hominem argument here. Instead of addressing the point being discussed, you attack the speaker in some way on personal grounds. It is the sign of a weak argument on your part or just bad manners.
In fact I usually tip greater than 20% and said so to the waitress in both cases.
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The difference is that if I have truly bad service (as I did at Elysian) I cannot express myself in the tip. If I decide to not pay the tip then there will be more unpleasantness in store for me than the lousy service.
Pay the people a fair wage and allow me to tip as I see fit.
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Twice in 3 mos I've had a check with 18% tip included when I was dining as a single or a double. Both were hotels, the W South Beach and the Elysian in Chicago.
This is getting out of hand.
Top Chef : Season 7 - Washington, D.C.
in Food Media & Arts
Posted · Edited by gfweb (log)
Interesting show. Herpe girl survived again, but just barely. Clueless Tim is gone finally. Two or three more weeks of weeding out the undeserving and then we are down to the serious shows. I think Kenny is being done a disservice by the editors/interviewers; they are making him sound like an ass, which I don't think he is. Kelly, who is no slouch and a bit alpha herself, spoke highly of him and how he conducts himself.
The noodle/minestrone sin was a bit silly. WTF, Eric, you can't find a more important thing to comment on?