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I tried a bite of one when I was five. Baloney has never touched my lips since. Ever. you must have forgetten the ketchup.

25 hours to go. who's in. edit: aw shit, i thought this was tomorrow. i'm all messed up.

you have to toast the bread. that's the secret.

errrr, they don't seem too far apart in concept to me.

fish at a diner? not for me. just turkey clubs and talyor ham, egg, and cheese. favorites currently the oradell diner and tom sawyer in paramus. i spent many a night at the Malibu in hoboken, and still rank it as one of my favorites.

i was first introduced to chili-mac in VA. i've made it probably once a year for the last 14 years. love it. gotta have raw onion on it too, though. and beer to drink.

Rosie-- please read back 2 messages before yours; are you trying to plagiarize me? Of course. I can't think of a nicer person to quote. i can think of several.

that's what the butter is for.

i'm in the middle of one. perhaps it's the summer, but i'm finding myself grilling a lot. some rosemary, or some other herb, evoo, and i'm done. can't wait til the funk ends and i get back on the stove, however.

what you mean by "pickles". there are hundreds of styles and types. many of which ain't too far from pickled capers. you're just pissed off. and if you say another bad word about softshell crabs, well, i just might do something horrible.

he was bending it pretty well. i suppose we'll find out soon, though.

...b-a-k-i-n-g.

just because it's a train wreck doesn't mean that people won't watch it. and of course NBC and Rocco have done very well with this program. especially with a world of food freaks like us out there.

who's professing a lack of interest in the show? that doesn't seem to be the trend as far as i can tell. besides, those stats could be read as an indication of how interesting this thread is, rather than the show. although i think it's a combination of both.

when the serve-yourself things became ubiquitous, back in my early 20's, i used to make "sproke" all of the time. the novelty has since worn off.

i guess it would be considered "italian-american" fare, no?

It is one thing to want wine with dinner. It is another to demand that the server take tour credit card and go out and buy a few bottles. It is another thing on top of that when your food is FREE. demand? that seems like a strong word. but you must be right about the "rich" part. afterall, it was a gold amex.

why do you say he was a "rich arrogant ass"? the guy wanted wine with dinner.

give me bacon, or give me death.

herb is cute and funny. go for it.

clearly.

i'm good by 12 and before 2. hopefully earlier than 2, as i get pretty hungry by then. and thirsty.

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and why do we think that is? cost? habit? cultural/societal standards? because they were given the chance and there was no meaningful push for a compromise?

i missed it.