tommy

errr, define "decent tahini". i got it at a middle eastern market. it's got sesame seeds in it. that's all.

talk to me. i love this stuff, and i'd like to make it at home. since i found myself with a jar of tahini, i figured i'd give it a shot. boy is that some bitter stuff. various searched led me to several recipes, none of which seemed very good. so i combinded them all to come up with a mixture of peanut butter tahini chili oil sambal soy sauce ginger rice wine vinegar garlic sesame oil sugar light brown sugar cucumber garnished with cilantro an scallion the final product was edible, but not what i was hoping for. and it had a bitter finish under all of the other flavors. any thoughts?

don't piss off gypsies. they're effing nuts.

the good doctor's true identity is revealed somewhere on these boards. oooo how exciting.

just because you know him don't make him not a flamer.

clearly this is a personal issue. and it comes as no surprise.

i simply would not give my business to a restaurant that would charge me even 10 dollars if i couldn't make it to dinner.

i always enjoy the Legal in paramus for oysters, white wine, and fried fish. and generally speaking i wouldn't like a place like legal.

i've never walked off a plane thinking that anyone really meant those words when they said them.

i don't know if i saw that fussili thing here on egullet or what, but i can say that i totally remember it and thought it was as funny as balls.

tossers remind me of tossers.

tommy, would this include any wine 86s? if you're talking about a list of 4 or 6 by the glass, yes.

i suppose you could put a pick in one of the claws, yes.

while this may appear to be a logical conclusion, i wouldn't accept it as absolute truth. one would have to first accept that a creature cannot make a sound if it doesn't have vocal chords. i'm not sure i believe that.

i'm going to start to not tip if i'm not told up front and immediately what a restaurant is out of. just no tip at all.

how fast does this happen? can the pressure really build up that quickly?

is someone going to tell me if they scream? jeesh.

name calling always gets a smile out of me.

do they really "scream." i've heard conflicting stories on this.

i wouldn't order the miso cod. that dish is so "done". chances are you've had versions at at least 3 other restaurants, which were probably just as good. but if you haven't had it, you might as well get it.

there's no doubt that ignoring the people around you is a requirement when eating there. lots o 20 somethings on expense accounts. and, clearly, that is one hell of an annoying lot.

agreed. it is loud, but fun, and the oysters and sushi are spot on. as much as i hate it sometimes, i can't deny how enjoyable it is sitting at the bar with a glass of wine and some oysters.

seriously.

although i've brought this up before, i'll mention that Soho Steak, in NYC, refused to refund my money for a corked bottle. although i generally don't give a crap about a shit place like that, and although i generally don't spend my keystrokes talking sh*t about a place, i will share this fact: they suck. don't ever go there. and, if the "manager" is reading this, and if i ever see him again, i will punch the shit out of his smile since he decided to charge me for 1/2 bottle of corked wine. (had i added up the bill beforehand, i would have certainly deducted all dollars from the nasty server's tip...i still rue the day that i didn't go over that bill) yes, i will. looking forward to seeing him again. smile for the camera this time.

ibid, your honor.