awbrig

You are a pretty funny guy So what did you eat instead of the awesome pizza?!?

i figured you werent upset...i was just kidding around too...

so why didnt you goto a bar and get the pizza a few hours later...

what about CHicago?

that is true in Italy but...the American version is to mean a preparation in garlic, parsley and butter...

thats what all the women say when they meet me...

I hate the way my copper All clads look on the outside...its depressing...

thx! im going to try out my bottle of Chipotle Tabasco Sauce out on this one...

I meant candy therm not baking sorry

canola oil, veg oil...what do you use...

I have an All Clad Stock pot and a baking thermometer...will that be ok?

SS. if you dont have a fryer can you heat a few inches of oil in a stock pot or something and pop the wings in when it gets to a certain temp? Or do you need a fryer...I have been drying my wings out in the oven...

Havent heard anything but will ask Charlie when I see him on the 23rd... Cooked from CTs Cooks at home tonight: Ponzu-Marinated Scallops with Daikon & Bok Choy - very very good...

Heidi Klum sauce hey, id like to taste that one... there was a thread about htis recently w a few recipes...but I just use Franks Red Hot w a little butter but am still looking for a killer sauce...my prob is that I dont have a fryer...I bake them...

I asked one of the waiters one time, politely, why he did this and didnt he think it was slightly unsanitary...but he mentioned to me that this checkbook "wasnt given to his tables"...but still..at the end of the night I doubt they wash these checkbooks....

crumpled up potatoe chips surprisingly make a pretty good coating... dredge the chicken in flour, then dip in egg and coat w the chips and bake in the oven...not bad on short notice serve w buttered noodles or rice pilaf

I think we are being a tad picky on the Shrimp Scampi...I don't see any problem with it nor does the rest of the world...Shrimp in Italian refers to "granchiolino" and scampi orginally refers to "a european lobster or large shrimp prepared with a garlic-flavored sauce"...sounds ok to me... and as far as your coffee...is the waitress supposed to stand at your side until the precise moment when the last drop disappears into your mouth to refill?...when is the appropriate time for Peter to get his coffee refill? Let's be reasonable here...waitresses are busy and most will find your coffee point silly...

I hate it when waiters add coffee to my unfinished cup, totally messing up my right proportioning of sugar and cream. I hate to read the menu terms: "Shrimp Scampi" and "Coquille St. Jacques" Thats usually common practice, as far as I know, about refilling your coffee..I believe they are warming it up for you as well... Whats wrong with those 2 dishes on a menu?

try not to buy your turkeys that have a bad dental history...

I would advise against the giblets(no offense FG)...my brother did that once and it was pretty awful...gravy should be relatively smooth imo...

Dark ruby-red, Rich, cassis jam, black plum, violets, nutmeg and vanilla. Full, elegant and silky...

ok sorry...these tables sit there w reserved tags on them for hours at a time...and if you inquire about them...they simply mention that they are reserved...and you usually dont ever see anyone sitting at them...the places the do this in Chicago are usually the very newly opened places or the trendy sidewalk people viewing places...I think they think that people will percieve this as the restaurant having very exclusive customers, but I find it annoying and dishonest...

what? No, the places in Chicago that do this save them for celebrities that ususally do not show, hence leaving these tables open all night...im not saying that it is me personally wanting these tables...just an observation... and p.s. why do you personally try to be put me down every chance you get...give it a break already...

what a crappy site!

how about you goto a fancy club or restaurant/bar and the great tables have a "reserved" sign on them and they clearly arent reserved and they stand empty for hours...