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from the NYTimes : "" Even a string of food safety scandals has not dented confidence in the brand. Last year, a viral video taken in two Beijing outlets by an undercover Chinese journalist showed rat-infested kitchens, dishwashers covered with grease and staff members cleaning sewers with a soup ladle. In June, the Chinese news media reported that a customer in one of the previous offending outlets found a fly in the dipping sesame sauce. In both instances, Haidilao apologized and promised to overhaul food safety in all its restaurants. Now, customers can watch a live-stream video of the kitchen from a flat-screen television hung on the wall or through tablets on their tables. They are also welcome to personally observe the food being prepared."" "" “If they want to be popular overseas, they’ll have to adjust their services and menu,” said Darcy Zhang, a Shanghai-based food blogger who is a fan of Haidilao. “In other countries, some of their services might feel too exaggerated.” “For example, a customer will go and wash their hands and the staff will be waiting outside with tissue paper and a huge smile,” she added. “Perhaps foreigners might find that quite creepy.” "" interesting to see how the chain changes as it moves outside China

in the news is Haidilao , a Hot-Pot chain in China Ive misspelled the name in the Header. sorry that is , well Hot. it has an IPO today , and expects to raise 1 Billion USD and to expand outside of China " A restaurant chain that defies China's well earned reputation for lousy service " NYTimes article https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/business/haidilao-china-hotpot-ipo.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=sectionfront has anyone tried the food ? or is this a so-so food chain that has hit on a Biz model of Manicures etc to add to The Pot ?

for some reason a heated blender isn't talking to me .

pain rum . of decent quality add a pinch of dark brown sugar nice on the oil change so soon ? stop by any time to change mine !

not to change the topic too much don't get me wrong about this but this year Hunting is gong to be connected to eventual SousVide, via the ChamberVac now thats something new for eG I decided not to look up the Times and Temps for Deer Hooves Id not let Chum look this over dogs love hooves !

Ready or Not ! Id say we need , but possibly already have A SPAM thread ! Walmart has its OWN Brand ! and there are LowSalt variants !

P.S.: Consider de-salting the SPAM after slicing in very cold water pat dry , and use in your Rx much much tastier !

Ill dust off the Filson ! cool enough here to get it ready for the Fall

just to review various pricings : WS seems to be 1800 , but if you don't have a WS CC , they will give you 20 % off your first purchase $ 1440 what are the other vendors ?

this season of Great British Menu has these pans on the wall and on a shelf no chef has used them , though No induction in the GBM kitchern probably work on Gas !

@Okanagancook I also have thick copper pans / pots however there are now copper / stainless steel pans : https://www.edehillerin.fr/en/all-purpose-pan/379-poele-induction-copper.html https://www.edehillerin.fr/en/splayed-saute-pan/408-sauteuse-bombee-induction-copper.html https://www.edehillerin.fr/en/stews/343-pot-has-stew-induction-copper-stainless-steel-cover.html just saying https://foodal.com/kitchen/pots-pots-skillets-guides-reviews/debuyers-prima-matera-answer-cooking-copper-induction-stoves/

thank you Ill look for it Im sure Ive seen it around

@Anna N so its " S & B tasty curry sauce mix " Medium ? looks very interesting

Ive only just noticed now that they offer the Rx's for the winning dishes ; http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3FR7kpLhyjXJdVhjK3bTqXP/recipes there is one more set of chefs to go.

Please help ID these knives . they seem to come in several sizes , and are not straight at the edges . but a bit curved. the two plastic ' ties' seem to be used to identify this set as belonging to a South West Chef Possibly other chefs in his kitchen use the same knives , and have their own collored ties http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5C4yYLSZkzj7lH1txVHxfg5/south-west Tom Brown http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5yhk9G1fqNZqbgCCxFWx26D/tom-brown Ive tried to magnify the writing on the handle : any ideas ? I really liked the way these seems to work in Chef Brown's hands.

there are several Blender-heating machines not just the Thermomix they seem more popular in Europe. and are expensive , in a relative way.

yes. Im not sure if these cans are ' out of date ' but a long time ago I asked about these two brands , in the cans and was told that each ' maker ' Mae Plow and Maesri made similar products in sealed pouches , that were then marketed in a plastic container : like thisw Mae Ply Red Curry Paste and Maesri Red Curry Paste much better stuff ! open your cans and take s small taste ! use them , w water and possible some thickener and add to all your cooked ingredients and they are not bad pouches are better for some reason.

@Anna N Good ! More for Me [ eventually ]

my local MarketBasket is out of Scrapple and has been for some time. Jones just hasn't sent them any what to do ?

I also like Ranch. TJ's has one in a bottle and its Organic Penzey's has a buttermilk herb mixture https://www.penzeys.com/online-catalog/buttermilk-ranch/c-24/p-534/pd-s it makes very good Ranch style ' dressing ' and you can control the amount of Ranch you want in the final item it makes very little difference what others do its what I do that counts a bit more.

@BonVivant WoW Im a bit interested in that chorizo. Ive live in Spain and chorizo their varies from provence to provence delicious all. the choice might be regular or hot. and they all might involve Spanish Paprika , the tastiest for me : lightly smoked however in my area The Americas their is Mexican Chorizo very delicious , but a bit different from the Older World : Vinegar bing a key difference. Ive noted you enjoy traveling from time to time pls consider Spain set the northern areas perhaps starting in San Sebastian of course you might conclude your trip to Barcelona just saying

Nice looking book @robirdstx reserved from my Lib thanks !

@Anna N "" I cannot be sure how close they are to the manufactured ones. "" I can much better !

well one must Continue On I noted the calamari before I Zoomed in to Read the report. Ill just leave it at that !

or some other container , even it it needed an foil cover !