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Do you have a cat?

Do you mean an egg cream as sold in certain NYC diners/coffee shops/etc.?

What fun is that?

Welcome to the world of dining out in the 2000s...

Holy shit, that looks great!!

This is pretty much the same for those gorgeous wild ducks, no? How'd you roast the pintails?

We don't like to go out on Saturday nights. Strangely, I don't really like to cook on Saturday nights. So make it easy. Minimal ingredient (i.e. the right way - no onions, no garlic) Penne all'Amatriciana. And... Broccoli and carrots, steamed and tossed with butter, olive oil, lemon, salt, pepper. No herbs were harmed in the making of this dinner.

Julia Child went to Smith College in Northampton, MA, and graduated in 1934. She had donated her Cambridge, MA home to the college, which was able to sell it in 2002, and use the proceeds to help fund the building of their campus center. Recently, the trustees voted to rename that center in honor of Julia. Pretty cool...https://www.smith.edu/news/2022-julia-child-campus-center-naming

Have you seen their instagram page? https://www.instagram.com/lecrocodilerestaurant/ They want you to take photos! (discretely and never flash).

More info about the Kumato tomato: Kumato

Here's a question for you, @rotuts. Do you check the packed on dates of the produce you buy at TJ's? Most of the items do show a date similar to this: I'm often amazed at how long ago some of the stuff for sale was packed, and everything I buy I make sure is no more than a few days to a week prior (obviously, some items are not as date important as others).

There are reasons other than ethical; like what about health and flavor? Last night, I was "dragged" to a somewhat new restaurant in Chinatown - Uncle Lou's. It was pretty darn good. Wontons in chili oil. Whole steamed flounder - this fish was big.

Right. I don't know if I mentioned it here, but if I want to buy a good chicken to cook myself - it's gonna run at least $15 - $20, more likely $25. Edit to add: I've never bought a supermarket chicken nor a Costco.

Quality of the bird would be numero uno. This wasn't a Perdue, Foster Farms, Tyson's battery bird. If what they are selling in the butcher department is any clue, that bird is a D'artagnan Green Circle chicken. I also got it just as it came out of the kitchen - rather than one which has been sitting in the warm holding area for hours. So it wasn't all dried out. The rotisserie is also quite a contraption...if I could find a picture.

Bring gummies and make everyone happy.

I’ve switched to the Kumato tomatoes. I think they may be better than the others. Try ‘em and let me know what you think.

A visit to the Tin Building yesterday provided me with a whole rotisserie chicken, which is in my quest to find a good, French-style one here in NYC. They had just brought a few birds out from the kitchen, so I was able to snatch one that hadn't been sitting in its heated case for however long - not a bad bird! Made some mustard greens with bacon, shallot, red pepper, etc. Should've bought two bunches at the farmer's market, as the one bunch shrank down a lot. Rotisserie chicken leg and wing for me. Those mustard greens. Fingerling potatoes (now I forget the variety), parboiled and then pan fried in duck fat. A little pan sauce too.

Back to the Tin Building yesterday (the days open now include Wednesday - Sunday); blissfully empty of tourists both local and from afar. Picked up a liter of 2022 harvest Spanish olive oil. And a just brought out from the kitchen rotisserie chicken ($19), which if they're using the same chickens as the ones they are selling in the butchery section, is a good thing. They had some gorgeous looking pork/pig products too.

That bean confit made for a nice accompaniment to tonight's dinner...

Black sea bass ready for roasting, stuffed with herbs, lemon, etc. Roasted. @rancho_gordo's lima beans, precooked and then cooked like a confit in the oven, in a lot of olive oil, olives, garlic, herbs, etc. Really good. Then sort of plated... Carolina Gold rice, steamed broccoli, some of the fish annihilated onto the plate. Beans were help yourself. More olive oil just splashed over everything.

A bag of Satsumas I bought today (either from FL or GA) was 2 lb. for $3.99. The first two I've eaten have been excellent.

Be careful if you visit San Francisco in the summer.

I don't understand how one can pretend be a chef without the ability to use all the foods available. But this might be right up your alley...FatFree Vegan Kitchen

Yeah - I went through that phase too...

I'm all for the barrel.