Al_Dente

I should be there at about 5:30. I might stick around for about an hour. See you there.

That's a lotta clams.

That's what he overheard in Mayfair.

I've had this in Afghan restaurants. It was usually something like a ground beef ravioli with a sauce probably made with some more ground beef (with plenty of grease), a little yogurt, and fresh mint. The pasta may have been boiled in broth, but it would probably work as well in water. I have now completely exhausted my knowledge of mantee.

An Even Smaller Kitchen... Fortunately, I moved.

I've been grilling my "wingies" lately. Thus far everyone has really liked them. Give this a try: I really just eyeball the rub, but I'll give you my best guess. First of all brine the wings in a gallon of water with a cup of kosher salt for a half hour to 45mins. Make sure you use plenty of ice cubes to keep the temperature safe. I then dry the wings on plenty of paper towels. For 20 wings or so, I'll throw them all into a large ziploc baggie and then dump in the spice rub and shake it around to coat well. Let it sit for at least an hour or even overnight. The Very Approximate Spice Rub 1/2 Tbls Kosher Salt 1/2 Tbls Ground Black Pepper 1 Tbls Paprika 1 Tbls Ground Cumin (if you have whole seeds that you can toast in a pan and then grind, all the better) 1 tsp Dried Thyme 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1/2 tsp Chile Powder 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes 1/8 tsp or more Cayenne The above measurements are wild guesses (every time I make this, it's a little different), but try it, mix it around thouroughly, and then dip a wet fingertip into it and taste. It should be good, but otherwise just adjust it to taste. You may end up with more spice rub than you need, so just use enough to generously coat the wings and reserve the rest for something else-- steak, pork, etc. Alternatively, take out the cumin and chile powder and replace with 2 Tbls of dried mustard (like Colemans) for a different taste.

What the hell is a "Koo Koo Roo"?

I'd swing by for a few on Friday.

I accidentally made something else...

That says it all.

Man, I came THIS close to going. I was a block away. Oh well...

Ruby Tuesday?

That's good to hear! Welcome to eGullet.

Pho shizzle!

A more than serviceable review. Thanks for the warning!

Awesome-- I now have my Sunday project! Thanks!

How bout a recipe?

Question: Do you eat your food or snort it?

I'm still trying to sort out my feelings about my experience at the Osteria last night. Let's look at the following true statement: "I had a strip steak at Galileo last night for $8" I think that says it all. Two contradictory concepts are contained in that sentence-- I had a cheap and poorly prepared steak (given that I paid only $8 for it), and I ate at Galileo (albeit the Osteria). Nearly everything had that contradictory quality to it last night. The duck carpaccio and the Barbera were good, especially for the price. But the service was a complete afterthought. We were handed napkins twice when we sat down, the wrong entrees were brought to us and then sent to another table, when my entree finally did arrive it was the pork chop and not the steak, we asked for the dessert menu and the check came instead. My steak was full of gristle and, in the rush to get it to me after the pork chop mixup, barely cooked. My gf's penne puttanesca was okay, but nothing special. The Osteria had but one other occupied table and a handful of people at the bar. The rest of the restaurant looked nearly full. I think the reason is that people have it figured out. You either go to Galileo or you don't. If you try anything in between you'll be disappointed.

Well obviously our forum host doesn't have the kind of connections they have down in TX. Just kidding... I'm in!

If not, we could start one! Not a bad idea...

In Goreme Turkey there is a restaurant called Ufuk II. They offer to seat you in chairs shaped like camel saddles. I declined the offer, but if I remember correctly, the food was pretty good.

I'm in. Oh yeah, my girlfriend reminded me about another thing, the sauce on her chicken was the same as the sauce on my fish. They were described on the menu as a cognac demiglace and a shallot tamarind sauce respectively.

It's been about a year since I've been there and I know the beer was pretty good then. Certainly better than Cap City anyway, but I seem to remember one in particular being damn near excellent. Perhaps cjsadler is right.

I could do this-- I work 2 blocks away.