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Everything posted by Andrew Fenton
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Bringing this topic back to ask if anybody else has tried Tostitos Gold chips? I bought a bag yesterday and have found them quite good. They're thicker than most chips, a little less salty, and are designed to dip without breaking. They're also a little more expensive than regular chips (same price, but for a 12-oz bag instead of a 14-oz bag). They definitely handled the guacamole I made for dinner last night. I like the thickness (more like deep-fried tortillas) and they have a nice corn flavor. I think they'll be my go-to chip, at least for now. I also note that the bag I bought is partly in Spanish; something I haven't seen on American chips before.
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For my first go at tamales, I started with vengroff's excellent Two-Spice Chicken Tamale recipe from RecipeGullet. Obviously it's not vegetarian, but it'll give you the methodology involved. I've discovered that basically anything will taste good when wrapped up in a tamale. Try a spicy vegetable stew or ratatouille for starters. A hint is to use banana leaves instead of corn husks. While they're not as cute as husks, they're a lot easier to work with: you can cut them to the size you want and they fold easily. You can find banana leaves at Asian markets as well as at some Latin markets.
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Sounds vague to me: "global ingredients" and "distinctive flavors" could mean just about anything. But I'll be interested to see what happens with it.
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Now we're talking! But I wonder if a chicken salad with cayenne and hot sauce isn't a little assertive for a baby shower. I should ask if this is to be served on crustless white bread, or in a more rustic format.
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Interesting. Does that mean that the new Starr joint will be Scandinavian? I suppose that that's a cuisine still left for him...
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I would very much call the wonderfulness of Starr's restaurants into question. Not least, the wonderfulness of the original Buddakan (note spelling). Cf. this recent thread.
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and Cath wrote: I've always been suspicious of non-fruit-flavored water ice. Can chocolate or pistachio be good without a dairy base? And what about cookies n' cream? Is that made with, well, cream? And if so, is it still water ice?
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My wife is hosting a baby shower on Sunday, and I have been tasked with making chicken salad for sandwiches. Anybody have recommendations for such a salad?
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Okay, I'll bite: who is this Pullman guy, and what do you want with his loaf?
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I don't do pomegranate: too much work and too much mess, for too little reward. Other food (especially meaty food) that requires lots of effort-- shrimp, crab, Chinese duck soup with bones and chunks of fat-- are fine, however.
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Hey, if you want a brunch partner, let me know. Now I'm all psyched for huevos...
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Just made reservations (for four; gonna bring three friends along) for Sunday. Looking forward to it, and hope to see lots of eGulleteers there!
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Exactly. I found myself elbowing aside people in line as I tried to get to the salad bar or the ketchup. Granted, it's a very small space, but I'd have hoped that they would have spent a little more time thinking out their layout.
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You know, I've gotta try breakfast at LL one of these days. I loves me some huevos rancheros, and there's nothing better than beans at breakfast. The problem, of course, is getting my lazy ass down there in the morning...
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So what you're saying is that he recognizes that eGullet would be a way for him to fix any number of his unsightly and unhealthy flaws?
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Really? I've been there twice in the last month or two, and while the service isn't exactly licketly-split, it hasn't been slow, either: maybe a 10 or 15 minute wait for my food. Definitely nowhere near an hour. Both times were in the afternoon (one weekday, one weekend); don't know if that makes a difference. (For what it's worth, I've always found LL's service to be friendlier than Tacqueria Veracruzana: not that TV is rude, just not particularly warm, at least to a gringo like me. Doesn't stop me from going there.) One time I had a bowl of posole, which I hadn't had before, but was pretty damn good: big, lots of hominy (not as much meat as I'd like, alas), with a tostada on the side. I agree that each place has its strengths: I stick with the tacos at TV, and usually get the enchiladas at Plaza Garibaldi. It's LL for burritos, though.
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As usual, I agree 100% on all of Katie's points. Get the roast pork: the sandwich of the people!
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If you're interested in the best steaks (as opposed to the most historically important ones), skip those three and instead hit Tony Luke's, Steve's Prince of Steaks, and maybe Dalessandro's. Just a FYI, and opinions may vary (though mine is, of course, the absolute truth). As to Buddakan: I've been once, and was underwhelmed. In my opinion, while the decor is striking, the food is only so-so, and ditto the service. It's also pretty expensive: unless you're dead set on it, I'd go somewhere else. If you want to stay within the Starr organization, you'd probably be better off at Tangerine or Striped Bass (caveat: I haven't been to SB. It may also be more expensive than Buddakan). Here are my thoughts on Buddakan, from Feb 2002.
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Ooh, roast pig and Yard's beer! Sounds fantastic. Man, I had a bottle of their Phila. Pale Ale the other night, sitting in the garden at sunset, and it was the greatest thing I'd ever tasted. Yow.
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Yup, I've seen it carbonated and not, and fresh and bottled. Lots of spellings, thanks to transliteration. I guess it must be Afghan or Persian originally- it's at those places that I've seen it fresh- but I've also had it bottled by (if I remember correctly) a Lebanese company. Can't remember the brand name, alas.
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Yeah, when I saw it I immediately thought "franchise". (And it looks so very, very... Euro...)
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Good point. Because then the chocolate chips make the grits just too sweet.
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I haven't been there too recently, but the cilantro-lime truly rocks. And you're right about the Mexican chocolate, which, like, totally blows my mind, dude. One second it's sweet, and then it's hot, and then it's, like, woooaaaaah.
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Has anybody mentioned doog? Delicious, delicious doog, in all its salty carbonated yogurt goodness. Each bottle will set you back for like 30% of your daily sodium. Aw yeah.
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So there's this Dutch falafel chain. And they've opened their first US branch at 3rd and South St. The falafel is pretty good, and it's really cheap. For less than $6, you get a falafel, hummus and fried eggplant sandwich with as many toppings as you can cram on board, plus frites (thick-cut: either you like that kind or not. I'm pretty neutral). Plus- and here's the kicker- a fresh-squeezed orange juice. It's the latter that really makes the deal, in my opinion. What I like about the place is that they have a very small menu. Pretty much just falafel, frites and a small salad bar (with lots of olives, slaws and so forth). Downside is that it's wicked disorganized: nobody there really seems to know what they're doing. Worth a try, though, and it's a nice alternative to other South St. junk food. They have a website, of course. "Trying to spread the vegetarian lifestyle worldwide"... well, whatever. It's no Soylent Green, naturally, but it's a good start.