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Great photos, Kent! What kind of floor show was that in that beautiful restaurant in Kunming?

(Just FYI, 3rd St. is Great Jones St. at that point.)

Where is this place located?

Yeah, but there's a lot of stuff grown in Malaysia or Indonesia within 100 miles of Singapore. For your rice, you probably have to import from a bit further, though: The Chao Phraya Valley in Thailand.

I love marzipan, but New York is becoming more Asian and Latin American. There are plenty of interesting things in New York, they just are no longer Mitteleuropean.

I think you should feel entitled, not awkward. Let 'em wait for their own table.

I respect a lot of what you're posting, but you start by repeating a claim that has previously been made and thoroughly debunked on these forums before when you state that vegetarianism is a newfangled product of affluence. Don't you realize that vegetarianism based on religious beliefs goes back at least several thousand years, into times B.C.? I wasn't aware that I'd stated "that vegetarianism is a newfangled product of affluence." I certainly don't think it. I do think that the world has had periodic rises and falls of affluence which impact upon its cultures (and consequently, their eating habits). Even within the 20th century there've been hardships as well as periods of prosperity in the West - the privations of the second World War left serious scars among some people I know. (One older gent I've met still hoards food, despite his wealth). I do believe that the human organism chooses its eating habits when it has the luxury of choice. I also believe that we are, when faced with starvation, a whole lot less particular about what we consume. ← OK, so you're not suggesting that vegetarianism is a product of newfangled affluence, only of affluence. In which case, I will ask you whether you are suggesting that the ancient Jain religion contains and has always contained only affluent adherents. You may think that a starving person would eat anything, but I seem to remember that very holy Jains (or folks Jains have considered very holy, in any case) have voluntarily starved themselves to death in order to practice the principles of ahimsa to the fullest.

I was indeed on my way to a Malaysian meal. Have you tried their chicken jerky? I found that idea a bit intriguing.

I think it's Moretti - should be available at places that have decent by the bottle selections. The Indian-ish spice market on 1st Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets (I want to say Dawal, but not sure) carries a huge selection of bottled beers - and is a great resource for hard-to-find, super fresh spices as well. ← Very close. That would be Dowel, and it's owned by Bangladeshis.

I respect a lot of what you're posting, but you start by repeating a claim that has previously been made and thoroughly debunked on these forums before when you state that vegetarianism is a newfangled product of affluence. Don't you realize that vegetarianism based on religious beliefs goes back at least several thousand years, into times B.C.?

You are right. The wood-baked (really, grilled, but in Malay, bakar ["bake"] has the traditional meaning of "cook over an open wood fire") taste is an important part of really good satay. Then again, decent satay is better than good versions of a lot of other things.

The problem here is that pigs and goats are also pretty intelligent, ain't that right?

I picked up their card yesterday: Ling Kee Beef Jerky Chicken Jerky Pork Jerky 42 Canal Street, New York, N.Y. 10002 Tel. (212) 965-1206

And then there's the Table for One/dining alone in New York thread.

That's pretty. How did you make the chips?

Roti telur (egg roti). I had Malaysian food tonight, too: Poh Piah and Curry Mee with Yong Tau Foo. Yours sounds better, though. Marlene, you are really hardcore (could we say fanatical?) to grill pizza in the rain! (Sing with me, or at least my mind's ear: "I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain...")

There's something mean-spirited about taking the ice cream away from the kids. I agree; it's more important to have recess every day and a regular, good phys ed class that concentrates on exercise and not jocks making fun of kids who are not yet great at playing a sport or highly coordinated. I do think that food served in school should be nutritious, well-balanced, and at least passable in terms of taste and smell, but hands off legal private enterprise outside the school.

Much respect to you. That's called professionalism.

OK, I remember Fluffernutter. Not necessarily part of your balanced breakfast.

Lemme get this straight: Do your kids hate all this stuff you're "force feeding" them? By the way, I grew up in New York and had plenty of pasta but never do I remember being served "Fluff and Jello" in my parents' apartment. I don't even know what you mean by "Fluff."

But Jason, you don't really know yet, because you haven't had a meal there yet. I'd like to hear from you after you do.

I'm not talking about armagnac-soaked prunes on ice cream, but prune armagnac ice cream. I have never made ice cream, so I can't tell you how to make it, only that it's wonderful.

Awesome! I want some of that! I've never seen it anywhere in New York, as far as I can remember. Have you tried that, Ah Leung?

Gary, I enjoyed reading your review, but I read it above all as good news. I've always liked 11 Madison Park, but if it has improved so much, it's definitely a place I should visit again at my earliest convenience.