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I should add that I also think it could be better. My main criticism, not enough recipes. And - I am in the younger demographic they are going after.
Also, I wish they had a cookbook review every month. And, for some reason I am mostly unsatisfied with their restaurant reviews.
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Does their research indicate that they are still heavily weighted in very old readers? Have they just done a bunch of focus groups and gone away thinking that Gourmet is still not edgy enough?
I don't remember the stats exactly, but on a CNN special on Ruth Reichl they mentioned this. Basically they said that before she had taken over their subcriber base was declining. After she took over, the subcribers have been increasing and a large portion of the new subscribers were under 30.
I've also heard much discussion on this younger demographic in relation to the Zagat. They also say that people of younger ages are voting and going out to eat more ....
But basically - a big part of it (i think) - is that companies know that younger people spend more money -- so they love catering to that kind of audience.
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I'm posting this because I just had a great meal from one of my favorite Chinese/Pan-Asian place in CT, Char Koon in South Glastonbury, CT. They have the standard Chinese-American fare, Beef with Broccoli, General Tso's chicken, but then also have unusual dishes which they describe as "pacific rim/southeast-asian." It seems to me a mix of Thai, Chinese, Indian and I don't know what else. They have a section of the menu devoted to noodle dishes.
Tonight I had their vegetarian dumplings, which were great. I can't describe what was in them except for the fact that they had some type of greens. I also had their Spring Rolls, which have shrimp and bok choy (i think) in them. For some reason i am addicted to them, they are very light tasting, compared to spring rolls i get normally in a thai restaurant. I also got their Hot and Sour soup which had Tofu and Mushrooms, and was very spicy.
My meal also made me wonder about other good Chinese restaurants in CT. In a previous post someone mentioned Taste of China in Clinton. I've never been there, but want to try it.
I've also always wondered about Great Taste in New Britain. It gets a 25 for food in Zagat, which is the highest for Chinese in the state. Has anyone been there?
What are some other exceptional Chinese restaurants in the state?
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I didn't mean to imply that they don't take credit cards. We just paid cash.
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I went to Django last night, due to everyone's comments about the place. Here's what we had:
They brought out an amuse-bouche of Cod Salad on a pasta chip.
The bread in the flower pot was great. They offered us another one - and we took it, even if it did make us really full (I was with one other person)
For appetizers, I had the above mentioned Scallop Salad with Arugula and Grapefruit. My friend had Pasta Carbonara with Spring Asparagus.
For entrees, I had Daurade (a type of fish i had never heard of) with fried chorizo and mussels, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, all in a saffron broth. The daurade was pan fried, the skin was kept on, so it was crunchy. This was also served with a chickpea "souffle." This seemed to me, like baked chickpea fries, thick, very creamy in the middle. The whole entree was excellent, and such a unique mix of flavors that all went very well together.
I should mention that they brought the chickpea fries out after i had gotten my plate, it seems like they had forgoten to put them on the plate.
My friend got Salmon Croquettes with Salmon, which was a potato croquette with salmon pieces in it, and then a piece of Salmon on top. It also had Spring Peas, and a tangy mustard emulsion. It was good, but definitely nowhere as unique as my dish.
The desserts were AMAZING. My friend had the above mentioned almond-chocolate terrine, served with almond ice cream. It was excellent. I had madeleine cakes served with chocolate ice cream, and a dried chocolate banana crumble.
Our bill came to $78 after taxes and before tip. We were there on a sunday night at 8pm, and it was very full, but not overly noisy.
As previous posters have said, i could tell that all of the vegetables were very fresh, and they used a lot of seasonal ingredients, asparagus, spring peas, rhubarb etc. There were some very unique dishes on the menu ... i was especially impressed with the unique dessert dishes.
The only complaint i have is the service was a little slow. It took a while to get our check. And, luckily we didn't need change, otherwise, we would have been there for a little while. But the servers were all very friendly.
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I was in South Beach in early January, and we ate at Mark's South Beach. The cuisine is billed in Zagat as "New Floridian." It's expensive, but we had a great meal. In terms of latin american food, i'm no expert, but i think you probably will have to go out of South Beach, to get really good "ethnic" food.
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Thanks for all of the suggestions. We'll probably end up going to Jean-Georges or one of Boulud's places, now i just have to decide. That's going to be the hard part. I'll have to call and find out exactly what they can can do for us.
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The only food magazine I subscribe to is Gourmet. I really like their section at the end, Gourmet Every Day, and usually end up making at least 1 or 2 recipes out of that section.
But, I do wish Gourmet had more recipes, and less travel stuff. I live in the New York Metro area, so i like the fact that they usually review a New York restaurant. I have been thinking about subscribing to Bon Appetit lately, though.
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I loved this article. I admit, I don't know enough about chiles. I bought my first bag of chipotles a few days ago and just found thai bird chiles a year ago. If they're in a specific recipe, I use them, but other than that I don't really experiment. Great suggestions on other things to use them for.
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Hey - if the best chocolate dessert is outside of Manhattan, we'll go there.
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I'm taking my friend out for her 30th birthday. She's a major chocoholic. Any picks for the best chocolate dessert at restaurants in the city ?
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Thanks so much for the recs. Now I don't have to be quite so depressed when I'm forced to spend a week in Rochester.
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I'll be in Rochester, near Greece, but anything in Rochester proper or right on the outskirts is fine. And I will travel for very good food.
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Does anyone else have any other suggestions on Rochester food. I have to spend a week there on business and want decent takeout food. I've been to one middle-eastern place, Aladdin's that is decent.
Does anyone have any other suggestions ? Especially if there is any good ethnic food ? Even any chinese or asian food that is of good quality I can deal with.
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I always add roasted red peppers to my hummus, pureeing some and leaving some chunks.
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One section I found interesting, they did a comparison of indoor grills. The DeLonghi grill, the George Foreman grill, a cast iron grill pan, and the broiler. They say the best results were from the DeLonghi grill and the grill pan, but the Delonghi grill was easier to clean and less smoky than the grill pan. The only downside to the DeLonghi, was the space it takes up.
I have one of these DeLonghi grills, and love it, although I still use my grill pan, when I don't feel like taking the Delonghi thing out from my cabinet.
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prasad2, I would also like to add something to your question. If people have any recommendations for indian cookbooks for beginners, I would appreciate it.
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Amber in North Haven: they are famous for their ribs, I don't know about beer selection
Eli's on Whitney in Hamden: very good beer selection, food is good, nothing amazing
And then of course you could go to any of the pizza places in New Haven, Pepe's, The Spot, Sally's, they have beer, I don't know about the selection. The only downside with these, is you might have to wait in line for a table, depending on what time you're there at.
The places I listed are more casual places.
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My problem is not so much usefulness, but space. All of my big gadgets are in a cabinet piled up on top of each other. And, I only have so much room on the counter. I have all but stopped using my toaster. I use it so infrequently, when I do need it it's not worth it to take it out. I love my microwave, but it takes up way too much space, I almost regret buying it.
Ditto on the kyocera slicers, and the OXO peeler.
And the kyocera slicers are available at most cookware stores -- Williams Sonoma, Etc.
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Which way are you going home? There's really not much in Wallingford, but there's some places in the surrounding towns.
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docsconz, What mailing lists do you use?
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This article has some good points. As with any "health fad" overuse of a product can be dangerous. To me, a lot of this stuff is common sense. If there are people out there who are eating mass quantities of soy product or anything that has soybean oil in it, then they clearly are overusing the product, and have no idea about nutrition whatsoever.
I know a little about nutrition and soymilk, enough to know, that it does not have as much calcium as milk (i buy fortified soy milk), that it doesn't have B12 (only animal products have the B12 humans need), and that no food is the magic food. And, most vegans and health freaks I know, know this stuff.
I think the danger with soymilk is the general uneducated public who think that soymilk is the magic food that will solve their nutrition needs.
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I also make iced green tea. It's pretty much the only kind of tea i ever have, green tea, white tea, and red tea. But i make the iced out of what ever loose green tea i happen to have, unsweetened.
But i would be happy to hear any ideas people have for it. I really like this kind of iced green tea i get at stores, that has passion fruit in it.