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There is a Praline Connection in the quarter at 542 Frenchmen Street. I went to the one out of the quarter that's a gospel jazz hall and has a Sunday brunch from 11-2 with jazz. Check out the site at www.pralineconnection.com where they list their menu and have some pictures. Cafe Du Monde is in the French Market on Decatur street. That's the original site; there are now other sites. See the cafedumonde web site.

There was a place I think in Cape May - Godmother's. If that's still there, it had some killer seafood fra diavolo. My friend also had another shrimp dish with which she was in love.

There was a place I think in Cape May -Godmother's. If that's still there it had some killer seafood fra diavolo.

Peking Pork Chops brussels sprouts buttered corn wild rice fresh fruit

Yeah, you're right, but it is an experience. However, Praline Connection is pretty reasonable and Cafe Du Monde is cheap.

Praline Connection- great crab gumbo at reasonable price. Brennan's-classic for breakfast for eggs bendict Cafe du Monde for cafe au lait and beignets

Perhaps, but a mighty tasty variation! Have you ever had the sweet fried dough? That's really great in the congee as well and will give you your required oil for the week.

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone. Does anyone remember a restaurant in Pal Park that seemed very modern with beautiful clean wood benches( sort of Swedish like in design) I think its on Broad? I remember that they had really nice pancakes.

Sanducci's in River Edge-Italian, nice pastas, ample portions, good bread, pizzas BYOB Tuscany in Westwood- good entrees (believe it has a bar) Both are nice and reasonable. Napa Valley Grill in the Garden State Plaza-a little more upscale and eclectic, but stuff that your friend could eat.

Lovely dim sum lunch yesterday at Silver Pond in Fort Lee. Starting with shrimp and cilantro wrapped in fried beancurd skin roll. Then some really nice pai gwot-they have a savory little broth in which the ribs are steamed. Followed by har gow(shrimp dumpling), yu chi gow(shark's fin dumpling), and some fried soft shell crab which was juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside. Finishing up with some tasty seen jook gun(meat in beancurd skin steamed in a brown sauce). Umm, Umm.

Anyone have a preference/rec for Korean BBQ in New Jersey? I've tried Han Il Kwan in Fort Lee and a couple in Palisades Park but was just wondering what others have tried/experienced. Thanks.

Pear, walnut, blue cheese and romaine lettuce salad with italian dressing and pear juice mix. Reprised the cherry cola ribs I made on July 4th -glaze came out better and thicker this time Coated with cherry cola, cherry preserves, dijon mustard with horseradish, soy, hot sauce. Baked first and then grilled. Russet potatoes sliced cooked with milk, butter, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Bing Cherry clafoutis.

I'm not sure, maybe Garfield. I'll check for you. I know the feeling; recently made a monstrous muffuletta to satiate the craving.

Soup dumplings are also known as Xiao Long Bao (or Siu Loong Bao in Cantonese). They are little Shanghainese steamed pork (or pork and shrimp) dumplings filled with soup. The soup squirts out when you bite into them. They're usually eaten with julienned ginger and black vinegar. They are truly wonderful, gus. Some other dumplings- yu chi gau-shark's fin dumpling made with shrimp and pork gai choy gau-chive dumpling which also may have bits of shrimp and/or ham fun kor- shrimp, veggies and peanuts Other dim sum- pai gwot- steamed spareribs seen jook gun - pork in bean curd skin and a beautiful sauce lo bot go - turnip cake ha chow fan - shrimp wrapped in rice noodle sai choy nlao yook- beef ball char shiu bao - roast pork bun jook - congee fung jao - chicken feet There are plenty of good places in New York for them if you are ever there. There's also a great dumpling at Tai Hong Lau (Mott street New York Chinatown) that comes served in a soup. It's called con poy- and is made with dried scallop and other seafood, as well as the strips of ginger and a vinegar on the side.

Thanks for the info Suzi. As for turning them into rugs, certain Asian buyers will pay up to $40,000 for a bear gallbladder for medicinal purposes, as well as some money for other parts. Can get more than just for a rug.

Right. I mean technically it still is 20 Mott.

Oooh, Ooh Lobster with ginger and scallion Basmati rice with asparagus lemonade blueberry pie

what is more worrisome is that the females that might have one or two cubs each year have had an average of 4-5 per litter the last two years. For a bear that's an incredible rate! Any particular reason for the increase? Traditionally elsewhere when one has such an increase one has to cull the population. However, menton and jhlurie have good points as well. Someone (human being) is going to get hurt, and the problem is lack of planning. What about drugging and transporting elsewhere?

Thanks for info, Phaelon; wasn't aware of all the attacks.

What is the estimate on how many bear there actually are and the effect this will have on the population? It's not like they're going around chomping on a lot of humans as far as I can tell. I had bear claw when I was little; it's considered a delicacy in China. Couldn't really see it myself, didn't thrill me one way or the other. Bear galll bladder sells for mucho dollares in the Orient.

Yeah I know. Sorry, Sometimes I still call it that; old habit.

Green Bo has great soup-real understanding of broth. Mandarin Court used to be good don't know now. Oriental Pearl was nice and had carts. Jing Fong has definitely been slipping. I don't know about 20 Mott; it's been a couple of months. It used to have great stuff. Golden Unicorn was very tasty albeit expensive. Tai Hong Lau has great con poy(dried scallop) soup dumplings.

Big Wong in New York's Chinatown has good jook.

Pork meat ball jook with strips of fresh ginger steaming on a cold day accompanied by a nice long crunchy yu tiao. My father would tell me stories of jook peddlars in the city - how they'd walk around and call up to the people in the window, "Jook for sale! Nice fresh jook for sale". You'd call down from your second story window "Send some up!" He'd put it on a long pole and send it up and you'd send down the money. As I grew up in Bergen County I always wished that in addition to the ice cream man, we'd get that jook peddlar and he'd send the jook up to my bedroom first thing in the morning. Ah, 'tis to dream.

Fat Guy-I remember that restaurant and their dumpling/buns. Extremely flavorful. I'm very fond of a couple of places near me in New Jersey but I still love exploring elsewhere-that's part of the adventure, and Flushing has some great places. There was one place I went once, can probably find again, but don't remember the address. It was a bakery that had the most enormous pork bun; they called it a "big head bun" because with maybe a little exaggeration it was that big. It was amazing. There's also a place I think it's called East River that had this great pai gwot fan-spareribs over rice dish served in an individual sized little ceramic cup thing. I drove in a couple of times just for that;come to think of it just remembering it again is making me think I have to go back and check if it's still there.