Topic of Great eG Forums Topics

[Suzanne F]

I'm not sure where else to put this thread; here seemed as good a place as any.

My current fave is Fresco's response to Rabbi Ribeye

What's yours, present or past? (If you need help isolating the post in a thread, pm me for how I did it)

[Mayhaw Man]

Theabroma 10/23/03

It is said that when the dust of Mexico settles on your heart, you will never feel at home anywhere else in the world. That must be the reason that I do not give a second thought to anything else that has gone awry on this crazy wandering - my heart is too thoroughly dusted.

This is from one of the best entries (IMO) in Theabroma's Travelogue. I have rarely read anything , anywhere, that I have enjoyed as much. Perhaps it is because I have had many experiences of a similar nature in Mexico, or maybe it is just because it is a diarist working from her heart (one that knows how to write), but either way it has been a pleasure to read and I will be sorry to see her return to El Norte (she probably feels the same way about her return).

[beans]

Probably Matt Stillman's Q&A response here.

[maggiethecat]

Bell's was typical. People were vomiting, wearing antlers and codpieces

From Nero's Drinkblog...Here

[fresco]

Suzanne is being too generous. There are more (and better) epigrams to be found on eGullet than ever were tossed off at the Algonquin Round Table. One that I'm partial to from this morning is courtesy of Pan, in his discussion of school lunches:

"words don't cost anything and lunch does."

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showto...=0entry466260

[Cusina]

Think over the vast sea of knowledge and reasonable facimilies thereof that is eGullet. Which threads stand out in your mind?

My virginal eGullet experience (you never forget the first time) was in the great bacon amorphisms thread (which I couldn't google, help!), followed closely by thetoast and serve magic bag.

I also love the travel threads Mongolia, for example was an amazing experience to live vicariously. And some of the great blogs like Jackl'schristmas feast.

[Dave the Cook]

. . . the great bacon amorphisms thread (which I couldn't google, help!)

Bacon Aphorisms

[Cusina]

Thank you Dave!

speelllling was never my forte. oops.

[Toliver]

This thread where I first heard about Spatchcocking .

[ludja]

Despite having been to Paris (once) I had never heard of or tasted french macarons until I read this thread

Macaroons: The Delicate French Invention

Since then I've had them at Keller's Bouchon Bakery and at Bay Bread Boulangerie in SF and have made them several times at home. (with great help from this egullet thread and others).

Another side effect is tha I have baked a bunch of other wonderful cookies in Healy and Bugat's The French Cookie Book.

I am eternally grateful!

[Chris Cognac]

I am always a big fan of any thread that discusses what people should name the latest "Pho" place in town...those get creative

[hillvalley]

This is one of my current favorites. I LMAO each time I read it.

[Lyle]

The one that sucked me in: The Mythical Ortolan.

Such joy.

[fifi]

Probably one of my all time favorite posts is the one from Jaymes' bio thread here. Scroll down on page 2, the Sept 3, 2002 post. Warning, do not read this post with a mouth full of anything. I also recommend that you preposition yourself on the floor.

[Gifted Gourmet]

I dearly love the thread entitled

Let's Make Our Own Dietary Laws and the one that made me laugh the hardest, is in the middle of the page by jhlurie (no surprise this!!) on January 2, 2003 at precisely 12:43 a.m. ... talk about minutiae!

my favorite being

10.) If thou shall eat the meat of the beasts of the fields, or the forests, or of the air, thy shall not douse thine portion in the sugared and vinigared essense of the tomato until thou hast properly determined that thine portion is indeed too dry or too tasteless to be consumed without this "ketchup".

and, no, I can't tell you what he was wearing when he posted! that is a little too much minutiae!

[beans]

I knew this thread sot of rang a bell....

Suzanne F's December 20 thread

Moderator edited to fix broken link

[foodie52]

Adam Balic's bio. It sucked me into egullet.

[Degustation]

My favorite of the favorites that came out of that thread was the fish pun thread.  But I can't seem to find that one either!  Help!

Sea-k and y'eel find?

[jhlurie]

I knew this thread sot of rang a bell....

Suzanne F's December 20 thread

I suppose we can arrange a merge. No need for two topics when one will do.

EDIT - done. the two topics are one.

Edited May 21, 2004 by jhlurie (log)

[beans]

[Carlovski]

This one.

Prepare for the universe to disappear in a puff of paradox.

[bleudauvergne]

I am continuously amazed by the Self-Improvement Through Pastry & Baking thread. It's really interesting. I love it. I particularly love the part when people really got coordinated, baked the same things at the same time, and all posted pictures.

Edited May 21, 2004 by bleudauvergne (log)

[SethG]

I knew this thread sot of rang a bell....

Suzanne F's December 20 thread

I suppose we can arrange a merge. No need for two topics when one will do.

EDIT - done.

That's THREE topics.

And thanks, Degustation.

[Al_Dente]

From the DC Board:

Rosa Mexicano Sucks Ventworm Nut, Martian Pig Slop from Hell

Who would have thought a fried chicken would cause such trouble?

Dinner at Cafe Atlantico's Minibar w/pics!

[bleudauvergne]

Dinner at Cafe Atlantico's Minibar w/pics!

That was one of the all time great amazing threads I ever read, the first time I read it was in the midst of the Vote for your favourite eGullet nickname, at the UK's Restaurant magazine. Thank you so much for reminding me about that.