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What's for dinner? Nov. 26?

Hah. Funny. Thanks for the laugh, POM. Happy Thanksgiving!

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'$5 Is Too Much for Burnt Pizza at Di Fara!'

Bespoke pies aren't immune from burning, folks. I only order custom pies, and I've still gotten burned pizza there.

From A Hamburger Today

My New Favorite Team: Hamburger SV

Hah. I have a Google alert set up for "hamburger," and every now and then a story about Hamburger SV slips thru.

Good luck with the shirt. Maybe someone in the audience sprechens die Deutsch and koennen sie sich helfen.

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Video: Anthony Bourdain at Burt's Place, Morton Grove, Illinois

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One Last Chance to Get a Mangieri Pizza in the NYC-ish Area

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Gialina: San Francisco Food Critic Michael Bauer's Favorite Pizzeria

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From Talk

What's for dinner? Nov. 26?

Hah. Funny. Thanks for the laugh, POM. Happy Thanksgiving!

From Slice

'$5 Is Too Much for Burnt Pizza at Di Fara!'

Bespoke pies aren't immune from burning, folks. I only order custom pies, and I've still gotten burned pizza there.

From A Hamburger Today

My New Favorite Team: Hamburger SV

Hah. I have a Google alert set up for "hamburger," and every now and then a story about Hamburger SV slips thru.

Good luck with the shirt. Maybe someone in the audience sprechens die Deutsch and koennen sie sich helfen.

From Serious Eats

This Week's Tasty 10, Thanksgiving All-Star Edition

Thanks for the link, Eliz. You're right. I had forgotten about that post. The "no pumpkin pie" icon was meant to illustrate the idea that there's a supposed shortage of canned pumpkin out there and that people who might use canned pumpkin in their pumpkin pies would possibly be having NO PUMPKIN PIE this year. Hence the list of recipes for alternatives to the iconic Thanksgiving dessert. Even though that was a popular post in terms of clicks, it seems that it angered a lot of people for some reason or another. I never knew pumpkin pie would get people riled so much.

From Serious Eats

Thanksgiving Week Is Here

Wisconsin and cranberries? Who knew. I always thought New England was the nation's cranberry bog. Go, Wisconsin!

From Talk

Minnesota Pizza

Check out Aaron Landry's blog. He's a pizza-obsessed Minnesotan. He lives somewhere in the Twin Cities but has a lot of intel about Minnesota and regional pizza, as well: http://s4xton.com/category/pizza/

From Slice

Pizza Bike Ride This Sunday to Di Fara, L&B Spumoni Gardens

@famdoc: I'm not the organizer of this ride. It's something I saw on Twitter and then highlighted here on Slice. Not sure how many people are going on it. I think this is sort of a self-organizing, spontaneous, organic happening. I also don't know what the pace will be.

That said, I do know I won't be able to make it. I have a boatload of work to finish tomorrow, have to visit a friend in the hospital, and have developed a "saddle sore" that I have to let rest. :(

From A Hamburger Today

Grilled: Jennifer Deseo of The Silver Spring Penguin

Dammit! Tried to replicate it in my comment above. Figured it wouldn't work but worth a shot. Nice interview.

From Talk

Favorite SE recipe?

[+1 for Leo Maya's Chicken with Green Sauce]

From Talk

Pet Peeve: it's "ballotine," not "balantine".

@Kenji: Just fixed the title — peave to peeve. You're welcome! ;)

From Slice

Pizza Madness 2009: Los Angeles — Pizzeria Mozza and Antica Pizzeria

@ratbuddy: No. Not unless they don't cut the pies for you. And that is rare. Only three places I've been to didn't cut. Two in NYC (one now defunct) and one in Portland.

From Serious Eats

Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 12

Weird. I probably should have known this, but I had never heard the term ballotine before. Never knew there was a word that formally described a turducken.

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 12

Love how they're all shopping with the Bocuse d'Or binders in their carts.

From Slice

Dear Slice: 'Heading to NYC, and Pepe's in New Haven'

Wow. Thanks for the great intel, offthemeter. Interesting that Pepe's still comes in at No. 3 even from what you say above. Before I got to your ranking, I expected it to be somewhere after Bar or Zuppardi's. It's now clear we'll have to go back and do Bar and Zuppardi's (and re-try Pepe's).

From Talk

Favorite Pizza Condiment??

Sometimes honey for the end crust. I read "condiments" to mean liquid things—like ranch dressing, hot sauce, etc. If that's the case, no. (Except for honey on end crust.) But if you're going to count red pepper flakes, oregano, and Parmesan, then, sure. Who doesn't use that stuff every now and then?

From Slice

Dear Slice: 'Heading to NYC, and Pepe's in New Haven'

@gustoct: Point noted. I'll have to try Pepe's next time I'm in New Haven to see how the crust fares again. Now that I know how easy/quick it is to get to with a Zipcar, that should be soon.

Just called to verify with Zuppardi's Apizza: They use a gas-fired oven. No coal.

From Serious Eats

Pumpkin Pie Alternatives for Thanksgiving

@simon: Good point. And I thought of that while compiling this list. Still, part of the reason the shortage is worse than expected is that the rains in the Midwest this year ruined the season's pumpkin crop—pumpkins the canners were hoping would enter the pipeline to alleviate the downturn. Not sure if that's the case in other parts of the country (I haven't looked for pumpkins 'round these parts myself), but if fresh pumpkins are hard to get, folks can still consider these pies.

From A Hamburger Today

First Look at Fresh-N-Fast in Flatiron

holy copyright infringement, batman!!! i'm guessing the in-n-out lawyers will be on this soon (if they aren't already). i think they got a cease and desist order on a similar copycat in Utah, i believe.... i guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but at least imitate the good taste as well as the branding, Fresh-N-Fast... lame.

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One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk

This is pretty messed. Unless its normal to have two yokes like that, then its probably a case of genetic mutation by the egg farm companies that went wrong.

From Slice

'$5 Is Too Much for Burnt Pizza at Di Fara!'

That is burnt; should've asked for a refund or another slice!

We don't eat out to pay for burnt food; that doesn't make sense!

From Talk

What's for dinner? Nov. 26?

I was thinking about making every recipe that CJ McD has ever posted, but then I decided to just do a "simple" roast turkey dinner.:-)

From Recipes

Martha Stewart's Macaroni and Cheese

My boyfriend and I only refer to this as crack and cheese. It's insane. I've made it a couple of different times with a couple of different cheeses, but I favor the recommended cheeses. I brought some to a friend's "mac-off" and won hands-down.

Anyone had any experience with assembling/freezing/baking this dish?

From Talk

What's for dinner? Nov. 26?

Hahahaha! Thanks POM, I needed that chuckle. It was a loooooooooong, but successful Thanksgiving, with only a few minor glitches. Happy Thanksgiving!

From Talk

What's for dinner? Nov. 26?

Husband spent the afternoon making beef stew while I watched Porco Rosso and messed around on the computer. We had beef stew over white rice for dinner as we watched Black Hawk Down.

From Slice

'$5 Is Too Much for Burnt Pizza at Di Fara!'

"Bespoke pies aren't immune from burning, folks. I only order custom pies, and I've still gotten burned pizza there."

Of course every pizzeria can burn a pizza from time to time, the point is whether one should be expected to pay for such an item or not.

There is simple no f*&king way I would ever pay for a burnt pizza like the one in the pic above. If the purveyor of such a burnt pie ignored such a plea, may there dough always over ferment and there teeth rot!

From Talk

What's for dinner? Nov. 26?

I'm an American but studying in England right now on a poor student's budget...no Thanksgiving for me this year, so I'm extremely jealous of all you Stateside who are currently filling your bellies with pumpkin-y, herb-y, Thanksgiving deliciousness. Happy eating, and Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

From Talk

What's for dinner? Nov. 26?

I'm Canadian, and I think I'm having grilled cheese tonight. ;)

From Talk

What's for dinner? Nov. 26?

Like @bareneed, I'm Canadian and all this talk of turkey has me thinking about a stuffed turkey breast for Sunday evening. My Thanksgiving turkey is a fleeting memory! And Christmas is a month away - and is featuring Beef Wellington to boot!

From Talk

What's for dinner? Nov. 26?

Funny :o)... Happy Thanksgiving P.O.M. and remember to "bob and weave" with those flying squirrels!!

From Talk

What's for dinner? Nov. 26?

I am just going to sit here and imagine I am sitting at someone's table and sharing in some of the wonderful Thanksgiving festivities I have been reading about on SE for the past couple of weeks. Thanksgiving for Canadians is a distant memory, so enjoy, y'all!

From Serious Eats

Does Anyone Really Love Pumpkin Pie?

Though I do like pumpkin pie, there are many pies that I would prefer any day, such as strawberry rhubarb or lemon meringue. I did find an AWESOME recipe, though, for pumpkin pie, and it was the second pie to disappear at a Thanksgiving dinner for 30 friends this year, out of about 7 other pie chioces. (The first to disappear was also mine- Dorie Greenspan's "Favorite Pecan Pie" with chocolate and espresso.) I'll be making it again for my family...it's Sherry Yard's Triple Silken Pumpkin Pie from "Desserts by the Yard." Baked in a springform pan, the bottom layer is pumpkin custard, then a layer of maple whipped cream, then a layer of caramel pumpkin mousse....truly an awesome pie and worth the work!

From Recipes

How to Roast a Turkey

Roasting a turkey upsidedown helps keep the breasts a bit juicier, but only do that if you don't care what the bird looks like coming out of the oven. It ain't pretty. I'm trying the buttery foil trick this year.

Here's chart with cooking times for stuffed and unstuffed turkeys (for which we are so very grateful).

From Slice

'$5 Is Too Much for Burnt Pizza at Di Fara!'

Why do I think if one showed the bottom of a whole pie burned some response's would be. Order a slice! LOL

From A Hamburger Today

My New Favorite Team: Hamburger SV

Hi diearzte2, HSV is into some really different sports Abteilungen, like cricket, baseball and golf!

But to keep this on a food focus, how about those Frikadelle, Pferdwurst and Saumagen slices auf dem Betzenberg??

From Talk

Minnesota Pizza

I echo ec_washington's recommendations:

Leaning Tower of Pizza (Uptown, Stadium Village - near the U of M campus)

Pizza Luce

Punch Pizza

From Slice

That's Amore: You and Every Guy in the Place

Forget about writing into the either. It sounds like he might have been breathing in the ether. I hope he finds her.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

From A Hamburger Today

My New Favorite Team: Hamburger SV

The shirt is easy to find on the site, just follow:
-Fan Kollektion
-Polos
-Polo-Shirt "schwarz" Cost 29.95 Euro

Schwarz just refers to the color, black. They only have that particular one in XS, S, and M. The blue (dunkelblau) one comes in more sizes. The phrase at the top says that taxes are included in the price already, and shipping/handling will cost 25 Euro for non-EU residents.

They probably won't ship to the States though, and you have to sign up for an account. Shipping stuff from Germany to the States is really expensive, and when they say non-EU residents they are likely referring to other European countries that aren't EU.

Your best bet is to find a US based company that sells soccer jerseys. Hamburg is a Bundesliga team (the main German league) and will likely be in stock anywhere they have a decent selection. Their jerseys just have the Fly Emirates logo across the chest though

I don't know where you saw HSV being a multi-sport club, but they are a major soccer team, not a club or anything like that. They are like the equivalent of the NE Patriots or something, a major team that spends a lot of money and has its own stadium. Oh and by the way....

SC Freiburg immer weider vor!

From A Hamburger Today

First Look at Fresh-N-Fast in Flatiron

They have some friggin balls to charge $2.49 for a Coke. Anyone who would pay that deserves to get a mushy burger.

From Talk

Minnesota Pizza

I live in NM now, but I grew up in St. Paul - Can't beat these:

Cossetta's - http://www.cossettaeventi.com/

Pizza Luce - http://www.pizzaluce.com/

Red Savoy - http://www.savoyuptown.com/ (The original, the best one is in St. Paul)

Fat Lorenzo's - http://www.fatlorenzos.com/

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About Adam Kuban

Website: http://www.seriouseats.com

Location: Brooklyn, New York

About: I'm the managing editor of Serious Eats, where I help keep great articles coming at our readers in a steady stream. I'm also the founder of SliceNY.com and AHamburgerToday.com, which explains my pizza and burger fixation here on the site. "I love pizza!"

Favorite foods: pizza, sliders, sushi, kimchi, Japanese curry rice, cha siu bao

Last bite on earth: Some White Castle sliders (plain and cheese), a couple slices from Di Fara, a bottle of cane-sugar Dr Pepper or two.