Vincci, I lived in France for years and I shuddered at how they pronounced everything...brie, gratin...
And pardon me for wanting to smack the kid. I admire him for loving food and cooking, but I found him annoying. Heh. Kathie Lee was fifty times as annoying, though. I'll save my smacks for her.
One thing I miss about France is the ability to buy a nice, fat-covered magret. I always used the rendered fat to cook potatoes (or green beans, mmm). The duck breasts I've bought in the US don't have nearly as much fat, and it's a real shame.
So, um, thanks for the list. Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my chin.
Hi, I'm Alison. I was lucky enough to get the handle Ali here because I signed up way early. Elsewhere on the web I'm known as AliThinks.
I grew up in a suburb of Pittsburgh, then spent thirteen years of my life living in France, where I honed my foodie tendencies. Nowadays I live in Lexington, KY, which is a cooler place than you might imagine (kind of like Pittsburgh)!
It was neat to read all the little bios here. I mostly lurk on SE; perhaps this will convince me to join the fray.
So is this an iteration of Bertie Bott's Every Flavo(u)r Beans?
Oh, duh, of course Google maps would know the bit about Route 19.
Carry on.
Boy, that's a real shame. Baldinger's is an institution. I've been there many times.
Time for a road trip to Pittsburgh!
(BTW, Perry Highway is also known as Route 19.)
Kids are so freaky.
Good news - I just talked to the folks at Baldinger's yesterday and they're saving the store. They found a new (and larger) location up the road and will move in sometime in July.
New address is 519 Perry Highway (across from the Exxon station).
Just a note that the Denver option is really in Scottsdale. Here is an option for Denver though. (Actually Highlands Ranch, a southern suburb )
Old Blinking Light
9344 Dorchester Street
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
PHONE
303.346.9797
We had the duck fat fries at Joseph's Table in Taos , NM years back....wonderful restaurant....a juicy buffalo blue chees burger, DF fries with a great glass of bordeaux...heaven.
Here's the info...
Joseph's Table
108A South Taos Plaza
Taos, New Mexico 87571
Phone 505.751.4512, Fax 505.751.2073
Email info@JosephsTable.com
yup. i've been to salt in baltimore. yummy!!! + they have a great selection of high-end beers.
Many Michael Mina restaurants have Duck Fat Fries. They are the amuse bouche at StripSteak at the MGM Grand in Vegas as well at the Bourbon Steak locations at the MGM Grand Detroit, in Scotsdale Arizona, and in Aventura Florida (near Miami). We also have them next door to Bourbon Steak in Detroit at Saltwater, when you order the Piedmontese Striploin. Yes, I work for Saltwater, but I can testify that I would buy these delicious duck fat fries, or frites canardes, if you will almost anywhere.
Here's another for the list:
New Orleans, LA:
The Delachaise
3442 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 895-0858
Amazing alone, but the peanut aioli really makes it shine.
In my best Homer Simpson voice: Mmmmm, Duck Fat
I love making potatoes fried in duck fat.
Also can be found at Michael Mina restaurants Strip Steak (Las Vegas) and Bourbon Steak (Detroit)...and they are served with three different seasonings with three dipping sauces. Even better, when I tried to refresh my memory on the dipping sauces I found the recipe for the fries and sauces on MSNBC...yessir. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17602199/
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