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Quite good. This was my first time making borscht (and, I think, my first time eating it), and this couldn't be simpler—it's almost a one-pot meal. I ate it with parsleyed baby potatoes and black bread with mustard and pickles, and it was great. I also substituted a small parsnip for one of the carrots.

One small complaint: I used a whole lemon's worth of juice, and it still didn't have the sourness it's supposed to have. I'm guessing that lemons aren't the traditional method of imparting sourness, so I'm going to look at a few other recipes. Still, this one—with perhaps some small modifications—is a keeper.

good pizza generally is good because most people would recognize it to be good. I don't think groupthink has anything to do with that notion; every time i take NYC visitors (including one from Korea, a wasteland for pizza!) to Grimaldi's, they all go wild. a friend of mine found papa john's to be the paragon of pizza until i introduced her to the broad swath of NYC pizza excellence.

counterpoint - groupthink may come about with trends and followings for specific types of good pizza. it's only natural. what's wrong with that? why else would a cult following be a cult following? they keep the good places in business. :-)

I'd rather see parents letting children form their own opinions. I remember hearing a family of bigots on Howard Stern many years ago, and even the children were spouting that garbage.

So what if your kid prefers Pizza Hut to some fancy-pants $20 pizza? Let 'em make up their own minds.

Thanks very much for the kind word and support Za Man. I'm lookin' forward to having you stop in.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

Absolutely, Pizzasnob.

Bravo ! Go get 'em Paulie.

You have the passion motivatiion, and skills.

I WILL visit next time I'm in "Greenpernt".

Congrats from London, England. Hopefully next time I'm in NY you'll have opened successfully and started serving some of your beautiful pies.

my granfather was the freekin president of the bagel bakers union so i know a good bagel when i see one ..and one that stinks is jrs bagels in bayside queens small hard lousy bagels and a real a nasty person who likes to judge his patrons if the holes closed dont buy the bagels granpa said allways take care of your customers its a lost art now days very little seeds on a bagel old tuna its a shame ..but its what happens at jrs dump mr boxing knows more about boxing then a guy who ownes a yuppie boxing gym !! you jerk monzongod forever

Bud = McDonalds

Need I say more?

We bought a flat (20) last week from a local organic market and had the same thing happen. All 20 eggs were double yolked. It was the weirdest thing.

Hello, if anyone is in the Brandon Fl area, check out Brandon Bagels, I am the baker there and I quarantee our bagels are one of the best around, I have 20+ years experience and I also make bialys.
This nonsense with N.Y water to me is just not so, it has to do with the equipment too not just the water.

Whoa - I want that dozen of eggs!!! The yolk is my favorite part!

W-O-W A must eat. Quite possibly the best brick oven pizza and gnocchi I have EVER had. The whole experience was amazing. We came in a bit early 5:30. The chef himself came out to the table and introduced himself and brought us home made foccia (Bliss try it) . I started with soup past fagiole (Tuscan white bean soup) perfectly seasoned and the carponata(eggplant, capers, vinegar, and olives), which had the perfect balance of sweet and sour. We then spilt the fennel salad in a lemon vinaigrette which was wonderfully crunchy and fresh with a nice bite of fresh cracked pepper ( perfect amount of dressing). Now for the pizza. I have eaten pizza all over New York as a Brooklyn native for 30 years. This is one of the best acts in town I have seen in many years. Don't take my word for it. Try it. We had to order 2 pizzas. Of course any brick oven pizza place you must have the Margherita (so we did) and the Prosciutto. Perfectly done crisp thin crust like I have not tasted since Grimaldis was good. It was a masterpiece. Perfectly cooked and Smokey in taste. You could taste the fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil. The Prosciutto pizza was the same. The gnocchi were like eating weightless little pillows in a garden of fresh tomatoes served in a ceramic dish right out of the brick oven. I will certainly be back for more.