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A few years ago, I did a really enjoyable Jack the Ripper tour of east London that ended with drinks at the Ten Bells pub. Not as corny as you'd think.

Wow. The litmus test for private or public should be ownership, not access. Only places that are paid for and maintained with tax dollars are public.

@ Hoopy Frood

That would be FANTASTIC!! I'd love to compare it with the recipe that I've come up with.

Is the St. Bernardus Christmas just the ABT 12 with spices? I'm curious because it's got the same abv. Either way, I love me some quads at this time of year.........or are they Belgian strong dark ales? I'm not sure what the difference is.

@rcbeck77 Brooklyn Chocolate Stout is phenomenal and it's a tremendous value when compared to other seasonal releases of the same quality.

Hmm, I'd like to try this with a rib roast, too. An hour or two in the beer cooler sous vide at 128 degrees, then a quick wok fry. That roll of pork looks stunning, by the way!

I've had all sorts of good handmade dumplings and la mian at Hong Kong International. There's a bar with decent Belgian beer there, too. Good bibimbap and lots of comfortable places to crash at Incheon. Decent sushi at Narita. I've had some pretty passable kaya toast at Kuala Lumpur International. But if you're at the Newark outpost of Grand Central Oyster Bar, stick with the oysters. My wife and I had a couple of abysmal sandwiches there a few weeks ago. And why on earth does Charles de Gaulle have such crappy food?

Also, I'm dying to get an informed and objective opinion of Pai Men Miyake in Portland.

Love, Love Love this stuff!

Another vote for Papa Ginos (yeah I know, it's not national). However, I haven't eaten their pizza in years and I heard that they drastically changed the recipe. Anybody had it recently?

That all looks phenomenal, but is it all pretty strictly Thai? I’m wondering about the diversity of cuisine in Bangkok. I was headed to Thailand a few weeks ago, but I never made it because I had less than six months left on my passport (rookie mistake). This resulted in an unexpected but wonderful two week layover in Kuala Lumpur. I was stunned at the variety of foods being served at restaurants and from hawker carts in that city. Northern Indian, Southern Indian, regional Chinese, all manner of Halal foods, all the SouthEast Asian standards, Singapore style hawker food, local Malay inventions, and mash ups of all the above. Curry Mee at Restauran Mee Kai Kee was the single best dish I’ve ever eaten. I’m hoping to set out again for Thailand in a few months, but I can’t imagine a better eating experience than I had in KL.

If you're headed North on I93 for skiing or summer travel, hit up Bread and Chocolate bakery in Concord N.H. for some stellar sticky buns. It's a rare winner in my sleepy home hamlet.

You've got me blubbering like a baby, man. So sorry for your loss.

Why would you not sever the animal's head completely? I would think that the most humane death would involve seperating the brain from the rest of the central nervous system as quickly as possible. Is it a Kosher/Halal thing?