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Kefi's New Location

yes they are--was just there on Friday night and the waiters told me--i scooped ed levine?!

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Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'

devils on horseback!!!---what are angels on horseback?

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks

porterhouse or how (& where) i came to love it--bistecca alla fiorentina

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Need NYC group restaurant recommendation!

You could go with the room downstairs at Blue Ribbon Bakery

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From Serious Eats: New York

Kefi's New Location

yes they are--was just there on Friday night and the waiters told me--i scooped ed levine?!

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Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'

devils on horseback!!!---what are angels on horseback?

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks

porterhouse or how (& where) i came to love it--bistecca alla fiorentina

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Need NYC group restaurant recommendation!

You could go with the room downstairs at Blue Ribbon Bakery

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NYC - Manhattan Recommendations

frankie's sputino on clinton street is cool at either lunch or dinner--clinton street bakery is a rip-off except for those biscuits at brunch and the blueberry pancakes!

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NYC - Manhattan Recommendations

prune is good for lunch as is via emilia and . joe's shanghai is fun on a blustery day for soup dumplings and getting to know your fellow diners. maybe try lupa for lunch too.

wow if you have that kinda cash to spend on dinner you could really go wild in this city. any of the columbus circle "mall" restaurants would probably do you right. jean-georges is pretty phenomenal for dinner (and they have a $25 lunch deal); cafe bouloud and daniel are an occasion as is wallse, spice market is cool...del posto's food is good but the space sort of creeps me out--it's very funeral home-ish.

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Which is your ultimate comfort food?

meatloaf, mashed potatoes and roasted fennel and red onions

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What do you pack for lunch?

i am hungriest at lunchtime. i can see why spaniards and italians eat big during the day and then siesta time. wish we americans had siesta. i work near a lot of great restaurants so a few times a week i bop over to taim, via emilia or pio maya--i find if i eat a big lunch i'll only eat edamame or crackers or something small for dinner. if i pack a lunch it's usually leftovers-- today thai red curry and a salad or sometimes i'll buy a baguette on the way to the subway and bring a tomato, some brie and some salami with me.

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Meatloaf Mania: Awesome Combos?

i use my mom's recipe--1.5 ground hamburger; 1 cup of oatmeal; 1/2 white onion chopped; 1 egg; chopped carrot if desired; either fresh or dried basil, 1 cup ketchup

and on top..ketchup and crumbled crackers. delish!

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Best Bread Baskets in America (Starting With New York)

I too dig Blue Ribbon Bakery's basket but I also like the simple rosemary focaccia from Via Emilia...oh yes I love the cornbread basket at Amy Ruth's and if you ask nicely they'll bring you more!

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Avocado Recipes

you are on your way with bananas. in morocco they make shakes/smoothies out of avocadoes and bananas-& they're delicious---just add 1 banana, 1 avocado (or 1/2) milk, some honey or sugar and blend. sounds weird but so refreshing!

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Do you have a tip for a restaurant in paris?

Chez Janou
2 rue Roger-Verlomme, 3e--Le Marais
Métro: Chemin Vert
Phone 01-42-72-28-41

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What's your favorite non-chocolate candy?

sour patch kids
skittles...i have to smuggle twizzlers overseas for all my french and turkish buddies--they are missing out on some serious bizness across the pond!

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Clam Chowder in Boston?

Turner Fisheries at the Westin Hotel in Boston (Copley Place)
I know it sounds weird but they have the greatest clam chowder; eat at the bar--I used to go alot as a child with my folks!
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/dining/attraction_detail.html?propertyID=1035&attractionId=29182

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What was your last impulsive buy?

$12 french goat cheese from whole foods in union square ny. now i know why they call it whole paycheck but dang it was gooooood.

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Driving from Boston to Burlington, Vermont, this weekend...

parker's maple barn in mason nh has the best doggone breakfast. maple smoked baby back ribs for breakfast? it's #300 in that 1000 places to eat before you die book..
http://www.parkersmaplebarn.com/

creamy delicious new england ice cream at kimball's farm in jaffrey, nh; don't get a large--they're too big!
http://www.kimballfarm.com/location_directions.html

From Serious Eats: New York

Run, Don't Walk, to Thai Market

this place is okay. it's better than the rest of the thai restos in the 'hood. i've lived in this neighborhood forever and am so sick of people complaining about the lack of a restaurant scene there...though the immediate food offerings are limited, you can walk up to harlem in 15 minutes and have such amazing, diverse food. if you want to sit on top of a billion restaurants go to the east village with the rest of the herd. i found the portions at thai market really really TEENY. i wanted to get a slice after eating there--not a good sign.

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Why is there corn in my poop?

ooof I agree with BaHa. Yuck. This is a food site not an ask Dr. Levine one.

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

unfortunately i haven't found anything in my hometown of nyc to rave about. i love franklin fountain in philly (mint chip) and kimball's farm (anything! but black raspberry or moosetracks especially) in jaffrey nh with other locations in westford and carlisle ma

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What's your favorite ice cream or sorbet flavor? Topping?

-caramel ice cream at the original berthillon in paris (ile saint louis).
-black raspberry at kimball farms in jaffrey, nh (another location in MA).
-mint chocolate chip at the franklin fountain in philly
***i've yet to find an ice cream/gelato in nyc that i am mad for. though i have been gunning to try otto's olive oil gelato! i do like ben and jerry's chocolate fudge brownie out of the carton though!***

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where can a girl drink alone in manhattan?

ding dong is in morningside. as is the abbey pub. night cafe is fun. note people will talk to you at these places, not necessarily hit on you. especially in a neighborhood bar. especially considering how much this 'hood has changed in 10 years; but you will always find the local character (or 5) at these spots.

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Avocado Recipes

I tried a new sandwich combo, and it was delicious:

A good bread slice, toasted, topped with peanut butter, banana slices and avocado slices, drizzled with honey and sprinkled with a dash of cayenne pepper. Wow!

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Serious Eats's Chocolate Faves for Valentine's Day

There are MANY MANY mail order available gourmet sweets to chose from on the new website http://www.foodsoftheweb.com which is basically a directory of small vendors who offer mail order. The site is well-organized and not cluttered.....uses photos.

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Which is your ultimate comfort food?

mashed pototoes with butter and garlic
spaghetti with marinara, basil, and fresh parm., salad and garlic bread
pasta e fagioli
tiramisu
ham, bean, and pototo soup....any soup really...
saurkraut and keilbasa or pork roast and mashed potoes...


i could go all day.. i'm def. a comfort eater... thank goodness for a GREAT metabolism!

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Which is your ultimate comfort food?

scalloped potatoes or eggs over easy with buttered toast.

Not comfort food for me but I second the Simon Hopkinson recommendation! Mark Bittman has a similar pasta w/ pesto and potatoes - they're both good.

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Which is your ultimate comfort food?

Crepes filled with applesauce and dusted with powdered sugar. My mom always called them applesauce pancakes and whenever I have them I am whisked back to my childhood kitchen and memories of her.

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Which is your ultimate comfort food?

It used to be homemade mac & cheese, but then I tried Simon Hopkinson's linguine with pesto % new potatoes (starch, starch, starch but delicious) which I make without the mint, which I find a bit odd. The recipe appears here if you don't have his second cookbook: http://www.oneforthetable.com/oftt/stories/linguine.html

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Mixed vegetarian crowd NYC restaurant suggestions?

I would suggest one thing only: delivery.

When in a pickle, I order online from EatChineseDelivery.com

You can browse menus, customer reviews, and search by cuisine keyword...
Oh, and you even earn free delivery points and can win prizes and cash!

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Question of the Day: What's the best cheese for your grilled cheese sandwich?

I had a daycare for 28 years, tried everything on those kiddies but their favorite was american. Adults, like to try it with their favorite cheese. I like monterey jack the best. But tomato soup to dunk is the best.

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Question of the Day: What's the best cheese for your grilled cheese sandwich?

You haven't had a grilled cheese sandwich until you have had one with smoked gouda. I even make them at work. Toast your bread in the toaster and put butter on it. Lay gouda on the buttered side and top with other buttered side facing cheese. Put in microwave for 30 seconds and you have a delightful grilled cheese sandwich. Now at home of course I put in in a frying pan and I like mine burnt also. And it is heaven dipped in tomato soup. If you have never had gouda it is the best.

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Kefi's New Location

That's okay, Lexie. I can take it as long as the answer is yes. Kefi will be a welcome lunch spot on the Columbus Avenue strip.

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Best Bread Baskets in America (Starting With New York)

i love the bread at noho star: slices of amy's baguette and health bread from eli's, served with excellent sweet butter.

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Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'

Thank you for participating and congratulations to our winners:

Natalie
Josh Baugher
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Lakupo
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Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'

Fresh green asparagus wrapped in bacon an cooked on the grill until the bacon is crisp.

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Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'

I keep kosher now, but when I didn't - bacon wrapped dates at a tapas bar.
Should I win a copy, I have the perfect friend to gift the book to.

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Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'

bacon and oven roasted potatoes with rosemary.

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Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'

Peanut butter & bacon sandwich. Toast up some plain old square white bread. A layer of crunchy, not smooth, PB (Jif is the preferred brand) and a layer or two of hot, fatty, crispy bacon. Mmmm..mmmm...mmmm!

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