Hi all,
My new place has an unfinished roof. Can anyone recommend a good grill (probably not charcoal as it's in the middle of NYC)?

Smaller size would be better as it's a 4th floor walkup.

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Will be on a limited engagement (3 months or so) for work in West Palm this summer.

I know Clematis Street and the farmer's market from a couple weekends, but does anyone have any foodie picks?

I am half remembering a middle eastern place allegedly run by the former police chief of Haifa around 45th, and also a Jamaican place in that mini antiques district around 45th. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

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Hi,
So I have my go to of Swordfish peperonata, but would kind of like to up the ante a bit. What are some of your favorite date recipe's that allow a lot to be done upfront?

But I'm intercontinental when I eat french toast.
(Or in this case, my Christmas Eve dinner)

So I know a lot of us on here will be going all out. I wanted to give people a straight up opportunity to brag about their holiday meals.

I'll get it started
Delicious Christmas Items- in order
Pommery Champagne
Caviar
Smoked Salmon
Argyle Oregon Pinot Noir
Goose
Red Cabbage w/ bacon
Tom Keller's Pearl Onions
Mashed Potato's
dacquoise Cake
Plum Pudding with Hard Sauce
'77 Fonseca's Vintage Port

Boom

Hi all,
Short version: Is there supposed to be liquid inside a stand mixer ice cream maker attachment?
If not, what should I do about getting it out?

I Just got the ice cream maker attachment to my stand mixer. I used it for the first time to make some strawberry vanilla ice cream this weekend.
I left the freezer bowl in the sink to wash later, and ran some water into it to wash some of the cream out, and left the water sitting in the bowl of the ice cream atachment for a few hours (or a day) while I did things other than cleaning my dishes.
I pulled the ice cream bowl and I now hear liquid sloshing around on the inside. I really can't remember if I felt liquid when I pulled it out of the box, but I don't think so. Is there supposed to be liquid inside a stand mixer ice cream maker attachment?
If not, what should I do about getting it out?

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So I learned today I am supposed to take my gf out for dinner on her birthday and not cook as I'd planned. I suggested Prune, she said the menu was too short and weird.
What does the communal wisdom of SE suggest, keeping in mind
-She doesn't eat fish
-wants "romantic"

and hopefully something that won't break the bank for me.
Thanks

Hi all,

I have never cooked frozen meat before and wanted to get opinions and advice.

I was at my friend's place over the weekend and wanted to cook breakfast. The only meat they had was frozen andouille sausage. I defrosted in the microwave, and browned it in a pan and it was darn tasty.

Growing up my family never used frozen meat as we had a great butcher downstairs. As I started cooking, I just never got into it. I guess I always thought that frozen meat was kind of gross.

Now I am thinking that I should broaden my horizons. What do you all think of frozen meats? Are there any rules you need to follow with it? What are the best brands (esp. in the North East)? I guess I am primarily looking at chicken and sausage.

Next question, I had a bunch of raw meat that I didn't want to cook on valentines, so I attempted to freeze it, still in the marinade bowl, filled with marinade. I am now thinking I probably should have drained and rinsed the meat before freezing. What do you think?

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http://www.just-food.com/blogdetail.aspx?id=1643

First off there is national ice cream week in England.

Secondly, there is a popsicle of Daniel Craig's Sculpted torso.

I know bacon has kind of jumped the shark recently so bare with me.
I was just watching "Giant", with James Dean, Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor.
All I have to say is, wow. The breakfast scene in Maryland when Elisabeth Taylor coquettishly eats her bacon is fantastic.
If only she could have stopped while she was ahead.
Does anyone else have any favorite bacon movie moments?

So, I have been in Austin for the past two years in grad school. It has been a great experience, I have learned a lot, made great friends and eaten A LOT of great food.
I just got a job (take that economy) and will be leaving ATX in a month. I was hoping for your suggestions on must eat places before I leave.
I have done a lot of the go-to's, so would appreciate any hints on hidden gems or which splurge restaurants are worth it.
So far my favorite places have been:
Enchildadas y Mas
Texas Chili Parlor
Smitty's
Scholtz's
Curra's
34th St. Cafe
and more

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Hi,
I just wanted to alert all the readers that you can now watch Julia Child's show on pbs.org
http://www.pbs.org/juliachild/video.html

You can search by food type or technical lessons and it will give you very good and focused results.

Good stuff.

Hi,
I just bought a sweet faux Moka Express from Marshall's for $6! I have used the real thing in Italy before, but I just used the coffee that was in the apartment. Now that I own my own, I am curious what the best kind of coffee to use is for this particular kind of process. Does anyone have any insights?
http://www.bialettiusa.com/products.html

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SF

Hi,
So I am in a competition to make my own bacon against a friend. I am basing my recipe off Ruhlman, but have some questions, I hope y'all can answer.

Questions.
1. My local market told me they only have frozen pork belly, is this ok or do I really need fresh?
2. Spices, I was thinking the usual plus mustard. Do I go with mustard seeds or mustard powder?
3. What cooking method for the challenge?
4. Brine?

Hi,
I am looking to take the gal I have been dating out for a special night. I am a vegetarian so looking for places that do that well, but I do eat fish.
Doesn't have to be super fancy, but def should be romantic/cozy/fun. Any thoughts on Wink, Jefferies, Driskoll, 4 seasons?
Or could be way more laid back then that.
I don't want to head out to Fredericksburg because we are both swamped with work right now, that is something I would consider in the future.
BTW I am in North central, so would be nice if the places were downtown or north.

I am a NY transplant to Austin. I want a banh mi, badly. Know anywhere I could get one? I haven't tried cruising the Anderson area yet, because I don't want to cause a 5 car pileup when I pop a Uie when I catch a sniff. So a real address or at least a name would be appreciated.

I am a bachelor, that being said my fridge is filled with condiments, but never any food.
I was hungry, so I just looked in my fridge, discovered I had bread (which is rare) and not much else.
I made a sandwich with:
(two chopped quarter) artichoke hearts,
(a lot of) horseradish
(a few shakes) of crystal hot sauce.

The sandwich was tasty and filling. I am just not sure what this says about me as a human to create comething like this. I could envision eating it again.

The times anounced today that Indian Alfonsos are finally coming into America. After eating a real, ripe, Alfonso in Mumbai a few weeks ago, I can't get it out of my head. The flavor was much more intense and lush than any mango I have ever had. In general I don't even like mangos. But these Alfonsos had an almost buttery mouth feel. I want them, I need them, and I need them now.
Where can I get them in New York?

Hi,
Does anyone know of spots for good tamales in the city? I went to one restaurant in in Murray Hill recently that was asking $6 for ONE tamale! Not one order, but a single tamale. Mind boggling. I'm not saying they need to be cheap, I just wanted to vent about that.

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