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Ben & Jerry's all the way! The Half-Baked is so delicious! It's the Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream mixed with their Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream---swooning now!!

Yet another example of neighborhood rename. Back in the 60's and 70's there was no Gowanus. That section of Brooklyn was simply known as South Brooklyn. And if you don't believe me, check out Jimmy Breslin's "The Gang at Couldn't Shoot Straight" (book or film) in whic much of the story took place in that neighborhood. You'll find no reference to Gowanus, other than it being the name of what was the world's dirtiest canal.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

You shouldn't have tipped. I wouldn't have.

Well, I have to add my complaint. Even though the food was wonderful and our female waiter was very nice..... when I made the booking, the woman I spoke with insisted my husband would have to wear a coat and tie, that Blue Hill was "formal but casual" -- What does that mean? Then, the day before our reservation, she called me three times in an hour to confirm my reservation. I kept telling her "you just called me" but somehow she or the computer kept forgetting that I had just confirmed this reservation. We arrive there the next day and every man, except one was not wearing a coat and tie and the only other man was just wearing a sport jacket. All the other men were far more than casual - one was even wearing a bowling shirt. I had dressed up also. We were mortified. At least my husband was able to take off his jacket and tie but I was left dressed in a cocktail dress that I wouldn't have worn in this very casual restaurant had the woman been honest.

Then, the waitstaff decided we should both be seated on the same side looking out towards the room instead of across from each other. No other couple was seated that way.

To top off this unfortunate meal, two of the male staff decided it was appropriate to make fun of me and the way I was dressed. How do I know this? Since my mother was deaf, I learned to read lips with her. The one male staff member said to the James Carville doppelganger don't look up quickly, but the fat woman to my right in the corner is falling out of her dress. Well, I had a baby two weeks ago and yes, I had major cleavage and hadn't lost my baby weight (only celebrities lose weight that fast), but to do that in an obvious way in the middle of restaurant -- that I couldn't ignore. I will never go to that restaurant again.

dbcurrie;
I've had the Iron Chef dream too!
(my secret ingredient was peanut butter????) weird.

I've also awoken with the strong urge for Sushi when I dreamt that I was making it--but everytime I would try to do the cigar roll; the seaweed paper would break-apart into tiny, tiny pieces causing me to attempt the roll with all of the toppings ALL OVER AGAIN!
It was frustrating but I sure craved it in the morning!

I'm going to have my name changed to Kefta Kebab!

Whoever wrote that needs props. What's the restaurant?

AWESOME.

While I can't say that I've met anyone named Cucumber Dip, I DO know someone that legally changed his name to Bean Dip. True Story.

Let's not get bogged down in debates about how to spell certain varieties of mushrooms. I think we can all agree that eating at Blue Hill at Stone Barns is a unique and delicious experience.

If you want the experience, but can't pay the big bucks for dinner, try a brunch. It's as incredible, in it's own way, as the more expensive meals. Not to say that it was inexpensive, but it was well worth the money. The one annoying point was the extra charge for a basket of bread.

Cassaendra- Shiitake is not misspelled. It is a Japanese word, so it is not natively written in Roman characters. Shiitake or Shitake would both be appropriate ways to translate the Japanese Kanji characters into English.

Admirable and brave, but not afraid to charge for it. Without a doubt, culinary artistry with a truly contemporary dynamic. To include snout, neck and pig's ear at these prices is surely a wonderful irony! Stick it to the rich my man, up the proletariat! The poor have been enjoying these succulent cuts for millenia, let's hope the upper class doesn't "hog" these treasures too...

If by most important restaurant in America you mean restaurant most reminiscent of Marie Antoinette playing shepardess with perfumed sheep, you are correct.