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I do love eggs in purgatory!

Hmmmm....first encounter was at an Indian restaurant as a child, I imagine. I've been vegetarian since I was 10, and it is one of the most reliably vegetarian-friendly cuisines out there! In high school I remember being obsessed with samosas.

I second World Spice Merchants. I first bought there in person on a trip to Seattle for business, and I looooove the store and the people there. Their chai mixes are also excellent.

"A few people declared that they would never return to my restaurant if they were in my guests’ shoes. That’s fine by me. No restaurant likes to host bad tippers."

Except that the people you confronted weren't bad tippers; they made a math error.

I'm with the commenters on the previous post and the vast majority of the commenters above--you were rude.

I don't! I'm vegetarian. But my fiance isn't, and I'd love to give this book to him! =)

Does scotch count? hehe. I'll go with a spicy stew...perhaps curried. I made some curried cauliflower soup last week that was really good.

I actually didn't make any food resolutions on purpose. But I've definitely been generally working on cooking more and trying new types of cuisine on a non-resolution (and hopefully more permanent!) basis!

Chocolate lava cake!!

A crostini with goat cheese, walnuts, rosemary, and honey.

Banana frozen yogurt, made with our stock of approaching overripe frozen bananas (my parents would slice them into sandwich bags and stick them in the freezer once they started to get mushy). And I still love it!

WINSTON! (http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/kitty_pride/)

Two faves: Tyler Florence's ultimate potato salad and this potato casserole made with all things American: frozen hash browns, cream of mushroom soup, and cornflakes. It's seriously crack-like in its tastiness.