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gwyneth paltrow is paint dry boring in any interview I've seen. Bittman looks like he lost wait. His last show was an ego trip, I wonder if Batali can keep him in line.

i wish the cooks were more interested in discussing the dishes. i asked what the "vegetarian caviar" was three times and never got a definitive answer.

I live in NYC but grew up in Dutchess County and take enormous offense to the title of this post -- it could only be written by someone born and bred in NYC proper or from far away.

NYC water comes from the Catskills and the exact same water is available to the excellent pizzerias north of NYC. If anything, the competition factor in NYC causes it to produce pizza superior (generally speaking) to that of pizzerias in Westchester/Rockland/Dutchess Counties but those counties' proximity to NYC combined with (assuming the premise of this post is true) the water allows the entire NYC region to produce many excellent slices.

yes to taste of seafood red velvet! when I lived up there I was turned onto it by a coworker who grew up in the jazz clubs all over the city ("back in the day"). their red velvet (and fried whiting) is stellar. a very underrated spot. I'd take it over cake man raven any day. just don't get the frozen fries.

I used to be all about Wimp's too (very homemade tasting for a bakery) but last time I went the cake (and whole bakery) looked horrible. seemed like a management change.

warm CHOCOMEL from holland takes all prizes I'm giving out.

OMG, alktraz!!! Pindakaas! Neu smeuiger dan ooit!! When I took my first trip to Europe at age 15, I always had to find peanut butter. Got hooked on yogurt and quark, but couldn't go very long without my pb/pindakaas/Erdnussbutter!

Some people have had good results using methods like EFT (emofree.com) to help with cravings/addictions. I wonder if that would help Ed and others.

I do eat peanut butter even while trying to lose, and because it's high in calories and fat and protein (not wicked high in protein, but high enough relative to the fat) that it's a great snack (either plain or on an apple or a slice of that very thin, dense, perfectly square whole grain bread). But everybody is different and if a jar of pb is too deadly to have around, then don't torture yourself. I think THE MOST helpful dieting maneuver for me is to have dinner pretty early in the evening, preferably by 6 and not a heavy meal, and then not eat anything else the rest of the evening. A few nights a week I have a strenuous karate workout so I don't eat before hand, then have some vegetables and some yogurt, or a homemade fruit smoothie when I get home. If I absolutely have to have something later in the evening - hot cocoa! 12 oz milk, 1 heaping tsp cocoa, 2 tsp sugar. Good protein, not too high in calories, and it fills the chocolate void too.

Hey Ed, just grab a handful of PB packets from a diner the next time you go for breakfast. Then, when the craving hits, have one packet. (Make sure you keep the empties in sight to remind you of how many you've eaten.)

"I used to eat a piece of fruit and a tablespoon of peanut butter for lunch every day, and I lost weight. It was a lot less calories than a plate of leftover dinner, that's for sure."

no offense intended, and I am by no means a diet expert, but this does not sound like enough food for a healthy lunch to me. just one piece of fruit? sure you would lose weight, but I'm not sure it's healthy.

How does a person eat a whole jar of PB in two days? I adore the stuff, but that sounds disgusting! Hopefully it is just an exaggeration...

There are lots of things I can't have in my house. No chips of any kind, etc. I make some rules for myself with other items. For example, I can buy peanut butter, but only once a month. If I eat it all in two days, too bad. Gotta wait another 28 before I can buy more. Rules help me ration out the good stuff.