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Kenji, if you're still reading the comments on this...

"This is very similar to the gunk that seeps out of the surface of overcooked salmon."

When you did the poached/steamed salmon on ATK, you had white gunk, but made a point to say that it didn't mean the salmon was overcooked. Why the discrepancy? Was that a special case because of the cooking method?

Also, thanks for this and all of your articles on here. They've been great.

gewurtztraminer

actually the kosher wine selection at whole foods looked kind of sorry.

My favorite was a chau deli, which is now closed. Therefore, chalk up one more vote for Banh Mi So #1 (which seems to be what people are referring to as SVS?) on Broome. If you specifically want a barbecue pork banh mi, Banh Mi Saigon on Mott (the one in the jewelry store) is really good.

i haven't been to any of the places in brooklyn.

Baoguette and Nicky's are both fine, but are overpriced; nicky's in particular is not as good as the ones in chinatown. Baogutte specializes in a "sloppy joe" banh mi which is pretty lame, but the assorted-pork-product sandwich is pretty good.

does bluepoint toasted count as a microbrew? well, that's my fave.

at the risk of being labeled a heretic, i think kossar's is only okay. i find them to be about on par (though slightly different from) the bialy's carried by my local supermarket (which are surprisingly good). my favorite bialy is far and away from slim's.

My inclination is that cooking is a lot like film directing in this respect. You can direct a movie with a perspective that is heavily influenced by your gender, or not. A male director is probably never going to get the female perspective right and a female director is never going to get the male perspective right, but that's not to say that they can't both come awfully close, or even make a gender-neutral statement. If the analogy holds, then it may also be the case that women are more often aware of when they are injecting their gender perspective into the final product.

could someone explain the purpose of the video link? obviously it is a luxury, but i'm guessing there is some intended purpose. it doesn't have the vibe of being there just to look fancy, being inside of a closed kitchen. and it's not like if the per se kitchen runs out of langoustines they can get someone to run a few over from the french laundry.

grilled hebrew national. though, i also love specials if that fits the definition of 'hot dog' (also grilled, but butterflied).

i get the idea, but what i don't like is that they used fat. matzah has 2 ingredients: water and flour. making actual delicious matzah that stays true to that ingredient list would be really impressive.

oh my god joe i want your hat.

just to be clear, fay da is inside lunch box buffet, not the other way around.

As someone who frequents bagel oasis and loves bialys, please let me issue a warning: do not get bialys at bagel oasis. their bagels are great, but their bialys are terrible. I'm not saying their bialys just aren't as good as the bagels; their bialys are terrible.