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wrapped around peppadew peppers that have been stuffed with buffalo mozz and then baked for a few mins

ricotta pancakes, and some sort of porky deliciousness!

this sounds right, b/c i tend to have great results with steaming them first them roasting them at a super high temp, and with curry butter/olive oil mix...it's delicious!

pizza from scratch for an anniversary dinner was amazing, and once there was a great coconut milk based banana bread, which is a quickbread i know, but bread none the less. and delicious.

bacon egg and cheese from a deli that delivers to my apt. or smoked salmon, creme fraiche and kimchi!

3 days in san sebastian..it really was like a kid in a candy store. we ate dozens of croquettas, anchovies, octopus, seranos, ibericos, fois with lingenberry jam, and the list goes on. there's a tapas bar every ten feet, and everyone welcomes you with a smile and glass of txakoli. the best day was the one with a sardine festival in the town square!

I've worked in both pooled houses and non-pooled houses, and I definitely prefer pooled houses. And not because I'm a lazy ass, but because the competition and inequity get in the way of a guest enjoying himself. Of course in a pooled house, one should expect to be fired or yanked by his short and curlies if he doesn't pull his weight! There are many times when one server is free to help another, and in a pooled house she is motivated to do so. A pooled house is ONE ingredient in a well-run place. Excellent product, exceptional staff, and great management are necessary as well, of course.