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Ed's Cosmic Pizza Blab: On the Topic of Crust

and my loved ones always wonder why, when I try a new pizza place...I get a cheese pizza only... because if you can't do something as simple as cheese, bread and sauce right, no fancy toppings are going to help. I will forever miss the old Valentino's in Reedley, CA. I've never found another crust like it anywhere... it was just what it should be..like good bread.. dense, chewy, not thick, not thin... and when you were done, you'd known you'd eaten something substantial and well made.

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Snapshots from Mexico: Elote and Esquite

Here in Fresno, CA, we have guys who ride bikes down our streets selling it... and its in our grocery stores... we are the most overlooked place to get authentic Mexican food... and Southeast Asian food as well...

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Rant: What The New York Times Doesn't Know About Bánh Mì

there are cities in between L.A. and S.F. like Fresno.. with Southeast Asian sandwich shops on every other corner that are all delicious and authentic (and pho shops too).. we have a HUGE S.E. Asian community..and we've been reaping the benefits while the rest of the country have ignored us.. We also have the best authentic Mexican food outside of Mexico in the US

From Sweets

Ben & Jerry's New Flavor: Jimmy Fallon's 'Late Night Snack' with Potato Chips

chocolate covered chips is my all time fave sweet/salty snack! I'm SO looking forward to this!

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Ed's Cosmic Pizza Blab: On the Topic of Crust

and my loved ones always wonder why, when I try a new pizza place...I get a cheese pizza only... because if you can't do something as simple as cheese, bread and sauce right, no fancy toppings are going to help. I will forever miss the old Valentino's in Reedley, CA. I've never found another crust like it anywhere... it was just what it should be..like good bread.. dense, chewy, not thick, not thin... and when you were done, you'd known you'd eaten something substantial and well made.

From Serious Eats

Snapshots from Mexico: Elote and Esquite

Here in Fresno, CA, we have guys who ride bikes down our streets selling it... and its in our grocery stores... we are the most overlooked place to get authentic Mexican food... and Southeast Asian food as well...

From Serious Eats

Rant: What The New York Times Doesn't Know About Bánh Mì

there are cities in between L.A. and S.F. like Fresno.. with Southeast Asian sandwich shops on every other corner that are all delicious and authentic (and pho shops too).. we have a HUGE S.E. Asian community..and we've been reaping the benefits while the rest of the country have ignored us.. We also have the best authentic Mexican food outside of Mexico in the US

From Sweets

Ben & Jerry's New Flavor: Jimmy Fallon's 'Late Night Snack' with Potato Chips

chocolate covered chips is my all time fave sweet/salty snack! I'm SO looking forward to this!

From A Hamburger Today

Fast Food Ads vs. Reality

how come no one has nailed the fast food chains for fraud? what about truth in advertising? none of their food EVER looks like the ad... how do they skirt the laws regarding this?

From Serious Eats

Making Sriracha Chile Sauce from Scratch

Sriracha was the first hot sauce I wanted to eat on everything.. all the others were way too vinegary, more heat than flavor... I eat this stuff everyday on just about everything... ok.. everything.. I admit it.. I put it on ice cream yesterday... I'm hooked...don't care if it isn't authentic.. its GOOD.

From Talk

You might be a foodie if...

you read menus or food reviews, while you're eating...

From A Hamburger Today

From Serious Eats Talk: 'I don't like burgers. Help?'

I would answer your questions with more questions... what don't you like about hamburgers? what kinds have you had? are you sure you like meat? if you don't like burgers now, why do you want to?

From Serious Eats

North Carolina: Deep-Fried Gizzards at Wilber's Barbecue and Currituck BBQ Company

We used to have chicken fried gizzards quite a bit, growing up... I always loved them, but found them so chewy.. I saw that one restaurant that specializes in chicken and parts steamed them first then deep fried them..wonder if that would work at home?

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Rebuttal to Alice Waters Takedown from a Volunteer at Edible Schoolyard

The "hatchet job" author was exactly correct in everything she said.... teaching kids where their food comes from isn't bad...but when the kids in our state can't read or write, there is no time for teaching pretty concepts...unless a child's chosen profession is to become a farmer, this extra curricular exercise will not help them in the real world. I couldn't find a flaw in the author's facts or logic (except there is rarely "hot sun" in Berkeley).

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What Are Your Best Vending Machine Memories?

My father's first job in when he married my mom was at a small town gas station in the early 60's, and I remember always getting things from the two vending machines....one was filled with glass bottles of brightly colored sodas (probably Calandra, the local brand), where you put your money in, pulled a bottle out of a slot, and opened the bottle on the opener attached to the machine. The other was the old knob pull type..and it was filled with another local brand of treats... Tom's.. things like coconut slices and divinity.. even now the smell of gasoline takes me back..

From Talk

what's the biggest meal you have ever eaten?

I normally can't eat alot in one sitting (which is probably for the best)..but one night I must have been famished.. because I normally don't finish one plate of food... but that night.. we went to a pancake house.. and I not only finished my plate of a 12 oz chicken fried steak with gravy, a bagel, hash browns and 3 eggs, I also finished off my boyfriend's half plate of ham and pancakes. Don't think I ate the next day..

From Serious Eats

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box

ah...porky memories... like the country ribs (bone in of course) that I marinated for 2 days in asian dressing, then grilled to juicy, crusty perfection...meat and fat dripping with every bite...

From Recipes

The Nasty Bits: Crisp Fried Pig's Tail

katya, I too read about the pig's tail in Little House in the Big Woods, and wished for one from that moment on... and I, like Dcarl, am terrified of frying..well..not of frying per se, but of hot oil splattering my person... there must be an easier way to achieve porcine nirvana.

From Serious Eats: New York

New Anti-Obesity Ad Campaign: Intentional Shocker, or Unnecessarily Nauseating?

This ad isn't nearly as nauseating as PETA calling overweight women whales... I don't think these ads are necessary, typical liberal thinking to believe we're all too stupid to run our own lives... people KNOW smoking is bad for them, they KNOW eating too much is bad, they KNOW drinking too many sodas is unhealthful.. they make the choices, they deal with the consequences.... leave the nanny state out of our lives.

From Serious Eats

'Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin'

Forgive me if I don't see how behaving like a spoiled asshole is charming.
I'm sure there are better cooks out there with much better attitudes.. Being a dick doesn't automatically go hand in hand with making good food. Too bad the trendy foodie sheeple fall for this scam.

From Talk

How do you make the perfect ham sandwich?

Hot - I like a thick ham slice, fried with brown sugar and mayo on white bread..

Cold - a couple of thinner slices, mayo, sweet pickles, on white bread..

From Talk

What are your coffee shop expectations?

Its funny how times change.. to my generation, coffee shop means a place to get meals...like a diner but less funky.. when I was growing up, there was no such thing as a place to get mainly coffee....

From Talk

Table Manners III: Do you eat European or American-style...

I was raised on the "American style"...however, once I discovered the European way...I've never looked back..

From Serious Eats

Served: Irregular Regulars

Late Night Chef definitely sounds like an Anthony Bourdain wannabe!

From Talk

I like to ______ with leftover rotisserie chicken

Asian chicken noodle salad... spaghetti, chicken, green onions, almonds, cole slaw veggies, cilantro and asian dressing...

OR

Chicken Alfredo.. pasta of your choice, cream cheese, parm, mozz, caesar dressing, butter, loads of garlic, sliced mushrooms, parsley.

From Talk

OVER THE TOP Paula Deen's flirtatiousness!!!!!

I'm sure she's a very nice person..but that laugh and over the top personality is a bit much... that's why I love Nigella... cool, calm, classy, and oh so sexy!

From Talk

Do you ever dream about food or cooking?

Every time I dream of food...I'm in a fantastic food shop with gorgeous food on the shelves..and every time I try to reach for something ..it turns into nothing or is just out of reach... what does it mean?

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cambriana got 50% correct on How Much Do You Know About Beer?

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cambriana got 37% correct on How Much Do You Know About Passover Foods?

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About cambriana

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Location: Fresno, CA

About: dyed in the wool foodie.. I love it all... from funky greasy dives to the interesting and trendy... If I can't try a place myself, I'll attempt to make the featured special at home. I like to try new foods and new restaurants.

Favorite foods: Easier to list what I hate: raw red onions, black licorice or anything with an anise flavor. If I have to pick faves... appetizers and desserts.

Last bite on earth: my mother's thanksgiving stuffing: cornbread, biscuits, celery, onions, boiled eggs, turkey gizzards, black olives, turkey broth, and butter. Plus the usual seasonings and enough sage to turn it green.