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I realize that ambience is not of concern in a place like this, but they might want to reconsider placing the sign for "Affordable Septic and Portable Toilet Service" on the wall next to the menu.

@redfish: Oh sure, make fun of the Bean Pirates, but if you've never had to fight a gang of them armed with belaying pins, cutlasses and flintlocks, you'd appreciate why that can of beans is so important. I've seen them all...Black Bean, Red Bean, even Anne Bonny Bean. They're a bloodthirsty lot.

I didn't like pulp as a kid. I still don't, so thanks for this review. I like Florida's Natural and Simply Orange. And the TJ's. You can keep the chunky style.

Hanging with a friend, eating something for dinner that's easy to clean up after (it is a school night, after all), vodka with lemonade and seltzer, herb, and the time-honored ritual of only turning up the volume for the commercials.

Even though it has been shown that McNuggets are not made from a chicken paste these days, I'm amazed at the revulsion to that when I see so much praise for...hot dogs. Beef and Pork paste yea, chicken paste nay?

Why, way, of course!

OK, I got as far as buying the misubi form, now I have to actually use it. I think you've inspired me.

Good for you Kenji, it can't be easy to be surrounded by all kinds of temptations at your job. Are you working at home during this? It will be interesting to read your conclusions on your foray.

Just to be evil, though, I keep thinking of movies with a plot line that involves a person saying to his companions; "Now, no matter what I say, no matter how much I demand you open this door, do not, I say, do not open it!" (ex: Young Frankenstein).

And, a few minutes later.... "Get me out of here!!!".

Hopefully it won't come to that.

No way would I entertain the idea of opening a bar at this point in time. I took a night class at the CIA in bartending from a wonderfully seasoned pro. My thought at the time (80s) was to form an alliance with caterers. Then just as the class ended, NYS passed the Dram Shop Law, holding bar personnel responsible for the customer who leaves intoxicated and hurts himself or others. So much for that.

I just happened to use orzo in place of rice in a chicken-orzo soup this evening, so I've got orzo in the house! This looks great!

Now that's food porn. Not classy airbrushed porn, but 1970's Times Square porn. Especially that last paragraph. Ewwww.

Thanks for taking it for the team.

Went to a dinner party where the main course was beef tenderloin with a mustard sauce crust, sous-vided lobster tails, seared brussels sprouts, broccoli, "crackers" of cheese, cranberries, jalapenos, and nuts, with an elegant salad of paperthin beets, mustardy greens, blue cheese, and a nice vinegrette. Then went to another house for dessert: key lime cheesecake, brownies a la mode with fudge sauce, and a prune and (?) tart.

I brought a couple of pates and nduja and olives for appetizers, the gent who made the desserts made a salted cod brandade, there were way too many appetizers. And no shortage of champagne, which is the way it should be! After all, brunch demands Mimosas!

I was also wondering about the absence of any caution to not actually eat the bay, for the reason @lemonfair cites. Every now and then I see recipes that seem to indicate you can eat it, but I look at them askance.