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Kitchen Apprentice: A Brief Tour of the Kitchen

What make and model is the pasta machine? (I too dream!)

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Dublin, TX Dr. Pepper Plant Shut Down

I believe Dublin also made cane sugar versions of Big Red and NuGrape. I hope those will continue. National Dr. Pepper/Snapple claims they have a cane sugar version of Dr. Pepper but that may just be a dodge. King Corn wins again!
http://kutnews.org/post/dublin-dr-peppers-demise-sends-fans-scrambling

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Korin Knife

My favorite knife is a Japanese is a heavy Misono santoku my boss has. Balance, cut, and finish is fantastic.

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chascates answered "Croissant" to What's Your Favorite Bread for a Breakfast Sandwich?

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chascates answered "Bacon" to What's Your Favorite Meat on a Breakfast Sandwich?

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From Serious Eats

Kitchen Apprentice: A Brief Tour of the Kitchen

What make and model is the pasta machine? (I too dream!)

From Talk

Dublin, TX Dr. Pepper Plant Shut Down

I believe Dublin also made cane sugar versions of Big Red and NuGrape. I hope those will continue. National Dr. Pepper/Snapple claims they have a cane sugar version of Dr. Pepper but that may just be a dodge. King Corn wins again!
http://kutnews.org/post/dublin-dr-peppers-demise-sends-fans-scrambling

From Serious Eats

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Korin Knife

My favorite knife is a Japanese is a heavy Misono santoku my boss has. Balance, cut, and finish is fantastic.

From Drinks

Soda: The Pepsi Throwback Throwdown

Throwback Pepsi & Mountain Dew are made with beet sugar, not pure cane sugar.

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Airport Food That Doesn't Suck

Austin's Bergstrom airport has local eateries: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport/dining2.htm
From BBQ to Tex-Mex to ice cream BUT they're past the security section and only for people with tickets! You can't even have a meal or a drink with a friend waiting on a plane. Any other airports like that?

BTW one of the beer mags (All About Beer or Draft) runs frequent lists of microbrews available in different airports.

From Talk

Whole Foods is sneaking up the prices

Whole Foods doesn't usually 'sneak' that much when it comes to raising prices. I live in the Austin and remember the first small store they had. A friend of mine was there shopping and overheard a wine rep tell an employee they had priced the wine a lot higher than other places. The Whole Foods employee replied "Oh, they'll pay it" and that pretty much is the philosophy to this day. Employees get a discount but I run into some of them I know in other places such as Central Market or even HEB.

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The Serious Eats Book: On Sale NOW!

Wow! What's the sale price? Just kidding, got it in the Amazon basket right now.

From Drinks

American Hard Cider for Thanksgiving

Texas now has a great hard cider: http://www.arguscidery.com/.

Made from Texas apples, which is hard for people to believe, but true.

From Talk

Ultra-Expensive Beef from Catalogues

Skip the usual suspects for good meat and go to http://www.eatwild.com/products/index.html and search for local producers near you.

You can save money by picking it up at the farm and possibly by breaking down a loin into steaks, an easy enough thing to do.

From Serious Eats

Dallas: 9 Enchiladas We Love

Although I enjoy Cali/Arizona/etc. I have a special love for Tex-Mex. Defining Tex-Mex cuisine is pretty easy: gloopy, cheesy, spicy, messy, filling. Which restaurant produces the real article is as close a belief as to be like your religious or political preference. I've found great food in unexpected places and was disappointed in the 'old reliable's' I'd been directed to.
And there's the difference in say, (I'm in Austin) the enchiladas from the Dart Bowl's, Matt's El Rancho, or Amaya's Taco Village just to name a few places. But all of them, in conjunction with a cold beer or margarita, lots of chips and salsa, and a praline at the end make for a good time!

From Recipes

Sauced: Aioli

This is really no-fail:
Place an entire egg into 1 cup of olive oil with a peeled clove of garlic.
Insert your immersion blender over the garlic clove and turn on.
Aioli in less than a minute!

From Slice

San Francisco: Popping Up with The PizzaHacker

dmcavanagh is right! I'd gladly pay $150 or so for a kit to turn my Weber into a pizza maker.

From Slice

Poll: Jalapeños on Pizza - Way or No Way?

Jalapenos (preferably fresh), onions, and anchovies are a must on my pizzas. And you ever have the chance try that combo with smoked oysters as well!

From A Hamburger Today

Reality Check: All American Cheeseburger from Jack in the Box

I'll have to give a shout-out for Jack's breakfast sandwiches.Sausage or bacon (sausage with ham on the Supreme) with fried egg and cheese on either a biscuit or croissant. Here in Texas they serve them 24/7. They have just as much fat as I'm hungry for but without as much as a burger-and-fries combo. You can get the same in a pita or on toasted bread but a single sandwich (croissant breaks apart less) I can eat with one hand and I'm satisfied for quite some time.

From Recipes

Time for a Drink: Vermouth Cocktail

Another good one is equal measures of sweet and dry vermouth with a couple of dashes of bitters.

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Patatas Bravas

Try this for a quick aioli with an immersion blender:

Place one cup of olive oil in a 2-cup measuring cup or similar.
Insert one glove of garlic and one whole egg (shelled)

Insert your immersion blender and, starting with the tip at the bottom of the container, begin to to blend the mixture. In less than a minute you should have a nice aioli.

From Serious Eats

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

I'm staging with a friend who sells charcuterie at the farmers' market. He made up a batch of choucroute garnie: duck fat & stock, sauerkraut, potatoes, and pork sausages, pork belly, pork loin, I can't remember the rest of the spices and aromatics.

He said it was the 'last meal' he would want before execution (along with champagne and good bread). Find a version of it and you'll agree. There is no better cold winter meal in the world.

From Drinks

Cocktails and Spirits with Paul Clarke: Know Your Local Booze

I really like Rumble, a rum-like spirit made in Waco, Texas by Balcones Distilling:
http://www.balconesdistilling.com/rumble
They also make a corn whiskey from blue corn.

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chascates answered "No. Grease, for lack of a better word, is good" to Do you blot the grease from your pizza?

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chascates answered "In the microwave" to How Do You Reheat Your Pizza?

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chascates answered "Croissant" to What's Your Favorite Bread for a Breakfast Sandwich?

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chascates answered "Bacon" to What's Your Favorite Meat on a Breakfast Sandwich?

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chascates answered "Fried Egg" to What's Your Favorite Egg Style on a Breakfast Sandwich?

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chascates answered "Cheddar" to What's Your Favorite Cheese on a Breakfast Sandwich?

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chascates answered "Chip, crinkle cut" to What's Your Favorite Pickle Cut on a Burger?

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chascates answered "Crushed red pepper flakes" to What seasonings do you shake on your slices?

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chascates answered "Whataburger" to Chain Burger Brackets: Sonic vs. Whataburger

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chascates answered "Hardee's" to Chain Burger Brackets: Burger King vs. Hardee's

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chascates answered "I dip it in the leftover sauce and grease on the plate" to Do you eat and/or dip your pizza crusts?

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chascates answered "$10" to How Much Is Too Much for a Burger?

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chascates answered "No" to Do You Like Secret Sauce on Your Burger?

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chascates answered "Other" to What's Your Favorite Food Movie?

From Slice

chascates answered "Other (explain)" to What do you drink with your pizza?

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chascates answered "Baking needs/spices" to What's your favorite supermarket aisle?

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chascates answered "Pub Burgers" to What's Your Favorite Burger Style?

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chascates answered "Raw" to How Do You Like Onions on Your Burger?

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chascates answered "Two" to How Many Burgers Do You Eat Per Week?

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chascates answered "Ketchup" to What's Your Least Favorite Burger Topping/Condiment?

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chascates got 40% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About French Fries?

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chascates got 50% correct on How Much Do You Know About Regional Sandwiches?

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

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chascates got 50% correct on How Much Do You Know About Breakfast Foods?

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chascates got 37% correct on How Much Do You Know About Food Preservation?

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chascates got 55% correct on How Much Do You Know About Condiments?

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