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you know whole wheat or no whole wheat.......I would totally eat one of those if you could ever get one that looked like it came from the same planet as the one in that picture!?

and as for the diet vs. reg. cola, a supersize regular coke has the same amount of calories as the damn burger does....and its HFCS. so yeah, diet for me!

well Pjracz10, I personally would need proof that that is pork and that is BBQ sauce! thats going to be an uphill climb I believe!

everyone is missing I believe the real travesty that is the McRib......that bun! as bad as McD's "bread" is, the bun for the McRib is extra tasteless(unless aluminum oxide and grease are flavors you are looking for in a piece of bread) and an even worse texture! reminds me of chewing on memory foam!

I am 31(and male) now and have been into fine food for the last 10 years or so. I feel your pain in having your friends not appreciate your passion. I suffered through the exact thing and at one point decided that I too would just have my hangout buddies, and food buddies. well, it wasnt long until my food buddies became hangout buddies and the non foodie hangout buddies kind of dissapeared. cant say if it was them or me but personally im perfectly ok with the way things worked out. its just too hard to be friends with people that either dont share your interests or even worse mock them!

bone marrow flan@Cut steakhouse in Las Vegas, NV. far and away the best dish I ate all of 2008(well, I got two months, but with no trip to El Bulli planned I doubt it will be outdone).

well JOS, since it wasnt "food" in the first place, I doubt you can do any damage with it.

my arch nemesis at the T-day table is my fathers insistance on having broccolli covered in Velvetta that has been......wait for it.....DYED RED!? wtf? its the most disgusting looking(and im guessing here because there is no way i would ever get within fork distance of the stuff)and tasting stuff i have ever been force to look at while dining!
oh yeah, and anyone who decides to bring a pie that is "made" with a commercial premade crust......dont expect an invite next year!:-(

I am lucky. I have access to 100% grass fed and finished beef. They never see a kernel of corn their entire life. Thats my ideal, but i still will occasionally have a Kobe or prime, dry aged steak at a highend steak house.
a steers diet is probably the most important aspect to me. nothing else affects the finished product quite as much. put garbage in, get garbage out.....

ashmead's Kernel! you may or may not find this variety, but its the best pie apple i have ever eaten! it has a brownish/burgundy russet-type skin and is usually slightly misshappen. Its outward apperance is the reason you have never seen one in a store, it looks like a sick potato!lol but its taste is out of this world! tons of pectin, crisp and holds up well to heat so you get a nice piece of apple that is firm yet has no snap. if that makes sense!?......perfect balance of tart/sweet.

the so called talent on FoodTV has been circling the bowl for some time now. As soon as you think to yourself that they have found the most irritating, know nothing hack......you get "big daddy"! seriously, this guy makes me laugh and cringe and kick puppies all at the same time.

moronic is an apt description.

how about this one. I make a PB&J, grill it in a panini press and serve it all gooey with a side of lime and cilantro tortilla chips. flavor combination will remind you strongly of Thai!!!

perfectly crusty filet mignon and a up front, assertive, fruit forward Pinot Noir!
also, a bowl of Irish oats w/real maple syrup and cream(devonshire double if i can find it).

I try to buy my cheese within a week of when im going to eat it. that said the only cheese i keep in the fridge is cream cheese and fresh moz.! the refrigerator does nothing but kill the flavor of good cheese! wrap your cheese tightly in wax or parchment paper and store in a dark, temp. stable place. remember if your buying good unpasturized cheese(and you should be) its a living thing, dont kill it!

for pure gross factor it would have to be the time i witnessed a server come out of the kitchen with a tables food, the manager stops her, puts his index finger 2 knuckles deep into the soup, taste it, then......wait for it.......do it again!!!(same finger obviously). it wasnt our food, but we bailed anyways. I still shudder when i think about that too much.

most dangerous has to be the wing nut i found in a maple bar at a skeevy little all night donut shop in Pheonix. big one, pretty sure it was 5/8" machine thread. let me just say, if your equipment is actually falling apart at such a rate that some of the detrius gets into the food, its time to upgrade!

Do we have farmers markets? well the portland farmers market and beaverton(about 10miles from downtown)farmers market are probably in the top 10 in the nation! now throw in the 2 dozen or so others within a 20mile radius and i guess the answer is yes.

btw, you can pick up truffles at a number of brick and mortar stores in the area, and at the farmers market in season. but dont expect a discount because they're local. they still can get to be nose bleed expensive!!