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The American Cheese Society’s Annual Competition

From Vermont's WCAX, here's a nice little article on how the judging will work. Looks like there will be over 1200 entries!

curdnerd at 7:40AM on 08/01/07

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Where can I get me some good falafel in NYC?

Hummus Place is great for hummus platters but they only do falafels as a side, not in sandwich form. They also have some of the best schug in the city. For all manners of falafel, Azuri Cafe is great and it's kosher.

465 W 51st St, Btwn 9th & 10th Ave
212-262-2920

curdnerd at 8:58PM on 07/30/07

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Häagen-Dazs vs. Ben & Jerry's: Which Are You Down With?

Ben and Jerry's is a gummy mess of an ice cream. It's no contest for me.

curdnerd at 8:59AM on 07/20/07

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Best Chinese Food on the Upper East Side NYC? With the inlaws?

Grand Sichuan on 2nd Ave @ 55th St.

http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/grand_sichuan_eastern/

curdnerd at 7:45AM on 07/20/07

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Now, Eating Pizza Makes You Go Blind

It's worth going blind for pizza.

curdnerd at 4:33PM on 07/17/07

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Serious Eats in Cincinnati

What about Findlay Market? It looks kind of interesting. Anyone ever been there?

curdnerd at 4:16PM on 07/17/07

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What's In Your Food Sur-Thrival Kit?

My go-to quick meal is a fried egg or two (sunnyside up) over sushi rice and shredded nori, drizzled with rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, and soy sauce. Mmmm.

curdnerd at 10:38AM on 07/17/07

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Does Eating (The Best?) Pastrami Prolong Your Life? What's Your Favorite?

Second Ave. Deli's pastrami was great--I hope they reopen somehow, somewhere... And I second your comments on Zingerman's. I believe they get their pastrami from Niman Ranch, and though their bread isn't exactly New York Jewish style, it's still very good.

curdnerd at 11:05AM on 06/29/07

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Do Menus "Lie?"

Apparently tilapia and red sea bream are routinely sold as red snapper, a much rarer and more expensive fish. Source

curdnerd at 5:31PM on 06/28/07

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Rebecca Charles is Mad as Hell and She's Not Going to Take It Anymore

Here's an interesting analysis from the point of view of IP law.

curdnerd at 11:30AM on 06/27/07

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Something About a New Kind of Camembert Stinks (And It's Not the Cheese)

What's sad about this is that this desire for change in the A.O.C. rules is truly motivated by money and not taste. Like many other businesses, cheesemakers benefit from economies of scale; the more cheese you make, the greater your gross margins. The problem is that when cheese is produced on an industrial scale, there is almost no way to control for bacterial contamination. All it takes is one sick cow out of many to taint huge amounts of cheese. On the flip-side, farmstead producers can exercise a great deal of control over their own (small) herds, making tainted cheese that much more unlikely.

curdnerd at 2:51PM on 06/20/07

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The NYT Is A Little Late To Hunan Tea Party

Great, now that the New York Times has covered it, the prices for General Tso's Chicken are going to skyrocket! You know what happened to Williamsburg...

curdnerd at 3:39PM on 03/14/07

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