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Nella Pizzeria Napoletana shows Grassano is still queen of the oven

LOOOVE Neapolitan pizza, but ours just didn't turn out like the one from your review. The wife and I split a Diavola, and while the toppings were wonderful, the whole thing was relatively limp and fell apart the moment we sliced into it. I think if it was much crisper and had just slightly more sauce I would have been a happy camper.

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Nella Pizzeria Napoletana shows Grassano is still queen of the oven

Went there today and must say that my wife and I were very unimpressed. Would much rather go to Coalfire or Trattoria Roma for pizza any day. With so many other great pizzerias around I doubt we will be giving Nella another shot.

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From Serious Eats

How to Buy, Store, Use (and Re-Use!) Spices

The aroma alone in the Spice House makes a trip there worth it.

From Chicago

Nella Pizzeria Napoletana shows Grassano is still queen of the oven

LOOOVE Neapolitan pizza, but ours just didn't turn out like the one from your review. The wife and I split a Diavola, and while the toppings were wonderful, the whole thing was relatively limp and fell apart the moment we sliced into it. I think if it was much crisper and had just slightly more sauce I would have been a happy camper.

From Chicago

Nella Pizzeria Napoletana shows Grassano is still queen of the oven

Went there today and must say that my wife and I were very unimpressed. Would much rather go to Coalfire or Trattoria Roma for pizza any day. With so many other great pizzerias around I doubt we will be giving Nella another shot.

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An amazing beef and vegetable soup that only my mother can make.

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Market Scene: Chicago in May

I try to make it to this market every week during the season and I must say it's one of my favorites in Chicago. Just a tip: go early, it gets swarmed later in the day.

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Blood For Breakfast? Fear Not!

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I Want A Divorce!! ~ Velveeta? Is He For Real??

What the hell is wrong with Velvetta? I may be a foodie, but Velveeta is still one of the best foods on earth. In fact, I had a discussion (albeit a slightly drunken one) with my wife not three days ago about how incredible Velveeta was even when compared to some of the best food we have eaten. Yes, it may have been brought on by the slightly drunken eating of a box of Velveeta, but the result is the same: it is incredible regardless of what anyone has to say.

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The Whitney
Expensive, but I went with my wife for our first anniversary and it was amazing. And if a lab tech can afford to eat there on a special occasion then practically anyone can.

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The French Laundry's Thomas Keller on Being a Successful Chef and Businessman

That whole "chef not being in the kitchen" stuff is bull. I agree with Bourdain and Ruhlman; if the staff can pump out the same quality cuisine as the chef, then it's okay for chef's name to be one the door without him/her being there. I'd prefer the big name chef be in the kitchen, but unless the food is suffering I don't see a problem.

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Rare Chicken

I had the pleasure of eating completely raw chicken sashimi (none of that partially cooked crap) on a trip to Tokyo a few years back. The texture was very similar to that of fish sashimi I have had and when eaten in the same way with a little wasabi and soy it was a phenomenal appetizer. I just hope it wasn't the only time I will ever have to experience such a delight.

Quit thinking that you shouldn't eat it because it's "gross" or you can't get over the texture. I've had underdone chicken and it was in no way reminiscent of the chicken sashimi I ate. I have a feeling underdone chicken has such an odd texture due to it being partially cooked and warm; nothing like the sashimi I had in Tokyo.

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