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Dinner Tonight: Tyler Florence's Ultimate Potato Salad

I love Tyler Florence, and I love potato salad.

This recipe is fantastic. I love it. Taste as you go. If you don't love capers, use less. One time I used 1/8 cup sliced dill pickles and 1/8 cup sliced sweet bread&butter pickles, because that's all I had in the house. I added a bit more lemon to balance the sweetness. A thing of beauty.

I am a vegetarian, but I do allow the occasional egg. I have scores of potato salad recipes, all great.

Most popular: Paper thin sheets of unskinned red potatoes, paper thin sheets of red onions, string beans, kalamata olives, olive oil & balsamic,
lime zest, kosher salt and pepper. Serve with slices of lime and red flame grapes as garnish.

gioconda at 3:30AM on 07/11/08

From A Hamburger Today

Apple Pan: Quality So Far

I drive over from the Valley for the tuna sandwich. I always have coffee because I love to watch the real cream swirl into the brown liquid in those classic 40's dinner cups. A favorite ritual is to split a slice of apple-pie ala mode with a friend and savor it as the ice cream melts into and combines with the warm pie filling. The chocolate cream pie is the best cure for a parking ticket.

By the way, the comment from Toronto who said his wife was going to USC and lived near the Apple Pan ?????? It's the UCLA campus which is a short bicycle ride to heavenly hickory burgers. Go Bruins!!!!!!!!!!!

gioconda at 1:20PM on 05/16/08

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Dinner Tonight: Tyler Florence's Ultimate Potato Salad

Sounds delicious. I will try it tomorrow.

kimberly joe at 7:09PM on 07/21/08

From A Hamburger Today

Apple Pan: Quality So Far

Born and raised in West Los Angeles, The Apple Pan is a staple. Ask for light lettuce. I raved about the Hickory burger to a co-worker and when we got there, he ordered an egg salad sandwich! Go figure. The pecan pie is really good.

stacemace at 7:27PM on 05/18/08