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From Talk

National ( Food of Your Choice) Day!

Though I think there's already one, I'm going with Fried Chicken & Biscuits Day! This will include nuggets, tenders, bites, etc. Also, flaky homemade biscuits with honey butter are required.

From Talk

Your Dining Companions Faux Pas at the Table

@MMinNYC: LMAO!! at bringing your own veggies to chop up and put into your salad! I have NEVER heard of anything like that.

At that moment, I would've wished for a black hole to swallow me up!

From Slice

Poll: Cornmeal on Pizza Crust, Way or No Way?

The pizza chain Two Boots serves pizzas on cornmeal crust and they are quite delicious! So I'm gonna say WAY!

From Talk

Valentine's Day Failures

I don't think you should go out on V day unless you have a reservation somewhere and know what to expect.

It's like going out on Mother's Day or Father's Day; EVERYONE wants to go out to eat and the service usually sucks.

If you're smart, you should stay home and cook your sweetie their favorite meal. Splurge and spend those extra bucks on his favorite cut of steak or a nice lobster tail for her. If you can't cook, then go out the weekend before or a few days before the actual holiday to save headaches and long waits!

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Recent Posts

From Talk

Your Dining Companions Faux Pas at the Table

From Talk

Food Commercials? Which ones tempt you (or not) the most?

From Talk

Holiday Entertaining- Is this Appropriate?

From Talk

What was on your Thanksgiving plate?

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Recent Favorites

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Black Pepper-Honey Rib Eye

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Recent Polls

From A Hamburger Today

jlewfoodie answered "No way, and I don't know anyone else who does that." to Do You Eat Burgers Around the Periphery Towards the Center?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "No way" to Do you do 'salad' on your pizza?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "Yes, food I make" to Do You Give Food As Gifts?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "Yes! I love ice cream no matter the season. " to Do You Eat Ice Cream In The Cold?

Recent Quizzes

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 33% correct on How Much Do You Know About Peanut Butter?

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 22% correct on How Much Do You Know About Watermelons?

From Slice

jlewfoodie got 40% correct on General Knowledge (aka No Specific Theme Today)

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 30% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Cheese?

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Recent Comments

From Talk

National ( Food of Your Choice) Day!

Though I think there's already one, I'm going with Fried Chicken & Biscuits Day! This will include nuggets, tenders, bites, etc. Also, flaky homemade biscuits with honey butter are required.

From Talk

Your Dining Companions Faux Pas at the Table

@MMinNYC: LMAO!! at bringing your own veggies to chop up and put into your salad! I have NEVER heard of anything like that.

At that moment, I would've wished for a black hole to swallow me up!

From Slice

Poll: Cornmeal on Pizza Crust, Way or No Way?

The pizza chain Two Boots serves pizzas on cornmeal crust and they are quite delicious! So I'm gonna say WAY!

From Talk

Valentine's Day Failures

I don't think you should go out on V day unless you have a reservation somewhere and know what to expect.

It's like going out on Mother's Day or Father's Day; EVERYONE wants to go out to eat and the service usually sucks.

If you're smart, you should stay home and cook your sweetie their favorite meal. Splurge and spend those extra bucks on his favorite cut of steak or a nice lobster tail for her. If you can't cook, then go out the weekend before or a few days before the actual holiday to save headaches and long waits!

From Drinks

Reality Check: New Bacon Shake from Jack in the Box

Shakes are fattening whether its candy or bacon lurking in them; I avoid them altogether.

From Serious Eats: New York

New Sandwiches at 'wichcraft

I would eat every last one of these! Especially the aged gruyere....because I love French onion soup!

From Slice

Poll: Pizza vs Wings Super Bowl SnackDown

I had wings on Friday, so I didn't want to repeat on Sunday. I ordered a pepperoni, mushroom and sausage pie from Pizza Hut and it was very good!

From Talk

Here's 50 bucks....

Grilled or fried calamari and raw oysters to start

2 (7oz.) Jumbo lump crabcakes with hand-cut fries and a veggie of your choice

Baby spinach salad w/all the fixings

From Talk

Grace/prayer at a dinner party

I personally don't see anything wrong with it! It's a blessing! Just roll with it and enjoy the food!

From Talk

Coolio gave me a stomach ache

And it must've been good because you admit to eating alot.

We have all eaten stuff that has given us a stomachache!

From Talk

Coolio gave me a stomach ache

This is your fault totally. You gave yourself the stomach ache, not Coolio.

From Talk

What are YOUR Game Day Sandwich Choices?

I like grilled sausages (bratwurst or italian style) and hot dogs.

Other than that, I prefer WINGS! Best game day food!

From Talk

Tipping for Carry Out?

I'm not tipping for carryout...sorry. I'm doing the work driving to and from to pick up the food.

Now if it is a large order maybe...other than that, no way!

From Serious Eats

Top Chef: What It's Like to Be a Diner at the Taping

Padma is just eye candy for the show...her cooking skills are minimal at best probably and I doubt she could ever go head to head with any real chef.

No one should be surprised at her demeanor; her attitude is always apparent on TV. She never struck me as friendly or approachable; she's a nose-in-the-air type woman!

From Talk

Omaha Steak: Worst Hot Dogs Ever

Wow, that's too bad.

Hebrew National and Nathan's are my absolute favorites!

I always grill my hot dogs...its the best flavor to me!

From Chicago

A Sandwich a Day: The Radical Reuben at Chicago Diner

Why is a meatless version costlier???? That means it had better be DAMNED good!

From Talk

Outgrown Foodnetwork ????

Snobby viewer, yes! I pose this question to most of you on here...since the overwhelming consensus about the FN is that it is no longer entertaining....what kind of shows or entertainment do you want or expect from them???

I agree some tweaking needs to be done...like cutting a few folks and some shows. (I personally love Chopped- I think its the best show on there.) You complain that the recipes are too easy but if they are too hard or complex no one will watch.

The mainstream audience are working people who I doubt have time to come home and prepare fancy meals that take hours. Most people want quick and easy meals they can prepare for a family in a reasonable amount of time. Fancier meals are usually reserved for the weekends or maybe special occasions.

If you want to cook like a five-star chef in your home all the time, by all means tackle it. They are plenty of intricate cookbooks or perhaps an advanced cooking class could help you.

Let's be real. Most recipes are repeats and reworked versions done over and over. But it is often WHO presents them and HOW they present them that makes a difference. This is why competition cooking has become so popular....it can be creative and you often see chefs using ingredients in a way you may have never considered.

From Serious Eats

Serious Entertaining: NFL Team-Themed Platters (Crackers and Toppings)

Go Ravens!!!!!

I plan on making some crab cakes....but will be purchasing Old Bay wings and some BBQ for the game!

From Talk

A question of online tipping etiquette

The driver is probably getting screwed....but this isn't your fault since you have already tipped and the driver probably isn't aware of this.

I would call the restaurant and ask the manager how the online tipping works. If he assures you the specific driver who actually delivers the pizza receives the tip, then I wouldn't worry.

Otherwise, I would let the driver know next time that his tip was included with your online payment and that he needs to discuss it with his MANAGER if he doesn't receive it!

Making offhand comments to customers is rude and could cause him to lose his job.

From Talk

The case of the $15. glass of wine....

I would've asked the price up front. The price seems excessive to me but in a high-end restaurant I guess that's to be expected.

From Talk

Paula Deen's Diabetes Reveal

After a certain age, you know what's healthy and what isn't. Holding Paula responsible for America's health is just asinine. Her health condition is on her and no one else.

Anthony Bourdain should've kept his opinion to himself from the get go. Every chef on this planet isn't going to cook or even MEANT to cook healthy food all the damn time. If all chefs were the same, where would the excitement be in trying different foods????

AB is an arrogant prick is all!

From Serious Eats

Super Bowl Party Giveaway: Baby Back Ribs and Pulled Pork

Pigskin and pork are
Really game day perfection
Pork-a-pa-looza!

From Drinks

Taste Test: Grapefruit Juice

I must confess I'm not the biggest fan of grapefruit juice at all. But Simply Orange makes tasty juices so I'm more likely to try this one.

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Recent Posts

From Talk

Your Dining Companions Faux Pas at the Table

From Talk

Food Commercials? Which ones tempt you (or not) the most?

From Talk

Holiday Entertaining- Is this Appropriate?

From Talk

What was on your Thanksgiving plate?

From Talk

How do you like your eggs?

From Talk

Anthony Bourdain's Paula Deen Diss

From Talk

"Let Me Show You How to Make Risotto".....

From Talk

KFC or Popeyes?

From Talk

Yea or Nay? Fruit and/or Nuts in your Chicken Salad?

From Talk

Christmas Dinner....What's it gonna be?

From Talk

Do you bring back lunch food for picky co-workers?

From Talk

Meat and Potatoes is a shameless rip-off of Man vs. Food!

From Talk

Should I cover my pan while frying chicken?

From Talk

Shouldn't a sandwich with "club" in the name contain bacon?

From Talk

I need a recipe for beef ribs!

From Talk

Are you gonna try Burger King's new ribs?

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Recent Favorites

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Black Pepper-Honey Rib Eye

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Polls

From A Hamburger Today

jlewfoodie answered "No way, and I don't know anyone else who does that." to Do You Eat Burgers Around the Periphery Towards the Center?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "No way" to Do you do 'salad' on your pizza?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "Yes, food I make" to Do You Give Food As Gifts?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "Yes! I love ice cream no matter the season. " to Do You Eat Ice Cream In The Cold?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "I prefer well-prepared coffee, but won't pay more for it." to How Picky Are You About Coffee?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "Yes. It's so, so true" to Is pizza like sex — good even if it's bad?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "No. There are always dangers inherent in alcohol, and Four Loko is no different." to Should Four Loko Be Banned?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "20% deep dish, 80% thin crust" to How often do you order deep dish vs. thin crust? (Choose closest answer)

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "I've traveled upwards of an hour for food." to How Far Would You Travel For Good Food?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "Chunks" to What type of sausage do you prefer on your pizza?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "They're a good road map to fine dining, but don't get everything right. " to What Do You Think of the Michelin Stars?

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie answered "Chunky (an Ed Levine favorite)" to What's Your Favorite Peanutty/Peanut Butter Candy?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "I like the variation as long as there's some sort of fixed menu." to Do You Like Rotating Menus?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "A center slice" to When it comes to square-cut pizza, I prefer ...

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "Paula Deen" to Which Celebrity Chef Would You Most Like To Meet?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "Yes. It makes for a nice textural contrast" to Do you like crisp pizza cheese?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "Omelette truck" to What food truck would you most love to see?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "3 at most" to How many toppings do you top your pizza with?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "Shredded/grated" to Do you prefer shredded or sliced mozzarella on your pizza?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "No" to Do you work — or have you ever worked — in a pizzeria or the pizza industry?

From A Hamburger Today

jlewfoodie answered "In the middle; don't love or hate them." to Do You Like Chili Burgers?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "Canned" to Do you prefer canned or fresh mushrooms on your pizza?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "Pretty often. " to Do You Drink at Brunch?

From Slice

jlewfoodie answered "No" to Do you salt your slices?

From Serious Eats: New York

jlewfoodie answered "No! Give me an app and an entree. " to Do You Like Small Plates Dining?

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Quizzes

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 33% correct on How Much Do You Know About Peanut Butter?

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 22% correct on How Much Do You Know About Watermelons?

From Slice

jlewfoodie got 40% correct on General Knowledge (aka No Specific Theme Today)

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 30% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Cheese?

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 50% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Lemonade?

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 62% correct on How Much Do You Know About Regional Sandwiches?

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 40% correct on How Much Do You Know About Food TV and Its Personalities?

From Serious Eats

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

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 62% correct on How Much Do You Know About Irish Food?

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 37% correct on How Much Do You Know About Cheese?

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 62% correct on How Much Do You Know About Food Preservation?

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 71% correct on How Much Do You Know About Chocolate Chip Cookies?

From Serious Eats

jlewfoodie got 44% correct on How Much Do You Know About Condiments?

From Slice

jlewfoodie got 37% correct on Slice Quiz No. 1

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