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100 (okay, 50) Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do

Do not ask "well, is everything just perfect???"
Do not sit down at the table with the guests.
Do not ask the guests what they do for a living, what they are doing in your city, or if they are in town for business or pleasure. Nunya.

As to No. 39, we live in Texas, and if you are a woman and eat in a Tex-Mex place, most likely, you will be called "lady" by somone who knows little English. I used to be offended by that, until my Spanish speaking husband explained that "lady" is a literal translation of "Senora," a term of respect in Mexico. In my Spanish classes, I was taught it meant only "Mrs." or a term for a married woman.

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Embarrassing dining moment, do I go back? (Gross out caution!)

Ahh, kids. Gotta love em. Mine once puked at Chuck E Cheese. But then again, that probably happens twice a day there.

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Help! Whoopie Pies...

I don't know how I got to be my age (which is fairly substantial :0) without ever hearing about Whoopie Pies until last summer when we went to Maine to visit friends, and they told us about them. These look fantastic.

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From Talk

100 (okay, 50) Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do

Do not ask "well, is everything just perfect???"
Do not sit down at the table with the guests.
Do not ask the guests what they do for a living, what they are doing in your city, or if they are in town for business or pleasure. Nunya.

As to No. 39, we live in Texas, and if you are a woman and eat in a Tex-Mex place, most likely, you will be called "lady" by somone who knows little English. I used to be offended by that, until my Spanish speaking husband explained that "lady" is a literal translation of "Senora," a term of respect in Mexico. In my Spanish classes, I was taught it meant only "Mrs." or a term for a married woman.

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Embarrassing dining moment, do I go back? (Gross out caution!)

Ahh, kids. Gotta love em. Mine once puked at Chuck E Cheese. But then again, that probably happens twice a day there.

From Talk

Help! Whoopie Pies...

I don't know how I got to be my age (which is fairly substantial :0) without ever hearing about Whoopie Pies until last summer when we went to Maine to visit friends, and they told us about them. These look fantastic.

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Do You Like Mock Foods?

No, I never understood things like "mock apple pie" made with saltines. Better to wait for apple season. I eat the turkey bacon because I like BLTs but shouldn't eat bacon. It's an okay substitute, but stays kina rubbery no matter how long it's nuked.

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Cook the Book: BBQ Jalapeño Poppers

These are great with any of your favorite spices or condiments. My fav is the juice of one lime and Adobo seasoning, for a Mexican flair. Since I rarely have bacon, I've also wrapped them in thinly slice ham and proscuitto. I cook them on high heat (400-450) for 25 minutes or so. The heat of the jalapeno is tempered in the oven. I don't use gloves either, and typically end up rubbing an eye, especially since the cleaning process makes me choke and cough. Last time I made them, my fingers burned for 24 hours.

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Cook the Book: Migas

She's coming to a bookstore near me in December, so I'll buy her book. By the way, does this woman really homeschool a gaggle of kids, cook, sew, decorate and photograph, maintain a blog on all of the above, and tour the US for her new book? Or is she cloned?

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The family that eats together...What's for dinner 10/25 Sunday??

Family all out of town or working, so egg salad sandwich for me. Too bad I don't know Pooroldmama to wrangle an nvite for pierogis. Were they homemade? I have a recipe from my Polish MIL, but it's so long, I haven't tried it yet.

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Alex's Day Off

We watched the first show (taped, it's on at a bad time), and my husband pronounced it a failure because she is trying to be sweet when she is so bat-sh_t crazy mean on Chopped. But he dislikes a lot of the Chopped judges for that reason, "inexplicable cruelty." (Don't get him started on Arron Sanchez). Anyway, I thought it was weak as well, not only for her attitudinal about-face, but for her simple recipes and quaint stories of short cuts that we all know from our mothers and grandmothers. It was really a basic cooking show. Probably won't remember to tape it again.

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Dinner Tonight: Patty Melt

Coincidentally, I had my first patty melt last night at IHOP. I don't recall hearing of them before, but perhaps this article got into my subconscious. I didn't notice it with my full conscious until today. And by the way, it was really delicious. Can't imagine how I missed it all these years.

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OOPS!!! Hit the wrong key. It's still Asheville!

I was beth that mentioned the restaurant at the entrance to the farmer's market, sorry! Ready to go back myself now. The rates are low at this time of year.

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Girl's Night In --Recipes needed!!

Once I lived in California, and was in a ladies group that met regularly. They asked what the theme would be for the next meeting, food-wise, and I suggested all appetizers, meaning lots of finger food involving cheeses of all kinds, dips and chips, lady sandwiches. They were horrified, it being the 1980's when they were giving their kids only papaya juice and rice cakes for snacks. They accommodated me, but they thought I was weird, being from Texas and all. Suspicious glances all around. Can't eat like that anymore!

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Is the Food Network getting too flashy?

Fweety, I thought I read it on this blog, but can't find it. Anyway, here's an article, I think it will be the Cooking Channel henceforth.

http://www.tvnewscheck.com/articles/2009/10/09/daily.3/

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Is the Food Network getting too flashy?

Oh, yea! Great Chefs of (fill in the blank). That was a good show, just a memory.

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OOPS!!! Hit the wrong key. It's still Asheville!

Yea, you know, I think it did have a froggy theme. It was actually attached to the hotel, with a large outdoor patio. Biltmore was amazing. That big ole empty underground pool still freaks me out when I think about it. And now that Baker mentioned it, we also stopped at that restaurant at the entrance to the farmer's market. Very homey, diner-ish and pretty tasty as I recall.

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Is the Food Network getting too flashy?

FN is more about entertainment than education. You are not missing anything. But did I hear that Fine Living Network is changing its name to a cooking related theme? Maybe there's hope there.

From Serious Eats

An Oyster to Remember at Coq D'Or in Chicago

We stayed at the Drake last month and had a light meal at the Cape Cod Room's bar, but they didn't show us those carvings - darn! We also hung at the coq at the end of the day, you are right about those martinis! Fun place.

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OOPS!!! Hit the wrong key. It's still Asheville!

We were there for a week a couple of years ago, right about this time. We toured the Biltmore on Hallloween day. The highlight of our eating out was at fig bistro in Biltmore Village. Great truffled mac n cheese and other good stuff. For NC barbeque, Little Pig's was recommended and we thought it was very good. We ate in the downtown area one day but it seems to be pretty run of the mill burgers etc. There's a great chocolate shop there! We sat outside at a cafe next to a hotel and who came launching out the front door and down the street to buy beer, but Anthony Bordain, or someone that looked JUST like him! Almost choked on my martini. We had a kitchen in the cabin we stayed in and we really mostly raided that lovely farmer's market they have in town and dined on local ham, heirloom tomatoes, the local cheese, brick oven breads, fresh pastas, and more, all available at this time of year. Enjoy your trip! Asheville is such a great place to visit, I can see why you make return trips.

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Your Clever SE Name

Great topic! My name started because I tasted lamb for the first time in my 40's purty recently, and found that I LOVED it! I just never had it growing up. I found a lot of new flavors in the past 15 years or so,and now want to taste them all, curries, asparagus (my mom served canned in the 60's, gag), Thai, bring it on. Also, since my name is Mary, it seemed like a good name, how many times did I hear "Mary, where's your little lamb?" as a child? Many times! From a young age, I thought I should be towing around a little lamb. Who's fleece was white as snow.

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Anthony Bourdain and Vegetarians/Vegans

Karyn, you are correct, I have breached the food/politics line. Mea culpa. Peace.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Spaghetti with meatballs and chunks of Italian sausage in a smooth garlicky red sauce, caesar salad with homemade garlic croutons, warm crusty Italian bread with butter, a nice barolo, and lemon cheesecake for dessert.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Layer sauerkraut in a casserole dish, place pork chops on top and season (I use cracked black pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika), cover with lid or seal with foil, bake in 400 degree oven for 45 minutes. I like to make mashed potatoes with it, but have also just done steamed veggies on the side.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Mom's from-the-Campbell's-can versions of Chicken a la King and Beef Stroganoff!

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Coming from a Turkish household, my favorite family dinner is mercimek çorbasi (lentil soup) with köfte (ground beef/meatball-like patties), domatesli pilav (tomato rice), and yogurt.

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What's your spice aversion?

CUMIN... after 3 weeks in India a few years ago, i developed an aversion to cumin after a whole week straight of eating food seasoned with cumin. Everything tasted the same.

Now, I can't even smell it at the supermarket.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Favorite family dinner would have to be my childhood birthday meal of Earl Abel's fried chicken and black bottom pie.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Really anything, as long as it's accompanied by family and laughter. We often have shrimp scampi in the summer and a roast with Yorkshire Pudding in the winter....mmm.... :)

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Our favorite family dinner is Homemade Lasagna with a green salad and homemade yeast rolls.

Thank you so much for the chance to win.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

We called it "chicken and glop", but it was chicken and rice. How did my mother put up with us?

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

It depends on the weather for me, but at this time of year it's roast chicken, mashed potatoes, peas (homegrown, please; frozen peas from the store are inevitably overripe), green salad, and pie.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

My favorite family dinner would have to be posole. We have it every christmas eve with fresh tamales and it is sooo good.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Gosh, my favorite family dinner!? That's hard . My family is full of great cooks so I guess it has more to do with the atmosphere. So then I would have to go with Christmas eve dinner. 14 cousins plus 16 Aunts and Uncles all eating and drinking and being merry. Usually there's a goose (which doesn't hurt) and floating islands for desert. super yummm, it warms my heart just to think about it.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Our favorite comfort food is mapo tofu - spicy and warming - over rice with some sauteed greens. Something about one bowl foods you can hold in your hand do it for us...

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Pasta with meat sauce and bread!
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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Boring but comforting - an overly stuffed tuna salad sandwich, on wonderful crusty rye bread, a slight smear of mayo, crisp iceberg lettuce, juicy tomato, cut in half please.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Irish Coddle. A big pot, almost stew but with not quite enough liquid, of potatoes, bacon, sausage and onion. Gets you fattened up for hibernation season.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

barbeque salmon and broccoli slaw, mom's favorite summer specialty

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About: Thinking about the next meal while eating the present one.

Favorite foods: Lasagne, hamburgers, rainbow trout, oysters on the half-shell, red beans and rice, pork, lamb chops, Dungeness Crab Louis. Not necessarily in that order.

Last bite on earth: Crispy pork belly. No worries about the calories, so I will concentrate on the porky goodness.