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Are All Parties Potlucks Now?
I always offer to bring something, although it does not always end up being needed. But I think bringing a bottle of wine or fresh bread or something, which is essentially equivalent to a hostess gift like flowers, is different from being assigned to bring a key component of the meal a la potluck. As some others have said, when I bring a bottle of wine or some such, it may or may not get used, especially if it wasn't something the host/ess specifically asked me to bring. If I didn't, it would be an etiquette faux pas, but have little bearing on the success of the gathering. If a party is intentionally thrown potluck style, this would not be the case. This is perhaps where the sense of diffused responsibility of the OP comes from.
There are plenty of occasions where potlucks are appropriate, but I think the appropriateness is inversely related to the fanciness of the dress code. Are your guests going to wear shorts? Potluck ok. Are women going to be wearing cocktail dresses? It's not okay to expect them to be wrangling pasta salad on their way out the door. Yes, you are juggling those things, but you are the host and took that on as your responsibility.
Is Street Food the New Bacon?
I think the old guard will be fine--no, they will not have the same cult (or trendy, depending on how you feel about it) followings on this scale, but their old loyal followers won't go anywhere, and the majority of their sales are the spontaneous, hungry-while-walking type. When I have fifteen minutes to grab lunch, I'm going to opt for the cart on the corner, not troll twitter seeing if anyone is around.
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
I used to keep a box of this in my dorm room because the box featured a recipe for making just one of them in the microwave.
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How to Make Cupcake Kebabs
Maybe if they were half as big... even if those are cupcakes from mini muffin tins, that's a heckuva dessert, sort of loses the light and easy fact of the kabob concept.
Are All Parties Potlucks Now?
I always offer to bring something, although it does not always end up being needed. But I think bringing a bottle of wine or fresh bread or something, which is essentially equivalent to a hostess gift like flowers, is different from being assigned to bring a key component of the meal a la potluck. As some others have said, when I bring a bottle of wine or some such, it may or may not get used, especially if it wasn't something the host/ess specifically asked me to bring. If I didn't, it would be an etiquette faux pas, but have little bearing on the success of the gathering. If a party is intentionally thrown potluck style, this would not be the case. This is perhaps where the sense of diffused responsibility of the OP comes from.
There are plenty of occasions where potlucks are appropriate, but I think the appropriateness is inversely related to the fanciness of the dress code. Are your guests going to wear shorts? Potluck ok. Are women going to be wearing cocktail dresses? It's not okay to expect them to be wrangling pasta salad on their way out the door. Yes, you are juggling those things, but you are the host and took that on as your responsibility.
Is Street Food the New Bacon?
I think the old guard will be fine--no, they will not have the same cult (or trendy, depending on how you feel about it) followings on this scale, but their old loyal followers won't go anywhere, and the majority of their sales are the spontaneous, hungry-while-walking type. When I have fifteen minutes to grab lunch, I'm going to opt for the cart on the corner, not troll twitter seeing if anyone is around.
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
I used to keep a box of this in my dorm room because the box featured a recipe for making just one of them in the microwave.
Serious Cocktails: Speakeasies Get Their Second Wind
PX Lounge in old town Alexandria, whose premises above Eamonn's denote they are active only by flying the Jolly Roger, truly embodies the speakeasy as the point for the free expression of the mixologist's art. GM, Sommelier, and "Liquid Savant" Todd Thrasher is a genius with a artisan's devotion to his craft. Though he also serves as the impeccable sommelier at Restaurant Eve (which is also incredible) nothing truly allows the full expression of his skill like running PX. For people who appreciate the art, there is no bar or club that can approximate having a drink at PX.
This is the part of the speakeasy trend I can get behind--not a trendy exclusive social club for the standard beautiful crowd, but a place that allows mixologists to take their craft to a new level for a clientele that really appreciates it. Having had an extensive run of encounters with truly mediocre bar tenders during my current overseas excursion, I have never before more appreciated the craft as it has been elevated in this truly American tradition.
Needed: a meal that would win a man's heart!
Cooking is my favorite kind of date, and I think just about anything can make great date food, but, particularly for an early-on date, there are a few things that make one dish better than another:
-foods with strong odors tend to be something you want to avoid; after all, if you're going to be spending the post-dinner part of your meal in close proximity, garlic breath might not be a great idea.
-foods you can start ahead of time so you don't have to be wholly absorbed in juggling ten things at once right before you serve--this is true for any entertaining meal because it not only reduces the risk of mishaps that can ruin your evening but also allows you to be a better hostess and pay attention to your guest(s) while you're getting ready to plate. Particularly on a date, it can be awkward and uncomfortable for them to stand there and watch you work your tush off or to wait in another room for a long time. If you can't keep up a conversation while you're cooking it, it's probably to complicated for date food.
-In the same vein, I try to go for easy but impressive; something you've made before and are sure you can execute well every time will reduce the stress you feel when you're trying to express your feelings through food.
-If they're game for it, it's always more fun to prepare a meal together than to have it ready when they get there. Cooking is a sensory and relaxing experience; I can't think of a more fun date activity than making a meal together.
All that aside, I will admit to having one "aphrodisiac" cookbook that I truly love--it's called Intercourses and is sold through Passion Parties. It is full of recipes that are pretty easy to pull off and are also delicious. If nothing else, it has some of the most beautiful people-and-food photography I've ever seen. I often keep it on my coffee table just for that--raises some eyebrows but to people who know me well doesn't come as much of a surprise.
Snapshots from South Korea: Hotteok, Two Ways
Perhaps the next awesome addition to the Kogi truck? Oh my god I would stand in line for this, especially if I could also get one of those delicious tacos.
Costco Will Accept Food Stamps at Two NYC Locations
Absolutely. When you look at them as monetary values, food stamps already don't come close to meeting what most people would consider reasonable as a food budget for a family, and since more people are needing assistance than ever and the allocations are unlikely to go up any time soon, anything that will help people make stamps go further is a good idea.
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Glad to see the Fojol brothers, bringing some much needed fun to the often admittedly frumpy and pretentious world of dc street food.
Cook the Book: Eugenia Bone's 'Well-Preserved'
Pickled everything, but especially cucumbers and dilly beans! Also tomatoes. Does anyone have a strong opinions on canning tomatoes versus canning tomato sauce--besides the obvious increased versatility of plain tomatoes?
Renovated Eastern Market in D.C. Will Reopen June 26
Hooray! I've been watching and waiting for this for years now... I will be gone during the actual grand opening, but I can't wait to get back into the South Hall when I return!
Favorite Camping Food / Recipes ?
There was a great post and comment thread on this on The Kitchn a few weeks ago: http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/summer/good-question-best-meals-to-cook-on-camping-trips-083453
Win Tickets to the Hot Dog Hootenanny
BBQ slaw dogs!!!! At the place in my parents' neighborhood they put bbq sauce into the slaw (meaning they use less moyonnaise, giving it more delicious bite) and slather it onto a dog with just the right amount of juice and char. Om nom nom.
One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk
Did you buy them on April Fools?? ;)
Serious Grape: Women and Wine
'Cherchez la femme" doesn't mean 'beware of the woman' or 'look out for the woman." It means "look for" or "seek out" or "search for the woman." The article isn't warning marketers to be worried. They're saying that marketers who want to sell are going to have to fight for female consumers.
Serious Eats: Sex Foods
I have an aphrodisiac cookbook called "Intercourses" that I bought at a party because of the gorgeous photography (really!!!) because I don't really believe in aphrodisiacs chemically, more the sensual experience of food. But now I'm less sure, as several things originating in that book have gotten me into trouble without anyone even knowing where they came from.
You live where?
Currently calling DC home, but originally from Chattanooga, TN.
Taste-It Notes: Lickable, Flavored Print Ads
Gross. I agree, I feel like the biggest impact here would be on the ability to market to children, something we should be doing LESS, not more.
Czech out Operetta in Chicago
If nothing else, GO FOR THE GARLIC SOUP. There is nothing in the world that can fix your worst day ever like a bowl of Czech garlic soup and some good bread.
Cocktails: Belt-Tightening in the Liquor Store
For vodka to make cocktails, I'm enjoying Sobieski--simple and fairly new to the market, carrying a price tag incongruous to its quality.
Cook the Book: The Essence of Chocolate
On a cold day in Praha in November, there was literally nothing in the whole world more than a chocolate palacinky from the palacinky lady at namesti trida before taking a walk down to Cafe Slavia for a cup of that unforgettable hot chocolate with oranges--so much more chocolate than milk that it was nearly the consistently of hot, unset chocolate pudding...
Truly heaven on earth.
V-Day Giveaway: Praise the Lard Box from Zingerman's
Pigs, I know, are much maligned
Rarely named as Valentines
And scarcely recognized as fine
In spite of all the smarts of swine.
Swill they do, and snort they must,
Even so, they've perks robust.
They live in life with clever quickness
Heads betrayed by portly thickness
Ere they're ended--porky picnics.
Lo, in death, elevation
Above the mud, now my salvation
Roasted shoulder, sausage, bacon,
Dearest Pig--my tongue's elation.
No Burger Bliss at Bohemia Bagel in Prague, But At Least the Fries Are Good
Oh Bohemia Bagel... Prague's greatest outpost of American capitalism, bringing bagels and free refills to Central Europe and brazenly owning the museum of communism. Awesome. As I recall, one of the locations has tex mex night on thursdays.
But if you want a real burger (or just generally a respite of Americanism, in a delicious and unobnoxious way) in Prague, you have to go to Restaurace Jama on V Jame, near Vaclavske Namesti. Mmmm, onion rings.
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Would like an add - thanks!
Derb's Gourmet Treats
url: http://www.derbsla.com
twitter: @derbsgourmet
Each truck is staffed by a culinary chef serving up: Lobster Sandwiches, Tacos, Authentic Philly Cheesesteaks and Midwest Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches as well as a host of unique tacos and wraps!
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Our business name is Hot Dog'n. Twitter: scas38. City: Melbourne, FL, Brevard County.
We serve all beef hot dogs, Italian sausages and can do meatball subs. Items served single, or with chips and drinks.
One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk
We bought a flat (20) last week from a local organic market and had the same thing happen. All 20 eggs were double yolked. It was the weirdest thing.
One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk
Whoa - I want that dozen of eggs!!! The yolk is my favorite part!
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Hi, we'll be soon launching a new restaurant/meal place service to help you advertise your daily specials: please visit us at www.onmeal.com
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A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Please add us ;-)
Baltimore / Mid Atlantic:
The Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon
URL: http://www.kooperschowhound.com
Twitter: @BRGRwagon
Charm City Best Burgers on Wheels with a choice of Angus Beef, Bison, Free Range Turkey and Black Bean Burgers.
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Hey there... and now for an Australian addition ;-) 'SmoothieStar' is not up and running quite yet but stay posted on my mobile organic raw-vegan smoothies & snacks van via Twitter, Facebook & email:
@iamsmoothiegirl
http://www.facebook.com/group.phpgid=91448238444&ref=search&sid=825655365.577904519..1
iamsmoothiegirl@gmail.com
xox SmoothieGirl
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
We are al little patisserie here in Downtown LA and we will be popping up at various events in LA selling sugary treats!! You can follow us on twitter @asecretforest and check out our website www.asecretforest.com !!!
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
I made a pan of the raspberry flavor tonight (added plain yogurt and vanilla extract, no extras). I under baked mine slightly to give them a very fudgey texture. The first bite was good and rich, but I couldn't eat more than one small bite. You really can't tell these are fat free because they have done a great job of adding tons of sugar and deep rich cocoa to disguise that fact. They are so sickly sweet. I can't imagine anyone losing weight eating these. No fat, sure...but the first ingredient is pure cane sugar, then white flour. I got these online and could not see the ingredients list, I usually never do that, but this was an impulse buy. Unfortunately, my husband loves them. So I have 3 more boxes and almost a full pan in the fridge. For me, 28 grams of high sugar carbs are just not worth the small portion. I'd rather spend my carbs on something both luscious and healthy... like fresh juicy organic strawberries and dark chocolate. Looks like I am in the minority but I cannot recommend "No Pudge" because I think they are unhealthy. Sorry : (
One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk
When I was young and impoverished I used to work in an egg packing factory, a horrible job, but it paid well. As people like their eggs uniform my job was to check that the eggs were all the same - they would pass in front of me on a metal grid and a bright light was shone through the eggshells.
Any non-uniform eggs - double yolkers, part fertilised, deformed shells, that sort of thing, were snatched from the line and thrown into a big vat, and taken off to be dried to make egg powder and used in cake manufacturing
Could the egg checker in this case have meant to put the double yolkers on one side for disposal, but made a mistake and packed them instead?
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
This is AWESOME! A very comprehensive guide :)
You might be interested to check out 7x7 Magazine's San Francisco No-Fail Guide to San Francisco Street Food - they have a Google Map and everything! Could be useful for your readers?
Here:
http://7x7.com/content/eat-drink/7x7-no-fail-guide-san-francisco-street-food
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Oh - yuri's no longer in business!
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Please add us;
Relish...
A Las Vegas company selling out of an old Starbucks trailer. Specializing in all beef dogs with house-made relishes. (strawberry and black pepper, Bacon and Onion, Mango and Jalapeno, and more)
Relishlv.com
Twitter.com/relishlv
Needed: a meal that would win a man's heart!
I know I'm late to contribute, but I wanted to share my story. When my fiance and I first started dating I won him over with leftovers! Our first date actually lasted longer than either of us had planned so I offered to make something when he said he was hungry. He said he was fine with leftovers. They happened to include Blue Cheese Macaroni and Cheese and he was smitten. Both with me and with the recipe.
The first meal he made me a week or so later on another date was amazing. Roasted Cornish Game Hens stuffed with wild rice and portobello mushrooms, mashed potatoes, perfectly sauteed green beans...it was fabulous. And he really won my heart by making an extra serving for my roomate who is a definite foody. He won her heart too and she gave me two thumbs up and told him that he had her approval. Six years later we're still cooking for eachother and together and planning a wedding!
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Please add Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs in Denver
Wild game and ethnic sausages served on a roll and in the street.
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Please add Streetza Pizza.
Milwaukee's Twittering Pizza Truck
http://www.streetza.com
http://www.twitter.com/streetzapizza.
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Please add= @tijuanatacoco
also www.tijuanatacoco.com
http://tijuanatacoco.blogspot.com/
New Haven , Ct. 5 carts around town selling awesome burritos and tacos
A List of Street Food Vendors Using Twitter
Change in name for Sam's Chowder Van!! It is now Sam's ChowderMobile and new twitter of @chowdermobile. If your following us already no need to do anything. Thank you serious eats and followers!
Are All Parties Potlucks Now?
I agree with almost all you summarized kah9932 except the color beige analogy for potlucks. We have potlucks at work and the variety is bright and beautiful and from lots of different cultures (as we encourage fols to bring food from their culture is they want to). The variety makes the gatherings amazing!
How to Make Cupcake Kebabs
In case anyone was wondering, grilling cupcakes is actually a really good idea.
Put some nice grill lines on the bottom of 'em and you get a hot-warm crispy bottom, and the icing is slightly melty but still intact. It's pretty delicious.
Just sayin'... I don't think these are intended to be, but I would grill these. Toasted marshmallows and cupcakes. Mm.
Costco Will Accept Food Stamps at Two NYC Locations
quit badgering jerzee, you can't argue with someone that thinks shopping at costco is a "luxury experience".
Are All Parties Potlucks Now?
Looking through all of the comments it seems that they fall into two camps. People that believe that because of the economy Pot luck’s are just polite and prudent. And people that believe that being a host means inviting people into your space.
This is my take because different people grow up so differently it’s really hard for most people to understand the protocols of host / guest when it applies to the different types of hosted events. For instance if it is a dinner party then the guests don’t bring food but can (not necessary) bring a gift for the host / hostess. If it is a casual gather of friends for an event then the guests should offer to bring an appetizer or a dessert. If it’s a totally casual gathering then the host / hostess provides the space, the guests provide the food.
I would venture to say that 40 – 30 years ago people were more stratified and there was a better understanding of host / guest protocol. Granted in some social circles people have been brought up with the concepts so there is no problem..
I live in Southern California and I guarantee that if I have a dinner party somebody will bring a “dish”. Dinner parties are not Potlucks you don’t bring a “dish” to an already established menu, which was sent out with the invitation, that’s why it’s a dinner party.
Because we now live in a time that a lot of our friends come from different social economic backgrounds then I think it’s just more tactful to go with the lowest denominator of a pot luck to avoid social miss stepping. Potlucks seem to translate through all cultures. Potlucks are sorta like the color beige of food gatherings
Are All Parties Potlucks Now?
When I have a dinner party I prepare all the items on the menu. The only thing I ask guests to bring is the drink they enjoy.
It is complicated to provide at least 2 different soda flavors - cola and other, in both diet and regular, two different wines, white and red, and either a lemonade or an iced tea.
Now that they bring their own, I am amazed at the selection from Gatorade to imported teas. I'd never be able to keep up!
Are All Parties Potlucks Now?
man, i love potluck! yes, pretty much all of our parties are potluck, but that's because that's what everyone wants, and we love that style of getting together. it lessens the financial and prep burden on one person AND you get to enjoy hugely varied styles of cooking. and even when somone DOES offer to provide everything, everyone else always ends up bringing something anyway. it increases the bounty and fosters our friend "communal" feel. but i can appreciate that not everyone is as financially limited as our group of friends usually is, or has the same type of community environment.
Are All Parties Potlucks Now?
Boy can I relate. I have a new sister-in-law that has found more ways to con me to bring or help with meals that it's amazing. For about 10 years up until 2 years ago I had ALL the family dinners at my house since I am now the one living in the old family home which is 200 years old and my family has had since 1918. Now this was fine as I LOVE cooking and entertaining even though I am a 40 something single female. Even though my family would offer I would do the great bulk of the meal myself as I spent a great deal of time planning a delicious and complimenting combination of foods. My sister-in-law at the time was a lousy cook so I never asked her to make anything. The one time she had the family Thanksgiving meal she was so stressed out we thought she would have a nervous break-down. We all helped and it turned out to be a beautiful meal, but she said never again. My mom would always come over and help do the soux chef chopping and prep with me so that was a big help but I wanted to do the bulk of the meal of myself. When I invite guests into my home and serve food or a meal, I consider it a gift to those people. I find it a joy and a pleasure. Now my health has become poor and right now I'm not able to do all this so my new sister-in-law, who was SUPPOSE to be a great cook, said she wanted to do it. However, my brother wants to lay this guilt trip on me if I don't do all this work. I said hey, for TEN years I had EVERY holiday at my house. For Christmas I went to an enormous amount of work to create a beautiful Christmas for my family, did I ask for help from anyone? Plus, the new sister-in-law has an entire family to help her. There is her mother, her husband, her step-children and a half a dozen other people. Why do you need my help? He just looks at me. I said it's time for me to relax. I've learned that many things she said she was great at before the wedding was just alot of hot air. So now, every meal or party she has she finds some way for me to do food. Usually she uses my mom. She never just calls and asks me to do something. I understand how the writer feels. Why can't people just enertain like they used to? It can be done inexpensively. When you invite people, don't expect them to bring something, if they offer, that's great. But some times people like to just come and enjoy and not have to worry about making food. If you can't throw a party and not do all the work, then don't have anything.
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Maybe if they were half as big... even if those are cupcakes from mini muffin tins, that's a heckuva dessert, sort of loses the light and easy fact of the kabob concept.