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French Laundry, California: all I can afford at the moment is Bouchon Bakery! Would like to try what else Mr Keller can produce.
Terrôir, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand: well regarded winery restaurant with beautiful scenary - I've seen the scenary but never eaten there
Singapore Hawker Markets: for Hainan Chicken, one of my favorite dishes but never eaten in the country that made it famous
Houston's Doesn't Suck: What's Your Favorite Slightly Fancy Chain Restaurant?
I, like other poster's don't eat at chains while in New York, but do so when out of town. Fav's include Legal Seafoods and Cheesecake Factory ... and I do like a lot of the steak chain's althought you have "banned" them from the competition - they are normally very reliable. Can I comment on the one's I DON'T like ... Applebees, Red Lobster, Olive Garden and Outback Steak - although, again, this is a steak chain.
New York French Fry Honor Roll: Add Yours to the List
Bondi Road (LES) or Chip Shop (Brooklyn)
How to Make Fancy-pants Restaurants Cheaper: One Critic's Radical Ideas
I wish restaurants would get rid of the "free" bread basket. Charge $5 for it and people will order it if they want it. Why fill up on bread when a delectable meal awaits? If I feel like eating bread, I go to a bakery.
Illustrated Guide for Espresso Noobs
Thanks for including the picture of the flat white ... but why don't American cafe's serve them? I don't like foam! Flat whites are very popular down under where I hail from. The only place I've found so far that serves them in NYC is the Australian Cafe Ruby's.
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Houston's Doesn't Suck: What's Your Favorite Slightly Fancy Chain Restaurant?
Hi Ed. I just found this post while trolling the web for Houston's Key Lime Pie recipe/ingredients. I waited tables in the Rockville, MD Houston's from 1993-1995. Having seen Houston's and more than a dozen independently-owned restaurants from the waiter's side of the table, I agree with everyone's positive comments about Houston's. It's one of my go-to spots when I want to treat myself (and I live in Manhattan).
Although more personal non-chain restaurants are great, only Houston's made me memorize each ingredient in every dish before letting me serve a customer. We had line-up every night where we were quizzed on the number of ounces in the coho salmon and the marinade for the Houston's Hawaiin ribeye. I learned how to give 110% to a job and what to expect as a guest in a restaurant.
Ticket Giveaway: Japanese Food and Drink Demo and Tasting
Congrats to our winner, yrrab! We'll be emailing you shortly with all the details. Thanks to everyone for playing along.
Ticket Giveaway: Japanese Food and Drink Demo and Tasting
Slow poached, massaged octopus. So tender. Wow.
Ticket Giveaway: Japanese Food and Drink Demo and Tasting
This question is like asking to choose between children!
If I had to choose just one dish as my favorite in all Japanese cuisine, it would be the pairing of hot, steamy salted edamame with a cold quality sake. That would be perfection.
Ticket Giveaway: Japanese Food and Drink Demo and Tasting
a tie between mochi and mochi
Ticket Giveaway: Japanese Food and Drink Demo and Tasting
moochi with angko (red bean) inside... yum.
Ticket Giveaway: Japanese Food and Drink Demo and Tasting
does the dynamite from Ave A Sushi count as Japanese?
Houston's Doesn't Suck: What's Your Favorite Slightly Fancy Chain Restaurant?
I love Houston's. Plain and Simple. It's never disappointed and If I was forced to choose a place for my last meal, this would be it. Want to know why?
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