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Snapshots from London: The Real Food Market at Covent Garden
The slideshow is all wonky on first viewing. I like the idea of this feature but it's not working very well. It also reverts back to the top of the page after each photo, which is super annoying.
'Eater' Blog Offers $25 to Other Food Bloggers Willing to Quit
I'd pay Eater $25 to fire their LA editor/hack.
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
I don't know many guys with that strong a sweet tooth! I think there should be a LOT more frozen pizza, mac & cheese, and meat on the list.
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Street Food Profiles: Coolhaus Ice Cream Sandwiches in Los Angeles, California
The wrapper is really good! I was skeptical before I had one too. They're almost flavorless, it's just rice paper, but they make eating the sandwich a lot tidier and they add a very pleasant texture. It does pretty much just melt in your mouth. It reminded me a little bit in flavor of mochi, having the very light rice flavor along with your ice cream.
Snapshots from London: The Real Food Market at Covent Garden
The slideshow is all wonky on first viewing. I like the idea of this feature but it's not working very well. It also reverts back to the top of the page after each photo, which is super annoying.
'Eater' Blog Offers $25 to Other Food Bloggers Willing to Quit
I'd pay Eater $25 to fire their LA editor/hack.
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
I don't know many guys with that strong a sweet tooth! I think there should be a LOT more frozen pizza, mac & cheese, and meat on the list.
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
Inglehoffe's Sweet Hot... soooo good.
Tesco Busts Teenage Girls for Squeezing Muffins
to be fair, everyone knows the most delicious part of the muffin is the top.
'Are You a Menu Whisperer?': Take 2
For a time I was considered a restaurant whisper by my friends and family. I guess I read so many food sites that I always knew just the right spot for the group and occasion, even if I'd never been before. It was a magical time!
Are You a Menu Whisperer?
I kind of don't understand the concept that your dining partner doesn't want you to order something. Is it that they don't want to eat it? Pay for it? Don't want you to eat it? If you are secretly ordering things behind their back do you not want to look into why? If they don't want to eat it, why are they stopping you? If they don't want to pay, that's easily discussed and fixed. If they don't want you to eat it, maybe you have bigger issues. Secretly ordering isn't going to help any of these situations. I see from the comments that many people secretly order as a surprise, that I get and sometimes do myself.
Are You a Menu Whisperer?
sorry, I only ask because I have a friend who orders one of whatever she craves and then just picks a bit off of each. I makes me nuts that she makes so many leftovers, (which she pretends she's going to eat later but doesn't) arghhh!
Are You a Menu Whisperer?
do you all eat everything you order?
Do You Have a Favorite Cheapish Olive Oil?
More importantly can we all make a pact never to call it EVOO? It's only three more syllables to say the real name. For some reason that totally makes my skin crawl.
Video: Frank Bruni Reviews the Choco Taco
I thought it was hilarious!
Caffeine and Calories Chart
Am I wrong in thinking that an Americano is just espresso with hot water? Why is the caffeine content so much higher then espresso?
Best Mexican food in LA ?
El Coyote and Teres are more like Tex-Mex in my mind. I live near the Grove but drive to Venice when I want authentic Mexican. Try La Playita. It's a little hut at 3306 Lincoln (almost at Rose). They have amazing shrimp stuff, cocktel, ceviche, tacos, tostadas and burritos. I think it's actually my favorite place to eat in all of LA. It's mostly populated by Hispanic dudes at lunch, a very very good sign in my books.
Also, if you've never been to Grand Central Market downtown, GO! It's full of great places to eat really good Mexican and Salvadorean. Try either Roast to Go for INSANE tacos, huge and spicy and so good, or Sarita's Pupuseria. Hope this helps!
'Top Chef Masters' Host Kelly Choi: 'Food Bloggers Are Mean'
Thanks for posting the rest of the comment kitchengeeking. I think it was a bit of a wind up to post only the first bit here on SE. It's not the kind of tactic they normally seem to take, it's too bad.
The English Muffin Experiment: Homemade vs. Store-Bought
Just a small trick to make them rounder. Instead of cutting out the muffins I split the dough by weight (in my recipe's case 8), and roll them into flat balls. Then pop them into the rings for the rise but place a couple of heavy baking sheets on top (greasing the bottom of the one that will touch the dough). After you transfer them to the griddle use the sheet pans again on top for the first side's cooking. This keeps the dough perfectly contained to the muffin rings and makes a nicer, rounder, flatter muffin!
In Videos: 'How Croissants Are Made'
I wish I hadn't seen that.
Would You Eat Stinging Nettle?
I had some nettle cheese, Gouda I think, in Holland. It was really nice, a little spicy in a very nice way.
Domino’s Launches Line of Bread Bowl Pastas
weirdly the calorie count isn't yet listed on their website...
'Top Chef Masters' Contestant Line-Up Announced
How is it Bay Area heavy? I think there are more LA area chefs then San Fran chefs.
In Videos: Heidi Klum Goes Undercover in Pizza Prank
Do you have those white and blue rating signs in New York? I thought those were just an LA thing, but maybe not.
Good Baguette Recipes
these are extremely authentic: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/classic-baguettes-and-stuffed-baguettes/i-recipe
Pizzeria Mozza Just About as Good As You've Heard
Also, next time try the mushroom pie, it's the best one I've ever had.
Pizzeria Mozza Just About as Good As You've Heard
It's too bad you had crappy service. Each time I've been there I thought the service was one of the best parts. I went quite recently for a friend's birthday and her other guests acted like complete asses, I've never been so embarrassed. The staff was so professional and amazing that I thought about writing a thank you letter. They acted like people put their feet on the table (I wanted to die) every night. They really were amazing and very patient... more so than me!
Snapshots from London: The Real Food Market at Covent Garden
Very awkward photo slideshow.
Snapshots from London: The Real Food Market at Covent Garden
I just returned from a year in London this September, and I still miss it so much! Thanks for all the great London foodie profiles. I wish i could be back there now...
Snapshots from London: The Real Food Market at Covent Garden
everything at The Flour Station is so good. I would go to the Real Food Market before class and get chocolate chip cookies, so yum. I also got some beautiful shots of cupcakes at this market.
Thanks SE, you're making me want to move back to London now.
Snapshots from London: The Real Food Market at Covent Garden
Dont know if you noticed but every week 1 stall is run by a member of the UK Food Bloggers association, selling there own cooked foods
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
Zatarain's Creole Mustard
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
I like a lot of different kinds, all mentioned above, but wanted to put in a vote of confidence for the Garlic Dijon Aioli at Trader Joe's. It's goood.
'Eater' Blog Offers $25 to Other Food Bloggers Willing to Quit
I think you guys should take it. :P
'Eater' Blog Offers $25 to Other Food Bloggers Willing to Quit
Yikes! I just checked out that site and I don't think it is a huge assumption to state that the format is exactly like SE, and you are all correct about the Food Network stuff and this "pledge" thing is absurd. I would never entertain such a silly thing, I want to gush, at will, over anything at all, especially bacon (sorry). I want to ramble on about the joys of end of season tomatoes and I want to blabber about chocolate and drool over beautiful photos of food and then obtain the recipe and create it myself. I also want to share my mania with others like myself. I'll be staying here, thanks. I just love mundane foodstuffs.
'Eater' Blog Offers $25 to Other Food Bloggers Willing to Quit
@ JerzeeTomato... AAAAAAAAAMEN.....
@ betteirene, I believe Doc Chuck used to be on SE as Doc____ something, but can't find any old posts. Needless to say I think he may be a bit disgruntled for misconduct.
'Eater' Blog Offers $25 to Other Food Bloggers Willing to Quit
I'm with Sugar Pies. I took a look and I saw the bottom of the barrel. The ad revenue from the Food Network must not be enough for Eater to hire professionals; everything on the site, from layout and design to writing and editing, is amateurish and juvenile and impersonal.
Who is Doc Chuck and why is he saying evil things about us SEaters?
Adam, please. I thought we were friends, but true friends wouldn't steer a friend to a schlock site. If this was your way of trying to get me to prove my loyalty to SE, know this: I am not an just an eater, I'm a serious eater. I will never abandon SE. I will forever be "rambling, blabbering and drooling over" all the "ridiculously mundane foodstuffs" you and my fellow SEaters choose to blog about, even if it's just toast. My heart (and my stomach and taste buds) will always be yours.
'Eater' Blog Offers $25 to Other Food Bloggers Willing to Quit
JerzyTomato--
Very funny!
My nogo is bacon and pork. I'm sick of bloggers rhapsodizing over foul pig parts. Skim right past that now
'Eater' Blog Offers $25 to Other Food Bloggers Willing to Quit
Just started blogging, I'm pretty relaxed about it and it's more of a hobby than it is an eccentric fad. www.chopchopchew.com is the site let me know if i'm TOO much of a foodie or if I just love food
'Eater' Blog Offers $25 to Other Food Bloggers Willing to Quit
One of the commenters has offered Serious Eats 10K to shut down...who are these interwebz foodie better-thans?
Considering their heavy Food Network ad load, I don't think they should be telling anybody what should and should not be said about food. pffft.
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
Hengstenberg Medium Hot German Mustard, great flavor without the vinegar taste of most yellow mustards.
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
My work's home base is in Switzerland. There, I discovered Thomy’s Senf. I thought at first, it was toothpaste, as it's sold in a tube (very portable). Thomy is a Swiss brand that produces food products such as mayonnaise, mustard, salad dressings, and the best [again in a tube] tomato paste. If you can get a tube of this Swiss equivalent to the U.S. 'every home has some' of French's Yellow, you'll love it. It's creamy and thick, has a nice sharpness and is packed with amazing flavor.
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
i buy trader joe's dijon because it's so much cheaper than maille, which was my standard for years. would love to see how your panel compares the two.
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
Raye’s “Down East Schooner” Mustard. It was also the gold medal winner in the 'Classic American Yellow Mustard' category at the 2009 Mustard Competition.
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
I agree with all those praising Nance's Sharp & Creamy mustard. I swear I could eat it with a spoon. Once a devoted ketchup user with french fries, I now dip them in Nance's....if that's not love, I don't know what is.
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
I found it quite funny! That's how most of my friends eat. But as a 20-something single dude myself, I speak with pride when I say that I home-cook every dinner and even make myself microwaveable dishes of awesomeness for lunch.
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
well.. some guys like sweets.
I know when my bf and I were in different cities, he'd impulsively buy a whole cake from a grocery store. Granola bars (not chocolate, tho) is still his staple food.
(But he also loves chips and beer. and bacon.)
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
Maille regular and whole grain Dijon
Gulden's Spicy Brown Mustard
French's Yellow
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
maille whole grain and regular dijon
billy bee honey mustard
bella cucina balsamic mustard
edmond fallot tarragon mustard
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
Bertman's Ballpark Mustard - absolutely the best! (I live in CT but order it from OH)
Stonewall Kitchen's Blue Cheese & Herb Mustard, amazing flavors abound.
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
I probably do more meats and less veggies. Kettle corn, reddi-wip, crackers, oreo's and granola bars???? Who is this F!@#%$& guy?! I certainly have never watched a football game with him. What in God's green earth are reddi-wip crackers anyway? This guy needs an ass whoopin and a beer.
Here's what I like to eat...(If only I was smart enough to cook them for my simple self) Steak and eggs, bacon and eggs, steak and potato, sausage and peppers, mashed potato and some kinda meat, burritos, tacos, Pasta, Red beans and rice, Boudin, stews, chowders... fun stuff that isn't always healthy, but damned good.
So all this time I have been missing out on the glory of reddi-wip crackers, and granola bars?! HA! Pass the ribeye and the remote!
Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?
Woebel's Sweet and Spicy Mustard - well balanced, not too sweet at all. Then again, I find a lot of honey mustards way too sweet.
Gulden's Mustard for a spicy, yet mild and found everywhere here in the Northeast.
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The wrapper is really good! I was skeptical before I had one too. They're almost flavorless, it's just rice paper, but they make eating the sandwich a lot tidier and they add a very pleasant texture. It does pretty much just melt in your mouth. It reminded me a little bit in flavor of mochi, having the very light rice flavor along with your ice cream.