Cupcakes in LA
I don't know why you would want to eat a non-Sprinkles cupcake, but if you had to then I, too, would recommend heading to Joan's on Third.
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French picnic food ideas/recipes?
The celeri remoulade is a great idea! Clotilde's grated carrot and beet salad is also super French.
Poutine: Curdy Canadian Comfort
I had very good poutine in Brooklyn, at the Sheep Station on 4th Ave. By the way, for the poutine lovers out there, there are a bunch of funny t-shirts over at cafepress.com: http://www.cafepress.com/buy/poutine/-/source_searchBox/x_0/y_0
In Videos: Robin Williams' Deranged Character on 'Law & Order: SVU' Is Locavore
Of course, the locavore is made out to be the nut-job. The real crazy thing is shrink-wrapped, pre-ripened tomatoes flown in from Chile!
Grocery Ninja: Japanese Genmaicha
sashapave: when I lived in SF I drank yamamotoyama genmaicha. I found it at markets on Clement, and also on Irving (west of 19th Ave.) Eden Organics also has a variety of genmaicha (Whole Foods, Andronico's.) If loose-leaf is more your bag, Adagio's genmaicha is not bad and they sell samples online so you don't have to commit to a lot.
Cook the Book: Nigella Express
I clean up as I go along so that I'm not stuck with a sink full of dirty dishes after the meal.
Cook the Book: Neo-Classic Croque Monsieur
Neo-classic? More like a Croque misnomer. Without Mornay, this is just a grilled ham and cheese.
Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'
I was vegan until the day I could no longer resist the siren song of a poulet rôti in a Paris restaurant. It's been one slippery (and delicious!) slope back to being an omnivore.
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French picnic food ideas/recipes?
What a coincidence! I just did a French picnic feature for my blog last week. It has recipes for a cold "Soupe au Pistou" Pasta, renovated Pan Bagnat, and watermelon salad with raspberries and rosewater. All great for a picnic...
http://frenchrevolutionfood.blogspot.com/2008/06/le-picnic.html
(for the recipes)
or just go to www.frenchrevolutionfood.com and search for "le picnic" in the blog archive...
What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?
I agree with fivrforfun. I live in Bend and the Mexican food at Pepe's rocks. My friend Marcos has a restaurant called La Rosa that is also a locals favorite.
Some really awesome burritos de carne asada can be found at El Grullense in Salem OR. In fact when I'm there I get a cooler and ice and load up before driving home... yes, that good!
Cupcakes in LA
Thanks for the cupcake blog shoutout (I'm one of the editors). I live in New York so am not the person to ask about LA cupcakes but can direct you to the Los Angeles Cupcake Meetup Group (meeting at Lark this Sunday, June 1st, I'll be there too)
and Cupcake Fetish, a cupcake bakery review site:
Cupcakes in LA
Leda's is unique. Most of their cakes are minature (two bites), except for the kids cupcakes that are regular size - funny right? The flavor of the adult cupcakes are out of this world and often special like key lime and blood orange. The ccakes I've had from the famous Sprinkles were dry and not impressive to me. I think the Leda's cupcakes benefit from being smaller in that they don't dry out and most of them contain a small amount of excellent filling. Biggest negative is their new and extremely ridculously limited operating hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Open for pre-order pick up only
Orders must be placed 24 hrs in advanced
24 cupcake minimum per flavor
Friday and Saturday
Open 10:30 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday and Monday
Closed
Cupcakes in LA
Thanks for all the great input-can't wait to sample them next time I am there!!!
Poutine: Curdy Canadian Comfort
My home town is known for it's french fries in the summer, and poutine is served up regularly at these establishments...Around here it's not summer until your had your helping of poutine.
What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?
Houston? What you have there is Tex-Mex. Chicago? I think not. I have lived in both cities. San Diego, CA which is 15 miles north of the Mexican border by far, has the best Mexican in the US. Old Town is dedicated to offering you one Mexican restaurant after another in addition to all the other Mexican restaurants and taco stands located around the city. Real Mexican food is found there.
Poutine: Curdy Canadian Comfort
I have only ever tried poutine once, so, soooo good... the taste memory lingers on, my mouth is watering once again...
I wonder if I can source curds in the UK...
I want poutine... :(
What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?
rozilla - there are some good Mexican restaurants in Nashville. Pueblo Viejo and Pueblo Real in Franklin, Las Cazuelas (can't beat the entertainment on Saturday night) or Los Arcos on Nolensville Rd. are all real good.
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