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Edmond Fallot Dijon is the best and I'm not just saying that because it's Thomas Keller's favorite. Grey P. tastes vile when tested beside Edmond Fallot.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
Give me a break...banning "fast food?." What if the food was cooked by Grant Achetz, took 2 days to make but had 40 grams of sat fat in it? How much fat in an order of beef short ribs with pureed potatoes like Joel Robuchon would make (1/3 butter, 1/3 cream, 1/3 potatoes)? What about an In and Out Burger "Animal Style"? The food we all love is fatty, salty and bad for you. Live with it.
Alice Waters' Open Letter to the Obamas
Alice Waters, once known for rightly pushing farm to table restaurants, is now projecting her utopion views of what she thinks america should be like on B. Obama. This is just like everyone else is doing. I am obsessed with food and cooking, but am not so niave to think it is of the importance she makes it out to be. She is definately a narcossist, as well. She may be a little nuts...
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Taste Test: Mustard
Koeze Creme Nut fron Grand Rapids, MI is the best peanut butter in the US. Buy through Zingermans.
Taste Test: Mustard
Edmond Fallot Dijon is the best and I'm not just saying that because it's Thomas Keller's favorite. Grey P. tastes vile when tested beside Edmond Fallot.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
Give me a break...banning "fast food?." What if the food was cooked by Grant Achetz, took 2 days to make but had 40 grams of sat fat in it? How much fat in an order of beef short ribs with pureed potatoes like Joel Robuchon would make (1/3 butter, 1/3 cream, 1/3 potatoes)? What about an In and Out Burger "Animal Style"? The food we all love is fatty, salty and bad for you. Live with it.
Alice Waters' Open Letter to the Obamas
Alice Waters, once known for rightly pushing farm to table restaurants, is now projecting her utopion views of what she thinks america should be like on B. Obama. This is just like everyone else is doing. I am obsessed with food and cooking, but am not so niave to think it is of the importance she makes it out to be. She is definately a narcossist, as well. She may be a little nuts...
Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box
I love Zingerman's and if you ever get to Ann Arbor make sure you get to their restaurant "The Roadhouse", it's really amazing. Niche restaurant in St. Louis takes pork to another level. I recently had "pigs head" which was various meats from the pigs head, succulent and moist, full of the porkiest flavor you've ever had, kind of like the little fatty pieces of carmalized pork between the bones of a crown rack of pork, but better. This meat was served with carmalized peaches and foie gras. It's worth a special trip.
Do Restaurants Get A Political Voice?
The people working in the muffin place must make less than 250,000 or make way more and feel guilty about it, so they advocate for someone who will give other peoples money away. There is a spot on your income tax to pay more if you wish. If you feel the need to pay more for worthless programs, be my guest...just don't take my money and do it. Socialism doesn't work...history has proven that...and even if it did , it isn't fair.
Pity the Food Snob
Let's give up the pricey food and give the money that we would've spent on it to the people who can't perform. Wow, what a concept. It's called socialism and every society who has tried it has failed. It's the classic liberal feels guilty mentality.
If We Eat Less Meat, Can We Save the Planet and Ourselves?
Propaganda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPropaganda [from modern Latin: 'propagare', "extending forth"] is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers ...
Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey!
Hot turkey sandwich. Old school...White bread, leftover turkey, gravey and mashed potatoes.
Eating in Vegas
These are my favorite restaurants in Vegas in ranked order.
I haven't been to Joel Robuchon or Guy Savoy although I hear they are the two best in vegas now. I haven't been to Bradley Ogden either, but I know its good, as well.
1. Alex at Wynn (short ribs to die for, service is steller)
2. Picasso at Bellagio (amazing food and service)
3. Daniel Boloud at Wynn (I could eat here every night if I lived in Vegas, more laid back than the Alex or Picasso)
4. Spago at Forum shops
5. Bouchon at the Venetian
6. Postrio at the Venetian
7. Tableu at Wynn
8. Delmonico at Venetian (Emirl's I know, but solid food)
9. Fleur de lys (I didn't care for it for several reasons)
Taste Test: Mustard
I'm not sure which category it would go in, its probably more of a hot sauce, but I have to turn you all on to Dave's Gourmet Hurtin' Habanero & Honey Mustard: http://www.davesgourmet.peachhost.com/ct_PRdahhm.htm.
Its thick enough to be spreadable for your sandwich, and so hot you cant stand it but so sweet you can't resist - there's nothing better with cold, day-old pot roast.
Taste Test: Mustard
Maille is what all the best Chefs in the world use. Dijon, stone ground, you name it - Maille wins.
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39 mustards? Wow! Impressive. I'm a French's fan myself - good old fashioned yellow mustard is fine with me.
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After participating in this thread a few days ago, I came across this great website, and have already placed an order for some exotic mustards:
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as I will repeat from my previous comment::
does anyone know of this Heinz french mustard? It's got the color and consistency of baby poop (I dunno guys... that was my memory as a 22-year-old drunk off of fish and chips) but not really spicy. I can't even find a similar product in America!
But yes, horseradish mustards RULE!
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Kosciusko Beer mustard is also wonderful.
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Here is an Oregonian praising all that is BEAVER. They have the best honey mustard and their prepared horesradish is to die for!
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1. Sorry, but Grey Poupon is really not very good. 2. Maille is OK, if fresh. 3. Hands down best Dijon mustard for the the price is Wegman's. OK, it's not available everywhere, but if you can get it, then get it. Only mustard that has a freshness warning on the label. 4. Lowensenf is also good, but pricey compared with Wegman's. 5. When Cook's Illustrated tested Dijon mustards several years ago, Roland came out on top. Still not as good as Wegman's but better than Maille.
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There's a chain of stores in the U.K. and Europe called Oil&Vinegar. They also have several branches in the States. They sell just about every brand and type of mustard available. My #1 fave is Oil&Vinegar Garlic Mustard. It's not particularly hot but I guarantee that your friends will know that you've used it. Listerine anyone?
Taste Test: Mustard
Growing up the only mustard we had in the house was Red Pelican, which was a Belgian-style spicy brown made in Detroit. Unfortunately it's no longer in production. I've spent countless dollars and hours searching for a replacement, and Zatarain's Creole Mustard is the closest I've ever found. It definitely deserves a place of honor on this list.
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Weber's Horseradish Mustard. A Buffalo NY classic and nothing better for hot dogs, polish sausage, or ham sandwiches.
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I'm suprised that no has mentioned Bauer's mustard. It's made in Maspeth and can be purchased at Karl Ehmer stores.
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I feel your pain when judging yellow mustard. I'll stick with my French's, thank you anyway. I am really sad to see that you can't find anything good to eat with Zatarain's, how about frying some tasty ham, melting a slice of Kraft American cheese and then placing it between 2 slices of toast with a leafy piece of lettuce? YUMMY!!!!!!
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I'm surprised no one took powdered mustard (in the familiar yellow can), mixed it with enough vinegar (or you can use water) to bring it to the desired consistancy, and then let it marinate for a few minutes. That'll warm your tonsils.
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Inglehoffer's birdseed-like one.
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Löwensenf is very good.
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@nezrite--two days later, I'm still chuckling. Thanks for pointing it out.
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Cooks Illustrated (Cook's Country?) recently did a Dijon mustard testing, and picked Grey Poupon first, and Maille second. A year or two back, Consumer Reports did a mustard review: they observed that the heat of Grey Poupon decreased with time. I observed the same thing, but an unopened refrigerated jar was still hot after the first jar (from a two-pack from Sam's) had gone tame.
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Spicy brown - Boar's Head with Horseradish (used to love Kosiuscko, but switched). Great on hot dogs.
Dijon - Grey Poupon & Trader Joe's.
One thing I remember from either Cook's Illustrated or another review, the heat in Dijon mustard dissipates rapidly as it sits on the shelf - opened or unopened. Perhaps, because the volumes are so high, the TJ is especially fresh and thus hotter?
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@Nezrite-as Larry the Cable guy would say, "now that's funny, that there is funny".
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Canada grows over 90% of the world's mustard. I'm a fan of Kozliks but I don't know if you can get it outside of Canada. Every time I'm at a market where their samples are out I can't resist. I FINALLY bought my first jar recently, their "Double C". It's a course Dijon. I don't know why I wasn't buying it before even though I knew that I liked it.
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Another very good mustard that was not mentioned is Heinz spicy brown.
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I was seriously missing some German mustards. Salpico's fridge
at least got some:
Löwensenf Extra Hot Mustard
Hengstenberg Sweet Mustard
If you haven't tasted Löwensenf Extra Hot - you haven't
had mustard, yet. ;)
Being European - I simply don't get along with the typical American mustard - I do miss the punch and balanced taste of most European brands - may those be Dijons or the german varieties.
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Beaver's got a fine array of mustards, but I do still have an affection for Gulden's Spicy Brown, Plochman's and Kosciuszko.
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Koeze Creme Nut fron Grand Rapids, MI is the best peanut butter in the US. Buy through Zingermans.