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12 Monkeys over La Jetee? No.

So sorry to hear about dumpling.

My mom's tip is to add enough water to cover the rice so it will just cover your hand, if you put your hand flat on the rice. I think you might be using the wrong kind of rice--you can't use quick cook or anything like that.

Hi Miss Brown Eyes,

What about a 5-spice mix? You can use that to braise meats or add flavoring to soups? There are Pocky sticks, which are cookie sticks covered in chocolate.

Do you drink tea? There are a lot of good selections at Asian marts. Most noodles will be rice or egg/wheat based, so that might be a good choice. What about frozen potstickers (dumplings), easy to make or frozen spring rolls (you'll need a deep fryer) for that. Tempura batter for deep-frying?

There will be a selection of rice, if you're interested in that.

Finally, I believe that the term that we Asians prefer, is Asian. Not Oriental! :)

At first, I thought that Lou T was a bit of a downer, but then I read his other picks for pizzerias and I changed my mind. I agree, DiFara is Not That Good. Motorino, on the other hand, OMG. Sooooo goood. But I don't think that Slice is not necessarily losing credibility, it's just a matter of taste. And in the case of DiFara, way too oily, often burnt and too droopy!

Oh, I would recommend Trattoria L'incontro. They're a little bit, um, intense there, but the food is good. Kebab Cafe as well, but depending where you live, that might be quite far away from you.

What? How can you recommend Watawa? I eat there all there time, because I am lazy, but it's nothing special, just an average neighborhood place. Locals love Sal, Kris, and Charlie's, but I think it's due to the amount of meat they put on, rather than anything outstanding.

@Lou T: Though I myself am not a DiFara fan, it is Adam, not Dom, who is getting ripped off.

@AJ12754 Um, Slice only did a whole "Top This" slide about this--a couple of weeks before Smitten Kitchen:

http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/05/how-to-make-shaved-asparagus-jim-lahey-birds-nest-pizza-topping-recipe.html

I thought this was already included in Photograzing?

L. Wang!! Why are you holding out on us?!? Where have the May May jong chefs gone?

I have eaten at Ninja and Jekyll & Hyde (before I saw David Hasselhoff in Jekyll & Hyde!). They are both ridiculous. I have also heard a rumor that Frank Bruni, after dissing Ninja, secretly loves to drink there because it is so campy!!

What about Planet Hollywood? Or that drag queen place in the East Village?

I've eaten here--I don't remember it being that bad. In fact, I remember it being kind of tasty, for your average pizza joint place.