Upper West Side, NYC
I'm moving to the Upper West Side of Manhattan next week (in the early 100s) and I had a few questions. Where is the best place to grocery shop, eat, grab an espresso, etc?
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I am looking for the Farmers Market (that is the name) in Delaware County, PA. My Asst. Manager says it has great produce, chocolates, etc. He can't really remember exactly where it is/what day/time it is open, and I want to go! Does anyone know where it is?
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About two years ago, there was a really soft, chewy granola bar that my boyfriend had when he lived in New York and now is looking for it. Does anyone remember this bar? It isn't Quaker.
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When I visited London about a year ago I had the most fabulous rose water hummus. I have been looking all over for it, but to no avail. Any suggestions on where to find this treat?
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My boyfriend asked me to make him pasta this week, and I am at a loss! Any suggestions for a healthy, cheap, delicious pasta dish? (He eats almost anything. He LOVES food.)
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Pre-school memories
In my lunches I loved having yogurt and marinated mushrooms, but the best part was my butterscotch krimpet. One day a kid stole my krimpet and took a bite. I was so mad I punched him... It was my first time out.
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It is about cooking and eating out in NYC from the perspective of a small town Kansas native.
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I'm allergic. I accidentally had some on a sandwich the other day: I ordered it without, started eating, noticed my sandwich tasted horrible, and realized what I thought was gooey cheese was mayo. Not fun.
Besides my allergy to it, I hate the way it tastes. How is it so popular?
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I'm not a natural redhead. I'm a natural dirty blonde, but that just doesn't look as good with my skin tone.
I love random trivia, and a dream is to be on Jeopardy one day. =)
Soda, cola, pop, coke, etc.?
It's soda. When you order a Coke, you should receive...a Coke. It's a brand name!
My boyfriend is from Texas, and he got a big shock when he asked me to go get a coke when I was getting a soda from the vending machine. He was so surprised when I came back and gave him a Coke. He told me he wanted a Mountain Dew. I had never heard of calling any soda Coke. It just sounds confusing.
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I'm pb. It's my initials, but I hate being called it, except by a few choice people. I'm 22, living in NYC and working in theatre, although I went to school in DE and NC. I've cooked for myself since I was 10 (my parents worked a lot and it helped ease the stress load to have me cook). In college, my dorm blamed me for a 20 pound weight gain (small dorm).
I worked in a chocolate shop at the beach for 6 years, and so I developed a love for freshly made chocolate. I love working where I do b/c my office is filled with foodies and I love listening to them. I get to find out about all the good places that way. =)
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What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?
The best cake ice cream was from Kilwin's... It had chunks of cake in vanilla ice cream, so it was more like an ice cream cake. I think it also had sprinkles in it, and maybe frosting? I really just remember thinking the chunks of cake were a little different.
Why do people think Whole Foods is so expensive?
I basically spend my grocery money between Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and the greenmarket. I work in theatre, which is definitely not a profession known for making money, and so I have to shop around to make my grocery dollars stretch throughout the week. Then again, I'm in Manhattan, and it seems like WF is cheaper here? I walked out of WF yesterday with two stuffed grocery bags for $30. That's about what I would do at TJs.
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Someone please correct me if i am wrong!
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I'm Rosezilla (named for my three year old daughter and the giant lizard thing that stomped Tokyo...it's what I call her when she's being...how you say...willful). My real handle is Mandy. I live in Santa Barbara County again after growing up here, but lived for 11 years in western Sonoma County...home of fabulous food and wines. It spoiled me rotten, to become an adult surrounded by all of that luscious produce and foodie opportunity. I managed a microbrewery's kitchen for 6 years, and have SERIOUS opinions about ales, should anyone care for them. Now I'm a home cook primarily, although I do a little catering here and there. My daughter's favorite foods are salmon and broccoli, so I feel as though I've triumphed a bit over the three-year-old beige-food diet. We do, however, eat at McDonald's every Friday after school...it's our little Happy Meal indulgence...and those tiny cheeseburgers are SOOO good. I live with and cook for my mother, as well. I am dating a high school band director, who has actually LOST weight being with me, as he's eating more asparagus and less fast food. I think that size 14 should be the new size 6. I am curvy, healthy, happy and active...and think that excellent foods should be part of everyone's diet. I am active in the "S'Cool Food" movement here, which tries to bring local and sustainable healthy food into school cafeterias. And I love, love, love this website.
What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?
I hate the cake batter flavor...too sweet and artificial, as everyone else seems to think. And I'm mad at B&J's...my favorite flavor (Coconut Almond Fudge Chip) can only be had at the scoop shops now, not in the grocery store. I hope it's not going the way of the dinosaur...
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@foodlexi.........regarding dry mouth - it happens when you're nervous and not breathing normally. Try to be conscious of how you breath during normal conversation and focus on breathing like that when you're being interviewed. It does help to have a piece of hard candy handy just in case, but it could garble your words. Best of luck!!!!
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The idea of being interviewed on live radio could definitely make a person nervous. It is wonderful that it is happening though, and a good thing not only for you but for all food bloggers - for it shows that the concept is being taken in a serious way as being worthy of public interest.
Could be that your interviewer has an agenda or a list of questions, yes. But if you want to direct the conversation to "scrumptious edible things" then perhaps the best way to do that would be to bring along the exact scrumptious things you wish to talk about, in a big bag which you'll keep at your feet. To direct the conversation, simply pull out one or the other and hold it in the air facing your interviewer. What can she do? She must react. "What is that lovely scrumptious edible thing?" she'll say, and off you'll go to explain it. Inbetween you might allow her to ask her something she might want to ask but then pull out the next thing and hold it before her eyes.
As far as dry-mouth goes I have no suggestions except that water might be better than either champagne (too bubbly) or whiskey(can make a person cough).
If all else fails, think of Julia Child. She made the most wonderful mistakes on the air and everyone adored her for it. :)
Bon chance and thanks for taking this risk for food bloggers everywhere!
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Thanks for the advice Karen! I will definitely bear it in mind. I am petrified. However, I am also exaggerating a little. I am being interviewed by someone called Jean Feraca for Wisconsin Public Radio where she has a programme called Here on Earth. She is a very serious person and I am just nervous that I will want to prattle away about scrumptious edible things while she may wish for more of a socio-economic, or anthropological line! If it goes well, her programmes are sometimes put out on NPR in a wider sense, which would, of course, help me hugely with getting my site noticed. I am genuinely nervous and wish that I could put something into my mouth that would give it liquified on the day. Noting worse than a dry mouth on the radio......
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How very exciting! I'll be looking out for it, Foodlexi.
The only advice I can give you is to not eat pizza on the way to the interview for given the laws of the universe it will be sure to drip tomato onto your nice clothes.
Aside from that I'm sure we'll love you, merely due to your British accent.
So you really can't go wrong! :)
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@Karen
I have - In fact, completely by mistake - I have started two! I will learn!
I was looking at your blog again this morning and am really grateful for the prominent link. Many thanks indeed.
Better start thinking about packing. I am in a state of high nervousness as I have my first ever radio interview with NPR about my site next week. Gulp. Any tips?
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@alacto-- I grew up in Williamsburg! If you're still there, I'm quite jealous of your accessibility to Aroma's. I was a slave at the Cheese Shop for a few years, and while I can't stand the house dressing any more, oh the cheese and wine selection....mmmmm
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