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New York-Celebration but not too fussy

Posted by robinp, November 10, 2007 at 12:38 AM

Hey New York,
I am going going to spend my 50th birthday in New York and I want to know if you have some suggestions. I have been to New York well over 20 times and some of my personal favorites are Amma, Becco, and Suenos. But for my birthday dinner I want to kick it up a notch-but not a big notch. We run around all day when we are in New York and I don't want to have to dress up the nines and go to Daniel or Jean Georges (nothing against these places, but I have found them a bit too much for a weary gal.) I was thinking seriously about Babbo as I have fond memories there. But I am open to ideas of other places. We are staying in Midtown but will happily cab the village. No steak places please. Thanks for your help!

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Best Find from Trader Joes?

Posted by robinp, September 1, 2007 at 4:48 PM

I am from California and I was thrilled when TJ's finally came to the east where now live. (No more hauling things back on the plane!). My favorite find is the Gold Label Balsamic Vinegar. I was just wondering what other folks favorites are.

(I don't, however, care for the TJ's reduced fat mayo. Odd jello-like texture.

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

Bananas, jello, and cottage cheese. And its all about the texture. For the same reason I don't like cheesecake-even Lindy's (NYC). Okay, cheesecake is not a specific food, but I know people find it strange that I simply do not care for it.

robinp at 4:59PM on 09/01/07

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Cruise Food

We have a wonderful cruise on Holland America (HAL) to Alaska. If you like salmon you will be a happy, happy, happy camper. You could eat salmon three times a day and they brought it in at port so it was mind-blowingly fresh.
HAL seems to favor quality over quantity. The eggs benedict, for example, was much better-even compared some places on land.

We have been on two cruises with them and they seem less interested in feeding you all the time like other cruises we have been on. Case in point, there was no daily late night buffet.

Was it five-star? No, but I didn't pay for five star. For what I pay for five-star I could pay for a good hunk of a decent cruise.

robinp at 4:19PM on 09/01/07

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

I can't stand tomatoes or green peppers. My mom's side of the family is Italian, so these two dislikes were particularly difficult growing up(sausage & peppers, peppers and eggs, tomato salad, caprese salad...) I've only recently come around on red peppers. And cooked tomato things like sauce and ketchup are fine by me. Raw tomatoes, though, are horrifying to me and seem always to be added to otherwise perfectly good things in order to "enhance" them; e.g. guacamole, spinach and artichoke dip (garnish), black bean soup (garnish), fajitas and burritos (you didn't tell me there'd be pico de gallo!!)...

i hate raw tomatoes...

jwiener at 9:46PM on 09/23/07

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

Not overly common, but I can't stand pinenuts. With you on the capers, yuck. And all you celery haters? I love it enough for all of you:)

thebrokedown at 11:18PM on 09/11/07

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

I've had the ones made with lemon. Still get hives. I've never had a eggless mayo though...

pbisNOTmyname at 11:58PM on 09/06/07

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

pbisNOTmyname: "the doctor says its a reaction between the egg and vinegar".

There are many Mayos made with lemon instead of vinegar, and there are vegan Mayos made without egg (which aren't bad considering how little egg there really is in most commercial mayo).

Ever tried them?

peekpoke at 12:52PM on 09/06/07

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

peekpoke, you're certainly entitled to your opinion about this all being in our minds--but what preconceived notion could I possibly have about celery, which I have hated since I first encountered it as a child?

klg19 at 3:34PM on 09/04/07

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

this won't add much, but i agree that green bell peppers should be banned from any recipe, although i don't mind them raw on a crudite plate.

carriebwc at 1:41PM on 09/04/07

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

Peekpoke--the doctor says its a reaction between the egg and vinegar... and it is really hard to ignore the hives/uncontrollable headache that pop up whenever I eat mayo/mayo based foods.

pbisNOTmyname at 12:09AM on 09/04/07

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

I'm not a fan of celery either. But what I really can't stand is cantaloupe. YUCK. The smell makes me ill.

watchforbears at 10:41PM on 09/03/07

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

I hate celery too! My mom always jokes after a big family meal she knows which plate is mine because there is a little pile of celery left.

laura dot at 9:18PM on 09/03/07

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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?

Caraway. Hate, hate, hate it. Bleargh.

Not fond of capers, but it's nothing like the caraway hate.

I like the taste of onions; it's the texture I'm not fond of. I'll still eat around them; have since I was a kid.

macknitter at 9:01PM on 09/03/07