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When we had the house built I had electric stubbed out from the foundation at several locations for add-ons, ie pizza oven, bocce court, etc. In the base for the work surface I planted a 4" pipe that I divided into two with 1.25" pipes that were arched at the local steel supply/fabricator shop. The lights I purchased from a local store, took forever, but I can dredge up the info on the manufacturer, if you like. Powder coated exterior and porcelin (sp?) interior. Designed for commercial applications. They are very functional and create minimal ambiant light so as not to interfere with the night sky. We live 18 miles from Paso Robles so the night are great w/o light.

for some reason, i actually embrace my hangovers; it means that there's a ton to discuss with my girlfriends the next morning! we'll typically cruise over to a local burger joint and get their saturday special (huge greasy cheeseburger, thick-cut fries, and a large soda... i always opt for water instead of the soda). if they're not around, i'll brew some coffee, and then pick up a huge plate of pad thai, which is so big that i'll snack on it throughout the day.

cheers!!

Never ate at Wolfie's place but a lot of other good places, Roy's in Kahana and Sensei in Lahaina, and on and on...... Still enjoy a local hot dog or chow fun from Fukshima Store in Haiku and the Hana Highway Pakalolo connection. I'm always trying to make time from a regular job and farming to get to the American Flatbread in Los Alamos, as well as other spots.
We've been lucky to live in some great places over the years. Before Maui it was southwest Oregon for 8 years.

Pblogger's right Raoul and he's certainly done his part to prove that theory. I love Mama's Fish House. Especially when I have an extra $112 to drop on lunch for two. We stayed on the south shore. Had a great dinner in a great setting at Wolfgang Puck's place at The Four Seasons:

http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/meet-wolfgang/photos-and-videos/Restaurant/46818

You live the life Duke. Is Pblogger in your driveway yet?

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

@Paulie Lived on Maui from 1988-2001 so the Flatbread folks weren't there yet. I beliecve there is one south of us in Los Alamos, about 2 hours drive. The Kula Lodge has a wood fired oven but never ate there. friends say it's not to bad. I loved Paia town especially Mama's Fish House which is technically in Kuau. Great spot for a evening dinner. We lived on the south end between Kihei and Wailea.

I love Maui. Love this place for breakfast:

http://www.anthonyscoffee.com/

Was Flatbread there yet when you were there and if so, what did you think?

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

@Raoul I just checked the map and see where you are. Are you a pilot by any chance? I always wanted to check out Mammoth Mountain, but that's a long friggin' drive from you. Or anywhere.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

Paulie Gee said: "Bocce court. F**king brilliant"

No f**king shate man! Love watching, and sometimes playing, at the courts in Little Italy.

I'm going to bed now and hopefully dreaming of having all of The Duke's awesomeness at my pad one day.

Bocce court. F**king brilliant. Save the green balls for me.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

Thanks Adam, and all you pizza worshippers out there for your kind comments. I talk this up so others will become interested in building their own oven or just making a home made pizza.
Thanks for the mozzt tip Paulie G and pizzablogger, I'll toast the east coast for leading me to make a decent pizza. I'll work on refining it till I croak.
For the white sauce I start w/a couple of tablespoons of butter melted and 6 cloves of garlic minced simmer until the garlic is soft. Add 1 cup of heavy cream warm and add a pinch of cayenne pepper a little salt, say 1/2 teaspoon, then add 1 cup of parmasean and melt into a nice gooey mess. Let this cool slightly and spread on the dough. This is better used the day of and is easy to prepare. I'm still working through the recipe but it's OK for now. I roast the red peppers a day before and store in olive oil, the chicken is broiled and shredded before applying. The artichokes top it off. Extra mozzt and some asiago finishes it (and you) off.
Hopefully I'll never be too cool for a chance to meet new people.
We ended up buying 50 gallons of the Syrah. Nice fruit, easy finish and enough tannin to carry it for another 2-3 years. Got a 55 gallon stainless steel drum and the guy gave, yes gave us, 31 cases (186 bottles) of 1.5 liter new bottles. Being a nice guy and sharing those phatties pays off! Now to bottle it. If Adam is up to it I'll send pics of the (don't kill me please) bocce court.

Last night I drank a bunch of beers and some shots. I was so drunk I was hitting on a lady who was twice my age, so thats about how drunk I was. Went home and fell asleep as soon as I hit the pillow, woke up fully clothed shoes and all --- I was HUNG OVER. But there's a Pho diner around the corner. I went over there and got some of that vietnamese noodle soup and ate that whole thing. Went straight home and fell right back asleep again until later on in the afternoon. When I woke up, the hangover was completely gone.

This is not the first time i've made this recipe.
Just made some tonite for my lunch tomorrow and for 5 other people at work who wants it as well. With Kathy's musubi recipe, i added kimchee to mines...MMmmmMMMmMmm Ono-licious!

Here's something i like to add: sometimes when i'm just to lazy to make a meal, i like to prepare my spam like this:
-Slice spam
-lightly coat each single spam with white sugar
-heat pan (medium high) with a tspn of olive oil
-while waiting for oil to heat, set a side a plate with rice (pat down the rice as to make it even on your plate)
-fry spam until sugar carmalize to a dark brown or until your kitchen is filled with smoke (j/k)
-place spam over your rice (while your spam cools, the edge will crisp.
-kimchee on the side and START GRINDING! Hope you like it!!

*Making me hungry now*

OMG SOOO YUMMY! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!