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Alice Waters' Startup Story

There is a reason why her cooks are extremely loyal to her restaurant. Some stay on for decades.

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What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?

Los Angeles obviously. It's not just about good mexican, but the diversity of mexican cuisine that LA has very few weaknesses in. Then, I'd give Texas second place and Chicago third with SF a close 4th.

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Famous Chef Digs In-N-Out

And to top that, Julia Child and Thomas Keller also rave about the In-N-Out. Now you KNOW that burger is on a different stratosphere than the rest of the burger chains.

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Alice Waters' Startup Story

There is a reason why her cooks are extremely loyal to her restaurant. Some stay on for decades.

From Serious Eats

What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?

Los Angeles obviously. It's not just about good mexican, but the diversity of mexican cuisine that LA has very few weaknesses in. Then, I'd give Texas second place and Chicago third with SF a close 4th.

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Famous Chef Digs In-N-Out

And to top that, Julia Child and Thomas Keller also rave about the In-N-Out. Now you KNOW that burger is on a different stratosphere than the rest of the burger chains.

From A Hamburger Today

Review: In-N-Out Burger

5 Guys is mediocre. Sloppily made, sloppily executed. Even from a superficial perspective, put the two burgers side by side, and the perfectly cared for, lovingly made In-N-Out double double takes the cake.

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What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?

This one is an absolute no brainer. I am a software programmer and fortunate enough to work for a company that allows me to work from home, I try my best to make a point of living in a different city every year, I pack light and go. I've gone from southern cali, mid-west to the east coast and NOTHING compares to the mexican food in San Diego! Travel just 60 miles up the coast to Los Angeles and the difference is night and day, doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same category. San Diego is on the border of Mexico, and the mexican food gets exponentially worse the farther you get from it. Ask anyone who has actually tried mexican food in mulitple cities, I will guarantee the same response, San Diego hands down. Anyone who calls them nachos instead of carne asada chips, or taquitos instead of rolled tacos can automatically be discredited in this discussion. Those of you who have lived in San Diego will know what I mean.

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Review: In-N-Out Burger

this thread deserves its own page perma marked, in-n-out kills!!!!

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What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?

Good grief, anyone who says that San Antonio has bad Mexican food and is "touristy" clearly didn't stagger far enough from the Riverwalk to learn anything about this city and its cuisine. People who actually *live* here don't go near the tourist areas, unless they have no choice.

And to say that LA *isn't* touristy but still has good Mexican food is just laughable. I didn't find one decent restaurant in all of California when I lived there. The food was horrible, and the service abominable.

When you get away from the downtown area of San Antonio, that's when you find out just how awesome the Mexican food is here. There are dozens of wonderful mom-and pop joints tucked into unexpected places all over San Antonio. You just have to know how to look.

And if you want the best Mexican food, anywhere, Texas's Lower Rio Grande Valley is the place to go. Until you've had seso or eyeball soup or panchos, until you can lay out the perfect botana platter, you don't know jack about authentic MX food.

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What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?

There is a place a bit north of Santa Fe called Chimayo. This is where the world famous Chimayo chiles come from. The place to eat there is Rancho de Chimayo--THE BEST for Mexican! Amazing atmosphere, service and food. Don't miss it.

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In Videos: Alinea's Grant Achatz Makes Sous Vide Stuffing and Gelled Pumpkin Pie

I was impressed with Grant and Nick's goofing in the kitchen. Grant came across as an informed guy that is puzzled by a lot of pomp surrounding his methods. He had my attention when he admitted to not liking turkey (in the traditional sense). They did some cool stuff in a really NICE home kitchen. Grant still reminds me of a guy who works at Sears, and whose advice I would be ignoring about which grill to buy for the patio. I would watch a whole lot of videos of Grant teaching Nick a few tricks to make a meal more interesting. The one that Nick did with his sons on Youtube is also funny.

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In Videos: Alinea's Grant Achatz Makes Sous Vide Stuffing and Gelled Pumpkin Pie

What kind of zip loc bags did he use? We tried this and one of the bags melted, the other let water in and the stuffing was soupy.

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What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?

Tucson, Arizona. Glad to see so many giving love to The Old Pueblo.

1) Sonoran Hot Dogs (El Guero Canelo/BK's) - bacon wrapped hot dogs with beans, onions, mustard, mayo, tomatoes, your choice of salsas, cheese and grilled peppers/green onions on a soft bolillo roll. $2.29, $1.75 on Wednesdays.

2) 24 hour drive through taquerias. Under $4 for a burrito? At 3am?

3) Really good sit down Mexican restaurants. Mi Nidito. Love the nopales simmered in red chile sauce with freshly made flour tortillas.

4) Even the U of A's Mexican place, Cafe Sonora, has decent mole and chimichangas. If a damn college cafeteria can provide good Mexican food, there should be no argument.

I rest my case.

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Review: In-N-Out Burger

In-N-Out made me a burger Lover, never really cared before.
Yea, 5 guys is good, but it is a knock-off of, you guessed it, In-N-Out!

Oh, 5Gs is twice the price!

Long Live In-N-Out!

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Review: In-N-Out Burger

Must have been time for this threads annual bump.

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