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so where is the recipe for grape pie?

went to cooking school in bologna and was instructed to make the panna cotta without gelatin. instead we used egg whites. fabulous.

@john i was in 80% agreement with all you wrote (i'm a long time brooklyn resident) until your last sentence. i really do care if my food comes on a styrofoam plate. doesn't have to be bernadaud china, but please, no styrofoam. we had an antique restoration studio on cortelyou and stratford for over 10 years about 30 years ago. it's unbelievable how incredibly this neighborhood has blossomed, and yet i can still buy mexican limes for pennies.

not sure if any of the people who posted here about their love for cracker barrel is aware of their awful homophobic and racist past. they have tried to clean this up and/or sweep it under the rug, but still within the past 10 years, they have exhibited the worst kind of behavior. way back in 1991, cracker barrel instituted a policy requiring employees to display "normal heterosexual values which have been the foundation of families in our society." this policy was in effect until a few years ago, when there was a public stockholder outcry to rescind that nonsense. they have been sued countless times by african-americans for racist policies involving improper seating and treatment by staff. apparently, they've worked to correct this in the public eye, but with all the restaurants you can go to, why would you support this place?

Smooth, sublime and existential. This place flows. Slicing open the half moon shaped calzone a broth of heavenly juices flows out. Putting my fork to the creamy mozzarella burrata and more flavor and juices flow out. The pear gelato was the perfect temperature not too cold or too warm, it's subtle powerful flavor flowed flawlessly onto my tongue redefining what a pear should be. The Orange Heavenly Delight Cake would have made Louis the Sun King overflow with pleasure. Every element of the Heavenly Delight Cake perfectly complimented itself, and I don't know how Gianna the chef did it, but the entire wedge of cake literally vanished on my palate. I thought I would feel heavy and grounded after all the food I ate, but I quite literally felt like I could contentedly flow away to the ocean. Thanks Chef Gianna and team for an afternoon that flowed with flavor, harmony and satisfaction. Three Cheers!

hey...if your mom likes thai food and you're looking for a very unusual atmosphere with a pool in the middle of the restaurant and a huge buddha sitting in the middle, why not take her to williamsburg and eat at: sea.

great prices, clubby atmosphere, live dj after a certain time. weekends can be busy, best to arrive around 6:30 or so.

my mom always takes everyone out for dinner to celebrate her birthday and we go to sea all the time.