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I see that orange stuff all the time in my shrimp. I devein because it looks gross otherwise, but I don't get too fussy about it. I slit the backs with a sharp nice and pull out the vein. It makes them much more receptive to brining and or rubs or seasonings, and also much easier to peel.

I've been eating shrimp all my life and saw something tonight I've never seen. In a bunch of tiger shrimp I was deveining, about half of them, instead of having a black vein, had something that looked like orange puss. It was the color of salmon. Anyone ever see this or have any ideas? I also noticed that those shrimp had legs that were a salmon color as well, where as the other half had legs the same color as their shell. It is just what they are eating that make the contents of the digestive tract orange-ish? I was worried they might have a disease or be infected with something. I know that the salmon fish, and flamingos, are the colors they are because of something they eat. Think it's the same situation?

Danny Meyer made his name--in no small part--by bringing hospitality (a concern for the diner's overall experience) to New York City. I am a huge fan of Gramercy Tavern. (I have also eaten at Union Square and Eleven Madison.)

His book, Setting The Table, tells the story. It's a worthwhile read with a point of view that applies to many businesses.

Oops, meant the Italian Beef at Comiskey/Cellular Field or whatever you want to call it. Either way, it's Chicago and for an author who said he grew up here, I can't believe he didn't say anything about it.

There is a two-foot long Italian beef at Wrigley Field. TWO FEET!

Oh, and as much as I hate going against bratwurst in the state of Wisconsin, Klement's Italian sausage is my favorite up at Miller Park. Not that there's anything wrong with the brat. Or the polish. Or the hot dog.

It seems a shame to interfere with the great American sport of face stuffing by adding the distraction of a baseball game.

i also forgot... at at&t, they have something called a cha-cha bowl named after hall of famer, Orlando Cepeda... jerk chicken, black bean, rice, and a vareity of salsas. that's really good, so good i made it at home. how many times do you want to cook food that you had at a game?

you go to obrycki's for crab (as you would go to cantler's riverside inn for crab), but i never went for the crab cake. part of the visit was for the ambiance and everyone tearing into crab and cheap beer.

having lived in baltimore, i actually liked the crab cake sandwich at Camden Yards. maybe i had a good batch? who knows.

I prefer 4%, but 2% is... barely OK. I like it plain, with fruits, usually peaches or pears, scrambled into buttery eggs, in kugel with crushed pineapple, with lemon curd, with apple butter and I haven't had it in YEARS, but I used to love it in the lime jello thing with crushed pineapple. It was commonly served with tomatoes (from the garden) when I was a kid, but I haven't served it that way in my home.

My grandmother liked hers with a big dollop of mayonnaise and black pepper from the big, square Schilling or Safeway brand cans. It seems like there were only about three cans and one plastic shaker the whole time I was growing up. Since they were probably one pound cans, that may be an accurate count. Really, it's no wonder I thought I didn't like pepper as a kid.

4%, small curd, usually the generic conventional brand (although I want to start making my own from scratch, per Alton's recipe). I can't stand Breakstone's, and find the organic stuff to be too sour to me - cottage cheese should be creamy!

I usually eat it plain, although I like it with bananas and raisins, or with chili and garlic powder, or as a cheap substitute for ricotta in Ameritalian recipes, or with sliced cucumbers and a little lemon, or (before I was allergic to 'em) as bell pepper dip, or with my sugar-coated breakfast cereal in lieu of milk (strangely tasty) ... I like cottage cheese.

My father used to eat it salted with a liberal application of black pepper after having slathered the top with a healthy (unhealthy?) amount of soft butter. It was the ONLY way he'd take it.

1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
lots of salt and pepper
mix well
eat with potato chips
this is my #1 comfort food.