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In Chile we mix FantaéOrange with beer one to one. We call it a Fanta Schopp. It is most awesome. Seriously. ANd Argentinians mix coke and red wine as someone mentioned above and that is good too.

Ok am I the only hater that thinks this post should not have been titled Vegan Mayo or whatever? Mayonnaise is by definition an emulsion with eggs and oil (bit of mustard and seasoning if you will). This is not mayo. It does not taste like mayo. It is not mayo! Otherwise, I love your work Kenji!

may·on·naise
   [mey-uh-neyz, mey-uh-neyz] Show IPA
noun
a thick dressing of egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, oil, and seasonings, used for salads, sandwiches, vegetable dishes, etc.

Salting too early was just the start. How about pre-grinding two cuts separately and then trying to combine them resulting in a very dense pack. Or cooking it on a nonstick griddle that will not give you the heat and caramelization that you want when a 25 dollar cast iron skillet would have been far superior. Or picking a cheese that does not melt adequately.... American cheese please. Overall a pretty meh effort.

The idea of braille menus had bnever occurred to me. This is such a feel good post :). I imagine with today's technology braille printing is not that far out of reach. I am sure the good press will far outstrip the cost of having braille menus available.

Awesome review..... Great to see a review that looks at the complete package. Sometimes it's not just about the perfect burger but the perfect total package. I mean for 7.25 one could do worse. I have had many great burgers in my life served in soulless, sterile places by people who did not genuinely like people. In most of those cases I never bothered to return because I can make a great burger at home just the way I like it. But give me a diner or lunch counter with an old school sassy waitress with attitude and I'm there.

The quality looks great but the birger to bun to toppings ratio seems off to me. My own preference though.

Don't know if this link is allowed but for anyone interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfLsR2OZaEM

Food Wars did this showdown as well....

Sorry but for 12 dollars a cream puff better be better than great!

I will qualify my previous statement by saying I love Serious Eats and I also have a great appreciation for Erin's work. But Food Network has become a plague that has led to the dumbing down of food culture in the last 10 years. Next to the Rachel ray's and Guy Fieris of the world Emeril was akin to Bocuse. I doubt they would ever have someone as engaging as Jaques Pepin that you could actually learn something from.

And I guess it was the fact that two PW articles appeared so close together that made me question whether this was marketing at play.

But I love Serious Eats cause in many ways it is everything that Food Network stopped being 15 years ago when Sarah Moulton and people who actually knew food were on there.

Like I said, I can appreciate PW's blog initially but her whole show is scripted nonsense.....

I fully realize that pies in NYC can be that expensive. That is not what I said is it?
"I have bought great French pastries in New York at a fraction of this price."
I think some of these places slap organic on the label and immediately triple the price. I mean just cause Magnolia Bakery can be shilled to death on a TV series and charge their prices for a cupcake based on hype does not make their product worthy of the price.
I fully appreciate real estate is expensive in some parts of the country. But 36 dollars? Ain't buying it.

Hey these look great but really? 36 dollars for an apple lattice pie? Not to denigrate pies or their importance in American culinary history but the work that goes into a well executed one does not justify this price. I have bought great French pastries in New York at a fraction of this price.

Was that a half sausage by design? It all seems to be on one side.