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This made me feel so much better! You guys are wonderful, there are some great answers here. I was afraid I was going to have to wait for the ghost of Julia Child to come to me in my sleep a la "Bagger Vance" (horrible movie).

The Oyster Bar! yes it can be full of tourists but it's so much fun, and such a classic.

Jamie Oliver chicken. I don't think that's the official name but it basically involves putting a cut up chicken in a baking dish with a whole lot of garlic and different kinds of tomatoes and basil, with a some olive oil and then cooking it for an hour and a half until the chicken is falling off the bone. Great meal when it's cold.

People who say they are allergic to things they clearly aren't. You are an adult you are not allergic to broccoli or eggplant just say you don't care for them. It also really bothers me when people refuse to try something they've never eaten, it's just food, it's not going to kill you or scar you forever, really!! are you five!?!?

There was a place where I lived in queens called Winegasm. The sad part is it was a really great restaurant and wine bar. Winegasm? really? It made me feel like such a tool every time I told one of my friends to meet me there.

I don't know if it counts as a game but at the end of Sunday dinner we used to see who could blow out the candles that were sitting in the middle of the table, but you had to be sitting all the way back in your chair. We'd go around the table and everyone would try until someone got it or my dad got frustrated and stood up to blow them out. Mostly it wasn't the competition that was fun, it was watching everyone get all red in the face from huffing and puffing so hard. It's a wonder my Mother actually let us do it.

Go to Henri - it's beautiful, the food is amazing, it's small and romantic but very vibrant, the service is very personal, it's and A++. I really think it would be perfect. That's the first place I thought of although I'm sure more ideas will come to me.

Holy carrots!!! You guys take the cake on this one. Now I can't wait to use these carrots.

You guys are so great. So often I find that when people cook for vegans and vegetarians they compromise and end up serving steamed veggies and rice, they don't realize that actually vegan and vegetarian dishes make for some really great complimentary side dishes (right next to the meat). I can't wait to try some of these out, and lord knows it will be good for my boyfriend to eat a vegetable every once in a while. Thanks peeps!

I love Tapas!! They're my favorite thing in the whole wide world, I think because you get to try so many different things without getting full. The best tapas I ever had were this lightly breaded and fried goat cheese balls with lavender honey in NY so so yum!

Wouldn't it be great if there were people running around the internet doing the opposite of trolls. Random people who just inserted comment like. "I love serious eats!" or "you guys are awesome! puppies and penguins and hearts!" why do we have to use nastiness to terrorize people? why can't we use love to terrorize people?

that being said

I hope you all have a brilliant day ;)

@ thegourmetgal - absolutely!! it's pretty easy. You don't actually have to make it a week ahead but it does make it better if it sits for a little bit.

4 quarts
Make one week ahead

12 egg whites

1 ½ cup sugar

12 egg yolks

½ tsp salt

4 cups heavy cream

4 cups bourbon

1 cup dark rum

4 cups milk

nutmeg grated
Beat ½ cup sugar into stiffly beaten egg whites. Beat yolks, 1 cup of sugar and salt until very light. Blend in the egg whites. Add cream, milk and bourbon. Beat well. Add rum. Store for one week in a cool place. Shake well or stir thoroughly before serving. Sprinkle with nutmeg

I'm totally making this for dinner tonight