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On 2014-12-04 2:14 PM, sf wrote:
> We choke on Chinese restaurants within a very few blocks of me. > They're everywhere - gah! We have a couple of Thai and 4 Japanese > that I can think of off the top of my head. One nearby street within > easy walking distance is littered with restaurants from around the > world... everywhere but Europe. Italy, yes, but no other European > country. France and Germany are conspicuously missing, but I guess it > reflects who the locals are. I don't know about that. There are a lot of Chinese restaurants around here but no real Chinese community to speak of. There are also quite a few Thai restaurants too, but no Thai community. OTOH, there are a lot of Dutch people here, a lot of them being recent immigrants. There was only one Dutch restaurant, but it didn't stay Dutch very long. The area to the west of me has a significant German community but there is only one German restaurant that I know of. The Germans and Dutch I know aren't big going out for home cooking. They have that at home. They go out for something different. |
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On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:04:02 -0600, Janet Wilder >
wrote: >On 12/3/2014 9:53 PM, wrote: >> On Wed, 03 Dec 2014 22:48:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote: >> >>> On 12/3/2014 7:48 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>>> >>>> Nonsense. You cook it your way, I'll cook it mine. I'm rather Scott >>>> Conant when it comes to my pasta. In other words very picky about the >>>> end result. >>> >>> Right, it has to be perfect. I have a long narrow pan and do one strand >>> at a time. Takes a while, but the results are worth the wait. >> >> Is your stove aligned east-west? If not, you're still doing it wrong >> and it can't possibly be perfect. >> > >Feng Shui Stove! > >That sounds like the title for another of those reality cooking shoes. That'd be doomed to failure, IMO. You'd never get the soles tender enough. |
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On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:49:12 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: > On 2014-12-04 2:14 PM, sf wrote: > > > We choke on Chinese restaurants within a very few blocks of me. > > They're everywhere - gah! We have a couple of Thai and 4 Japanese > > that I can think of off the top of my head. One nearby street within > > easy walking distance is littered with restaurants from around the > > world... everywhere but Europe. Italy, yes, but no other European > > country. France and Germany are conspicuously missing, but I guess it > > reflects who the locals are. > > I don't know about that. There are a lot of Chinese restaurants around > here but no real Chinese community to speak of. There are also quite a > few Thai restaurants too, but no Thai community. OTOH, there are a lot > of Dutch people here, a lot of them being recent immigrants. There was > only one Dutch restaurant, but it didn't stay Dutch very long. The area > to the west of me has a significant German community but there is only > one German restaurant that I know of. The Germans and Dutch I know > aren't big going out for home cooking. They have that at home. They go > out for something different. Pardon me for couching it with "I guess" because I wasn't guessing. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room. |
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On 2014-12-04 4:26 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:49:12 -0500, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >> On 2014-12-04 2:14 PM, sf wrote: >> >>> We choke on Chinese restaurants within a very few blocks of me. >>> They're everywhere - gah! We have a couple of Thai and 4 Japanese >>> that I can think of off the top of my head. One nearby street within >>> easy walking distance is littered with restaurants from around the >>> world... everywhere but Europe. Italy, yes, but no other European >>> country. France and Germany are conspicuously missing, but I guess it >>> reflects who the locals are. >> >> I don't know about that. There are a lot of Chinese restaurants around >> here but no real Chinese community to speak of. There are also quite a >> few Thai restaurants too, but no Thai community. OTOH, there are a lot >> of Dutch people here, a lot of them being recent immigrants. There was >> only one Dutch restaurant, but it didn't stay Dutch very long. The area >> to the west of me has a significant German community but there is only >> one German restaurant that I know of. The Germans and Dutch I know >> aren't big going out for home cooking. They have that at home. They go >> out for something different. > > Pardon me for couching it with "I guess" because I wasn't guessing. That's okay. I couched it with " I don't know about that." I rarely go out for the sorts of things I can easily cook at home. That being said, about once a month I go to a place that makes great burgers and fresh cut fries..... not a fast food joint. I also tend to order fish and seafood. That is because I am always looking for ideas for cooking fish. Only once or twice have I ordered a steak, because they are too easy to cook at home. OTOH.... most of the Italians I know seem to like to go out for Italian food. Maybe they are better at picking up on the nuances that distinguish the various shapes of pasta all made from the same dough, and the tomato sauces. I should post a disclaimer. I live in a very white part of the world. We have a wide variety of the white shades; English, Irish, Scots, French, Italians, Dutch,Germans, Poles, Russians,Hungarians. Indian, Chinese, Thai and Japanese tend to do well despite there being no ethic base in the local population. |
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On Thursday, December 4, 2014 5:26:35 AM UTC-6, Janet wrote:
> In article >, > says... > > > > On Wed, 03 Dec 2014 19:10:54 -0500, jmcquown > > > wrote: > > > > > But hey, she's on her second Rachel Ray pasta > > > pot even though they don't hold up well. I'm glad she's not spending my > > > money on crap. :) > > > > I'm not going back to confirm the words she used or didn't use, but I > > think she mentioned Rachel Ray because the pot was the same shape. > > She uses a pot the same shape as Rachel Ray? > But was the pot shaped like the fat RR, or the non-fat RR? In other words, was it a big ass pot or not? > > Janet UK --Bryan |
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On Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:14:39 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:29:07 -1000, dsi1 > > wrote: > > > You got a point there. We got choke Korean restaurants here. There's 4 > > down the street - 3 if you're only counting the ones I'd ever eat at. > > We choke on Chinese restaurants within a very few blocks of me. > They're everywhere - gah! We have a couple of Thai and 4 Japanese > that I can think of off the top of my head. One nearby street within > easy walking distance is littered with restaurants from around the > world... everywhere but Europe. Italy, yes, but no other European > country. France and Germany are conspicuously missing, but I guess it > reflects who the locals are. > No German or French restaurants here either. We have 4 Chinese restaurants but no dim sum restaurants. We used to have one but that one had a fire and never reopened. If you ask me, it was torched. Too bad, it was one of my favorite restaurants. The girls would come over with their carts and you'd choose the dishes you wanted - it made you feel like a king. > -- > A kitchen without a cook is just a room. |
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"dsi1" > wrote in message ... > On Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:14:39 AM UTC-10, sf wrote: >> On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:29:07 -1000, dsi1 >> > wrote: >> >> > You got a point there. We got choke Korean restaurants here. There's 4 >> > down the street - 3 if you're only counting the ones I'd ever eat at. >> >> We choke on Chinese restaurants within a very few blocks of me. >> They're everywhere - gah! We have a couple of Thai and 4 Japanese >> that I can think of off the top of my head. One nearby street within >> easy walking distance is littered with restaurants from around the >> world... everywhere but Europe. Italy, yes, but no other European >> country. France and Germany are conspicuously missing, but I guess it >> reflects who the locals are. >> > > No German or French restaurants here either. We have 4 Chinese restaurants > but no dim sum restaurants. We used to have one but that one had a fire > and never reopened. If you ask me, it was torched. Too bad, it was one of > my favorite restaurants. The girls would come over with their carts and > you'd choose the dishes you wanted - it made you feel like a king. The only one I've been to is in China Town in London:) I loved it:)) -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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"dsi1" > wrote in message ... On Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:14:39 AM UTC-10, sf wrote: > On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:29:07 -1000, dsi1 > > wrote: > > > You got a point there. We got choke Korean restaurants here. There's 4 > > down the street - 3 if you're only counting the ones I'd ever eat at. > > We choke on Chinese restaurants within a very few blocks of me. > They're everywhere - gah! We have a couple of Thai and 4 Japanese > that I can think of off the top of my head. One nearby street within > easy walking distance is littered with restaurants from around the > world... everywhere but Europe. Italy, yes, but no other European > country. France and Germany are conspicuously missing, but I guess it > reflects who the locals are. > No German or French restaurants here either. We have 4 Chinese restaurants but no dim sum restaurants. We used to have one but that one had a fire and never reopened. If you ask me, it was torched. Too bad, it was one of my favorite restaurants. The girls would come over with their carts and you'd choose the dishes you wanted - it made you feel like a king. --- If you want dim sum here you have to go to the International district in Seattle. Most of the other Chinese places around here sell pretty crappy, Americanized stuff. The best place near here, IMO would be Chopsticks in Edmonds. It is rather dated looking. Used to be across the street and they had the stereotypical Tiki bar. This is where I celebrated my 21st birthday. A cocktail at midnight. Now there is a drustore there and they occupy a place across the street that used to be a steak house among other things. For some reason, they did up the new place in a decor straight out of the 1960's, even though it was perhaps the 1980's or 1990's when it moved. But if you can get past that and the fact that they do have some things on the menu that aren't really Chinese, like a fruit platter, it is really good food and much of it is authentic. I have learned that a lot of people who live in this area are not wanted the authentic stuff. I know this because I have taken them to really good dim sum places only to have them comment that the food wasn't good. They have also complained about the food that I have ordered. Seems that all they want is something with a cutesey name to it like Buddha's Feast, Happy Family or something of that ilk. Start with an appetizer and some soup then have dish after dish come out along with some white rice and fried rice. Then have a ton of little containers to take home. Granted, I haven't tried a lot of different things. I had steamed hum bow and also tomato beef and loved both. Some places serve white or brown rice with the tomato beef, others serve noodles. I have also had similar but with additonal vegetables. That's what I like so that's what I like to order. What we have far too much of here, IMO are Thai places, Pho places and Mexican grills akin to Qdoba or Chiptole. Also hole in the wall Teriyaki places. I can't speak for the Thai or the Pho because this type of food doesn't appeal to me at all but the other stuff is certainly not authentic at all. But probably the worst I have ever seen is Panda Express! I was driving home one day and running really late. Angela was home alone and we were low on groceries aside from stockpile stuff like pasta and beans. I remembered someone I knew had raved about how yummy their food was. So I thought I would stop there. Plus I needed a bathroom and they had a convenient one. Once inside the door, I was not impressed. An Asian style Qdoba with crappy food on the steam table. I then decided to get something spicy and with vegetables for my husband who would want something when he got home from work. I can't remember the name of what I ordered for him but it was spicy chicken with green beans. I asked for one order of that, one order of chicken teriyaki and two orders of plain white rice. The lady behind the counter then picked up what appeared to be a plain piece of boneless chicken breast, cut it up and asked if I wanted sauce on it? I was like... Uh... If no sauce, then it wouldn't be Teriyaki would it? It would just be chicken! Things went downhill from there. I was handed a small bag at the register and given a price to pay that seemed way too low. I had looked at the board behind the counter that listed prices but they seemed confusing because most seemed to assume that you were getting some sort of combo plate and that wasn't what I wanted. So I questioned her. "This is for two orders. Right?" She assured me that it was. I looked in the bag and saw one Styrofoam container. I said, "Wait! Did you put everything in this one container?" She did. I then informed her that I had to take the food to two different people so this wasn't going to work. I think what she sold me was a combo platter. No matter in the end because nobody liked the food at all and I had to toss it all out, including the rice. I was also astounded the other day at Safeway. They sell steamtable Americanized Asian food which my husband seems to like but Angela does not. Years ago I used to get the lemon chicken. They no longer sell that. I quit getting it after I realized that all I really liked was the lemon sauce. And it was probably loaded with sugar. Anyway... Another guy was getting all sorts of food. The guy behind the counter was just loading it all into one of those flismy, stereotypical paper Chinese takeout boxes. One thing on top of the next. All different things and all with sauce. Some sweet and some spicy. He even asked the guy if that was okay to put it in there like that and the guy said that it was! I just couldn't imagine even eating that. One good thing though is the white rice. The fried is on the steamtable but the white is in a rice cooker behind the counter. So it comes home reasonably fresh. I pretty much only buy that if I am out to get a few things because I have a sick person at home. Then I will bring them some rice. I am also constantly astounded by how many people in this country all too willingly accept mediocore food and think that it is good! |
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On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 00:13:32 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote: > On Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:14:39 AM UTC-10, sf wrote: > > On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:29:07 -1000, dsi1 > > > wrote: > > > > > You got a point there. We got choke Korean restaurants here. There's 4 > > > down the street - 3 if you're only counting the ones I'd ever eat at. > > > > We choke on Chinese restaurants within a very few blocks of me. > > They're everywhere - gah! We have a couple of Thai and 4 Japanese > > that I can think of off the top of my head. One nearby street within > > easy walking distance is littered with restaurants from around the > > world... everywhere but Europe. Italy, yes, but no other European > > country. France and Germany are conspicuously missing, but I guess it > > reflects who the locals are. > > > > No German or French restaurants here either. We have 4 Chinese restaurants but no dim sum restaurants. We used to have one but that one had a fire and never reopened. If you ask me, it was torched. Too bad, it was one of my favorite restaurants. The girls would come over with their carts and you'd choose the dishes you wanted - it made you feel like a king. > I've been over Chinese food for a while, although you can entice me with dim sum or salt & pepper "anything" any time the bill is on you. ;) We have to be very careful with Chinese food these days because they use the same (used) oil for everything. Normally, I wouldn't care - but hubby ended up with twinges of a gout attack the last time we ordered delivery. The only thing we could pin down was their cooking oil because we didn't order any dish that had even a hint of shellfish to it. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 20:18:57 -0000, Janet > wrote:
> In article >, > says... > > > We have to be very careful with Chinese food these days because they > > use the same (used) oil for everything. Normally, I wouldn't care - > > but hubby ended up with twinges of a gout attack the last time we > > ordered delivery. The only thing we could pin down was their cooking > > oil because we didn't order any dish that had even a hint of shellfish > > to it. > > More likely the MSG, and other flavouring additives commonly used in > many Chinese takeaways; it's metabolised to purine so a big no-no for > people with gout and arthritis. > I didn't realize that, thanks! -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On Friday, December 5, 2014 12:28:03 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" <> wrote in message > ... > > On Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:14:39 AM UTC-10, sf wrote: > >> On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:29:07 -1000, dsi1 > >> > wrote: > >> > >> > You got a point there. We got choke Korean restaurants here. There's 4 > >> > down the street - 3 if you're only counting the ones I'd ever eat at. > >> > >> We choke on Chinese restaurants within a very few blocks of me. > >> They're everywhere - gah! We have a couple of Thai and 4 Japanese > >> that I can think of off the top of my head. One nearby street within > >> easy walking distance is littered with restaurants from around the > >> world... everywhere but Europe. Italy, yes, but no other European > >> country. France and Germany are conspicuously missing, but I guess it > >> reflects who the locals are. > >> > > > > No German or French restaurants here either. We have 4 Chinese restaurants > > but no dim sum restaurants. We used to have one but that one had a fire > > and never reopened. If you ask me, it was torched. Too bad, it was one of > > my favorite restaurants. The girls would come over with their carts and > > you'd choose the dishes you wanted - it made you feel like a king. > > The only one I've been to is in China Town in London:) I loved it:)) > Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I guess means small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people happy. > > -- > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Friday, December 5, 2014 1:50:38 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <> wrote in message > ... > On Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:14:39 AM UTC-10, sf wrote: > > On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:29:07 -1000, dsi1 > > > wrote: > > > > > You got a point there. We got choke Korean restaurants here. There's 4 > > > down the street - 3 if you're only counting the ones I'd ever eat at. > > > > We choke on Chinese restaurants within a very few blocks of me. > > They're everywhere - gah! We have a couple of Thai and 4 Japanese > > that I can think of off the top of my head. One nearby street within > > easy walking distance is littered with restaurants from around the > > world... everywhere but Europe. Italy, yes, but no other European > > country. France and Germany are conspicuously missing, but I guess it > > reflects who the locals are. > > > > No German or French restaurants here either. We have 4 Chinese restaurants > but no dim sum restaurants. We used to have one but that one had a fire and > never reopened. If you ask me, it was torched. Too bad, it was one of my > favorite restaurants. The girls would come over with their carts and you'd > choose the dishes you wanted - it made you feel like a king. > --- > > If you want dim sum here you have to go to the International district in > Seattle. Most of the other Chinese places around here sell pretty crappy, > Americanized stuff. The best place near here, IMO would be Chopsticks in > Edmonds. It is rather dated looking. Used to be across the street and they > had the stereotypical Tiki bar. This is where I celebrated my 21st > birthday. A cocktail at midnight. Now there is a drustore there and they > occupy a place across the street that used to be a steak house among other > things. For some reason, they did up the new place in a decor straight out > of the 1960's, even though it was perhaps the 1980's or 1990's when it > moved. But if you can get past that and the fact that they do have some > things on the menu that aren't really Chinese, like a fruit platter, it is > really good food and much of it is authentic. > > I have learned that a lot of people who live in this area are not wanted the > authentic stuff. I know this because I have taken them to really good dim > sum places only to have them comment that the food wasn't good. They have > also complained about the food that I have ordered. Seems that all they > want is something with a cutesey name to it like Buddha's Feast, Happy > Family or something of that ilk. Start with an appetizer and some soup then > have dish after dish come out along with some white rice and fried rice. > Then have a ton of little containers to take home. > > Granted, I haven't tried a lot of different things. I had steamed hum bow > and also tomato beef and loved both. Some places serve white or brown rice > with the tomato beef, others serve noodles. I have also had similar but > with additonal vegetables. That's what I like so that's what I like to > order. > > What we have far too much of here, IMO are Thai places, Pho places and > Mexican grills akin to Qdoba or Chiptole. Also hole in the wall Teriyaki > places. I can't speak for the Thai or the Pho because this type of food > doesn't appeal to me at all but the other stuff is certainly not authentic > at all. > > But probably the worst I have ever seen is Panda Express! I was driving > home one day and running really late. Angela was home alone and we were low > on groceries aside from stockpile stuff like pasta and beans. I remembered > someone I knew had raved about how yummy their food was. So I thought I > would stop there. Plus I needed a bathroom and they had a convenient one. > > Once inside the door, I was not impressed. An Asian style Qdoba with crappy > food on the steam table. I then decided to get something spicy and with > vegetables for my husband who would want something when he got home from > work. I can't remember the name of what I ordered for him but it was spicy > chicken with green beans. I asked for one order of that, one order of > chicken teriyaki and two orders of plain white rice. The lady behind the > counter then picked up what appeared to be a plain piece of boneless chicken > breast, cut it up and asked if I wanted sauce on it? I was like... Uh... > If no sauce, then it wouldn't be Teriyaki would it? It would just be > chicken! > > Things went downhill from there. I was handed a small bag at the register > and given a price to pay that seemed way too low. I had looked at the board > behind the counter that listed prices but they seemed confusing because most > seemed to assume that you were getting some sort of combo plate and that > wasn't what I wanted. So I questioned her. "This is for two orders. > Right?" She assured me that it was. I looked in the bag and saw one > Styrofoam container. I said, "Wait! Did you put everything in this one > container?" She did. I then informed her that I had to take the food to > two different people so this wasn't going to work. I think what she sold me > was a combo platter. No matter in the end because nobody liked the food at > all and I had to toss it all out, including the rice. > > I was also astounded the other day at Safeway. They sell steamtable > Americanized Asian food which my husband seems to like but Angela does not. > Years ago I used to get the lemon chicken. They no longer sell that. I > quit getting it after I realized that all I really liked was the lemon > sauce. And it was probably loaded with sugar. > > Anyway... Another guy was getting all sorts of food. The guy behind the > counter was just loading it all into one of those flismy, stereotypical > paper Chinese takeout boxes. One thing on top of the next. All different > things and all with sauce. Some sweet and some spicy. He even asked the > guy if that was okay to put it in there like that and the guy said that it > was! I just couldn't imagine even eating that. One good thing though is > the white rice. The fried is on the steamtable but the white is in a rice > cooker behind the counter. So it comes home reasonably fresh. I pretty > much only buy that if I am out to get a few things because I have a sick > person at home. Then I will bring them some rice. > > I am also constantly astounded by how many people in this country all too > willingly accept mediocore food and think that it is good! Jeepers! It sounds like a hard knock life - for you. You need to find your happy place! :-) |
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On Friday, December 5, 2014 5:54:18 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 00:13:32 -0800 (PST), dsi1 <> > wrote: > > > On Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:14:39 AM UTC-10, sf wrote: > > > On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:29:07 -1000, dsi1 > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > You got a point there. We got choke Korean restaurants here. There's 4 > > > > down the street - 3 if you're only counting the ones I'd ever eat at. |
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"dsi1" > wrote in message ... > On Friday, December 5, 2014 12:28:03 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote: >> "dsi1" <> wrote in message >> ... >> > On Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:14:39 AM UTC-10, sf wrote: >> >> On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:29:07 -1000, dsi1 >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> > You got a point there. We got choke Korean restaurants here. There's >> >> > 4 >> >> > down the street - 3 if you're only counting the ones I'd ever eat >> >> > at. >> >> >> >> We choke on Chinese restaurants within a very few blocks of me. >> >> They're everywhere - gah! We have a couple of Thai and 4 Japanese >> >> that I can think of off the top of my head. One nearby street within >> >> easy walking distance is littered with restaurants from around the >> >> world... everywhere but Europe. Italy, yes, but no other European >> >> country. France and Germany are conspicuously missing, but I guess it >> >> reflects who the locals are. >> >> >> > >> > No German or French restaurants here either. We have 4 Chinese >> > restaurants >> > but no dim sum restaurants. We used to have one but that one had a fire >> > and never reopened. If you ask me, it was torched. Too bad, it was one >> > of >> > my favorite restaurants. The girls would come over with their carts and >> > you'd choose the dishes you wanted - it made you feel like a king. >> >> The only one I've been to is in China Town in London:) I loved it:)) >> > > Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I guess means > small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people happy. It was very good. Ladies would come round with carts. I never knew what to choose so I just pointed and was never disappointed:) -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:18:22 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote: > Well, my rule of thumb is that you never want to see what goes on back there in a Chinese kitchen. Things go a lot smoother that way. I'll agree with you there! -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On 2014-12-05 5:18 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > Well, my rule of thumb is that you never want to see what goes on > back there in a Chinese kitchen. Things go a lot smoother that way. > LOL thinking back to the last time I was in nearby Chinese restaurant. The lady in charge was at the front when we heard a commotion in the kitchen. The argument got louder and louder and then we heard pans crashing. The boss lady ran back and yelled and screamed. Things calmed down and she returned and acting as if nothing had happened, as if the diners could not hear the same things she had heard. A few minutes later it started up again. I have not been back. It's been years. The place is still open, but I never see any cars there. |
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On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:12:31 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote: > Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I guess means small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people happy. It makes me happy! -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 22:23:58 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote: > > > "dsi1" > wrote in message > ... > > > > Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I guess means > > small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people happy. > > It was very good. Ladies would come round with carts. I never knew what > to choose so I just pointed and was never disappointed:) Did you see the chicken feet? -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 16:44:36 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote: > That's how they do it here too but the wait staff is usually men. Maybe where you are, not here. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:16:00 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote: > On Friday, December 5, 2014 1:50:38 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote: > > > > I am also constantly astounded by how many people in this country all too > > willingly accept mediocore food and think that it is good! > > Jeepers! It sounds like a hard knock life - for you. You need to find your happy place! :-) Hey, this is *Julie*... someone who lives in an area filled with people who demand, can afford and get good food. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:53:30 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: > On 2014-12-05 5:18 PM, dsi1 wrote: > > > > > Well, my rule of thumb is that you never want to see what goes on > > back there in a Chinese kitchen. Things go a lot smoother that way. > > > > > LOL thinking back to the last time I was in nearby Chinese restaurant. > The lady in charge was at the front when we heard a commotion in the > kitchen. The argument got louder and louder and then we heard pans > crashing. The boss lady ran back and yelled and screamed. Things calmed > down and she returned and acting as if nothing had happened, as if the > diners could not hear the same things she had heard. A few minutes later > it started up again. I have not been back. It's been years. The place > is still open, but I never see any cars there. I can't tell you how many Chinese restaurants (or restaurants in general) that I've been inside in my life and I've never, not one single time, heard an argument in the kitchen. If they were speaking in dialect, maybe you misunderstood the tone of voice for an argument. It can sound that way when they're just talking. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 18:11:28 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> On Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:50:06 PM UTC-5, sf wrote: > > His name was (chef) Hector Boiardi and he has quite an interesting > > story. http://www.chefboyardee.com/history > > > > I like Barilla whole grain pasta, it's only 1/2 whole grain durum wheat and it is healthier than reg pasta. Barilla is my favorite brand of pasta. I've tried to like whole wheat, but I just can't - so I compensate by eating less of the regular white. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:16:00 -0800 (PST), dsi1 > > wrote: > >> On Friday, December 5, 2014 1:50:38 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote: >> > >> > I am also constantly astounded by how many people in this country all >> > too >> > willingly accept mediocore food and think that it is good! >> >> Jeepers! It sounds like a hard knock life - for you. You need to find >> your happy place! :-) > > Hey, this is *Julie*... someone who lives in an area filled with > people who demand, can afford and get good food. Yes. And some of these people I refer to are wealthy. They just don't know good food! |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 18:11:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: > >> On Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:50:06 PM UTC-5, sf wrote: >> > His name was (chef) Hector Boiardi and he has quite an interesting >> > story. http://www.chefboyardee.com/history >> > >> >> I like Barilla whole grain pasta, it's only 1/2 whole grain durum wheat >> and it is healthier than reg pasta. > > Barilla is my favorite brand of pasta. I've tried to like whole wheat, > but I just can't - so I compensate by eating less of the regular > white. I love whole wheat but not the kind that says whole grain. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 22:23:58 -0000, "Ophelia" > > wrote: >> >> >> "dsi1" > wrote in message >> ... > >> > >> > Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I guess >> > means >> > small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people happy. >> >> It was very good. Ladies would come round with carts. I never knew >> what >> to choose so I just pointed and was never disappointed:) > > Did you see the chicken feet? No ... thank goodness! -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 2014-12-06 1:57 AM, sf wrote:
>> LOL thinking back to the last time I was in nearby Chinese restaurant. >> The lady in charge was at the front when we heard a commotion in the >> kitchen. The argument got louder and louder and then we heard pans >> crashing. The boss lady ran back and yelled and screamed. Things calmed >> down and she returned and acting as if nothing had happened, as if the >> diners could not hear the same things she had heard. A few minutes later >> it started up again. I have not been back. It's been years. The place >> is still open, but I never see any cars there. > > I can't tell you how many Chinese restaurants (or restaurants in > general) that I've been inside in my life and I've never, not one > single time, heard an argument in the kitchen. If they were speaking > in dialect, maybe you misunderstood the tone of voice for an argument. > It can sound that way when they're just talking. I had never heard it anywhere else. It sounded like serious fighting. It was almost comical because it started low and got increasingly loud with yelling and the pots and pans crashing. Boss mama would go back and yell and things cooled off. A little while later it started up again. It happened several times that night. |
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On 2014-12-06 1:58 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 18:11:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: > >> On Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:50:06 PM UTC-5, sf wrote: >>> His name was (chef) Hector Boiardi and he has quite an interesting >>> story. http://www.chefboyardee.com/history >>> >> >> I like Barilla whole grain pasta, it's only 1/2 whole grain durum wheat and it is healthier than reg pasta. > > Barilla is my favorite brand of pasta. I've tried to like whole wheat, > but I just can't - so I compensate by eating less of the regular > white. > I wonder what happened to that big protest against Barilla because the owner refused to portray *** families in its ads. I was advised to use Catelli Smart pasta. It is a healthy alternative and it is much tastier than whole wheat pasta. |
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On Sat, 6 Dec 2014 13:51:18 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote: > > > "sf" > wrote in message > ... > > On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 22:23:58 -0000, "Ophelia" > > > wrote: > >> > >> > >> "dsi1" > wrote in message > >> ... > > > >> > > >> > Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I guess > >> > means > >> > small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people happy. > >> > >> It was very good. Ladies would come round with carts. I never knew > >> what > >> to choose so I just pointed and was never disappointed:) > > > > Did you see the chicken feet? > > No ... thank goodness! I've used chicken feet a couple of different times in the last year when I've made chicken stock, but they just add more fat than I'd normally have as far as I can tell. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 09:32:06 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: > On 2014-12-06 1:57 AM, sf wrote: > > >> LOL thinking back to the last time I was in nearby Chinese restaurant. > >> The lady in charge was at the front when we heard a commotion in the > >> kitchen. The argument got louder and louder and then we heard pans > >> crashing. The boss lady ran back and yelled and screamed. Things calmed > >> down and she returned and acting as if nothing had happened, as if the > >> diners could not hear the same things she had heard. A few minutes later > >> it started up again. I have not been back. It's been years. The place > >> is still open, but I never see any cars there. > > > > I can't tell you how many Chinese restaurants (or restaurants in > > general) that I've been inside in my life and I've never, not one > > single time, heard an argument in the kitchen. If they were speaking > > in dialect, maybe you misunderstood the tone of voice for an argument. > > It can sound that way when they're just talking. > > > I had never heard it anywhere else. It sounded like serious fighting. > It was almost comical because it started low and got increasingly loud > with yelling and the pots and pans crashing. Boss mama would go back > and yell and things cooled off. A little while later it started up > again. It happened several times that night. > Having watched my share of those restaurant rescue type shows, I won't disbelieve you - but thankfully I've never experienced anything like that. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 09:37:08 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: > On 2014-12-06 1:58 AM, sf wrote: > > On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 18:11:28 -0800 (PST), wrote: > > > >> On Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:50:06 PM UTC-5, sf wrote: > >>> His name was (chef) Hector Boiardi and he has quite an interesting > >>> story. http://www.chefboyardee.com/history > >>> > >> > >> I like Barilla whole grain pasta, it's only 1/2 whole grain durum wheat and it is healthier than reg pasta. > > > > Barilla is my favorite brand of pasta. I've tried to like whole wheat, > > but I just can't - so I compensate by eating less of the regular > > white. > > > I wonder what happened to that big protest against Barilla because the > owner refused to portray *** families in its ads. No idea. Didn't even know it was an issue. Barilla is Italian, so that attitude makes sense. The current pope is more inclusive so maybe the Barilla Boss change his mind... but I bet it won't happen until after the synod changes theirs. > > I was advised to use Catelli Smart pasta. It is a healthy alternative > and it is much tastier than whole wheat pasta. Can't say I've seen that one, but I haven't looked for it either. I'm happy with Barilla. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On 2014-12-06 12:29 PM, sf wrote:
>> I had never heard it anywhere else. It sounded like serious fighting. >> It was almost comical because it started low and got increasingly loud >> with yelling and the pots and pans crashing. Boss mama would go back >> and yell and things cooled off. A little while later it started up >> again. It happened several times that night. >> > > Having watched my share of those restaurant rescue type shows, I won't > disbelieve you - but thankfully I've never experienced anything like > that. No reason not to believe me. It is a not a Bove style story about it happening in all Chinese restaurants. It is the only time I ever saw something like that.... or heard in this case. Don't put too much faith in all those restaurant rescues. Mystery Diners is more of a "reality" show. It is so obviously faked. Most of the others are not much better. Turnover in the business is very high. If people don't work out they are gone. If a restaurant has been in business for a long time and there is a specific staff problem the owners or managers can usually figure it out. My son managed a restaurant for a few years and I was surprised at the turnover in his staff. Restaurant work is often an entry level job for people entering the work force and many are just doing it until they find something better. Then there are those who get fired, and a lot of them are fired for theft. Bartenders and wait staff handling cash come up with all sorts of schemes to skim money. That is why restaurants have so many security cameras. They are watching the staff. They are comparing the meals served up with the sales and cash reported. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Sat, 6 Dec 2014 13:51:18 -0000, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> >> "sf" > wrote in message >> ... >> > On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 22:23:58 -0000, "Ophelia" >> > > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> "dsi1" > wrote in message >> >> ... >> > >> >> > >> >> > Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I guess >> >> > means >> >> > small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people >> >> > happy. >> >> >> >> It was very good. Ladies would come round with carts. I never knew >> >> what >> >> to choose so I just pointed and was never disappointed:) >> > >> > Did you see the chicken feet? >> >> No ... thank goodness! > > I've used chicken feet a couple of different times in the last year > when I've made chicken stock, but they just add more fat than I'd > normally have as far as I can tell. For stock yes, but why served with dim sum? -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Sat, 6 Dec 2014 18:24:58 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote: > > > "sf" > wrote in message > ... > > On Sat, 6 Dec 2014 13:51:18 -0000, "Ophelia" > > > wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> "sf" > wrote in message > >> ... > >> > On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 22:23:58 -0000, "Ophelia" > >> > > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> "dsi1" > wrote in message > >> >> ... > >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I guess > >> >> > means > >> >> > small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people > >> >> > happy. > >> >> > >> >> It was very good. Ladies would come round with carts. I never knew > >> >> what > >> >> to choose so I just pointed and was never disappointed:) > >> > > >> > Did you see the chicken feet? > >> > >> No ... thank goodness! > > > > I've used chicken feet a couple of different times in the last year > > when I've made chicken stock, but they just add more fat than I'd > > normally have as far as I can tell. > > For stock yes, but why served with dim sum? They like to eat chicken feet. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:18:40 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: > Don't put too much faith in all those restaurant rescues. Mystery Diners > is more of a "reality" show. It is so obviously faked. Most of the > others are not much better. T I don't watch any with regularity, but they've been on for so long it's pretty hard not to have watched at least a few: Restaurant Rescue, Bar Rescue, the one on Fox with Gordon Ramsey. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Sat, 6 Dec 2014 18:24:58 -0000, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> >> "sf" > wrote in message >> ... >> > On Sat, 6 Dec 2014 13:51:18 -0000, "Ophelia" >> > > wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> "sf" > wrote in message >> >> ... >> >> > On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 22:23:58 -0000, "Ophelia" >> >> > > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "dsi1" > wrote in message >> >> >> ... >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I >> >> >> > guess >> >> >> > means >> >> >> > small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people >> >> >> > happy. >> >> >> >> >> >> It was very good. Ladies would come round with carts. I never >> >> >> knew >> >> >> what >> >> >> to choose so I just pointed and was never disappointed:) >> >> > >> >> > Did you see the chicken feet? >> >> >> >> No ... thank goodness! >> > >> > I've used chicken feet a couple of different times in the last year >> > when I've made chicken stock, but they just add more fat than I'd >> > normally have as far as I can tell. >> >> For stock yes, but why served with dim sum? > > They like to eat chicken feet. They are welcome to them. -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Sat, 6 Dec 2014 19:09:11 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote: > > > "sf" > wrote in message > ... > > On Sat, 6 Dec 2014 18:24:58 -0000, "Ophelia" > > > wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> "sf" > wrote in message > >> ... > >> > On Sat, 6 Dec 2014 13:51:18 -0000, "Ophelia" > >> > > wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> "sf" > wrote in message > >> >> ... > >> >> > On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 22:23:58 -0000, "Ophelia" > >> >> > > wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> "dsi1" > wrote in message > >> >> >> ... > >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I > >> >> >> > guess > >> >> >> > means > >> >> >> > small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people > >> >> >> > happy. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> It was very good. Ladies would come round with carts. I never > >> >> >> knew > >> >> >> what > >> >> >> to choose so I just pointed and was never disappointed:) > >> >> > > >> >> > Did you see the chicken feet? > >> >> > >> >> No ... thank goodness! > >> > > >> > I've used chicken feet a couple of different times in the last year > >> > when I've made chicken stock, but they just add more fat than I'd > >> > normally have as far as I can tell. > >> > >> For stock yes, but why served with dim sum? > > > > They like to eat chicken feet. > > They are welcome to them. My feelings too. I'm not going to use them for chicken stock anymore either. -- A kitchen without a cook is just a room |
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On 12/5/2014 8:50 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 22:23:58 -0000, "Ophelia" > > wrote: >> >> >> "dsi1" > wrote in message >> ... > >>> >>> Dim sum is supposed to mean little pieces of the heart which I guess means >>> small morsels of happiness. Truely, it does seem to make people happy. >> >> It was very good. Ladies would come round with carts. I never knew what >> to choose so I just pointed and was never disappointed:) > > Did you see the chicken feet? > My guess is that they boil it to get it soft, then fry it. Boy those Chinese like that soft cartilage stuff - makes my flesh crawl! |
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