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Who serves the most impressive Chinese Banquet for under $500 per table?
As I noted -- the price is from an online menu of unknown age. It's undoubtedly more now. But probably not more than $200 more.
February 2012, Grocery Outlet - Is it worth it anymore?
Tonight at Oakland:
3/$1 Cadbury Flake! (just a few boxes in the specialty food shelves over the frozen pizza)
$1.49 16 oz. Oscar Meyer "deli select" shaved smoked turkey
$1.49 Horizon organic unsalted butter (half pound)(the also had Land o Lakes, $2.99/lb)
Who serves the most impressive Chinese Banquet for under $500 per table?
I don't know. I got it off menupages, where it was $288, but who knows how out of date that price is! R&G charges top dollar, and I'm not sure it's worth it.
Who serves the most impressive Chinese Banquet for under $500 per table?
That doesn't seem very impressive next to Great Eastern's seafood banquet:
Minced Seafood with lettuce wrap
Shark's Fin with shredded dried scallop soup
Sauteed Geoduck Clams & Sea Conch with yellow chives.
Sauteed Lobster with diced ginger & scallions
Sauteed Abalone & Chinese Mushrooms
Sauteed Dried Scallops with tender greens
Sauteed Filet Of Squab with straw mushrooms
Steamed Fish
Dessert & Fresh Fruit
Roli Roti roasted pig knuckle?
I'm not sure I would put it in a soup -- the whole point is the contrast between the crisp skin and the unctuous collagen underneath. I guess you could remove the bone and use it to make a soup, and then add the skin and meat just before serving.
Who serves the most impressive Chinese Banquet for under $500 per table?
Great Eastern has a private room.
Top Chef Texas - Ep. #14 - 02/08/12 (Spoilers)
Except LCK wasn't a "technicality" -- you had to earn your way back in, against competition that was presumably getting better and better. It's a lot more fair than situations in the past where someone has been brought back because someone else left.
sub for hard cider - not apple juice
To go back to your original question, when I read the heading, I thought "vermouth" -- I think it would work well. It won't, of course, taste the same, but it should provide a similar sweet/tart/acidic balance that works well with game.
Top Chef Texas - Ep. #14 - 02/08/12 (Spoilers)
I think you hit the nail on the head with the circumstances. People keep wondering how she survives in a professional kitchen, but in a professional kitchen -- especially one that she's running -- she wouldn't always be working "on the fly." She'd be familiar with the menu, the ingredients she had available, the kitchen layout and equipment and the people working around her. I think she's probably very meticulous and organized when she's in a situation where she's allowed to be organized. Her problem isn't so much that she's chaotic, but that she gets flustered in chaotic situations.
Top Chef Texas - Ep. #14 - 02/08/12 (Spoilers)
Actually, there's no such thing as "Mandarin" -- it's an American term that came into vogue in the '70s to differentiate the more Northern-influenced dishes that were being introduced from the Cantonese-American "Chinese" food people were familiar with.
China is a huge country that encompasses many cultures and geography and climates. There are many, many regional styles of cooking in China: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_cuisine
Top Chef Texas - Ep. #14 - 02/08/12 (Spoilers)
I think there's a slight difference in that Bird knew exactly what the competition was going to be. Sarah had to choose before she knew what the elimination challenge was. Given the challenges this season (and the fact that she was hospitalized with heat stroke during one of them), it's not unreasonable to think that no matter how good a chef she is, she might be concerned that the challenge might include external factors that could bring her down.
Top Chef Texas - Ep. #14 - 02/08/12 (Spoilers)
In Gail's blog she said they were "rubbery."
Whats a good place for lunch? South of Market area?
Mochica (Peruvian) 937 Harrison.
German choc cake in Oakland/Berkeley?
Second Feel Good bakery in Alameda, although they don't always have it (sometimes they have slices, and sometimes they have cupcakes). They use good quality ingredients.
CHOW Tour Oakland, Your Thoughts On Where To Go?
Yeah, I for sure wouldn't have walked in the door if I hadn't been brought there!
Recommendation for Small Chinese Banquet in Oakland
+2
I'll add that the service at East Ocean is a cut above, and I think the atmosphere is nicer, too.
Greek Gods yogurt: they ought to be ashamed!
The nutritional analysis was copied off their own website. The fact is that strained yogurt has a different nutritional profile than nonstrained yogurt -- more sugars, less protein. In addition, Greek Gods didn't just put the word "Greek" in the name of their yogurt, they actually put information about Greek yogurt being strained on their label, implying that they use the same processes as true Greek yogurt.
Tastes vary. If you like Greek Gods yogurt, then buy it!
My issue with them is the misleading labeling. These days there are many truly Greek-style yogurts on the market (even mass-market Dannon has one with no added thickeners), so it's easy to pick up Greek Gods and think it's the same, when it isn't.
Big Night Out for Two Single Ladies...and a Stressed Out Mom!
Since you're staying in the Marina district, you should probably plan your post-dinner for that area. There are plenty of bars on Union Street and Chestnut Street. While the scene there is considered atypical for SF, your LA friend should feel right at home.
Big Night Out for Two Single Ladies...and a Stressed Out Mom!
I'm guessing most people who are into the SF bar scene aren't reading Chowhound on a Saturday night. If you don't get any good responses, you should bump this thread up Monday morning.
Russian River valley day trip - picnic spot, help to narrow winery list?
Yeah, Andy's is great. If you don't mind taking a little detour, stop by Wild Flour Bakery in Freestone.
East Coast Subs - Where to Find or How to Recreate
You mean Genova in Oakland, right? They'll definitely do an Italian-style sandwich with shredded lettuce, oil and vinegar, but I'm not sure if you can get a soft roll.
A couple of days in the city
Check out La Victoria bakery and see if they are doing one of their special dinners.
February 2012, Grocery Outlet - Is it worth it anymore?
I agree. There are some things they stock regularly, and those aren't particularly bargains. But there are still good bargains. You just have to go in with the same attitude you've always had to go in with: don't look for specific items, look for the bargains. And of course prices have gone up. Prices have gone up everywhere. Apparently they use a formula to set the price, based on what they paid for it, so if their costs are higher, their prices are going to be higher.
Top Chef Texas - Ep. #13 - 02/01/12 (Spoilers)
It was so obviously *not* Grayson that I suspected it was Grayson. I'm not surprised -- the dish was typical Grayson: clunky and not very exciting. I like her as a person, but I'm not all that impressed by her food. She could have pounded those chicken breasts flat, trimmed them, and made the same dish more sophisticated.
Peanut Butter -- how do you eat it (and on what kinds of different foods)?
I resurrected another calorie-counting peanut butter treat: mix one part peanut butter with two parts plain nonfat Greek yogurt. It tastes amazingly good, and it makes a small amount of peanut butter go a farther.
Top Chef Texas - Ep. #12 - 01/25/12 (Spoilers)
You and I were on the same wavelength: go Mexican with a chipotle chicken salad, scallions and jicama and use Greek yogurt instead of mayo. For the watermelon salad, use lime juice, crumbled cotilla cheese and a dash of cayenne.
Bolani coming to SF Costco mid to late Jan 2012
Where are they stocked? Any idea what other local Costcos might have them?
