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Wiener Schnitzel?
Haven't had it, but have seen it on the menu and being served at Mooo Restaurant.
Culinary Uses for Pickled Jalapeno
My favorite use for them is with hot dogs instead of relish.
5/15/12 Rosa Mexicano Report
Am I reading correctly from the Lone Star thread, that you did Lone Star and Rosa Mexicano in the same night?
Joe's crab shack - free crab for a year
I went this past Saturday night with a few people to a soft opening. They had a limited menu going, but I got a taste of the experience, and a crab facial as they put it.
The free crabs to the first 100 customers is basically one bucket of crabs a month for a whole year so don't get too excited.
The music was cranked up loud, and evey 20 mins. the staf has to do a dance infront of the customers.
The place reminds me of a Red Lobster type chain for young people.
Mass issues Cape Cod oyster warning.
I guess this is a hot topic right now with shell-fishing around Cape Cod. Here is an article from a couple days ago with a little more information.
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120510/NEWS/205100330
Bacteria can be present and still be safe, and the article doesn't imply that refrigerating eliminates the bacteria, it just curbs the spread, which means to me that it curbs the spread to unsafe levels that can cause illness.
Armenian String Cheese
THANKS!!!
Now I know what I'm having for breakfast Sunday...and I have soujouk spice on hand. Excellent way to spice up a burger too!
So Disappointed at Italian choices on North Shore
I agree that some people may feel it's out of the way, but I have no issue driving from Haverhill to Gloucester or Salem, MA for dinner on a weekday night for dinner.
It really depends on what you are looking for, and I think Tuscan Kitchen is worth the drive if you are looking for a place that really gets everything right.
Cheffrank hit the nail on the head when he say "The food is inventive and really well prepared and the service is outstanding".
Personally, I'd rather drive an extra 15 to 20 mins. for a great meal and experience, than settle for an alright meal and experience.
So Disappointed at Italian choices on North Shore
My favorites are Joseph's Trattoria in the Ward Hill part of Haverhill or the Tuscan Kitchen in Salem, NH.
O Ya… Consistency whittled down to the dull art of repetition; or One and Done
Oh no....please don't make her back it up!!!
I was really hoping it would just go away, or get washed out in the undertow.
Armenian String Cheese
If you would like to try my recipe for Armenian String Cheese here it is.
I start with a 1/2 pound of Muenster cheese, and 1 tablespoon water in the top of a double boiler. (Bring water to boil in the bottom pot of the double boiler first.)
Simmer for 5 mins. Mix cheese with a spoon and simmer 5 more mins. or until all the lumps have melted. (If you melt the cheese in a sauce pan instead of a dbl. boiler, use about a 1/3 cup of water.)
PULLING THE CHEESE INTO STRINGS
Place a colander on a sauce pan. Empty melted cheese into colander. Let drain. Sprinkle black fennel seeds between cheese. Pick up cheese and pull with hands to 18" long strip. Fold in half by bringing the two ends of cheese together Repeat pulling and folding the cheese in this manner until the cheese is a 1/4" in diam. Dip string cheese in cold brine.
If thinner strings are desired, remove from brine when the cheese is luke warm and separate strings. (The cheese may divided into very thin strings when like warm).
Keep cheese in brine for 30 mins. or until cold. Store in fridge covered if going to be used in a few days, or to store longer, place cheese in a glass jar and cover with brine.
FOR BRINE
For each cup of cold water, use 3 tablespoons of pure salt. Mix together and let the salt dissolve thoroughly in the water. There is more salt in string cheese brine than salted cheese brine, because string cheese is not salted first.
To serve, remove the string cheese from brine and rinse with cold water.
I like to eat it with Choerag (sweet roll), or on Armenian cracker bread. As staranise mentioned, with cucumbers and melons it great.
Good luck if you try!
Which Two Cuisines for the Rest of your Life?
I've read there have been studies on this at Yale Univ. in Conn. using MRI techniques that show different parts of the brain are stimulated through smell and taste.
This would lead me to believe that you would want to study the nerves which send messages to the brain that would stimulate arousal (Front Lobe would be my guess).
You probably have three main nerves bringing taste to the brainstem. I'm not sure of the names of the nerves, but the trigeminal nerve is what would carry them all to the brain.
I think you need to do a lot more scientific research rather than finding out how many pizza and Chinese restaurants there are in the USA.
Sultan Mediterranean Cafe - North Andover
Nice write-up.
This place has been open for well over a year, and I've had take-out from them quite a few times. Nice people, very clean place inside, and I like it some of the things there but I like I like the food a little better at Jims Kabob's a little further down the street in Lawrence. Jim's buys his lamb from Butcher Boy in N. Andover which impressed me, and let him know I could tell he was working with good lamb.
Jim's Kabob has been around for a while, and don't let the apperance on the outside fool you.
Mounir's in Lawrence is another option if you are looking for takeout.
All three of these places are within a mile or two from each other and all have certain streanths and weaknesses. I wish I had the time to do a full comparison and highlight my favorites of each joint.
watertown kabobs/falafel
I had an opportunity to try the lamb shish kebab at Demo's this weekend, and they really lived up to my expectations set by you and Jenny O.
The lamb was cooked perfect, and had a very nice aftertaste to it that lamb sometimes has for me. It's hard to explain, but I almost didn't want to eat anything else, or brush my teeth before I went to bed that night it tasted so damn good.
I just wish I remembered about the black eyes pea soup, but there will be a next time.
Thanks
The Grill Next Door, Haverhill.
I've only been here for Breakfast, and always wondered how this place might be for dinner.
Thanks for the post on their dinner. Will have to check it out soon.
Persian Black Sesame Nabulsi Cheese in Boston Area?
This is fairly common cheese in your Armenian, Lebanese and Syrian markets.
I like Nabulsi cheese, which is a brined cheese, but it is salty and I need to soak and rinse the brine off before I use it. I would compare it more with the Armenian string cheese than Feta, as it is studded with tiny black nigella seeds, also known as black caraway or black cumin which gives the cheese sort of a peppery taste. I don't find this cheese sweet at all, but it goes well with choreg (Armenian sweet rolls).
I haven't looked for it in the Boston area as it is available closer to where I live north of Boston, but it shouldn't be difficult to find.
Coach Grill, Sudbury
I wouldn't put it in the same class of any high end steakhouse. It's much more of a dressed-up casual type of a place.
I've had good experiences with the food and service there, but I wouldn't go there an expect to be wowed by anything.
If you live in the area, they have a nice private room also if you need to find a place for a 20 or so people.
MA/Boston food wedding favor idea?
I recently received these chocolate covered cranberries at a local wedding.
http://www.nantucketchocolatier.com/Feature.cfm?show=146
Boston Area Barbecue Restaurants
Here is a Red Eyed Pig post with some more info.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/822767
Business dinner in Tewksbury-Andover area Sun night
On the Bone at the Wyndham as mentioned is a good choice for a business dinner, and easy to get to off 93.
If it isn't a formal business dinner, my choice and another easy to find place off 93 is Luna Rossa in Tewksbury,....Dascomb Rd. exit off 93.
http://www.lunarossa-restaurant.com/
Conference Widow Trolling the streets of Boston in search of Food
Great suggestions!!!!
Both are great suggestions for visitors interested in food, and the local food truck theme scene suggestion is really thinking outside the box.....love it.
I know some people that will be visiting Boston through the summer who will literally eat up these ideas.
Baklava in Merrimack Valley?
George's or Korbani's are the first two places that come to my mind too.
PORTUGUESE FOOD/AZOREAN FOOD
Don't forget Lowell, MA that has a few Portugese places. Friend's and Cavaleiro's. I still haven't tried IV Seasons in Lowell.
Red Dragon cheese
If I remember correctly it's a spicy cheese too. I've tried it and liked it, but did not love it.
I'm not one of the "so many of us" that needs specifics. I like to learn from experience.
Lunch near Mt. Auburn Cemetary? Cambridge, Watertown area?
Thanks for keeping things on topic MrRich.
How are the sandwiches at Uncommon Grounds? Specifically, I'm curious if anyone tried their pastrami sandwich?
Good price for lamb?
The main menu will be the lamb, pilaf, roasted tomatoes, peppers, and onions, armenian green beans (fassoulia), tray of olives, feta, cucumber, toorshi (pickled veggies), tabooleh, yalanchi (meatless stuffed grape leaves), little triangle spinach borek.
Lamb will be seasoned with sea salt, pepper, crushed garlic, lemon juice and oregano rubbed all over. I'll base the lamb as it cooks with a mixture of olive oil, oregano, sea salt and pepper.
Good price for lamb?
Australian lamb is probably my favorite, but most of my non-ethnic extended family and friends feel the taste is to strong for them, and like the taste of the domestic lamb better.
I'm spit roasting a 90 lbs. fully dressed lamb for easter this year from Blood Farm.
Better cheddar?
Hey....thanks for this tip on the reduced fat Kerry Gold cheddar as a melting cheese. I'm finding a lot of uses for it.
