is there reg Chinese on the menu for the faint of tongue?

The room was called The Oak Room, which is a resto in The Plaza, but it was actually filmed in a ballroom in the Pierre Hotel

2nd ave deli or pastrami queen?
discuss...

Looking for UES chinese/Szechwan sunday dinner. Above 75th or so. Moderate price please
also going for lunch up there at Pastrami queen. any opinions? thanks

just bought the stuff today. I'm thinking 3/4 cup grated, maybe?

I'm trying David Lebovitz's kimchi recipe. In it it calls for,

"1 medium daikon radish, peeled and grated "

This seems like a lot. I get daikons that are 10 -12" long and 2" in diameter. Is that Medium? Seems like a lot!!

I refer to my post a year ago
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/851046

any ideas? How long will they last in the fridge if I drain and put them in water?

Okay, how about dinner?

Anything around here for decent sunday brunch?

Trying David Chang's Kim-chi. It calls for 2TBS of jarred salted shrimp and all I have is some jarred Thai shrimp paste. What should I do?????

I had to buy an extremely large green cabbage (not savoy or napa) It was the smallest head. Has anyone used this type for kimchi? I want to try David Chang's recipe http://www.today.com/id/33482489/site... But I don't want to screw it up with the wrong cabbage

Looking for opinions, experiences with mail order knife sharpening services. I have 2 knives that need the bolster ground down. I have tried the local (southern vt, nh) service and I don't think they really understood what I needed done. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

So what are my choices if I want to learn how to sharpen with a stone?

this is what I'm refering to. Mine looks like this. I think it would have to be ground down to be even with the blade? Can I do this with a stone?

http://culinaryarts.about.com/od/kniv...

I have 3 original Sabatier knives (filleting, chef's, cleaver) 2 American Knives (chefs, Santuko), 1 German, utility knife, and 1 Japanese paring knife.

The German knife and one of the Sabatier's have heels. I have been using a Chef's Choice electric sharpener for a number of years. It's been great except for the knives with heels. The last 1/2 inch or so does not go through. After a while they have lost their balance because this part of the knife is wider then the rest. It's millimeters, but it makes a very big difference.

So this has brought me to the realization that it is time to learn how to sharpen my knives with a stone. I am looking for a whetstone that is easy to use and not too expensive. Any help would be great. Thanks!

Al's in Burlington, VT. Best at 1AM

So we went to Dali Restaurant in Somerville Ma this weekend. Every thing was very good, but the fried cheese w/ onion marmalade was amazing!
This onion condiment was made mostly of onions, but had a overtone of marmalade sweetness. I could have eaten it by the cup full. There were no Indian or Asian hints to it. Any ideas how I should try to replicate this?

so what am I missing. I see it mentioned a lot in Indian cookbooks, I remember my mom cooking tongue in it, I'm not sure what I would use it for. Am I just wanting another gadget?

Please try the fish and chip shop on eliot street. It's really good and very British

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So on a day trip to NYC, among other delicacies, I brought home 2 chinese roast ducks from Corner 28 in Flushing. I usually just pick off the meat and make an amazing stir fry and use the bones for stock. Anyone have any other ideas? can I freeze the meat?

just try to restrict what people can buy using food stamps and watch the junk food corporation lobbyists swing into action. To them a buck is a buck no mater where it comes from

does fosters in greenfield still carry corn husks? can't seem to find them in brattleboro

What should I do with this for xmas? Beef round/Beef sirloin tip roast. about 2#

There is Fireworks on Main St. ($12-25). An ok Indian on Eliot. Great fish and chip shop on eliot (see my review a couple of days ago) Higher end is Peter Havens on Eliot. TJ Buckleys on eliot. There is also a decent Thai on main and high st. Other stuff scattered outside of downtown if you want. Our bang for the buck is Fireworks. Nice creative italian

I use a red wine bottle. the pour spout should fit that and when it gets a bit grimy just get another. Of course that means you have to empty a bottle of red wine. That's the fun part! I use the red wine bottles because the glass is darker

Been meaning to try this for a while. Wife is British, so we are a bit picky. Very small place on Eliot Street. (Used to be the falafel shop) A few small picnic tables and a few seats by the window. You order at the counter and they bring it out. Menu - fish, chips and....chips. They do one thing and they do it well. Very good fish with nice light crunchy coating. Not greasy. Chips were very good. I've never liked the mushy British chips, so this was a nice change. All and all a great place when you have a hankering. Nice addition to town and much closer then the hour it takes to get to Lil' Britain in Bennington. Our favorite, but this is very close and the chips are better. Nice people too.

Yeah, maybe not metallic. Just...weird.. No canned stuff, nothing different then my regular cooking. just ...an odd flavor

Crockpot. Maybe I have an old one. Maybe it's broken. It's just seems like it tastes...metallic .. tinny.. I'm just not sure.
I want to love this technology, just like all the others. Do I need a new machine.