Starka

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Title, Date, Author	Replies	Last Reply
Phx: are there any non-chain kitchen stores left? May 03, 2009 by winedubar in Phoenix	20	May 13, 2009
Polish Appetizer Needed May 06, 2009 by MARISKANY in Home Cooking	11	May 07, 2009
What was your favourite childhood concoction, which you now think is disgusting? Dec 27, 2008 by Caralien in General Topics	395	Aug 14, 2012
Christmas Eve Traditional Meals Dec 04, 2008 by bucksguy14 in General Topics	58	Dec 09, 2008
Khachapuri in Phoenix? Nov 21, 2008 by ipsedixit in Phoenix	8	Nov 26, 2008
What food do you remember best from your wedding? Nov 07, 2008 by Starka in General Topics	56	Jul 31, 2009
Family foods I thought was normal Nov 05, 2008 by HotMelly in General Topics	1054	Aug 02, 2012
Epitome of Polish Cuisine? Sep 30, 2008 by yankeefan in General Topics	34	Oct 09, 2008
Best Sandwich in Phx? Jul 02, 2008 by ejs1492 in Phoenix	100	Jun 04, 2010
Are you a bagel scooper? Jun 18, 2008 by Miss Needle in General Topics	32	Jun 25, 2008
Ladies' Weekend in Scottsdale and Sedona Apr 09, 2008 by Losmith in Phoenix	6	Apr 14, 2008
Raw Milk / Home Cheesemaking in AZ? Dec 28, 2007 by Starka in Southwest	9	Sep 16, 2008
Portion Size at Finer Restaurants Dec 09, 2007 by gatorfoodie in General Topics	81	Dec 21, 2007
Oh, Barley - how I love thee! Dec 13, 2007 by sparkalina in General Topics	15	Oct 09, 2011

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Phoenix, AZ

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Best meal I ever ate:

First realization that a restaurant *cared* about its food and guests- at Genoa in Portland, OR back in '97. No menus, 5-courses, your server described each course but without fussiness or expected response... my most comfortable, intimate, loving experience with ever as a restaurant diner.

My current drink of choice:

Homemade lemonade, easy on the sugar.

I really wish I could:

Make molecular gastronomy, or at least the phrase, go away. Dang, it's *really* not that interesting.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Roasted fingerlings with a garlicy aioli to dip. Just have to dodge any "what's aioli?" questions.

My favorite comfort food:

Bigos (Polish hunter's stew), runny soft boiled eggs scooped into a glass with a few salt grains

My most tattered cookbooks:

3-ring binders of cut-outs from NY Times, Food & Wine, scribbled notes from phone calls to family and restaurant friends, an old Mario Batali book, random Polish/Georgian/Russian books, new favorite: Lebanese!