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Good Southern Cuisine / BBQ in Providence/Patwucket, RI
As a displaced Texan, I can tell you the pickens are slim. Take a look at http://pigtrip.net/ for the whole NE
Which restaurants should I cut from my last minute 4 day weekend in Mexico City?
Since you're going to be in la Condessa, Xel-Ha seems like an obvious include. I think their Cochinita is fine, never understood burying the wonderful orange flavors under habanero salsa, fine to include on the side, but not overwhelming the subtleties of other seasonings.
PVD/RI * February '12 * Open/Closed/Coming Soon
I posted this as a sep. thread, but could anyone report on the closure of La Poblanita and if Don Gallo is still in operation?
La Poblanita, Providence
I just heard that La Poblanita in Providence at Chalkstone and Academy has closed. Anyone know what is going on? Is Don Gallo still open? This is sad news.
9+ days in Mexico City: Where should we EAT?!
That's it. Hadn't seen the website, thanks for that. The food is meh, but it's still worth a visit.
9+ days in Mexico City: Where should we EAT?!
Since you'll be there for a while, do hit Bar Opera as well, not for the food, but perhaps after dinner drinks. Don't believe folks who think the dent in the ceiling right inside the door is Villa's gunshot, that's more towards the back where the bathrooms are.
9+ days in Mexico City: Where should we EAT?!
El Tajín in the Centro Cultural Veracruzana in Coyoacan is well worth a visit.
Do I need a pressure cooker?
I recently replaced a 30+ y/o PC with a Magefesa--love it. Kuhn Rikon and Fagor get a lot of mentions here, I chose Magefesa since it's the underdog against Kuhn Rikon (Swiss) and Fagor (also Spanish, but doing quite well.) I don't really see that much difference among them in general terms.
Azul y Oro, Centro Cultural Universitaria: GREAT NEWS!
I always thought it was insane that they didn't put a stop there in the first place. Whoever made that decision is, I hope, mopping floors at Pino Suarez
Trying to decide among..
Trying to decide among Tapeo, Orinoco, Don Ricardo and Zócalo for dinner at about 9 pm next Friday, 11/11. I've never been to any of them, so all advice welcome.
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Don Ricardo's Restaurant
57 W Dedham St, Boston, MA 02118
Finding produce in DF
I guess it's about building relationships with the vendors. I shopped there 3-4 times a week for about 3 years, so folks knew me pretty well and would get them or help me find things if they didn't have them. It was on the way home, so the easiest place to shop. I always found that for fruits and veggies, from common to uncommon, it was pretty much the best place to go (but have to get there early while all the stalls are still well stocked). For spices, the best place I know is on Buen Tono around the corner, Molino de [no sé de que].
Baking supplies in Mexico City
Try the shops around Mercado San Juan,they've got just about everything.
Best French Fries in Mexico City?
See this post by Nick Gilman, though I haven't tried any of the recommendations.
http://goodfoodmexicocity.blogspot.com/2010/10/burger-queen-best-of-df.html
Recommendations for Santa Fe districto of Mexico City D.F,
If you find anything, please do report back. My experience with Santa Fe has been uniformly dismal.
What's the most overpriced menu item you've seen?
That's because baby eels are nasty and caviar is sublime.
What's the most overpriced menu item you've seen?
And so are angulas, your point being?
What's the most overpriced menu item you've seen?
Angulas, baby eels. About as expensive as cavier, butnot at all worth the price of 100$ an ounce, considering it's just opening a tin.
Best Tapas in Boston (with super good Paella) :)
Not to pick nits, will, ok, it is, but Tapas and Paella are two WAY different things. Tapas are "covers" i.e. little nibbles that cover one's drink to keep out the flies (even if today's multiple takes on nibbles couldn't function as literal "tapas"). Paella is a HUGE pan of food to serve the entire extended family. Seems like you are asking for the best Spanish restaurant, not the best Tapas.
What are these eggs?
High volume egg places (100+ scrambles or omelets) don't crack the eggs to order, they crack 300+ eggs into a strainer, then whisk or blend (as another poster suggested). A 4oz ladle is a 3 egg omelet. So, it's not necessarily powdered/liquid eggs that you're craving.
Foods You Enjoy for Breakfast that are non-typical
A deep fried Tamal in a bolillo with a cup of atole is a really traditional Mexican breakfast.
Alforno Providence- It Must Be Nice Having Such Great Food That You Can Be Rude
I'm confused by your reference to "The hill" since Alforno isn't really in the College Hill neighborhood nor is it anywhere near Federal Hill, or any other hill, for that matter, being in the bottoms.
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Alforno Restaurant
577 S Main St, Providence, RI 02903
any Ethiopian Restaurant, near Providence?
Congratulations, looking forward to a visit, and will call first as you request!
Best female chefs around the globe?
Alicia Gironella d'Angelis, Martha Ortiz Chapa, both in Mexico City
any Ethiopian Restaurant, near Providence?
Yeah, that's what I'm saying, I followed up to their post on permitting, and now I can't find their or my post (even using Chowhound's "my posts"), which has me worried.
any Ethiopian Restaurant, near Providence?
Any update on this? The owners posted that they were planning on opening "soon" a couple of weeks ago, now I can't find that post or even my own that followed it.
Chef Ricardo Munoz Zurita now in Condesa - Azul in Condesa
Really glad to see this and look forward to stopping in next time I'm in town.
