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Need 1 Dinner Place - Tampa Jul 19, 2012 by wkbdgrl1223 in Florida	2	Jul 24, 2012
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Real Chicago pizza Apr 20, 2005 by goodeats in Florida	21	Jul 21, 2012
Mark Bittman weighs in on the NYC soda ban Jun 06, 2012 by cresyd in Food Media & News	78	Jun 25, 2012
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Dispatching live lobsters? May 28, 2008 by carswell in Home Cooking	115	May 19, 2012
How long is Tahini good for? Apr 16, 2010 by Bazel in Home Cooking	17	May 19, 2012
Fourteen ounces is the new pound May 19, 2012 by janniecooks in General Topics	89	Jan 20, 2013
The best hot dog toppings -- Discuss! Aug 21, 2007 by JungMann in General Topics	215	Aug 02, 2012
Braunschweiger, how do you like tov eat it? Apr 14, 2006 by Novice Cook in General Topics	42	Mar 24, 2013
Those Park Slope parents wanting to ban the Good Humor type ice cream truck Apr 22, 2012 by MarkG in Food Media & News	75	May 01, 2012
Boca: Used to be "Smoke" in Hyde Park in Tampa--how is it? Apr 21, 2012 by gfr1111 in Florida	6	Apr 28, 2012
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Can i swap out shortening for butter in a white cake recipe? Jan 30, 2012 by i_eat_a_lot_of_ice_cream in Home Cooking	34	Mar 18, 2012
Best Chicken Wings in Tampa Bay Jan 13, 2005 by Little T. in Florida	127	Dec 05, 2012
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Name Brand Or Generic? Jan 15, 2012 by txmafia in General Topics	61	Jan 21, 2012
Do you know of flavors that disappear while cooking and have you developed strategies to retain them? Jan 14, 2012 by gfr1111 in Home Cooking	2	Jan 14, 2012
Bourdain in San Francisco for Layovers Jan 09, 2012 by SarahInMinneapolis in Food Media & News	60	Feb 21, 2012
Foodie destinations in Florida? Dec 30, 2011 by sway in Florida	12	Jan 07, 2012
Indonesian food in Florida Jun 23, 2007 by mariekeac in Florida	19	Jan 10, 2012
Suggestion to people who dine out in groups and get separate bills Jan 06, 2012 by fwsr in Not About Food	31	Jan 11, 2012
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Real Name:

Jeff

Location:

Sarasota/Tampa

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Best meal I ever ate:

Yank Sing, a dim sum restaurant in San Francisco, served the most amazing variety of dim sum which I have ever had. Each dish was lovingly prepared. A lot of thought went into these dishes. For example, the steamed shrimp dumplings practically exploded in my mouth because they were so fresh and the steamed wrappers were tender and ultra-thin.

My current drink of choice:

Chateau Souvereign cabernet sauvignon and Hess Collection chardonnay.

I really wish I could:

Take a year off of work and go to cooking school.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Nothing exotic here: lasagne, with hot Italian sausage, homemade tomato sauce, loads of garlic, fresh oregano and basil, mozzarella and romano cheeses. Skip the ricotta. I've never seen the point.

My favorite comfort food:

Pan-fried Northwest Indiana Lake Michigan perch.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

San Francisco: Yank Sing, Lark Creek Inn; Chicago: the Parthenon; Tampa: Berns' Steakhouse; Singapore: the Marine Parade collection of hawkers' stalls.

My most tattered cookbooks:

"Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Vols. I and II), Child, Bertholle, and Beck; "I'm Just Here for the Food", Brown; "The New York Times International Cookbook", Claiborne; "The New Orleans Cookbook", Collin and Collin; and "The Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook".

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