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Lyles Golden Syrup
The Junket deli in El Cerrito probably has it. That's where I bought my last can.
Good takeout lunch in San Jose?
Thanks for the suggestions! I think our group will be happy with the variety of choices, and I knew I could count on the 'hounds to help me out with this.
Good takeout lunch in San Jose?
Hoss, the plan is to take the food to Santa Cruz to eat there. Thanks for the falafel suggestion, ceekskat; I love a good falafel and personally, a semi-soggy filling (after 30-40 mins.) doesn't faze me.
I'm hoping to give the group a few choices ... any other ideas?
Good takeout lunch in San Jose?
Our group of 18 - 20 people is heading from Oakland to Santa Cruz this Thursday (5/15) and I'm in charge of finding a good takeout place in the SJ area to pick up lunch for everyone. The requirements are: good food, not too expensive (approx. $10/each), not too far from the freeway (Hwy. 17, 101-280 interchange or thereabouts). We'll eat just about anything as long as it's tasty.
Help, please-- I'm not familiar with the South Bay! Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.
What's going on with Cafe Rouge?
Robert, you're right. I just called and it IS an Opentable glitch (which Cafe Rouge was unaware of). Right now the only way to make reservations is by phone: 510/ 525-1440.
What's going on with Cafe Rouge?
If you click on "Reservations" on the Cafe Rouge website, it sends you to a place called "Cafe Pfister," same street address as Cafe Rouge. Since Agent 510 ate lunch at Cafe Rouge just yesterday, I'm assuming that nothing's changed yet; does anyone know what's up?
Baby Boomers RETRO Dinner Party
For inspiration, don't miss these recipe cards from 1974:
http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html
best Shanghai cuisine restaurant in the entire SF Bay Area
Daveena, "sung" was what came to mind when I saw the description of the prawn dish as well. Seems like sung can be made from just about any protein source (in addition to pork I've also had fish sung and soy bean sung) and it's always sweet and salty, not very meaty--fish sung isn't even really fishy. Wonder if that was it?
I've been to Shanghai Gourmet in the Pacific East Mall many times. Don't know how high it rates in the Bay Area, but food is usually satisfying, the menu is fairly extensive and my mom (from Shanghai) likes it. Just stay away from the leaden yo tiao. Btw, Gary Soup, they serve crispy fried eel.
Shanghai Gourmet
3288 Pierce Street, #B109
Richmond, CA 94504
(510) 526-8897
What's American food anyway?
I've always considered Spam to be the American version of rillettes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes
Best Trader Joe's cookies?
Swiss Almond Crunch Cookies--really yummy. When I include them on a cookie tray, they're always the first to go, and usually someone asks me for the recipe. Embarrassing.
What's Your Secret Ingredient?
Try clicking on the arrow next to "Topic Options" on the upper right, next to "Home Cooking" heading. A "Print" option should appear.
Ever get comp'ed for service faux pas or weirdness
When we were around 19 years old and in college, a friend and I went to lunch at Bob's Big Boy. I devoured my hamburger but my friend, a picky eater, didn't eat much of her chili. I tasted it and it was ok; nothing special, but typical diner chili. The waitress asked if anything was wrong with the chili and my friend said she didn't like it. Then the waitress asked if she could bring her something else from the menu; my friend said no. So my friend's meal and drink were comped! We were both surprised-- no, shocked. Class act.
Bakeries in Berkeley/Oakland
I've always liked Katrina Rozelle in Oakland.
http://www.katrinarozelle.com/
The perfect scale
Here's a discussion on kitchen scales, a bit dated but informative, especially if you're just starting your search:
http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article.php?id=82&title=Kitchen+Scales
And website: http://www.oldwillknott.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/3033.10.9228560945372775745/OldWill2
Where Can I Get The Best Digital Scale?
Here's a discussion on kitchen scales, a bit dated but informative, especially if you're just starting your search: http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article.php?id=82&title=Kitchen+Scales
And website: http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/
Bargain Hunting at Grocery Outlet in Santa Rosa
I always go with French Roast, haven't tried the others.
Bargain Hunting at Grocery Outlet in Santa Rosa
Rio Grande coffee is one of the best deals in town. I regularly buy the French Roast in whole bean form. The beans aren't roasted as evenly as, say, Peet's or some of the higher-end brands. (In fact, I tend to be more of a Peet's girl in terms of my likes, but I'm such a caffeine freak I can't afford the bushels of Peet's I need to support my coffee habit.) Instead I buy Rio Grande, freshly grind each batch and use a coffee press. Once brewed the coffee is tasty, fairly rich and smooth; definitely a good value.
