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Red Bank, pre-Basie dinner
Best meals in town are Bienvenue and Via45, hands down. I've been to them all more than twice and those two are the standouts. If forced to choose one, I'd say "Bienvenue".
Amalfi Coast--Best place for lunch and dinner in each charming town
Summer high season will be upon soon and there are likely to be plenty of requests for Amalfi Coast dining choices. I suggest we all pitch in and name our favorite places for lunch and for dinner in each of the towns from Sorrento (I know, it's not on the Amalfi Coast) to Salerno. Don't forget to include Capri.
One choice for lunch and one for dinner in each town.
It's time to reassess the Red Bank dining scene.
You guys can do better than this. Where are the hounds?
Post-Dinner South Beach
I'm looking for a place in or near South Beach where a few 50 year-old men can gather after dinner for drinks. Cigars would be welcome, as would good live music.
And yes, I know we are old men looking for something in a town that caters to the young and beautiful.
french and romantic
I recommend Bienvenue in Red Bank. Wonderful food in a charming space, it won't leave you disappointed.
It's time to reassess the Red Bank dining scene.
There has been lots of turnover in ownership and several new openings in recent years. The prior threads are a bit stale, so I think it is time for us to chime in with our opinions of the Red Bank dining scene circa late-2011. Where have you been lately and where did you have a good experience? Almost as importantly, are there places that you would like to warn your fellow hounds away from?
Please post your top 5 list as part of your reply.
Cubacan - Asbury Park
Had an absolutely terrible meal there after the Jukes show last month. All three of us were extremely disappointed with our food. The rice tasted as though it had been sitting on a steam table for hours, and the pork and chicken dishes we tried were bland and inauthentic. At the time, there was a lively bar scene going on inside, with live music. As a nightclub, it might be fun, but if you are looking for a serious Cuban restaurant, I'd suggest you go elsewhere.
Is there no lobster salad in Monmouth Co.?
Sickles Market in Little Silver has a pretty good Lobster Salad available for takeout at 23.99 per pound. I've been eating it all summer long.
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Sickles Market
1 Harrison Avenue, Little Silver, NJ 07739
Is there no lobster salad in Monmouth Co.?
Just got back from Maine. lobster Rolls went for between 10.99 and 15.99 each, depending on the level of tourist interest that the setting held.
Sharpening a masamoto gyutou 8.2 inchs
Contact Korin, a Japanese knife store on Warren street in Manhattan. You can mail your knife to them for reasonably priced hand sharpening or you can go to their website and order an instructional DVD that will teach you every thing you will ever need to know. Plus they sell, sharpening stones.
www.korin.com
Cookbooks you shouldn't have purchased...which books just didn't work for you?
Most restaurant-based cookbooks don't seem to work for the home cook.The preparations are too complex. Not enough bang for the buck.
MAY 2011 COTM NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN
How about "My New Orleans" by John Besh? It's a terrific book.
APRIL 2011 AMFT/Greenspan: Chicken and duck; beef, veal, pork, and lamb; fish and shellfish
I made this dish last week. It was terrific and garnered kudos from everyone at the table. I've been making a similar dish for years --Chicken with forty cloves of garlic. The easiest way to deal with the dough is to buy the cheapest supermarket-brand unbaked dinner rolls you can find. Pop the container open and form the dough around the pot edge and press on the lid.----Probem solved.
Decent restaurant open on Sunday in Paris?
Here are some exterior photos of La Fontaine de Mars
Decent restaurant open on Sunday in Paris?
La Fontaine de Mars in the seventh. Ate there on a sunday night two weeks ago and the staff couldn't have been nicer. Food was wonderful and the ambience was lovely, classic bistro (as seen through American eyes, perhaps).
Suggestions for French Copper Cookware
tinned, two brass handles and it weighs a lot!
I inaugurated my copper Mauviel saute pan...
As reported in another thread, I just returned from Paris with a 45 cm 22 1/2 qt Mauviel m'tradition saute pan that I picked up at Dehillerin. I'm thrilled!
Here it is next to a 7 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch Oven
Suggestions for French Copper Cookware
Thanks everyone.
I picked up a 45cm, 22 1/2 qt covered, two handled saute pan that I am thrilled with!
I stuffed it into my suitcase at the airport, after having left plenty of extra room before flying to Paris. No extra weight charges, either!
The price was less than 50% of what I would have paid in the USA!! Amazing deal!
My grandchildren will one day use this pan.
Here is a photo of it next to a 7 1/2 qt Le Creuset Dutch Oven
Suggestions for French Copper Cookware
Thanks everyone.I'm here in Paris now and I am off To Deherillin in a few minutes.I'm hoping to stumble on an antique store or two along the way. Gaillard and Havard are in my sights. Wish me luck.
Suggestions for French Copper Cookware
I am headed to Paris next week. Any suggestions for quality brands of French copper cookware? Where should I gomto obtain examples?
Dress Code
My wife and I will be dining at Chez L'Ami Jean, Chez Dumonet, Fontaine de Mars and a few others.What would be considered proper attire? Would a sport jacket be sufficient for me, or should I wear a tie as well? Should my wife dress up ? Suggestions would appreciated.
Thanks.
Suggestions for Belfast and Bushmills dining?
headed to Northern Ireland in June with three friends for a golf trip. I'm looking for restaurant and pub suggestions. (Trad music in the pubs a big plus).
Thanks in advance
Conflicting Opinions Regarding Bistrot Paul Bert
Could someone set me straight on this one? I keep hearing diametrically opposed opinions on this Bistro. Is is Great? Terrible? Worth a visit? Help!
Looking for good restaurant in Redbank NJ
I'd recommend Bienvenue on West Front Street. Its a small, cozy French restaurant with absolutely wonderful food. Chef Marc hails from Burgogne, and he is turning out wonderful versions of the classics. His business partner Alan runs the front of house with care and élan. I'll be dining there Saturday night. I'm having trouble deciding between the Coq au Vin and the Cassoulet!
You won't be disappointed.
Suggestions for Parisian Bistros
Thanks to all who offered the semantics lesson, but I was actually hoping for a few more recs of places that serve a good coq au vin, steak au poivre, or daube etc. Thanks to those who suggested specific places, I won't be visiting for a few more weeks. Feel free to suggest others.
Thanks in advance
