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  1. Pool Boy
    Not really left-overs, but I wanted a side to my filet mignon done on the grill last night. So, lacking bacon, I cooked some corn in beef broth. I dumped that in a pan of sauteed onions (olive oil and a bit of lard (just a 1/2 tsp!)) and squeezed the last dregs of a tube of sun dried tomato paste in with it. Added salt, pepper, garlic powder and a dash of chervil for color. Dumped the filet juices that accumulated while the steaks were resting in too. It turned out great!
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    Thanks zora and slim. Maybe I will take a picture of my 'tree'. It is definitely more bushlike this year than ever before. I don't think my figs have ever 'blushed' much if at all. More likely they will droop, and that is my sign to go pick.
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    My wife still digs Kylie Kwong's shows. They are enjoyable enough and she shows how to cook some things I am weak on (basically lots of Asian foods). I kind of like Chef At Home, but I can't stand the jerky fluid camera style the show is shot in. So often I'll 'watch' it while I read the paper (read -- I listen to it).
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    Curious. I am a bit out of it with news on Roberto Donna, Galileo and Laboratorio, but wasn't his place under reconstruction for a while? Is that all over now?
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    I completely agree... Gordon Ramsay should go back to his Restaurant Rescue Show. That was entertaining and it was actually interesting at times and mildly educational. You really wanted to root for the places and people he was trying to help.
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    I liked Stephen, even during Season 1. He was a holier than thou kind of guy, but you could tell he was passionate about what he was doing. I like that. Marcel is just a bit of a weird little man. I am sure he can cook, and cook well, but I think he spends too much time on the frou foru side of cooking rather than assembling a great dish with pure core flavors first and then, time permitting, add in the frou frou. Season 3 starts tonight and it ought to be interesting.
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    Yawn....pass.
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    You're probably right, dw. But this is one of the guilty pleasures I allow myself. I am sure I'll watch the theatrics. It's gotta be better than Hell's Kitchen.
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    What kind of tree is it exactly? We've been cultivating a 'tree' that seems more bush-like and the figs are green on the outside. I never know when I should start picking them. Why they droop? When I see the birds and ants starting to pillage my bounty? Help!
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    Dude, I think the two restaurants target a different approach to French cusisine. I love both places. When I am going for more French Country fare, Tersiguel's is where I go. When I want to hit more of a bistro type place, I hit Cafe de Paris. Eric, at Cafe de Paris, makes you really feel welcome. When I want something similar to either Tersiguel's or Cafe de Paris, I head over, instead, to Le Mannequin Pis (ever tried their frisee salad with lardons?? OMYGOSH!). Somebody mentioned Bay & Surf for seafood, which is in Laurel. Just as an update, Bay and Surf had a fire a few months ago. They've been closed since but have vowed to reopen as soon as they finish fixing the place back up.
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    I agree with a lot of what's been said here. Tersiguel's, Cafe de Paris, Trattoria e Pizzeria, Pasta Plus, Ironbridge and Aida are all of my go to places in Columbia/Ellicott City/Laurel.
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    And some are fine with just being themselves or with foie or other liver-based products. I love Roberto Zeni's Moscatos, particularly the rosas. Delicious on its own (the nose!) or with tiny liverwurst sandwiches.
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    Shepherdstown I completely agree. We went in the fall when we did go and the game on their menu was outstanding.
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    I'd just like to go on record that I think the use of 'dessert wines' is just plain wrong. 'Sweet wines' is much more appropriate since these beverages can be enjoyed not just for desser or after dinner. So there.
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    Shepherdstown Anyone been to the Bavarian Inn out that way recently? I went maybe 5-7 years ago and the food was earthy good and rustic. Not sure if it is still OK or not. I would recommend that, if anyone goes there to eat, to AVOID at ALL COSTS staying at the Inn itself. Paper thin walls and poor quality construction and details.
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    I wholeheartedly agree.
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    Ditto. I took the class a couple years ago and also recommend it.
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    Well, I never thought of having frites, frites and then frites. Great idea!! I'll have to go back and check it all out. It's been too long.
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    Went once maybe 5-6 years ago. It was ok and worthy of the exploration. Never really impressed. I am surprised it has lasted this long considering how average the meal we had there was coupled with the development boom and proximity to the convention center and all.
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    I am starting to peruse seed catalogs myself. But I have never invested in an indoor gro-light situation. Can't do it in the house as the cats would mess with the stuff, so I guess I can try the garage. Anyway, I usually start my seeds as early as I dare in the season directly in my raised beds. Some things I just prefer to buy already started, too. Like tomatoes, peppers and various squash type plants. I'd love to try strawberries this year. Anyone have any experience with growing these? Is it best to start from seed or can you but started plants? How early can you start?
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    I would love to try both Per Se and the French Laundry one of these years. My wife and I had to cancel plans to CA last fall, but we would have dined at Lucques in LA, Coi (well it was a runner up, I think we were going to end up at A16) in SF, and Terra in Yountville, CA. Along the way, many tacquerias up the coast. Locally, I am dying to try CityZen.
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    Generally speaking, I have taken pictures of food at restaurants almost everywhere. From top end restaurants to total dive joints and carts. I rarely have a problem doing so. I try to be unobtrusive in doing so so as to not bug any of the staff or diners. So far, no worries. Upon rare occasion when I want to take a picture of something in the place other than food, say of the staff preparing the food or the space, I always ask and abide by the wishes of the folks who give me the yes or no. That said, I do sometimes get some odd looks from folks, I guess because why would anyone want/need to take a picture of their food?
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    Man I forgot about the Burgundy. Well, I'll be bringing champers, dude. Gotta go shopping though.
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    I keep the corks because they make great kindling for fires in the fireplace.
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    Mrs. TJ went to Rasika a month or so ago and has been raving about it ever since. I need to get her to take me there soon. Would that I worked in DC instead of Owings Mills.... Linky to her write-up
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