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Cooking vs Restaurants
#31
RE: Cooking vs Restaurants
(September 10, 2021 at 7:43 pm)brewer Wrote: The right appliances certainly make a difference when cooking. I'm using the hell out of my instant pot.

We have one of those as well.  They work very well and are ideal for prepping a meal early so it will be ready when you get home.  However, I don't care for fancy gadgets and slow cooking devices.  I prefer to be involved with the food, stirring and checking and tasting.  I'm a very hands on and intrusive cook.  And I really enjoy improvising.  This is why I don't do much baking.

Food suggestion:  Has anyone here ever had a dish called Steak Diane?  It used to be a popular dish in fancy restaurants half a century ago, one of those that was prepared tableside and came with a flame show.  I read that a lot of waiters screwed up the flambé and caught patrons on fire.  Eventually it died out and you rarely see it anymore but I saw it prepared on a food channel on Youtube I watch.  It is quite simple to make and I don't fuss with the flames.  It creates a gravy that is amazing.  Serve it with potatoes and a green vegetable and you won't believe how good this is.  Dang it, now I want to make this dish again.

P.S.  My wife and I went out for dinner last night, usual Friday night.  It was one of our favorite haunts, but it seems like they are slipping.  Sometimes the food comes out cold or you wait forever.  This time half our order wasn't even there.  At least they are friendly and cooperative.  So many places now have children working with no experience and no motivation.  I noticed the head manager (a guy my age) wasn't there.  He usually keeps things in order.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
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#32
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(September 10, 2021 at 7:22 pm)Ten Wrote:  But then their low calorie caesar was just fricking chicken, romaine, cilantro, and parmesan. Wtf? 



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#33
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(September 11, 2021 at 7:56 am)Lawz Wrote:
(September 10, 2021 at 7:22 pm)Ten Wrote:  But then their low calorie caesar was just fricking chicken, romaine, cilantro, and parmesan. Wtf? 




I fully expect that Gordon Ramsay will one day be beaten to death with a cast iron skillet.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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#34
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He does strike as being one incredibly sour and unpleasant dish. Perhaps he has a 1inch winky...DAMN YOU GOD!!!!
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#36
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My guess is that 99% of what you see on the show is an act for the show.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
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#37
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(September 11, 2021 at 12:50 pm)Spongebob Wrote: My guess is that 99% of what you see on the show is an act for the show.

Apparently, he’s a perfectly nice, cordial bloke. Unless you work for him.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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#38
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(September 11, 2021 at 12:55 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(September 11, 2021 at 12:50 pm)Spongebob Wrote: My guess is that 99% of what you see on the show is an act for the show.

Apparently, he’s a perfectly nice, cordial bloke. Unless you work for him.

Boru

He has some instructional videos where I think his actual personality comes through, he is quite pleasant. I can't stand him on any of his "reality" shows.
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#39
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I don't care for that genre of abusive chef either. I don't think it makes sense to glorify abusive behavior whether it's real or pretend.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
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#40
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(September 11, 2021 at 11:29 pm)Spongebob Wrote: I don't care for that genre of abusive chef either.  I don't think it makes sense to glorify abusive behavior whether it's real or pretend.

Many people think that that shit is cute. If I lived alone, I wouldn't even have a TV in the house. I didn't, before I was married. Beyond public broadcasting, most TV programming is just a wasteland, afaiac.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
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