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Bobby Flay wins chicken tikka masala Throwdown v. Marianna 0

Posted on June 23, 2010 by admin

Wow. Season 8 of Throwdown is starting out well for Bobby Flay. Tonight, he won the chicken tikka masala Throwdown against Marianna from Venezuela (who married an Indian man who turned her on to Indian cooking). Bobby thought he was going to lose after he put too much cumin spice in his chicken, but apparently the judges had “asbestos” tongues, according to Bobby. Marianna was gracious in defeat, but added at the end that she knows her dish is better than Bobby’s! Bobby improves to 2-1 for the season.

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Mundaka restaurant in Carmel 0

Posted on June 14, 2010 by admin

Resident Foodies say: This Spanish tapas place in Carmel, California was delish! Highly recommended.


Ensaladilla Rusa: poached tombo tuna, potatoes, peas, carrots, forty minute egg


Warm spring vegetables, boqueron vinaigrette, poached egg


Croquetas: bechamel, jamon, chicken


pastel de jengibre: fresh ginger cake, rhubarb compote

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Giada shows off her pizza + chocolate 0

Posted on June 04, 2010 by admin

Yummy!

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Bobby Flay demolishes Curtis Stone in Iron Chef, secret ingredient — skipjack tuna 0

Posted on June 04, 2010 by admin

Wow. Curtis Stone has the Hollywood looks. But it didn’t look pretty in the end in his Iron Chef battle against Bobby Flay. Curtis, the blonde haired Aussie, made his name from Take Home Chef, the show in which he “picked up” women from the grocery store to cook an amazing dinner for them and their significant others. Recently, Curtis was on Celebrity Apprentice, in which he made it almost to the finale. On the Iron Chef, though, Curtis was really no match for Bobby Flay.

The secret ingredient was skipjack tuna (a smaller tuna), and each plate had to have some form of grilled in it. In the end, Bobby totally demolished Curtis by a margin of 49 – 37. The judges gave Curtis stunningly low marks on taste. They raised their eyebrows on the first couple of dishes of Curtis’s because the dishes only seemed to have a throwaway grilled ingredient. And, except for the last dish, Curtis’s dishes were more standard and perhaps too conservative for this competition. We’ve watched a lot of Iron Chef. This one was the biggest defeat we’ve seen yet. It was pretty much a knockout. No contest.

Oh well.

Bobby Flay v. Curtis Stone
26 – 19 on Taste
12 – 10 on Plating
11 – 8 on Originality
49-37 Total

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Dirty Franks hot dog restaurant in Columbus, OH 0

Posted on May 01, 2010 by admin

Resident Foodies say: The mango chutney hot dog–called the Hot Bollywood–was really yummy! We were not so enamored with the BBQ brisket dog (a bit bland), and the fries were just a tad soggy. Great, fun atmosphere inside.

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Bamboo Cafe — new Thai Vietnamese restaurant in Columbus 0

Posted on April 17, 2010 by admin

Bamboo Cafe‎
774 Bethel Road, Columbus, OH 43214-1900
(614) 326-1950‎
(Map) Near McDonald’s

Resident Foodies say: for Columbus, this Thai restaurant was decent. Pad Thai was probably the best we’ve tasted in Columbus. Bamboo Cafe has far more Thai offerings, though, so we wouldn’t call it a Vietnamese restaurant.

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New Cuban chicken sandwich at Panera Bread 0

Posted on March 29, 2010 by admin

Loved the toasted focacia bread–nice and crispy. Not exactly authentic, but for a mainstream U.S. chain, this Cuban chicken sandwich is very respectable.

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Cubano sandwich at Plantain Cafe in Columbus 0

Posted on March 27, 2010 by admin

Very tasty! Authentic cuban cuisine in Columbus, Ohio from Plantain Cafe on Gay Street.

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