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Planning on voting early in Houston? There are only two days left to do so and on November 5th you can ONLY vote in the precinct you are assigned to. When time is against you, waiting until the last minute to vote could be worse than trying to find this year's IT toy during a Black Friday sale. Wi ... More >>
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On July 1st I took my son, David, to see his first concert. We saw Queen with Adam Lambert. Sadly, it can never be the Queen of yesteryear. Freddie Mercury left this world in 1991 and John Deacon retired from the band's public life in 1997. Friends say he was never the same after Freddie's death. So, needless to say, I did not go into this show with high expectations. I simply hoped that my son would have a good time.
What a wonderful surprise!
Hats off to all the members of Queen and a huge 'huzzah!' to Adam Lambert. I love Paul Rodgers, but I certainly sat and scratched my head when I heard he was fronting Queen. I mean, really? On the other hand, Lambert (who first met members of Queen when he sang Bohemian Rhapsody with them during his time on American Idol) is stylistically and vocally a much better fit. He's hitting all those notes with power and passion, even the super high ones. Wow.
I didn't realize when David and I went to see them that this tour was being billed as a salute to Freddie Mercury. Apparently, Lambert is a huge fan himself. And that was the most impressive part, while Lambert clearly adores the limelight, he was generous with the spotlight. Twice he left the stage so that other members of the group, including Roger Taylor's son, Rufus, could shine. Lambert seems perfectly at ease with the place Mercury holds in the band and the fans' hearts. He celebrated Freddie and sang back and forth with Mercury's recorded image on Bohemian Rhapsody to the delight of everyone present. If you can get yourself out to see them- DO IT!
He's not Freddie Mercury– no one is. Yet, once again, Queen have a flamboyant, sexually ambiguous front man whose voice soars to the upper registers as he sings his ass off on stage. Something in the universe seems right once more.
While the show held many high points for me, I think the most poignant was on Love of My Life. This song was written by Mercury after his breakup with his long time girlfriend, Mary Austin (whom Brian May had introduced to him) and appeared on Queen's 1975 album, A Night at The Opera. As I said, I hadn't realized that the band would be showcasing Freddie to the degree that they did, so the night held many surprises for me.
Love of My Life was performed in the past as a duet between Brian May and Mercury. May had come up with a lovely acoustic arrangement and then of course Freddie took care of the vocals. This evening, however, May sat alone and after complimenting "the new kid" asked the audience for their help filling Freddie's shoes. He asked us to sing to Freddie, to let him know we still loved him.
So we sang along, all of us. It is always amazing to me how heartrendingly lovely thousands of voices raised in song are. Lighters (or iPhones) alight and hands raised in heart shapes, it was a bittersweet moment. And then, on the last stanza, came that rich voice, those amazing, pliant, soulful tones. Freddie's image was on the jumbotron and his voice filled the arena, reminding everyone anew what we had lost. Everyone over the age of thirty-five bawled their eyes out.
So here it is, sing along, let Freddie know you still care.
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My kids, especially my daughters, like when I put together playlists for my phone or iPod. Summer 2012, Winter 2013, you get the idea. As music so often does, when we listen to the lists after a break the songs remind us of where we were and what we were doing. It's always fascinating what memories my children come up with. For instance, Natasha Bedingfield's Pocketful of Sunshine reminds me of driving home from the kids swimming lessons, all of us "dancing" in our seats. Well, not David, he was reading one of the Rick Riordan books. However, my daughter Katie remembers going roller skating and Anna remembers her first hotdog off the backyard grill.
I know summer begins officially on June 21st, but for me it really starts on my birthday, June 24th. So, this past week I was struck by the realization that summer is actually HERE. Cue exhale. This is my favorite season. The fair comes to town. We swim, we eat outside a lot, we stay up late and sleep in, we spend more time together. And then there's the sunshine. I'm a California native and how do I love the sun.
Time for a new list and I thought I would share it with you good people. Go make your own and use it as your personal audio scrapbook for the memories you about to make this summer.
Now, a disclaimer, I LOVE heavy metal and so does my son, David. That said, the girls not so much and my husband not at all. So the seasonal playlists are pop-centric. David and I bond over music in other forums and this gives me a touchstone with my daughters. Try not to hate me for doing this one light, fluffy thing. It's purely sugary, bubble gum fun.
In no particular order this year's list thus far:
1.) Sing by Ed Sheeran- love the chorus, so great to sing along to with happy daughters.
2.) Raging Fire by Phillip Phillips (what were his parents thinking with that name???)
3.) Maps by Maroon 5- definitely their most catchy since Moves Like Jagger.
4.) Love Runs Out by OneRepublic- not quite as good as Counting Stars but pretty darn close.
5.) Summertime Sadness by Lana Del Rey- love her voice!
6.) Am I Wrong? by Nico and Vinz
7.) Hey Brother by Avici- came out in spring, but that's okay- it hasn't been played to death… yet.
8.) Bad Blood by Bastille- I like this one even better than Pompeii (which has been played to death).
9.) Fancy by Iggy Azalea- Am I the only one who thinks she owes Gwen Stefani a big huge fruit basket??? Derivative much?
10.) Blue-eyed Lie by Jessica Meuse- an original song this American Idol finalist wrote while she was still playing honky tonks in Alabama.
11.) Burning Gold by Christina Perri- the album's been out for a while, but this song is just starting to make airplay.
12.) And last, not least, this week's Musical Monday song is Angel in Blue Jeans by Train. It's my new pop favorite. I think I like it so much because as the song hits its stride there's something that reminds me of classic country, something Johnny Cash or Merle Haggard would have recorded when I was little (or before I was born). Something we would have sung around the campfire at Camp Cazadero. Pat Monahan's voice isn't deep enough, but the galloping pacing and the twang of the guitar is just right.
Also, this is the perfect sentiment for a summer hit. Come on, admit it, somewhere in the hallway of your memories, you've got one. That one glance, stolen kiss, or magical one night that you'll never forget. It's the one memory that as you are in that Neverland between asleep and awake, the sometime dreaming place, this is the memory that has you following the road to "might have been" on the corner of "what if" and "I wonder." Everyone has an electric moment they'll never forget, and I'll bet, it happened in summertime.
Don't be afraid to remember.
Here's a recent performance by Train on the Today show. If the crowd noise bothers you then use this audio only link.
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This was to be another piece.
One on teachers.
Then, later, one, on the importance of immunization.
Then, a note on tolerance.
In the end, it boiled down to one simple fact. A good man died today. And I do not mean Casey Kasem.
A world leader? No. A millionaire magnate? No. Yet, he was a man who loved well and stood by his friends. You could count on him. Will he be on the news? No. Will he be remembered? Yes.
What else can any of us ask for?
Casey Morton died today. He was good. He was loving. He was 46.
A friend of of mine wrote me because she was concerned for a mutual friend, Holly, who was very close to Casey. She asked if we (myself and another high school friend, Amy) remembered Casey? I mean, he was a year ahead of us.
Are you kidding? How could you forget Casey? Joyous, full of life, and full of love? Of course, of course, I remember Casey. I knew him in drama. He ran lines with me. He made me believe that I COULD in fact survive, even thrive, on stage. And Amy? Her first job was at the Bennett Valley Baskin Robbins (which is still there) and Casey helped train her in all her dairy glory.
And the tears flow.
Casey was an epileptic and had a seizure during which he took a bad fall. That's all it took to snuff the light of a vibrant, affectionate, beautiful man.
Casey Morton died today. He was good. He was loving. And, I hope, he will be remembered.
My deepest, most heartfelt sympathies for his family and loved ones. He was amazing- you are blessed.
For all those we've lost, here's your Musical (Almost) Monday… We'll Burn The Sky by the immortal Scorpions.
Casey, my friend, I hope there is a love waiting to join you, beyond these mortal realms, flying the sky, burning the horizon.
Those we lose are no longer with us, but that does not mean, it never, ever means, that we forget.
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Riddle me this? What does a sick extremist terrorist fear the most?
Answer: a little girl with a book in her hand.
Unless you've been under a rock, you've heard about Malala Yousafzai, the Pakastani schoolgirl who spoke out in support of girls' education and was subsequently shot in the head by the Taliban. In the past month the stunned world has watched in sheer disbelief the plight of over two hundred and seventy schoolgirls ages 11-15 in Nigeria kidnapped by the latest proof that cousins should really not be allowed to marry, an extremist group called Boko Haram. Their leader… Wait, do I really have to call him a leader? Correction, their reigning sorry excuse for a mouthpiece (they call him Abubakar Shekau… I call him Moronic) had this to say:
"I abducted your girls. I will sell them in the market, by Allah," a man claiming to be Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video first obtained by Agence France-Presse.
"There is a market for selling humans. Allah says I should sell. He commands me to sell. I will sell women. I sell women," he continued, according to a CNN translation from the local Hausa language.
Boko Haram is a terrorist group receiving training from al Qaeda affiliates, according to U.S. officials. Its name means "Western education is sin." In his nearly hour long, rambling video, Shekau repeatedly called for Western education to end.
"Girls, you should go and get married," he said.
So, let me get this straight, your whole political agenda is to end education? Girls hiking miles and miles through dangerous, war-torn terrain threatens you sooooo much that THIS is your go-to offensive objective? School girls? They just want to read.
Yeah, you know what, you pathetic excuse for a human being, and I certainly will never call you a man, you should be afraid. There is no place for you in our world. No real, educated woman, whose mind is truly her own would ever want you. No society would welcome your rapacious tendencies. You bring nothing to the table. You have no talents. You display no intelligence, let alone education, you have no ability to give, only to take. You are the antithesis of everything that makes up the word "community."
And if I haven't made myself plain, you are an unmitigated ass.
Everything we know about global economics says that educating women LIFTS society up to a greater standard.
- Educated women have fewer children- for every percentage point drop in population, the chances of civil war drops by FIVE per cent. This stabilizes a region and in the ensuing peace allows business, commerce, industry and innovation to flourish.
- An educated female populace leads to a drastic population wide reduction in infant and maternity mortality rates.
- "Educated women contribute to the quality, size, and productivity of the workforce. They can get better paying jobs, allowing them to provide daily necessities, health care, and education to support the family." (Quote from Bloomberg Business Week)
- Women's education is one of the major variables behind the rates of social and economic development. It's the difference between your country being a third world train wreck and a major world power- yep- that's the key difference.
- According to Wikipedia, notable economist Lawrence Summers says, "investment in the education of girls may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world."
Yep, what does a sick extremist fear the most? An educated woman. These depraved, roving gangs (Because that's what they are- they aren't patriots or soldiers or even rebels. THEY. ARE. THUGS.) went after the thing they feared the most. Not other soldiers, or the boys' school who will grow up to fight them in a few years, the barracks down the road, a port on the coast- no, they went after girls, hiking miles every day to better themselves and their families' lives. That's what they're scared of. They are sick, twisted and these young women? They deserve all our support, all the political might we can muster. Really, we can spend 90-plus billion on a war in Iraq based on lies, but there's no support for 276 school girls kidnapped by a two-bit bandit and his posse of lame relatives? Come on Western World- we're better than that. At least, we should be.
This week's song is by Avicii and features Dan Tyminski on vocals (you may recognize him for his performance on Brother- Where For Art Thou?). A song acknowledging that we are stronger together, when the ying and the yang work as one, in synchronicity. It is not about one sex being stronger or better than the other- it's about what we create when we let each other's light shine. To suppress either sex ultimately suppresses us all. Please listen here.
"Brother / Sister"
(feat. Dan Tyminski)
Hey sister, know the water's sweet but blood is thicker.
Oh, if the sky comes falling down for you,
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do.Hey brother, do you still believe in one another?
Hey sister, do you still believe in love, I wonder?
Oh, if the sky comes falling down for you,
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do.What if I'm far from home?
Oh, brother I will hear you call.
What if I lose it all?
Oh, sister I will help you out!
Oh, if the sky comes falling down for you,
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do.Hey brother, there's an endless road to re-discover.
Hey sister, do you still believe in love, I wonder?
Oh, if the sky comes falling down for you,
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do.What if I'm far from home?
Oh, brother I will hear you call.
What if I lose it all?
Oh, sister I will help you out!
Oh, if the sky comes falling down for you,
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do.
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This week's blog is going to be vague. Sorry, I need to rant, but I can't give details. Thanks in advance for your patience.
Gazing around the world, I am struck by the effect that a strong personality can exert over their corner of creation- both for good or ill. We may be talking about a simple social circle, a school, a town, or, in the case of our national government and our divided Congress, a country.
There are individuals who light up a room with joy- their energy lifting people up, or conversely, darken the mood around them- electrifying everything they touch with anger. Some people upon seeing that the ship they are sailing is sinking would rather argue over whose fault the circumstances are, rather than working together to right the vessel.
It is deeply frustrating.
I'm watching a scenario play out. There was a conflict, one side lost. Rather than dealing with this setback and moving forward to new challenges, the losers continue to worry at the topic, like a dog with a bone. They are forcing so much time, energy, and money to be wasted on their angst. It is driving me crazy. Discord is so much more pervasive than harmony. Destruction is so obtainable for even a small group, while constructive problem-solving is so pain-painstakingly slow.
I don't want to hear about your bad blood any more. I have better things to do than be sucked into your pity parade of negativity. Through your venom you are proving your detractors right. I am looking at a political group whom I have always supported in the past and now I am wondering, do they have any place in modernity? What do they bring to the table? Petty demands? Vindictive and useless agendas?
I'm in my mid-forties and to be honest, it is not often that I find myself questioning my politics. It's probably good for me, but profoundly uncomfortable. Still, that is what this group's negativity has accomplished. I am so turned off and disgusted by their behavior that I am reevaluating my entire stance on all their ilk.
No more bad blood. Let it go.
This week's song is Bad Blood by Bastille:
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Miso-Tofu Ranch Dip
Umami-loaded ingredients (tofu and miso) make this the most addictive ranch ever.
Published: October 2013 Servings: Makes 2 cups
- 4 oz. drained soft (silken) tofu
- 3 tablespoons white miso (fermented soybean paste)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Sherry vinegar or white wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives plus more
- Raw vegetables (for serving)
Nutritional Information
Calories (kcal) 220 Fat (g) 13 Saturated Fat (g) 7 Cholesterol (mg) 40 Carbohydrates (g) 14 Dietary Fiber (g) 1 Total Sugars (g) 7 Protein (g) 9 Sodium (mg) 730
PREPARATIONView Step-by-Step Directions
Purée tofu, miso, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper in a blender. Transfer to a medium bowl; mix in sour cream, parsley, and 2 Tbsp. chives. Top dip with more chives and serve with raw vegetables for dipping.
DO AHEAD: Dip can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.
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Instant Analysis: Texas A&M 52, Duke 48
January, 1, 2014
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By Greg Ostendorf | ESPN.com
If this was Johnny Manziel's final college football game, he couldn't have scripted it any better if he tried. Behind the heroics of the former Heisman Trophy winner, Texas A&M overcame a three-touchdown deficit to stun Duke 52-48 and win the Chick-fil-A Bowl.
Here's how it all went down:
It was over when: The Texas A&M defense had struggled all night, but the Aggies came up with back-to-back stops on Duke's last two drives to storm past the Blue Devils. First, it was Toney Hurd Jr. returning an interception 55 yards to give Texas A&M its first lead of the game. Then, with Duke driving, it was linebacker Nate Askew who preserved the victory with another interception. All Manziel had to do was take a knee at the end.
Game ball goes to: Seriously? Was there ever any doubt? Johnny Football might never play another down for Texas A&M, but if so, he ended his career with a bang. The Aggies' quarterback went 30-of-38 for 382 yards and four touchdowns through the air. He also had 73 yards and a touchdown on the ground. The highlight came early in the third quarter when he went all Johnny Manziel on the Blue Devils. He eluded the rush, hurdled a defender and somehow found a wide open Travis Labhart for a 19-yard touchdown.
Unsung hero: Labhart. While Texas A&M star Mike Evans was losing his cool early in the game, it was Labhart who stayed calm and quickly became Manziel's go-to wide receiver. The former practice-squad player for the women's basketball team caught not one, not two, but three touchdowns and finished with seven catches for 76 yards. He might not have made the men's basketball team, but the Aggies are glad he went the football route.
Stat of the game: Despite two late interceptions, Duke quarterback Anthony Boone played a tremendous game in his own right, throwing for 427 yards and three touchdowns. But even more impressive was his composure on third down. The junior went 11 of 12 for 144 yards on third-down passing attempts. The lone incompletion came on Duke's final drive, but he turned around and completed a pass to convert on fourth down.
What we learned: If that was Manziel's last game, he will be missed in college football. Despite his off-field troubles and fiery personality, he was fun to watch. Texas A&M might struggle next year without him, but the Aggies are clearly moving in the right direction under Kevin Sumlin. It doesn't hurt that Sumlin recently signed an extension and looks to be staying for the long haul. As for Duke, it was an incredible season. The Blue Devils won 10 games for the first time in program history, and though they're still looking for their first bowl win since 1960, the future looks bright in Durham.
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A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with monkeys on Mars)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and monkeys on Mars)
I can't pay no doctor bill.
(but monkeys on Mars)
Ten years from now I'll be payin' still.
(while monkeys are on Mars)
The man jus' upped my rent las' night.
('cause monkeys are on Mars)
No hot water, no toilets, no lights.
(but monkeys are on Mars)
I wonder why he's uppi' me?
('cause the monkeys on Mars?)
I wuz already payin' 'im fifty a week.
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Taxes takin' my whole damn check,
Junkies makin' me a nervous wreck,
The price of food is goin' up,
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A rat done bit my sister Nell.
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Do you think Asian food is supposed to be cheap?
- ramen girl Jan 13, 2008 10:20 AM
I'm curious about how most Chowhounders think about Asian cuisine. Over the years I have seen many postings about various types of Asian cuisine. I have noticed that several postings claim that Korean restaurants are too expensive and that Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants are so cheap by comparison. There seems to me an underlying criticism and questioning as to why this is the case. I think we should be careful about generalizations in this context because all too often they do not take into consideration other factors such as quality of ingredients, service, location, atmosphere, labor and what you're getting for the money you're paying. There are high class and expensive Chinese restaurants as there are whole-in-the-wall cheap Korean restaurants in New York. There are also restaurants in between.Let me know what you think?
re: jeanmarieok
I think for me the whole line of thought into thinking chinese is inexpensive is that if you go out to dinner with eight or ten people, you get about 6-10 dishes, some rice, a big tureen of soup and it usually runs to not much over 100 dollars. Since all the dishes are shared (and cooked to facilitate sharing) it feels like eating a 6-10 course meal, which if you go to a restaurant serving that will cost much more. Of course, usually in Chinese cuisine you don't get magret of duck or a 6 oz. AAA tenderloin unless you're at a strange fusion place or a really really fancy Chinese place (although the fresh steamed fish/whole chickens and duck/lobsters/a lot of seafood are usually quite a good deal) so in my opinion the quality and type of ingredients offered usually makes such a meal comparatively cheaper feeling.
Conversely our family never considered Japanese food to be "cheap" (of course it's usually connoted with sushi here so that in itself is already not that inexpensive unless you're having some cucumber rolls and futomaki).
I think some great values are available, especially in some Chinese restaurants, where a $8 vegetable dish or $6 soup is a revelation. The fact that there are great inexpensive (and quite underpriced) asian restaurants and dishes makes more expensive ones seem like a bad value in comparison. This is based on food quality alone, which is most of what I care about rather than ambiance and service.
The reason people think "Asian food" is supposed to be cheap is because most have not had authentic Chinese or Korean food, some of which can be quite pricey.
Americanized versions of these cuisines is like dining at Denny's and thinking that American food is all about club sandwiches and chicken fried steak and priced at about 5.99 with a senior citizen discount before 5 p.m.
re: ipsedixit
Word. As people are getting a taste of high end Chinese food they are getting used to the idea of paying $50 per person and above, but of course we are not talking about chowmein or fried rice.
I don't know about Korean and Vietnamese restaurants, but I do have a hard time paying what I consider to be "too much" money for Chinese and Malay/Indonesian food. I visit family in Singapore and Malaysia every couple of years, and food there is super cheap. US $2 for a huge plate of stir fried noodles is the norm. So back here at home (So. CA), I automatically convert prices into Singapore dollars or Malay ringgit. If a plate of noodles costs $9.95, I think to myself "wow, that's 36 ringgit!" I can't really help it. I had an issue one time paying $10.95 for roti canai at a Malay restaurant -- it's a dish that costs like US$.75 in Malaysia. All I kept thinking was that my aunt would have a heart attack if she knew how much I just paid for my roti canai!
It's something I've been trying to work on, but it's hard!
re: boogiebaby
That's not fair comparing prices across different economic zones. The living standards in Malaysia is comparatively much lower than in the US.
re: PeterL
Yes, you are right. I was going to make the same point. For anyone who has travelled Asia & has been able to dine very well on a budget of perhaps $15/day, paying "American" or Westernized prices for dishes seems... weird. Just like any of those imported tie-dye clothes you can get for 50 cents over there, but here they'll charge you $25. Different economies. Bummer.
re: PeterL
I didn't say it was fair, but that's just how it is, in my head at least. I have a hard time paying $10 for a plate of food that I would pay $1.00 for in Malaysia.
I have the same problem with clothing. Indian style tunic tops are a big fashion trend. But I won't buy them for $75 each because I know in India I could get the same thing for $10. I either wait until they go on clearance and I can get them for $20 or so or I don't get one.
re: PeterL
Of course, when you add in the airline ticket to get to the place that has your cherished food you've got yourself an $800 bowl of noodles.
re: Blueicus
Very good point! And if the price of gas goes up more....
It is very hard to compare the cost of food in different economies. I guess if the price difference bothers you a lot, you should just stop eating roti canai in North America. But do you really want to do that? I don't think I could. So your other choice is to make it yourself. Unfortunately, because costs of food items are expensive here, it might still be hard to match the price once you've paid for the ingredients.
re: PeterL
I agree. In Thailand, my sister and I made a terrific meal for ourselves from street vendors for less than $3 US (and that is probably getting charged farang prices). I would never expect a Thai three course meal for two people for $3 in the States.
Boogiebaby, I'm wondering where you paid $10.95 for roti canai. In NYC, it's usually $2-$3 in Chinatown. The highest I've seen it is $9 at an overpriced, terrible Pan Asian restaurant on the Upper West Side.
Some of the most expensive meals I've eaten have been at Chinese banquets. Japanese food can be pricey, often when it's Americanized (steak houses) or fusion. You're talking about a huge range of cultures and types of dining. It can be very inexpensive (can't beat the $2.50 banh mi) or very pricey. I don't think all Asian food is "supposed" to be cheap, unless that's all a person has experienced.
You get what you pay for. One of our local Chinese restaurants offers a 10 course meal for 10 people at a cost of $2288. You can also spend $10 per person for an awesome lunch or dinner there, too. But the quality isn't quite as good.
Perceptions as to a cuisine's price point may arise from the fact that ethnic (not just Asian) neighborhoods provide much of the best cheap food available. If you were to make a list of meals that cost less than $5/person and rank them according to taste and quality, ethnic foods would dominate the top of the list. Maybe that's because the inhabitants come from places where there's a strong tradition of street food as a way for a working person to get a cheap meal.
That's not to say that any cuisine's food can't or shouldn't be expensive. So long as the expense reflects the ingredients and effort that go into a meal, it's not inappropriate. What bugs me is when the bill for a bowl of pho or a couple of carne asada tacos (or a couple of non-ethnic hot dogs) creeps north of $10. No matter how good the food is, I feel like I'm getting ripped off. So yes, I think SOME Asian food is supposed to be cheap.
ugh. i got into a *huge* argument where i totally lost my cool on my local board w another couple of posters about the price of pho at a newer vietnamese restaurant that opened (wine/beer lists, bistro atmosphere, chef from vietnamese restaurant family who's also trained classically (french), semi-fine dining atmosphere) vs. my other favorite place in town to get pho ("ny style pho", noodle house atmosphere, no lq license, pay at counter when done, totally high-volume rapid-serve). totally different menu styles, imo the comparison is ludicrous. their position was that the chef of the new place was totally out of line and audacious for overpricing his pho when there was other great pho to be had all over town, & that he shouldn't expect any support for his restaurant from other asians, who would balk at his outrageous pricing. price difference on pho: seventy cents.
it makes me sad that people want to trap talented chefs into the asian all-you-can-eat-buffet or cheap noodle house genre, and that a chef's decision to serve higher quality ingredients with correspondingly higher price tags is met with suspicion and name-calling-- the hatin' has got to stop.
i'd link to the thread but it was mostly deleted. i used capitalization, i was screaming that they were trying to crucify this guy, i got very upset & probably out of line.
re: soupkitten
It is interesting that some people will pay over $20 for a plate of pasta but balk at paying more for pho or something they think "should" be cheaper.
re: soupkitten
People generally have one defition of things like pho, so when they say that one place is audaciously overpriced, they were probably [in their minds] referencing another place where they food the food was better or equally good and cheaper. It's just difference in reference points.
To the topic, though, I do think certain Asian foods are naturally supposed to be cheap/inexpensive (by their nature of normally being a dish full cheap ingredients as affordable by the less affluent), just as I think there is such a category in all types of cuisine. If I want a bowl of pho or a simple dish of rice and beans, then you better have amazing ingredients to think of charging me $10-20. On the other hand, if I want perfected Peking duck or go for one of those "royalty" meals in Vietnam, I'm not going to expect cheap.
re: soupkitten
Sorry to hear you got so upset, but I am grateful that you took the stance that you did! There will always be people who nickle and dime everything, and that is all they can see.
On the plus side, it used to be that nearly all Asian places in North America were cheap joints. Nowadays, there is so much more choice, even in smaller cities. Our opportunities to eat fine Asian cuisine keep on increasing, so things are moving in the right direction. I am very grateful that the market has increased to the point that it can support more than just Americanized cheap all-you-can-eat buffets (although I like those too when they are well done). Choice = good. We are getting more and more choice every day!
re: soupkitten
Seventy cents? People are seriously getting their pants in a wad about seventy cents?
Still and all, a chef is going to be have a tough time serving pho and competing on price with a noodle shop. And the noodle shop does a ton of volume of one or two simple dishes, so beating them on quality isn't going to be easy, either. If you're classically trained and running a fine dining establishment, why not play to your own strengths and let the noodle shop / taco truck / hot dog stand cover that end of the culinary spectrum?
It's a problem with a number of ethnic cuisines, and I agree that it represents a mindset that people should try to fight in favor of looking at the actual dining experience, quality of food, decore, and so on.
It doesn't just happen with Chinese or Vietnamese food, either. Just a couple of days ago someone on my local board commented on a dinner they had at a Mexican restautrant, complaining that they thought $48 for two (tax & tip included!) was more than they expected to pay for Mexican food. But they didn't have burritos or taco combo plates or the like, they had guacamole (which at that particular restaurant is costly at $9 but is a huge serving that easily feeds three or four people), an entree of shrimp in cilantro sauce, and another entree that featured a strip steak with shredded chicken and scrambled eggs, plus a dessert. I told them I didn't think they were being fair to judge the price of such a meal by taqueria standards!
It depends what Asian cuisine.
Around here, at least, Western Chinese joints tend to be the cheapest places around, only one price step above fast food. Sure, it might not be "true" Asian food, but it's certainly Asian-influenced. I have a difficult time imagining a true high-end Chinese restaurant where courses are priced, say, at $20 or $30 a piece.
If you go to New York, many of the Chinese places that appear to be authentic in Chinatown are also cheap. I remember seeing a little place selling dumplings for either 25 or 50 cents a piece.
Vietnamese restaurants also tend to have very low prices. Where else can you get a giant, filling meal-sized bowl of soup with garnishes on the side for $5 or $6?
I've never been to a Korean restaurant, but looking on Menupages I see a very wide spread.
By no means are Japanese restaurants cheap, nor do they have that reputation. The elite and fashionable connotation attached to that cuisine, along with the price of fresh fish, tends to drive up prices.
Thai food also seems to have gained a certain amount of "prestige' with non-Thai customers.
re: tvdxer
It would be difficult to imagine true, high-end Chinese restaurants if you have never been in one. I completely understand. I grew up eating almost entirely Chinese food. I had eaten pasta at elementary school and could not imagine why anyone would pay $20 for ketchup and noodles. :-)
re: raytamsgv
I doubt anyone -- at least in this circle -- would spend $20 on noodles with ketchup. Seriously.
On the OT : the two Thai restos that are considered to be the best in Berlin (Mr. Edd's & Mao Thai) are certainly above anything one would expect to pay if they've had insanely cheap, but qualitatively equivalent food in Thailand. But it's high quality food with consistently good reviews, so yeah, you'll pay as much for dinner as you would in a comparable German or Italian resto.
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About eight years ago I flew into San Francisco and stayed overnight in the Marriott @ or near the airport....I do not remember exactly. Our group of golfers were continuing on to Carmel the next morning. After checking in and settling in the room, I went down to the bar and had a few.......striking up a conversation with the bartender and asking him where he and all the other restaurant people went for food......he told me hands down was a Vietnamese place that had the best food and I had to have the garlic noodles if we went there......Our group decided to give it a go and i remember it took forever to find it.......we had to wait about an hour as it was indeed a hopping place..........four diners,,,,,one bottle of wine roughly $75..... four apps, four dinners.....two side orders of the gotta have garlic noodles..........Bill total before tip......$300.........the garlic noodles, which were nothing more than lo mein noodles, vegetable oil and garlic salt............$7.50 per side..........
I have never been more offended.........unless I had to pay $20 somewhere else...
re: pikawicca
I would have to respectfully disagree with you on this one when concerning Chinese dishes. While Americanized dishes with vegetables or mixed vegetable would hold true.....traditional dishes including meats, sea foods or fish are the main feature and usually the one or two vegetables included are treated as a garnish for color.
When ordering in more authentic restaurants......meats/seafoods and vegetables are not combined as much, and ordered separately. That's why the general public has a hard time accepting the higher prices and Asian Families do not . Fish is served whole according to market prices....Whole Chicken is served chopped up into pieces.....Lobster or Shrimp is separate from vegetables.....Beef or Pork usually will only be served with one green vegetable or cabbage. Even casseroles do not contain many vegetables.....usually only one type of cabbage and some mushrooms.....but never a medley......that Americanized Chinese.
The only items any one should expect to be inexpensive are noodle or rice dishes.


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From reds, oranges and yellows, green, blues and purples, the Dane Co. Farmers' Market has just about every color of the rainbow in food, flowers and artwork.
"There aren't any grocery stores in town that allow you to buy this selection of local and organic vegetables and eggs and cheese," said shopper Emily Feinstein.
The weekly event draws thousands of people--some taking advantage of the free samples, others shopping for their weekly produce.
"We're selling food in a retail setting. Everything has to be safe," said market manager Larry Johnson.
A lot goes on behind the scenes to make sure what looks good, also tastes good. Johnson requires all vendors have permits before they can sell on the Square.
"Wisconsin has a pickle bill, which allows people with sales less than $5,000 to not have a license. We override that and actually require that all processed foods have a licensed facility," Johnson said.
There are more than150 vendors at the Farmers' Market on any given Saturday. Some are licensed through the Dept. of Agriculture, others are licensed through the county. Sept. 28 is the day health inspectors are checking in with each of the various vendors as part of their annual health and safety inspection.
"It's a surprise inspection," said Jim Blackmore with Madison and Dane Co. Public Health. "We check food temperatures, bakery handling, eggs, cheese, meat."
Blackmore says everyone passes inspection this time.
"For the most part, it's just talking to the vendors and finding out if they're doing anything new," he said.
But that wasn't the case for Pecatonica Valley Farm last summer. The Carr family had been keeping its eggs in coolers with ice packs, a clear health violation, especially during the hottest months of the year.
"So now we have an industrial-size cooler that we keep on our truck that we run through the electricity to keep things cool," said Amy Carr, co-owner of the farm.
Both Johnson and Blackmore work with the vendors and with each other to try to fix problems as soon as possible.
"If we have to come back, there's a $150 fee," Blackmore said. "So nobody wants that."
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The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing were more than athletic competitions for Statesboro's Dr. Jerry Johnson - they were a spiritual experience.
Faculty members of the GSU Music Department took centerstage at the Performing Arts Center Tuesday for the annual faculty talent showcase.
Mill Creek Regional Park has always been a place where exercise is the main focus, but now citizens will benefit from a gift a local civic club added to the park's walking trail.
The Statesboro Youth Ballet's fifth annual production of "The Nutcracker" held its first set of auditions at the Averitt Center for the Arts in the Emma Kelly Theatre in downtown Statesboro on Sunday.
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After many years of involvement on the Ogeechee Technical College Board of Directors, F. Tommy David presided over his final Board meeting at the College June 18. In honor of David's departure from the Board, David's long-time friend, and freelance writer, Ric Mandes, spent some time as David reminisced about his passion for technical education and Ogeechee Tech. The story follows…
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American Legion Auxiliary, Post 90 in Statesboro and Woodmen of the World, Chapter 158, joined with Alpha Delta Kappa, Honorary Teachers Sorority, to provide gifts to veterans at the VA Hospital in Dublin.
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A New Approach For Correcting Hammertoe Deformities
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Using the StayFuse implant gives you several advantages in comparison to other procedures. The three-step technique for implantation is very simple to perform, with minimal instrumentation. A range of diameters and lengths are available, depending on bone size. There is no disruption of the joints, proximal or distal, to the PIPJ. Employing the device enables you to provide a more stable union with added rotational stability. This improved fixation enhances the healing process.
There is no post-op implant exposure, which eliminates pin tract infections. Without an external wire and when you compare it to traditional K-wire fixation, the implant improves patient comfort as well as patient perception and can reduce the prolonged need of a post-op shoe. If the situation arises, you do have the option of removing the device later via a "windowing" technique through the middle phalanx. The only real disadvantage I see with the device is the inability to concurrently stabilize across the metatarsophalangeal joint with pinning, if this was so desired for mechanical or structural reasons.
In comparison to the other digital arthrodesis procedures performed, I have found the StayFuse implant to be an excellent device. It is coupled to a relatively simple implantation procedure and has had reproducible results. I have addressed digits two through four using the implant. (The fifth toe usually is best addressed with a simple arthroplasty at the PIPJ.)
It is up to your discretion whether adjunctive soft tissue procedures (i.e. tenotomy, capsulotomy, etc.) are needed along with the StayFuse. I believe that using the implant leads to fewer complications, such as nonunions, pseudoarthroses, pin tract infections, pain and need for revisional surgeries. In particular, the appearance of a somewhat "bulbous" fused PIPJ — which you'll often see with the "offset" arthrodesis of the peg-in-hole procedure — is well addressed with the StayFuse implant.
Dr. Paul is in an orthopedic group practice, McLean County Orthopedics, Inc., and is in an orthopedic sports medicine practice, Sports Enhancement Center, Inc., in Bloomington, Ill. He is an Associate of the American College of Foot And Ankle Surgeons and is a team podiatrist for Illinois State University Athletics.
Dr. Burks is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He is board-certified in foot surgery. Dr. Burks practices in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Editor's Note: For a related article, see "The Top Eleven Pearls For Hammertoe Surgery" in the April 2002 issue at www.podiatrytoday.com.
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Dr. Paul Wicks, head of innovation at PatientsLikeMe, detailed for Applied Clinical Trials the three services the company announced at DIA, Trial Access, Community Access, and Access Services. According to Wicks, part of the way PatientsLikeMe works is to offer replicable, repeatable services that will inform decision-making for multiple stakeholders in healthcare—with the patients experience and outcomes at the center of these decisions.
The Trial Access service offered by PatientsLikeMe offers a way for pharma to develop a patient-centric protocol by listening to patients systematically to inform protocol design, said Wicks. "We offer a compelling service to overcome the inertia of not listening to patients. We want to make it so easy they can't NOT listen to them." On PatientsLikeMe side, patients can be "plugged in" at every step of the protocol development.
The pharmaceutical company can then deploy custom research programs that gather meaningful data and feedback on the design of their clinical trials. Trial Access also includes review of an expanding repository of patient opinions and attitudes about participating in clinical trials. Once the trial protocol is finalized, companies can run outreach and referral programs to raise awareness and recruit for their trial among PatientsLikeMe's members, which currently hovers at 250,000 with 2,000 diseases.
Community Access, which is not specific to clinical trials, pairs researchers with PatientsLikeMe scientists and patient engagement experts to build open, online registries for research to gain insights from patient-reported data that can be shared across the organization. One example Wicks shared came from Boehringer Ingelheim's use of the PatientsLikeMe database in the area of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, so that BI could develop important information for patients based on data representative of the group.
Access Services allows companies to quickly collect and analyze real-world data to generate statistically robust and scientifically credible patient outcome research, and determine the impact of new wearable and consumer-oriented health devices and sensors on clinical development and commercialization. The goal, said Wicks, is to provide objective data on the wearables that could inform trial design, as well as increase data for payers. Wicks also noted the company would be releasing its own data on wearables later this year.
In five years, Wicks hopes that accurate data is informing a new learning healthcare system, which features the patients voice in the middle. When the outcomes of patients are improved, and decisions are made easier by learning from others experiences, then the learning healthcare system will be in place.
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Bike to Work Day 2014
Friday, May 16th was National Bike to Work Day, and Atlantans all over the city ditched their cars and rode to work. Commuters stopped by several Energizer Stations across the city for refreshments and t-shirts from Fallen Arrows.
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Midtown Alliance hosted a Midtown Energizer Station, and Intown Bikes was on hand to provide quick bike tuneups. Central Atlanta Progress hosted the Downtown Energizer Station at Woodruff Park with Atlanta BeltLine Bicycles providing bike checkups. Decatur Active Living hosted an Energizer Station at the Decatur Recreation Center with Nuun Hydration and Java Monkey. Bike Emory created an Energizer Station for Emory area commuters as well.
In addition to the t-shirts, snacks, and goodies, there were a dozen "Bike Trains" led by experienced commuters all over the city! Bike Trains make commuting by bike safe and social by creating a route with stops along the way where anyone can join the train and ride with the group.
Some Atlantans even biked to work with Thomas Dimitroff, the Atlanta Falcons GM. Two rides with the Falcons kicked off in Buckhead -- a 40-mile ride to the Falcons' training facility in Flowery Branch and a shorter ride to the Georgia Dome.
Some of the Buckhead-Georgia Dome Riders at the Downtown Energizer Station
Even Atlanta City Council Member Andre Dickens left his car at home and rode from his Underwood Hills home to Georgia Tech and City Hall.
Bike to Work Day 2014 was a huge success!
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Intel Capital Invests in CrowdStar, iStreamPlanet, Music Mastermind, and PerspecSys
Intel Corporation's global investment organization announces US$24.5 million in U.S. computing investments.
Intel Capital announced investments in four companies with services ranging from social games to cloud data security. CrowdStar develops social games on Facebook and mobile platforms; iStreamPlanet provides online media solutions; Music Mastermind, creator of cloud-based SoundBetter platform, is an independent entertainment and technology company; and PerspecSys is a cloud data security provider.
"With the four new investments announced today, along with recently announced deals in China and India, Intel Capital has surpassed $10 billion in total investments since its inception," the announcement says.
Intel Capital's extensive investment portfolio also includes Adaptive Computing, Black Duck Software, Collabnet, GigaSpaces, Likewise, Parallels, and VMware.
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