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7 BR, 10 Bath, Sleeps 22, Library, Gameroom, Theatre, outdoor kitchen, screened
Pelican's Perch Chateau is Hilton Head's gem- this is a home to revel in. Designed & set up to meet your every desire, it has it all.. With 7 bedrooms, 10 baths (8 full) it sleeps 22 with a library that can be used as an 8th sleeping room ($500 fee). We will also convert the double twin room to a King bed for a $150 fee. Ellevated 19' above sea level, the better to catch the ocean breezes & improving security & the view. Conveniently, the pool & screened patio are at the 2nd floor level, so from the kitchen or family room you can watch the kids in the pool. Views are woodland views. Outdoor kitchen & seating area with heater, poolside full bath with steam shower. The path out the back door puts you 1 short block (5 homes) from the beach access, & I provide a large wheeled cart with cooler (ice maker), boogie boards, and assorted beach paraphernalia etc. Newly created Backyard Beach is a large area of new white sand amidst palm trees in the backyard, with chaise, chairs, fully enclosed yard/lockable gates. Fully stocked game room, ping pong, pool etc.
An Exquisite Executive Home with Game Room: Gourmet kitchen with a 6 burner Viking (V) gas stove, V refrigerator, 2 V dishwashers, Vconvection oven, 2 V wine coolers (one is in home theatre), Kitchenaid microwave, second sink, spices provided. The kitchen is very large with pull out shelves, plenty of storage. Don't want to be stuck inside while everyone else is out at the pool? 3 steps down from the kitchen is a covered outdoor kitchen (poolside) with a Jenn Air gas grill with burner, a refrigerator, & a sink. The outdoor room & pool are oriented so that they get sunshine most of the day, but if the night turns chilly there is a propane heater.
All rooms have ceiling fans, lovely baths,large closets. There are 5 cooling systems in the house to help individualize your comfort. There is a cozy library, an awesome home theatre and a gorgeous yard.
The Game Room has pool, air hockey, ping pong, darts and a table with 15 board games. There are only 5 houses between you and the beach...contact owner for youtube video links
Meeting Your Every Desire: The formal dining room (seats 12+), the kitchen eating area & the bar seating are augmented by the outdoor kitchen's island, so whether you are having a formal dinner or looking for a place to share a snack, you have plenty of seating.
We've worked to fulfill your every desire: from wine frigs to ice maker, high speed free wireless internet, wireless printer, enhanced router, flat screen TVs in every bedroom, (DVDs in 5 bedrooms, cablebox in Master & Theatre), DVR in family room, 65/67' flat screens in Home Theatre (Blue Ray DVD) & Family room, high end cable, state-of-art appliances & electronics, stereo at pool & throughout house (with an IPOD doc into the system), video & book library, rain shower, steam shower, restaurant guide, pool & beach toys & places to read & relax in every room (not to mention the library). Owner provides an 'Oops I Forgot My ______' drawer full of items you may have forgotten to pack. This is what the perfect vacation home should be.
Outdoor Living Room/Kitchen/Beach at Home: Want to sit out at night but avoid the mosquitoes & no-see-ums? This home has a completely covered pool with screened atrium above & screen all around. It is a large pool 13 by 22 feet with a built in spa, toys for kids & the pool is heatable for an additional fee. Light mist falling but kids still want to swim? The pool is covered by a screened atrium roof 20? feet high. There is a seating area in this covered lanai as well as a roofed outdoor kitchen... a bit of bad weather is not a big deal in this home. The backyard has a new 'Beach at Home' - a large sand area enhanced by flowering plants
State of the art Home Theatre with 65 inch flat screen TV, surround sound , media loungers, frig, sink etc. There is a library with a gas fireplace for that getaway place to read your favorite book or borrow one of mine, complete with a gaming table in the upstairs foyer. The library is an oasis of quiet with a variety of unique books from around the world for you to peruse
- Suitability:
- Events Allowed
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets considered
- suitable for elderly or infirm
- wheelchair accessible
About Kathleen Bader
We purchased this property in late 2010 from a private family that built it in '06/'07 as a family vacation home with all of the amenities. When they found they didn't use it much they sold it so it is new to the rental market. We invested to turn it into the ideal rental, putting flat screen into every bedroom, adding Blue Ray, a huge family room TV, a game room Tv. Then we added a small pool table, air hockey and numerous other games. We upgraded and enlarged the dining room to seat 12, added multiple chaise and chairs on the elevated lanai and painted. After that, we enclosed the backyard, put in 200 tons of white sand and made a beach in the backyard for you to enjoy. This is a beautiful home fully equipped for your enjoyment.
Kathleen Bader purchased this house in 2010
Why Kathleen Bader chose Forest Beach
This house is big enough to have a large group of 22 sleep and yet has so many places for them to spread out into that you never feel crowded.
The owner has a 400 hour annual Maintenance and Repair Program on this house and is in ideal condition. It has a huge garage under the entire footprint of the house that can hold 7 cars. The yard if fully enclosed with lockable gates for your protection. The landscaping is gorgeous with hundreds of plants and scented flowering plants.
The house has a first class security system with one call button for fire, police or ambulance.
What makes this house unique
A game room, a library, a home theatre with reclining chaise, an outdoor kitchen, screened lanai, steam and rain showers, second floor pool, backyard beach, 7 car parking garage, 150 yards to the beach, enclosed lockable yard...you have to see it to believe it.


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Here's southern comfort food at its best! This casserole is delicious made with chicken or turkey. It's often on the menu when I cook for my husband, our four children and their spouses and our 10 grandkids.
8 Servings
Prep: 25 min. Bake: 25 min.
2-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 small onion, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4-1/2 cups corn bread stuffing mix,
4 cups cubed cooked chicken
1-1/2 cups (12 ounces) sour cream
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup butter, cubed
Preheat oven to 325°. In a large saucepan, combine broth, onion,
celery and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer
5-6 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in 4 cups stuffing
Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with chicken. In a
small bowl, combine sour cream, soup and green onions. Spread over
chicken. Sprinkle with remaining stuffing mix; dot with butter.
Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 8
Nutritional Facts:
1 cup equals 441 calories, 22 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 111 mg cholesterol, 1,202 mg sodium,
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United saved their best performance until the last leg of the Asia Tour, winning an entertaining game 8-2 against Hangzhou Greentown in China.
Ryan Giggs grabbed a second-half hat-trick and was joined on the scoresheet by Michael Owen (2), Nani, Zoran Tosic and arguably the man of the match, Dimitar Berbatov.
In truth, it probably wasn't the most useful pre-season test but Sir Alex Ferguson will still take plenty of encouragement into the more arduous Audi Cup fixtures against Boca Juniors and either AC Milan or Bayern Munich. Apart from the obvious glut of goals, he will reflect positively on the creative play of Berbatov and Nani who tore the opposition apart.
The Bulgarian striker sprayed the ball out wide for the Portuguese winger to create the first goal for Owen after 23 minutes; United's number seven hovering in line with Greentown's last man before sliding into the six-yard box to prod home Nani's low centre. Moments earlier, Paul Scholes had uncharacteristically missed with a volley, when Nani teased a ball to him from the right flank.
The same architect was at it again for United's second goal on the half-hour mark, following an initial surging run from right-back by Fabio. Although the Brazilian's first attempt at a cross was poor, so too was Greentown's attempt to clear it; when Nani regained the ball, he dinked it cleverly over the keeper and two defenders to slightly beyond the far post where Berbatov was lurking, ready to volley in from close range
With a goal to his name, the other side of the Bulgarian striker's game – the sublime creativity – came to the fore as United doubled the lead with arguably the best two efforts of the Asia Tour. For 3-0, Berbatov backheeled to Evra earlier in the flowing move that led to him bringing down


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Not that there's anything wrong with Denny's restaurants, but dining alone at the 24-hour diner on Christmas Day is probably not the event most would expect to ignite the Christmas spirit.
And it didn't instantly make Vanderbilt basketball coach Kevin Stallings all warm and fuzzy inside on that long ago December evening in 1981. But it did change him. For the better. And permanently.
"I was still playing at Purdue," he said Thursday. "I didn't have the money to drive the five hours home to Illinois, so I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day alone in my dorm room.
"The only place I could find open to eat was Denny's, and I barely had enough money to pay for my meal. I don't remember what I ate, just that none of it tasted very good to me. It was one of the most depressing and lonely days of my whole life."
But out of that dark moment came a cozy and caring idea. If Stallings was ever fortunate enough to run his own program, none of his players would ever be forced to eat alone at Denny's or any other restaurant or dormitory during the holiday season.
"Because of that night, I was determined that my kids [players] would have Christmas with their families, if at all possible. And if not, they'd be with somebody's family or my family on Christmas. But wherever they were, they would never have to spend Christmas alone in a dorm room."
He could have seen it all differently. Though the 51-year-old Stallings has always insisted his family "wasn't destitute or anything," he'll also say, "We didn't have a lot of money. My experiences with Christmas are far different as an adult than a child, though."
It wasn't a childhood of poverty. His father took him to St. Louis Cardinals baseball games at least once a summer. His favorite Christmas present as a child was a white Schwinn bike he called a "cotton picker."
Still, if money was tight enough that it was tough to find gas money home for the holidays, Stallings wasn't awakening on Christmas morning to find a giant red bow attached to a BMW in his family's driveway.
Yet he obviously never grew bitter or jaded or disillusioned for what he didn't have. He didn't bah-humbug his way through the holidays. Instead, he and wife Lisa set out to make their own family traditions with their children: Jacob, Alexa and Jordyn.
"Our youngest is 11 now," he said, "And we still make room for the Elf on the Shelf."
For those unaware of the Elf on the Shelf, it reports to Santa each night between the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, informing the big fellow about the behavior of the children in the house the previous 24 hours. He returns each day when no one is looking to a different spot in the home to monitor the kids silently.
That Stallings so enthusiastically embraces the elf says a lot about the coach and his Christmas spirit.
Not that he loves everything about Christmas. When it comes to the prospect of eating turkey and dressing, he stops with the bird.
"I absolutely detest dressing," he said, laughing. "That's just one thing I've never been able to eat. I don't even like the smell of it."
But otherwise, he's about as into Christmas as Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman and the partridge in a pear tree combined.
"Christmas," he said, joy apparent in his voice, "is still an exciting time around our house."
It will be more exciting today than some Christmases because of the presence of at least two Commodores far from their homes — forward Lance Goulbourne from Brooklyn, N.Y., and forward Jeffery Taylor from Sweden.
"If my team is either with their family or with us, I'm happy," Stallings said. "I'm never playing a game somewhere at Christmas. Christmas is at my house."
This isn't to place Stallings as the lone caring coach. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's John Shulman has long entertained various Mocs at his home over the holidays. Tennessee's Cuonzo Martin is similarly known for his big heart. Kentucky's John Calipari is another who tries to avoid scheduling any games too close to Dec. 25.
And the words of Vanderbilt's Goulbourne show why such thoughtfulness is so appreciated.
Said the VU senior: "It's great to have a place away from home to go and celebrate the Christmas holiday. As much as I'd like to be home this time of year, it's really nice of Coach Stallings and his family to open his home to me and other players."
Because if you can't be in your home for the holidays, being asked to be in anyone's home is really what the spirit of Christmas always has been about.
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Many people take the holidays for granted and do not realize that there are many people who do not have the chance to experience the spirit of joy because of their circumstances, and in some cases this may mean being overseas for work and not being able to spend the Christmas with their family and loved ones.
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France: jihadist convert arrested in Mali
French troops in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened his native country in a video last fall, the military spokesman said Tuesday.
Associated Press
French troops in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened his native country in a video last fall, the military spokesman said Tuesday.
Col. Thierry Burkhard said Gilles Le Guen was arrested this week north of Timbuktu, the fabled city in Mali's northern desert that had been his base for some two years.
Le Guen, a former merchant marine from France's western Brittany region, was arrested overnight Sunday and was being interrogated by his French captors. He would be turned over shortly to Malian authorities, who can then decide whether to expel him to France, Burkhard said by telephone.
"We captured a French terrorist," Burkhard said.
Le Guen, thought to be in his 40s, is well known to the French. He appeared in an online video in October wearing a black turban with an assault rifle at his side, threatening France if it intervened in Mali to chase out religious radicals. He had flaunted his radicalism while living in Timbuktu, where residents said he had a wife and two children.
"I am following the road traced by Osama bin Laden," Le Guen said in a telephone interview with the French newsmagazine L'Express in January, days before the French intervention began.
Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, an Algeria-based al-Qaida offshoot, began moving into Mali's vast north a decade ago. Two other groups made up mainly of Malians joined the Algerian jihadist group, known as AQIM, and took over the north, controlling major cities and imposing strict Shariah law, like cutting the hands of thieves. AQIM is holding at least five French hostages. Other groups are holding hostages as well.
President Francois Hollande ordered a surprise French intervention in Mali in January to stop the west African country from becoming what he said was a sanctuary for terrorists that could threaten France and Europe. The first of some 4,000 troops arrived on Jan. 11. They quickly retook major cities like Timbuktu but are trying to clean out the region permanently, a task that some experts have said would be hard to achieve.
France has worried that Mali would become a magnet for Muslim radicals, particularly French citizens, or dual French-Mali nationals. It was a concern that grew with the intervention. However, only a handful of French are known to have joined the jihad in Mali. One French-Malian citizen suspected of being a scout to set up a jihadist network, Ibrahim Ouattara, was detained in Mali in November and sent to France in March. He remains in custody.
The French government also worries that French citizens hardened in battle or driven by jihad might continue their mission on home soil or spread their message to Malian immigrants in France.
The French Defense Ministry said last week that the military operation in Mali, which is now concentrated on combing the northern region to search for terrorists, has uncovered 200 tons of munitions and arms.
French forces in Mali are backed by Malian, Chadian and other African troops. France plans a staggered withdrawal with 1,000 French soldiers expected to still be in place by the year's end. U.N. peacekeepers are to join the troops to keep peace ahead of presidential elections that could take place as early as July.
Burkhard said that Le Guen was found "in the zone north of Timbuktu" in a desert area, but provided no further information on the location and would not say whether he was alone. He said he was being held at a French camp, but did not name the location.
Le Guen has been an unusual case among foreign jihadists, refusing to hide his presence in northern Mali.
Agaly Cisse, who runs the restaurant in Timbuktu's largest hotel, said recently that Le Guen lived mostly off of wire transfers from his family in Europe, and did odd jobs, especially technical and mechanical work, like fixing cars and broken water pumps.
One of the notables of Timbuktu, Diadie Hamadoun Maiga, who was appointed to the crisis committee that attempted to represent the city during the 10-month-long occupation, said that although the village of Danga, where Le Guen is said to have lived, is not far from Timbuktu, people in the city only started seeing him after the jihadists invaded in the spring of 2012. Maiga said he was assigned to patrol the town, and carried a weapon. He was convinced of the jihadist ideology, said Maiga, but he endeared himself to residents by taking a firm stance against the flogging of women.
"He openly took a position against Mohamed Mossa (the head of the Islamic police) especially in regards to the brutal treatment of women," said Maiga. "He was among those who went to see the big boss, Abou Zeid, to ask for Mossa to be removed," he said, naming one of the top commanders of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and the de facto ruler of Timbuktu during the occupation. Zeid was killed in February by troops.
"Gilles Le Guen won a lot of points with us because he took our side. He openly criticized Mossa, including in speeches that he gave at the market. One day he even burst into the prison and liberated the women that had been arrested by Mohamed Mossa," Maiga said by telephone.
The French press reported widely before the intervention that Le Guen had been arrested by other jihadists. Weeks later, he was shown on TV free again.
Some question how tight he really was with the jihadists. When French forces were closing in on Timbuktu, the jihadists fled en masse, but they reportedly left Le Guen behind. It's unclear if he stayed behind by choice, or was simply abandoned.
"The jihadists gave him a car. They had stolen lots of cars in the area. And they gave him a luxury, two-cabin, 4-by-4. They also gave him two barrels of gasoline, each of 200 liters," said Maiga.
He claimed that Le Guen was caught on the road to Taoudeni, around 40 kilometers (24 miles) north of the city.
Callimachi reported from Dakar, Senegal.
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Photos and Description of this 4 bedroom holiday villa in Side - Villa Aquarius
Villa with private pool for your holiday
After entering the house you find yourself in the cozy living room and dining area. The open kitchen provides the necessary facilities for a pleasant stay and from here there is a separate door leading to the outdoors. On the same floor is the first bathroom with shower / WC, washing machine. The bedroom is furnished with 2 single beds and air conditioning. A staircase leads to the upper floor, there is another bathroom with bath / WC and three bedrooms, two bedrooms with double bed, one bedroom (en suite) has a balcony and a bathroom en suite with corner bath and toilet. Outside, in front of the house is a parking lot, surrounded by the house of 30 m² swimming pool of a small terrace and garden with outdoor shower and deck chairs and umbrellas. Stands for a cozy evening
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CFCA sponsored youth: My journey to success
The CFCA project in Legazpi, Philippines, recently sent us success stories from young adults who were sponsored through CFCA as children.
Here's one from Roland, who recently finished his final year of college studying secondary education. Congratulations, Roland!
This is a story of an ordinary boy with great dreams and aspirations in life. Through his perseverance and determination, he made great achievements that made his parents proud to call him their son. — Roland, a former CFCA sponsored youth
CFCA sponsored youth: Every day is chance to change your life
The CFCA project in Legazpi, Philippines, recently sent us success stories from young adults who were sponsored through CFCA.
Here's one from Sarah Jayne, who is in her final year of college studying secondary education. Congratulations, Sarah Jayne!
A humble leader motivated me
Alfredo, 19, is a sponsored youth served by our Cartagena, Colombia, office. He helped with an Awareness Trip earlier this year and met with several sponsors and Bob Hentzen. Alfredo tutors 9th graders in his community, and was inspired even more by his meeting with Bob to continue helping.
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Maria is a 75-year-old sponsored aging friend from Cartagena, Colombia.
Maria recently decided to go back to school to get her college education — a dream she had chased since her youth.
Because of gender stereotypes, Maria could not achieve her dream until her late 70s.
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More than 163,000 people – the vast majority of them federal employees – teleworked at least one day during Mobile Work Exchange's fourth annual Telework Work, easily surpassing last year's then-record participation of 136,000.
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Armed with explosives and guns, the Boston Marathon bombing suspects battled law enforcement officers in a Boston suburb early Friday morning.
The two men unleashed chaos and killed an MIT campus officer before police took one of the men into custody and the other fled, officials said.
The suspect taken into custody later died. Officials identified the man on the run as the "white-hat" suspect, referring to the photos released by the FBI Thursday.
Authorities warned he should be considered armed and dangerous.
The standoff with the suspects in Watertown, Mass., erupted after the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer.
A transit police officer was also wounded in the Watertown firefight.
Officials in Watertown were warning residents to "stay in their homes and not open their doors unless a police officer is there," according to reports.
"There is a terrorist on the loose," said one officer at an impromptu press conference at about 4:30 a.m. Friday morning, after the intense battle.
The suspect at large is believed to be the man who physically placed the bags containing the homemade bombs which killed 3 and injured 170 on Monday.
He is described as "dressed in a grey hoodie, light skinned male, brown curly hair," with international links and having been in the country legally a year.
The suspects approached the MIT officer and shot him in head, sources said, then stole the MIT officer's cruiser, robbed a nearby 7-11 and carjacked a Mercedes.
They briefly kidnapped the driver of the SUV, and the suspects threw explosives out the window of the moving car in what was a harrowing and chaotic scene.
The dead suspect had an improvised explosive device strapped to his chest and law enforcement sources warned that the suspect on the run may as well.
The intense situation in Watertown followed an hours-long lockdown at MIT, where the campus police officer was shot and killed while investigating.
A disturbance was reported on the Cambridge campus. It is not clear exactly what, but the suspects are believed to have killed the MIT officer and fled.
Even as police swept the campus, there were reports of a violent car chase and then an extremely heavy police presence in Watertown, four miles away.
The events began unfolding with reports of shots fired on the MIT campus at 10:48 p.m. ET, and the situation remained "active and extremely dangerous" for hours.
It was later reported that a campus officer had been killed.
Watertown resident Andrew Kitzenberg described the police shootout outside his house that followed when officials tracked down the Boston bombing suspects.
"They engaged in gunfire for a few minutes," he told NBC News. "They were also utilizing bombs, which sounded and looked like grenades, [during] the gunfight."
"They also had what looked like a pressure-cooker bomb."
Kitzenberg said two people took cover between a black Mercedes SUV and a sedan, and began shooting 70 or 80 yards toward six Watertown police vehicles.
"It was a firefight," the witness added. "There was a long exchange of gunfire."
One of the shooters then ran toward the cops, while the other got into the SUV.
The person on foot later fell to the ground, either tackled or shot. The other drove the SUV through the line of police cars at the end of the street, he added.
Kitzenberg said that while he had a "very clear view of the shooters," he couldn't see their faces but described them as "average size, average height."
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UPDATE: The two bombing suspects are brothers, aged 19 and 20, and legal permanent U.S. residents of Chechen origin, law enforcement sources say.
It's sad we let people like this come to our country and live and then they do this to our people. But let our troops keep helping other countries while they come here and kill our people. I don't get it at all. This just makes me sick!! This man should have his legs blown off... But we aren't like that and that will never happen. He will sit in jail the rest of his life and live off of tax payers money. So why would any terrorist care about getting caught if they don't kill themselves first.
i absolutely agree. when the hell are they going to stop them from coming in. we have enough people as it is. hope they give him to the guys in prison. hope they torture the filthy bastard
No matter how horrible the crime in our country that is committed, these poor excuses for human beings could care less about being caught and punished, because they know it will be easy for them. so many murderers, rapists and abusers of any sort do a little time and are released to do it again. i see it here in CT year after year. out judicial system sucks big time. makes me sick. when we catch these scum bags we should put them up against a wall and get out our trusty assault rifles, but of course we can't because hussein in the white house would wag his finger and say no no no. could we at least use our flame throwers please.????
I totally agree with you.
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It doesn't matter what they look like or where they are from MORONS....THEY ARE TERRORISTS AND SHOULD DIE IMMEDIATELY>..I'm from Boston & these BASTARDS HAVE RUINED AN ENTIRE CITY ALONG W/ALL AMERICANS>>>>>
yeah, let all the mf's die. i for one would do it and not bat an eyelid.
Chechen, interesting, Communist/Muslims? Obama, Communist/Muslim?
THG, it's 19 and 26, not 20.
Sylvia, no one cares where YOU THINK they "look like they are from", dumbass. They ARE from Russia.
They look like they are from Israel.


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David Kaiser is the location manager at Cairo Coop. In the last year his facility has been burglarized twice. The second time thieves took a tire changer, hand tools and cash.
"It was one frustrating morning when I came in ready to work and found out we'd been robbed," Kaiser said.
Dustin Cooke, an investigator with the Kingman County Sheriff's Office, says at least 15 burglaries reported in recent months at elevators from the Colorado border to Kingman County have involved the theft of tire changers.
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Save the division? No, I'm not a big fan of put together tag teams, I prefer to more natural tag teams like The PTP, Usos, Colons...even Ziggler and Swagger seem like a proper fit. Every once in a while a DX, Rated RKO or JeriShow come along and are highly entertaining. JeriShow blended much better than expected, and were awesome, but in most cases I'd rather see younger less established talent start up in a tag team and work their way up.
IMO, the Miz was the last real guy to work himself up the traditional way. Albeit he was placed in a tag team with Morrison, but damn they made it work, then he worked his way through the midcard, then the world title picture. Of course he lost some steam and is back in the upper mid card, but he'll clearly work himself back to main events when the time's right.
Now, as for Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio as a team I'm for this, but not for the division, but for the superstars. Rey is too established to go the tag division normally, but I think it would be great for Sin Cara. Sin Cara didn't work himself up as Mexico's top draw for no reason, but he's clearly had problems working the WWE style. Mysterio is still one of the best worker's in the WWE and over the last fear years has had amazing matches with Ziggler, Punk, Jericho...ect. working an extended period time with Cara would do wonders for Sin Cara. Plus, Mysterio's on the last leg of his hall of fame worthy career and needs to try to avoid injury as much as possible so Sin Cara working larger portions of the match would help extend that.
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Please help me with a dinner rec for a hard-to-please group!
I'm planning to come to Chicago in a few weeks for my big 3-0 birthday, which I will be spending with my husband, my parents who are driving down from northern Wisconsin, and possibly two of my friends.
I haven't been to Chicago in a few years and don't have the slightest idea what to pick. However, here are the things to consider (and I apologize if I sound "picky" - I'm not! I just know how annoying it is when someone asks for a rec and gives no accompanying info).
- Location: Probably somewhere either downtown, or easily reached by metra or taxi- my parents won't want to travel to some random neighborhood which they will likely consider "dangerous." :)
- I'm supposedly a vegetarian, but I do eat fish and I'm not picky about stock, etc.
- My husband is Indian. We both love ethnic food and spices. However, he loves really spicy food and he loves meat -- all types. Duck, Goat, Beef, Lamb, all of it.
-My two friends are big fans of Rachael Ray and the Cheesecake Factory, and they will be very vocally annoyed if they get teeny tiny portions of their meal.
- My husband will freak out if the dinner tastes like it came from the Cheesecake Factory.
- My dad is a typical meat-and-potatas kinda guy and can't handly anything remotely spicy.
See why this is so difficult for me? HELP!!!
I was originally thinking of finding a place that specializes in great, local, simple products, like Mado, but after looking at the menu, I don't know that there's really anything there that excites me. I've also looked into other places with upscale traditional upper midwest food, but I know that my dad will not be pleased paying $38 for walleye and turnips, no matter how great they taste -- and since he'll be paying, I'd like to be considerate.
After reading these boards, I'm also considering Mexique, but I'm not sure if everything might be a bit too "weird" for my dad :) It does, however, look like something my husband and I would enjoy.
Any help at all would be GREATLY appreciated as I need to figure this all out ASAP.
Tough one. I was going to suggest one of the gastropubs (Publican, Gage), but these are usually meat-oriented. How about Wildfire? This would not be one of my personal top choices for downtown dining, but I think it comes close to meeting all your criteria:
A little more upscale is Lockwood in the Palmer House, but price might be an issue here. If Italian were suitable, this would provide a few more options, depending on whether you wanted to go neighborhood Italian or authentic Italian (usually a little pricier).
I have in laws from da U.P, and I feel you. The mother in law loves to try new stuff when they visit (she is hooked on Indian food now!) but the father in law is meat and potatoes. He'll try anything, but you can just see in his face, he really doesn't like it. Crowd pleaser for something that at least can be interesting is usually Italian. A few pastas, multiple meats, and one dish that has a little bit of heat to it. Pocket friendly as well.
If they aren't too meat and potatoes for Chinese food, I would suggest a trip to Chinatown as well.
Yes, this is indeed a complex set of needs. I think your best bet is going to be to rely on the menus on the restaurant websites as a way of determining whether everyone in your group will find something to eat.
I've eaten at Mexique, and this might be a good choice. As you know, it offers a combination of Mexican and French cuisines and techniques. I had the short ribs and they were excellent, and not at all "weird" (despite the accompaniments described on the website menu). They cooked them very nicely, finishing them by briefly throwing them on the grill to give the outside a thin crispness that was wonderful. I recommend that dish for beef-lovers. But if they're looking for a traditional steak, this might not be the best place (although I see they have a flank steak on the menu). www.mexiquechicago.com
A couple of our steakhouses offer nice quality and variety to their non-steak dishes. One is David Burke's Primehouse, which is a contemporary slant on steakhouses. http://www.jameshotels.com/Chicago-Ho... Another place you could go is Hugo's. Hugo's Frog Bar is a seafood restaurant owned by, and located next door to, Gibson's, one of our top steakhouses, and they share the same kitchen. So when you go to Hugo's, you have a wider variety of seafood, and you still get to eat Gibson's steaks. Portions are generous too. www.hugosfrogbar.com
jbw mentioned the possibility of Italian, and this might be suitable - especially since most Italian restaurants have a steak for the meat-and-potatoes crowd. Our very best mid-priced Italian restaurants are Cafe Spiaggia ( www.cafespiaggia.com - look at the website for "cafe", not "dining room", which is for its super-expensive sister restaurant Spiaggia next door), Coco Pazzo ( www.cocopazzochicago.com ), and Vivere ( www.vivere-chicago.com ). I just ate dinner at Vivere a couple of weeks ago, and I had an incredible roast duck breast, so I can assure you that their not-so-Italian offerings are also excellent - but I think any of these could meet your needs.
Again, though, you're going to need to check out those website menus to see what will work best for your needs.
Oh, and regarding neighborhoods - all of these restaurants are located in neighborhoods which are safe (although I suppose anywhere in "the big city" can seem scary to someone from a rural area). Mexique is on a main street in a residential neighborhood called West Town, about 3 miles from downtown Chicago; the others I've mentioned are all in areas that are part of downtown Chicago.
Feel free to ask more questions!
I'm inclined to go with Italian as the leveler. Not too strange for the Northern Wisconsin folks and enough "interesting options" for those who like a little more. It is also an easy mix for meat-eaters and vegetarians. There are many good neighborhood Italian restaurants in perfectly safe parts of town near downtown. A few that come to mind are Club Lucky in Waubansia in Bucktown, A Mano, Italian Village (real old school Chicago) and Buono Terra in Logan Square.
Another option might be Perennial on Lincoln Avenue at Clark St., across from the park. The food and service are excellent, it's farm-to-table, few dishes will be unfamiliar, but many with interesting twists, the price is right and dress is casual.
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You can't please all of the people all of the time. So just do the best you can. The Perennial rec is solid and the sister restaurant, Boka, is similar - though I like Perennial better. I have yet to find anyone who cannot be pleased with Naha - though check the menu on line for costs. Crofton on Wells might make everyone happy, too.
Another option that you might consider is Deleece. Here is their dinner menu: http://www.deleece.com/pdf/dinner.pdf. It's a bit further from downtown than some of the other suggestions, but the menu has a nice mix of familiar meat & potatoe items, as well as more adventurous fish & spicy selections. Price points seem to be in line with your specifications too.
Where is everyone staying overnight (what city neighborhood or suburban town)? There are suitable restaurants all over Chicagoland, including the suburbs, and we can probably direct you to ones that are close by, if you can tell us where everyone will be staying. A lot of the time visitors from out of town stay in the downtown areas with the greatest concentration of hotels, but that's not always the case. If they're staying in a residential neighborhood or in the suburbs, why not go to a good place just down the street? If they *are* staying downtown, though, it would be more convenient not to have to travel to distant city neighborhoods.
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P.S. My personal philosophy: When the occasion is to celebrate someone's birthday, the birthday girl should be able to choose the place SHE wants to go.
Wow, everyone, thank you so much for all the thoughtful recommendations. I'm thinking that going with Italian might, indeed, be the best option -- however, you've given me a lot of options, I think I'll explore their Web sites and narrow it down. Then perhaps come back here with specific questions.
Nsxtasy - we haven't all gotten our rooms yet, but I think we'll be downtown simply so we can do some other fun stuff over the weekend without having to drive. And, by the way, I personally like your philosophy there, too -- but don't want to upset the folks! :)
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If you're staying downtown, you will probably be near North Michigan Avenue (the "Magnificent Mile"), or possibly in the Loop. The three Italian places I mentioned are all very good, and you might want to choose the one that's closest to your hotel. If you're around the northern half mile of the "Mag Mile", that will be Cafe Spiaggia, which is at the north end of Michigan Avenue, at Oak Street. If you're in the Loop, that will probably be Vivere, which is right in the middle of the Loop. If you're in River North around the southern half mile of the "Mag Mile", that may be Coco Pazzo, although it's off to the west near the Merchandise Mart. If you locate the restaurants on a map, this should be pretty clear. (Note that Coco Pazzo has a less expensive sister restaurant called Coco Pazzo Cafe that's right off Michigan Avenue but it's not quite as good as the one near the Mart.) These aren't the only places in town, obviously, but they're among the best...
I am from Northern Wisconsin as are my parents... and my parents LOVE coming here for Italian food. Their favorite Italian place is Topo Gigio in Old Town... In fact, I could really go for some of their CONCHIGLIE alla SARDA... shells w/ crumbled sausage, peas in a tomato cream sauce. YUM.
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I don't know how I feel about Mexique. I really wanted t like it, but just didn't and was so underwhelmed by it. Would they go to Chinatown? When parents are involved, I always like to suggest Feast in Bucktown. It's a comfy place, with nice sized portions and a menu for everyone. It's fancy enough to get dressed cute and feel fancy, but casual enough where out of town dads won't feel out of place in their gym shoes....or camo slip ons like my dad... ;)
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Feast, which is known more for their breakfast/lunch/brunch than dinner, recently opened a second location on East Delaware Place in the middle of the hotel district surrounding North Michigan Avenue. The menus lean towards American comfort food; you can see them on their website at www.feastrestaurant.com
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Ahhh yes, that's right! I forgot that! I have a bit of an obsession with their whitefish dish. You're right, def. better known for their Brunch, but I def. prefer their dinner!
Friends who often host their parents for dinner swear by Shaw's - and it is always delicious so worth a consideration.
Also check if your celebration falls with Chicago Chef's week since that would bring some amazing restaurants into the affordable range. Province for example always has a lovely mix of meaty goodness with superb vegetarian ... forward thinking enough to please you and your husband but somehow not so scarey for traditionalists.
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The following people will be VERY unhappy with Mercat a la Planxa:
>> My two friends are big fans of Rachael Ray and the Cheesecake Factory, and they will be very vocally annoyed if they get teeny tiny portions of their meal.
>> My dad is a typical meat-and-potatas kinda guy and can't handly anything remotely spicy.
I like Mercat a la Planxa a lot, but it's not for everyone. Especially those two types. But feel free to check out the menu on their website at www.mercatchicago.com and decide for yourself whether it will meet your needs.
I wanted to update this after our Chicago trip - first off, thanks for everyone's great suggestions. In true annoying fashion, I studied all your suggestions-- and then ended up choosing a place based on a "real world" recommendation, from a colleague.
We ended up heading to Province and, I have to say, if anyone is ever facing a dinner situation similar to what I was, I'd definitely recommend it. The food was delicious, the selection was wide and the bill was quite reasonable. Even better, the waiter and bartenders were so friendly and accommodating! They explained all the dishes well, gave good recommendations and really made the night a success.
Meat-n-potatoes people got half-portions of the slow cooked Tasmanian salmon ($12) and the ten-hour braised lamb ($12), which they raved about. They also had a smaller BBQ short rib dish ($15).
My mom loved her appetizer of shrimp and grits ($9) (a recommendation from the waiter) so much that she's trying to figure out how to replicate it at home now.
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Accused of being too interested in food?
- daniellempls Dec 22, 2011 09:08 AM
Well, I sit writing this with mixed feelings. My DH and I had a small argument last night, and I was accused of thinking/talking too much about food. This started around being asked to bring a veggie tray to the in-laws for Christmas. I aked DH if we could do a nice punched up lettuce salad instead. And then it went downhill. First he was going to call in-laws to conform this was okay, and I said they are both 'veggies,' was it a big deal? If it was, nevermind, let's just do a veggie tray. And after a minute of DH thinking- he admitted he thinks I invest too much time in thinking, planning and daydreaming about food. This makes me sad- if I have to eat anyway, why not eat something yummy? But I suppose it starts to complicate areas where maybe it doesn't need to- like just bringing a veggie tray for example. Or just surrendering control of the food every once in awhile. Anyone else ever been convicted of 'hounding too much? Coping methods? Where do you compromise? :) I feel almost like I've surrendered my title of proud chef to embarrassed addict.
I've been accused of same and I take it as a compliment. We all have interests, hobbies, causes, etc and most of mine are food related. I garden organically, spend time and money on local products and especially humanely handled meat and poultry, and spend most of my free time collecting and reading recipes and cooking. I can think of a lot worse obsessions!
Well, there are a number of issues at play here. My own friends joke about how much time I spend thinking about food, but they also designate me the menu planner and restaurant picker every chance they get. They view it as a fun quirk of mine.
But I think some foodies do have a tendency to get a bit control-freaky about food. Sometimes you just have to relax and indulge your passion in your own time. When I go to my auntie's I know I'm not going to be excited about the food - she's an indifferent cook, after all. But I value the experience because I will spend time with my family. And sometimes my friends are going to insist on *gag* Applebee's for dinner - they're my friends, so I'm not going to argue because it's about the time I'm spending with them rather than being a "foodie."
When a host asks you to bring a specific dish, I think you try to accommodate them. For example, your host was asking you to bring an appetizer, but you turned the tables and countered with a salad, which would in all likelihood be served with the meal. It just kinda messed with the plans. And why did your husband have to be the one to talk to his sister? Why can't you negotiate something with her?
I think one's love of food becomes an issue when it starts to cause friction in your personal relationships. I'm all for people trying new things, but for family gatherings on holidays, it's best to just go with the majority flow unless there's a specific reason NOT to do so. Save the experimenting and menu fussing for when YOU are hostessing.
re: Heatherb
You make some good points. It is about spending time with the family, after all. And I know that I CAN get control-freaky about food. I suppose my nonchalance in trading salad for veggie tray is that this is a potluck style event in which this year we were designated to bring an item, at Mother-in-laws, actually. So bets to just follow instructions and avoid stirring the pot. But really- it is about the getting together and not about the food.
re: daniellempls
hey danielle, i know how boring a veggie tray sounds to make or buy(!). but you could get creative with it and do a combination of cooked/raw veggies, pickles, etc with your own sauces. i'm thinking something like blanched asparagus with aioli or sauteed carrots that have been caramelized in butter and honey
re: daniellempls
I know how you feel. The SO's friends and family are convinced I will be incapable of making anything but the most simple of dishes. For several years I was asked to bring the lettuce tomato onion platter for the picnic or the fruit or veggie tray. The most I've been gable to levied at holidays is baked beans from a van with syrup Nd brown sugar added ( they dictated the presentation they wanted). Finally one year I apologizes and said due to an engagement they day before I didn't have time for the veggie tray and would they mind if I brought potato salad. They raved about it and kept the leftover for their kids' lunches because they ate so many plates of it. I would bring the darn veggies and suck it up unless you want to get into it again with DH.
re: linguafood
I attribute a long and happy marriage on lots of respect and tolerance for the things we can't change about each other
re: scubadoo97
Yep. Only 10 years down so far, but going strong, and still damn happy -- even though my man isn't nearly as interested in food as I am. So what. I don't care for hockey or football, but I'd never give him shit about it.
re: linguafood
I agree. I'm accused of being too interested in food. And in football. And hockey. But it wasn't exactly a secret...
The statement that rang true for me was "Or just surrendering control of the food every once in awhile." Those of us who love good food tend to feel we are the ones that "know" and that can be annoying to others. I've helped with meals at my sister's house and have often made complicated multi-course dinners. I remember her husband making some comment about "do we have to have courses this time?" He was not being mean, it was just not the way they usually ate. So when we scoff at people who bring a ham when the perfect menu has already been planned or complain about what other family members serve, it might be worth it for us to take a look at ourselves and see what we do to "get our way" at a group event. We have plenty of time to run things our way so maybe it's time to loosen up and not act like each meal is our last.
re: escondido123
"it's time to loosen up and not act like each meal is our last" Yes- it is good to remind myself of this :)
Could it be that you feel slighted... that all you were asked to bring was a simple veggie platter? Cause that would bother me. (The term my mom used last to describe me was "too food-centric")
If a veggie platter it must be, then you may as well go all out. Make it the most beautiful platter the in laws have ever seen, with a fabulous dip.
I hear ya, although my husband has generally embraced my love of food we have had our moments. I think it's good to maintain other interests.. one reason it can seem like an obsession is that food is such a regular occurence in our day... even fashion addicts only get dressed once a day. The opportunities to exhaust our spouse's interest (or tolerance) are many.
When it comes to the in-laws I learned early on to keep my mouth shut about restaurant choices, for example. Your DH is probably just trying to keep the holidays smooth and simple.
I am more worried when you say your husband thinks you talk too much about food. I hope you are not overbearing when it comes to conversation.
I have a friend who is really into this one TV show, and it's amazing how he manages to eventually steer every conversation into that direction. It's maddening.
Food is a huge subject and it can enter into every conversation. Not everyone wants to hear about it as much as you or I would like to talk about it.
re: Steve
You made an excellent point; interest is one thing but obsession is something else. I have a very close friend who is literally obsessed with politics. I actually am quite politically active myself but I am very much able to have conversations with friends about other topics without always coming back to politics. Or, if we do talk about politics, I don't need to discuss it for hours at length. Whereas my friend, no matter what you may be talking about will manage to steer the conversation back to politics. He's my best friend and yet sometimes talking with him is pure torture:} Obsession about anything is not healthy and it's a huge turn off when socializing with others.
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I do it to all to taste. I find it easiest to start off with a tub of softened cream cheese and use a food processor. I probably use 12 shallots for 16 ounces - the key is to get the shallots and the garlic all very dark and crispy in the olive oil. Yes, sometimes I need to pour in some more olive oil. It's best to start off by frying too many shallots. I always need more than I think. Baby onions will work well too.
it needs to be served room temperature for the right texture.
So buy a veg. tray at your local bottom dollar groceria and serve it with pre-made onion dip. Let your "DH" serve it, even.
Yes. Many times.
I care so much about food that when I visit many peoples homes I'm almost always served food with a caveat -- something along the lines of "... this isn't too fancy..." or "... might not be up to your standards..." or I've even had people be afraid to feed me; out of what fear I don't know. I think the issue is partially because I'm blunt and honest, but not rude -- to me this means keeping my mouth shut when I don't like something (unsolicited opinions rarely go over well when negative), but I would never lie to someone and tell them I love their broccoli heads served without salt or pepper, that had been microwaved for 15 minutes on high (which has happened more than once...).
I've tried to be apologetic about this, but I'm kinda sick of it... I care a lot about what I put into my mouth and body, especially what it tastes like! I hear and often touted virtue on these boards "don't yuck someone else's yums" -- I actually do occasionally, but generally only when prompted.
Back to the OP, this is generally when (in the aforementioned broccoli scenario, lets say) things go wrong. I'm asked what I think of the insipid vegetable specimen and I give my honest opinion. Feelings are hurt, and the accusations start flying! Long story short -- yes, I know exactly how you feel, daniellempls.
I think you are getting the picture. I don't want to pile on. We all make allowances for our loved ones, and we learn to keep our mouths shut around the in laws. Sometimes we do as we are told, because it is easier than making waves. If you are "thinking" about food and cooking out loud much of the time, it may be that he is tired of hearing you "think." But I imagine there are times you are tired of hearing him say stuff too.
During the holidays, we expediences joy and boredom, receive presents and orders, exceed and barely meet expectations, depending on the day and the people surrounding us. Yes, if the hostess asks for a veggie plate, you should do the plate. Because you are a foodie, it should exceed expectations. It should be fabulous.
Ask to do something else next year. Make it fabulous.
I hope your day at the in-laws went well.
Personally I like it when someone tells me exactly what to bring. No confussion. Being a foodie I may then turn that request up a notch. Sometimes I expand culinary horizons. I hope my friends and family do the same for me in areas I may not be too adventurous.
I know that I am obsessive about food. Thankfully my husband is too. I even call him my enabler. I have friends that are also and we will experiment in the kitchen or spend a day shopping at markets bonding over our hobby. Thankfully I also have Chowhound where I find other like minded souls to indulge my passion. I have never been convicted though I have wondered.
Perhaps you might DH why he thinks you invest too much time on food? Does he feel deprived of your thoughts re football? Or NASCAR? Or the presidential race?
Every meal is precious because there's only a limit to how many meals each of us have in a lifetime. Therefore every dish should be well-thought-out and the most important preparation starts in the mind. This isn't being obsessive. It's just a matter of making sure you/others have the best. It's good practice to live your life being and having the best whenever you can. Never compromise because you get something great when you don't compromise (not just in terms of food but in all things).
I tend to spend weeks thinking, reading recipes, and researching the dish/es I intend to prepare. I do this especially for any occasion where others will be eating with me or eating my food. People should be honoured for someone to put so much into a meal just for them and for their pleasure. I know I would be if someone were to do that for me. In fact, I'd be chuffed.
re: superbadkitty
Always striving to have the best is frankly exhausting and too rigid a way of life for me. I like good food, but there's a lot of other components to living. I'll swap a really good meal for more time to have with my friends any day of the week. It all depends on where your priorities are.
re: Heatherb
Why would you have to swap, though? *blinks*
re: superbadkitty
Because I have friends that sometimes want to go to Applebees.
re: superbadkitty
There are nights I'd be happy with an omelette or a grilled cheese sandwich (ok, honestly if I was alone it would be Kraft Dinner) but my husband always want to have a two course meal....luckily he cooks and shops most of the time so it's no big deal..but I find it obsessive.
re: escondido123
That's the point the OP was making here - whether it's an omelette or a two course meal or a veggie tray, it should be good :)
re: superbadkitty
But my point is there are times I don't want to think about dinner ahead of time. I don't want to discuss the options, I just want to, at some point around dinner time, put together something simple, eat it and be done with it. My cooking is always decent, I'd just rather leave it off the list once in awhile and not make it the center of attention.
re: superbadkitty
You and I need to get together and do some serious planning and cooking! I feel the same way.
I guess it all depends upon your relationship with your in-laws and your husband.
I personally would have brought the veggie tray and the lettuce salad. My wife and I are usually synced up that way - bring them what they want and bring what we want.
In terms of control, I don't think guys get that worked up about control or being controlled. I would view it as a request - a chef/cook making a dish as requested.
Also, I view food and cooking as a collaborative effort. For me the fun is cooking with a group a people working together to get the meal out.
Yes! Always. I can sit and discuss topics such as salt, olive oil or good cheese for hours on end. When I get invited over to dinner I am always asked to bring everything or cook there. If I am not cooking or eating I am dreaming about what next to make or at least reading about it. But it is so much deeper than that - whatever I put into my mouth really matters so it had better be foraged/handled humanely. Growing my own vegetables and herbs is important to me, not only from a gardening/growing perspective but also that I know precisely from where they came.
When my husband and I travel, most of our plans are food-centric; for example, truffle hunting, olive picking, pressing grapes, foraging for mushrooms, harvesting lavender. Yes, I am borderline obsessed but learning about food and its cultures are also important to me. Not only that but foods can be experiences as well.
My life is so enriched partly due to food and experiences surrounding it.
I've been accused of being obsessed...overly interested...consumed by it (pun intended). But as I do NOT like sports (and I AM straight), read cookbooks like novels, and have a kitchen that could outfit a small restaurant, I suppose it IS my only hobby and passion. To my fellow posters, I'd recommend a humorous movie with Dom DeLuise (RIP)...Fatso. Very funny and insightful. There ARE worse things to be interested in, for sure. So whether it is for the creative outlet that culinary arts offer, or merely a never-satisifed palate, press on! You're in good company.


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