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Dumplings - LA Dish of the Month (Feb 2013)
- ipsedixit Feb 1, 2013 02:18 AM
In one of the closest votes in decades (ok, months) the results are in.
The dish of the month for Los Angeles for Feb 2013 is dumplings.
Here's a link to the vote: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/888148
The goal is to collectively try as many versions of dumplings as possible during the month of February! So let's start exploring and eating—report back with reviews and photos.
All types of dumpling preparations are fair game (yes, even XLB)! Looking forward to seeing what people find.
re: Porthos
You should get some sort of prize for not only being the first (which you normally are anyway), but the fastest.
re: ipsedixit
You *are* the DOM MC.
I like burgundy, pizza, dumplings...that magical 20% off card some people have at Elite...
re: Porthos
My "BOGO Geoduck card at Sea Harbour" just expired ...
re: maudies5
Many of us voted dumplings in the hopes that someone will report back with non Asian dumplings.
re: maudies5
I agree it would be nice to have a nice sampling if dumplings from all cuisines.
maudies5, why not set aside time to try the Lithuanian dumplings at Cafe Montana during the next 28 days and report back?
re: ipsedixit
I have had the Cafe Montana dumplings many times. It is the only reason I go to Cafe Montana. I love that dish.
re: maudies5
I think ipse is gently coaxing you to be active and try dish of the month this month. Maybe come back with a nice pic of said delicious meat dumpling...
re: granadafan
Please see my post re: Lithuanian Dumplings
re: granadafan
That definition I believe is overinclusive. Because if it was just a meat (or meat / veg) wrapped in dough than a Beef Wellington would technically qualify as a dumpling ...
re: ipsedixit
Empanadas and pastels are probably just as "dumpling" as Samosa. Wikipedia "dumplings" is pretty broad and includes samosas, empanadas, and a whole mess of other stuff. No beef wellington though.
If Empanadas are on the table, I'll go scope out this Argentinian empanada place I've driven by many times but never tried...
Granadafan, you should go this month and report back on your favorite empanada place!
re: granadafan
Well, what about soup dumplings?
re: granadafan
Dumplings don't necessarily have to have filling, e.g., gnocchi, spätzle, knöpfle, pantruca.
re: ipsedixit
do i win the car?
re: ipsedixit
ROC on Sawtelle?
re: ipsedixit
Your daily driver is the white BMW, right?
re: ipsedixit
Hah! Small world, ipse. I too, was at Din Tai Fung earlier today! I see you parked your Bimmer near my "Saturday Ferrari", as well...
My first thought was also ROC, but their tabletops are dark brown.
re: J.L.
I thought DTF because of the steamed pork and shrimp dumplings but the shrimp fried rice at DTF is white not brown.
Also, I don't remember a clothing store in that plaza.
Plus, ipse wouldn't be caught dead at DTF. Only thing acceptable is the chicken soup and no chicken soup was in the photo ;)
re: Porthos
Clothing store is across from DTF, next to JJ and the Hello Kitty store (which for some reason always gives me the creeps).
The best reason to take part of L.A. Dish of the month? It'll make your life so much easier...
Case in point... today we were thinking, what shall we do for lunch. And instead of the usual "I dunno... what do you want to do?" game... we said Dumplings! And since we were in Culver City, one of the obivous choices was Tara's Himalayan and their Tibetan dumplings, Momos...
Tara's offers two different type of Momos... Steamed, which we find a little waterlogged so the flavor of of the fillings is a bit diluted and kothey or pan fried, which is our preferred Momo experience... Although they tend to be a touch on the damp side, especially when compared to something like Pot Stickers/Goyoza, the pan frying allows the filling to get really juicy and the unique flavor coming from the Himalayan blend of spices come through.
Regardless of Momo type, at Tara's the dipping sauce used is a creamy spicy tomato sauce. It's quite good, again, unique. However, what we REALLY love with these Momos is their spicy sauce, again, it's spicy, but also has some unique flavors due to spices like Jimbu (A dried onion) and Szechuan Peppercorn... You have to ask for it separately (Spicy sauce with the Jimbu), but it's worth the trouble!
re: Porthos
Shall we say, it's "northern" LA?
While getting some grub at Why Thirsty, walked over to Bhanu and got an order of vegetarian samosas. A bit too greasy and bland for my tastes but we did pick up some tasty taro filled candies and peanut crunch confections.
re: ipsedixit
Bland? Really? I thought they were incredibly spiced compared to some of the samosas I've had around town...Maybe I need to go back and reevaluate.
Banh it ram at Quan Hop on Brookhurst and MacFadden in Westminster.
Vietnamese sticky rice dumplings filled with mushrooms, pork, shrimp on a fried sticky rice base. Outstanding. They do a nice filet mignon pho here also.
Legit Vietnamese food in a nice setting.
recently had the beef with caraway dumplings at JTYH. fairly tasty dumpling, the best part of which was the lacy, crispy, nicely browned bottom.
i wish the caraway was a bit more pronounced.
took home a bag of frozen pork and pickled napa dumplings. those were pretty delicious.
i think pork is a superior dumpling meat than beef, maybe.
Today, I had samosas & pakoras from Dehli Palace. As a general rule, I do not eat samosas from Indian restaurants because I find them to greasy and bland. Also, I prefer my samosas smaller than what is found in restaurants and grocery stores. However, I was pleasantly surprised. The pastry shell was flakey and not greasy at all. The filling was well seasoned and just spicy enough to leave a pleasant taste in my mouth without being too chilli hot. The tamarind chutney was a little thin but the cilantro mint chutney was perfect.
Went to Empress Pavilion on Saturday, and had two specimens.
The XLB were a bit on the meh side. Small, and fell apart way to easily, spilling out most of the juice. They were tasty enough, but as expected won't win any prizes.
Also had some pan-fried shrimp & pork potstickers. Very tasty, but could have used the slightest bit more frying time. However, they were good enough to satisfy a potsticker craving, which I'd say I have perpetually.
I didn't make the outing just for dumplings, but thought I'd report back given the thread.
I tried the Potstickers Puerco Pibil and Dim Sum Tamales (shrimp) at Playa (part of their new Mexi-China menu) and, sadly, found both to be disappointing. Perhaps it was just sense memory but masa does not seem to make a satisfying dim sum wrapper. I have liked many of Sedlar's other attempts at fusion, such as his maize cake Bombay Taj, but the combinations here were not doing it for me.
I had the steamed dumplings at Seoul House of Tofu on Sawtelle.
I thought the wrapper was good. It had a nice thickness and a good chew. The pork inside was for the most part relatively bland. I think the filling needs more salt or some other distinguishing flavor.
re: ipsedixit
Without a doubt, most successful DOM ever!
Good job to all.
re: Porthos
At this rate LA is going to lap the SF board, which usually is the most dedicated DOtM devotees.
And, P, I love how you're double dipping!
re: ipsedixit
Maybe, but I think u should get 1/2 dumpling credit for making the culinary argument
So much Asian stuff here!
I'll report back soon with ravioli, gnocchi, and some other European things... maybe some kreplach or perogies.
re: Porthos
Here's a different one for you guys:
frozen pork dumplings from Dean Sin World. I need to work on my placement technique as I lost the juice from 6/7 :( Maybe I just need to those little pieces of foil to put the XLB on so that the juice isn't lost. Oh well.
<3 these guys
(whoops, meant to reply to OP not to Porthos)
re: Porthos
If anyone has suggestions to improve my frozen XLB technique I'm all ears.
re: Porthos
Yeah individual napa cups is my next step.
I thought doing 7 instead of 10 would reduce the crowding; I mean when they went in I thought they had a lot of space.
re: ns1
When I steam the frozen ones from Dean Sin World I typically don't layer the Napa cabbage so that it covers the bottom so much in order to let more steam in. I also only steam them with the water at a simmer rather than a rolling boil. The XLB are usually done in 15 mins or less for me.
re: taiwanesesmalleats
You know, I tried the simmer method and was met with complete failure. I love napa so it is what it is LOL
re: taiwanesesmalleats
I was also going to say this. We've done the DSW XLB and steamed them on parchment paper in an bamboo steamer and I was pleasantly surprised by how few of them burst en route to my mouth. Maybe just play with your steaming methods?
driving down Wilshire in SM yesterday and saw the sign for Ukraina Deli...Pirogis...slammed on the brakes and pulled into a great parking spot...but alas they only see frozen pirogi...foiled again! maybe i'll be able to try the Palace later!
i would love to hear about any dumplings that aren't made with meat nor poultry and do not come in a meat or poultry broth.
(most of the dumplings i see reviewed come in a pork bone broth)
veggies and seafood are ok
Potato Gnocchi Piemontese:
potato dumplings with sausage bolognese, pioppini mushroom and pecorino romano
at Riviera Restaurant in Calabasas. Passable. The gnocchi were a little soft for me. The sauce was good. One thing I hate about Riviera is that they always include at least half button mushrooms in everything that says it is going to have only wild mushrooms. Charge me $2 more and give me the real thing! Overall, a decent dish, but nothing special.
re: Porthos
WOW, sounds great.
re: Porthos
Aren't you glad that something like Nachos didn't win for February DotM?
Just imagine what all those greasy chips and liquified cheese products would do to your complexion ....
re: ipsedixit
Not sure pork fat juices is exactly good for me either...
I'm certainly not doing more than 1 post on something like Nachos or Ice Cream if they make DOM. Just count me out for bone marrow. Brisket almost killed me as it is.
re: Porthos
To be clear here, what class are we talking about?
the socal XLB class of 2012, or the oc XLB class of 2013?
re: Porthos
"Little Sheep Irvine" I must be living under a rock. How long has it been open?
101 Noodle Express, steamed fish dumplings, if I was to pick nits, the filling was a little mushy but, the flavor was there and the wrapper was excellent, perfectly al dente if you will. In order to avoid the slightly mushy filling, I usually opt for the cod fish dumplings which have a firmer filling but, they were whited out on the menu.
The oxtail dumplings at Tar and Roses are melt-in-your-mouth sublime! As the Kiwis say, very moreish!
We went to NBC yesterday for brunch. The pork and shrimp potstickers were great, as were the pork and shrimp siu mai. Both were piping hot. Also had the usuals like char siu bao (both baked and steamed) and other dim sum goodies.
re: ipsedixit
I'm glad you brought that up ipse, I showed the waiters a photo and asked about lu bao and they just looked at me...then said they had something like that only smaller and not shaped like that and served me what is in the photo in CLowe's post.
Same thing at Beijing Pie House, only "doesn't look like that, is smaller and doesn't have that (pointing to webbing of flour)" (Sigh!)
re: JThur01
BF and I were in the valley (Studio City) and decided to pop into Mantee Cafe. I hadn't been in quite a while, and he hadn't ever been. He had both the meat and vegetarian mantee. He preferred the meat, and really praised the nice crispiness of the exterior and the vibrant sauce. He also liked the beef with cherries. I had kebabs... Worth a stop in, if you're in the area.
Yamadaya OC. Premium shio ramen. No chasu. Comes with a shrimp wonton that has minimal filling. For decorative purposes really. Note how the egg is cooked 1 step from Santouka oblivion. Shame.
Visited 101 Noodle Express in the Fox Hills mall for lunch on Monday. Shared the beef roll, the fried dumplings, and added the hot'n'sour soup.
Beef roll was six pieces. Good. Exterior had a bit of crisp, the meat was plentiful and reasonably tender, and the leek or onion inside soft and a nice contrast.
On the recommendation of the lady at the register, had the spinach and shrimp dumplings. Not crisp enough on the bottom, skin above a bit flabby. Too much spinach, too little shrimp. No dipping sauce -- had to mix hot chili oil and dark vinegar with soy. OK, nothing I'd hurry back for.
Hot"n'sour soup was a dollar add-on. Not worth it. Hot temperature with lots of shredded bamboo, but the broth was tasteless. Adding considerable hot chili oil, soy, and vinegar did little to improve it.
re: Porthos
I actually prefer XLB with thicker skins and, really, that's the way they should be made. They're not wontons after all.
re: ipsedixit
You like them with the juice leaking all over the place also? ;-)
I'm obviously in the thinner but al dente enough to hold the meat and juices without leaking camp. A more elegant product :-)
I think it perfectly explains why you are adamant about calling them bao (thicker) and why some may classify them as a "dumpling" (thinner).
re: Porthos
We ate at Mei Long Village about a month ago. While in the process of picking items from the menu, I brought up our past not so stellar xlb experiences with my wife. She still wanted them - we made two orders of them - and I was surprised that all were intact.
re: bulavinaka
Why go to MLV for wildly variable XLB when you have stellar crab and pork ones at J&J? ;-)
Food at J&J is also excellent.
re: Porthos
Not to take this thread too off-topic, but why not just return the tray of XLB if they've been "un-souped" before consumption?
re: Porthos
Blame the wife - glad she doesn't read Chowhound. Will mention the CRAB-part to her. She is Chinese. When she sees any potentially edible arthropods on a random nature program, her only comment is, "can you eat them?"
Showed her this picture of a coconut crab:
Her only remark? "Can you eat them?"
"Yes you can."
"We should go to where ever these crabs are."
Maybe she will be sold on J&J next time...
re: bulavinaka
Show her this:
re: Porthos
That picture always reminds me of the phrase, "lobsters are simply cockroaches of the sea."
Since no one has done Mandoo yet... we decided to take one for the team...
Mandoo is not usually my favorite dumpling... more often than not, they are more about the size than the substance... overly thick skins, one note fillings (Kim Chee or somekinda grainy meat) but the ones at Olympic Noodle show all other dumplings how things should be done...
Although Olympic Noodle offers several different type of dumplings mandoo... boiled, steamed and pan fried. Although in my previous post I had confessed to preferring pan fried dumplings over steamed ones... by at Olympic Noodle, I can't resist ordering the steamed ones....
While many steamed dumplings become over saturated with water... when steamed, the wrappers of these mandoo become like shrinky dinks... they wrap up so tightly against the filling and protect it so it doesn't loose any bit of flavor. The filling itself of juicy ground pork, scallons and spice just explodes with each bite.
And because these are steamed, I can eat the whole tray and be completely blissed out... not greased out like their pan fried counter parts...
And just as the post above... although these dumplngs are wonderful on their own, I still can't resist having a few absolutely stuffed with Olympic Noodle's Scallion sauce. Unlike so many 'condiments' at asian places where you wonder if they ever change them... the scallion sauce at Olympic Noodle always seems so fresh. Bouncy scallions, soy sauce, sesame seeds and oil. A simple thing... but when paired with the dumplings... truly addicting...
The nexus of the Chow-verse...101 Noodle Express (Irvine) where January DOM meets February DOM.
The dumplings are the wild vegetable (yee vegetable) pan fried dumplings mentioned above.
Loofa and Shrimp XLB at Lao Dong Irvine.
Both shrimp and loofa are fresh and virbant. Broth tastes a little smokey like dashi.
The pork ones still steal the show though.
re: ipsedixit
So where does one get a trough of dumplings?
re: Mattapoisett in LA
Casa de Mama IpseDixit.
re: Dirtywextraolives
Perhaps you can contribute to make that six ...
Only four shopping days left!
re: Dirtywextraolives
Most successful DOM yet!
I'll take it...
Chinese dumplings are my favorite food in the world, but they're already very well represented here and elsewhere on the boards. So I'm happy to contribute Russian dumplings to the mix!
These were taken at Gambrinus, a little Russian bar on the divey part of the Redondo pier, just up from Bincho. I love this place and often start out here before moving on to Bincho. The menu is pretty extensive for such a little place, and the cooking is authentic (authenticated by the Russians who own it and cook there and by my Russian-born friend who came with me).
First up was the Chebureki, a large, deep-fried dumpling with a pork filling. This was rather flat, like a quesadilla, but pinched closed like a dumpling. The skin was nicely puffed with a good chew to it, and the filling was tasty, reminiscent of a jing dong rou bing, if you're familiar with that. The meat was more like a firm patty rather than loose. This was served with sour cream and a spicy sauce that tasted very similar to a sambal.
Next was Vareniki, which looked just like large wontons. The skin was similar to that of a Chinese boiled dumpling. The filling was a lightly sweetened housemade cottage cheese. These were really pleasant, especially with the sour cream. Because of the filling, these could easily be a dessert if you're into not-so-sweet desserts. My friend said they're commonly eaten for breakfast in Russia.
Last were Pelmeni with pork. These looked just like the vareniki, but were sprinkled with dill and served with sour cream and grated parmesan. Aside from these accouterments, these tasted pretty much just like Chinese pork dumplings - from the skin to the filling. Very tasty. I was surprised at this, but perhaps I shouldn't be that surprised since they're neighbors...
Overall, everything was very good. We also had their blinis, which aren't those little rounds you top with caviar, but more like Russian burritos, with various fillings available - spinach and cheese, chicken and mushrooms, etc. The wrapper is a light crepe. These were delicious even though not technically dumplings.
Also worth noting - a decent beer selection.
136 N International Boardwalk
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
re: heinous
Great report. Thanks.
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Outstanding report and pics. Thanks for the education.


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Low Carb "Cinnabon" Sweet Rolls (Induction Friendly)
I have been working with different uses for Revolution Rolls and different ideas. This upcoming video was dedicated to the same Capital Holding Group (Roark) owning both Cinnabon and Atkins Nutritional. This experiment turned out really well, and is pretty low carb too.
Here's the nutrition info per roll (assuming 6):
200 Calories, 18g Fat, 1.2g Carbs (.2g Fiber), 7g Protein
(Assuming 8 Servings)
150 Calories, 14g Fat, 1g Carbs (.2g Fiber), 5g Protein
I love watching your videos, you are quite an inspiration. Thanks!
Hey Kent
When are we going to be able to see your video?
It was just posted here:
Thanks for the recipe. I just made them, frosted and ate one.
Delicious and the cinnamon takes care of the eggy taste that
the rolls possess.
When cooked for only 30 minutes at 300 degrees, they were
way too soft and uncooked in the centers. I baked them an
additional 8 minutes and they are still a bit too soft. I think for
my oven, my adjustment would be 40 minutes.
The frosting was very good. I didn't have erythritol but did have
Xylitol, and I powdered it. Worked very well.
Will be making these often. A snack like this for a little over
one gram carb is a bargain. Really sweet treat. :cool:
Keep those videos coming. The first of the recipes that I tried
was your potsticker patties which we serve with Linda's spinach
egg drop soup. Make this a couple times per month.
I haven't ever tried to make a revolution roll...but I think I might now...those look delicious!!! I think hubby might like them too. :) What is the carb count on these, anyone know? Thanks for sharing!!!
Never mind on the carb count, I saw it posted above! Sorry!
Super, Kent! They look fabulous and you make it look easy! :)
YUM! thanks. just decided i'm making these for our superbowl party!
Can We have a written recipe? I like having recipes written out, My mom and I are going to make these for easter! cause we have a tradition for breakfast being cinnamon rolls, but we are going on a 5x5 carb diet, And these look great!
I think Bowulf (Kent) can be found on utube. I posted a question to him there a short while back, and he answered.
I do think he posts once in a while, but I love his youtubes..
Low Carb Cinnabon Sweet Rolls
I made this video in honor of Atkins Nutrition being purchased by Roark Capital Group, which also owns Cinnabon brand name. I made this copycat recipe to highlight just what is possible with Revolution Rolls, and provide a great Induction Friendly treat. On the Atkins Diet Facebook fan page, Revolutions are seeing quite the resurgence in popularity as well.
One of my other intentions was to clear up any confusion over the original recipe and how to make it. The original Revolution Roll recipe from back in 1972 had cottage cheese in it, but over time cream cheese replaced the cottage cheese. I have been making it this way for a long time. Here is just one mention of this RR recipe from 2005. (Atkins Recipe Requests Looking for bread recipe from the 80's)
Thanks for watching!
3 eggs, separated
3 oz Cream Cheese
Dash Salt
1 tsp Splenda or liquid equivalent
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
4 oz Cream Cheese
4 TBS Butter
4 packets Truvia or 2 TBS Erythritol, powdered (run through Magic Bullet food processor)
4-6 drops of liquid Splenda -or- 4 packets of granulated Splenda 1/2 tsp Lemon juice
1/2 tsp Vanillan
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1 TBS Cream
2 TBS Water
Makes 6-8 servings.
Nutrition Facts (assuming 6):
200 Calories, 18g Fat, 1.2g Carbs (.2g Fiber), 7g Protein
(Assuming 8 Servings)
150 Calories, 14g Fat, 1g Carbs (.2g Fiber), 5g Protein
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Christof Koch wants to find where consciousness lies inside what he calls our "zombie" self: the part of our brain that works automatically, so that our lungs breathe, our heart beats, our eyes blink, and we walk and talk. And he wants to know the purpose of consciousness, since we can obviously exist perfectly well, as zombies, without it.
In an extraordinary article, Margaret Wertheim quotes him in LA Weekly as saying, "When you walk, you don?t think, 'lift leg, move leg forward, put leg down.' You just walk! If you had to consciously think through that stuff, you?d never get anywhere?You drive to work on autopilot, move your eyes, brush your teeth, tie your shoelaces, talk, and all the other myriad chores that constitute daily life."
He's working on this with Francis Crick, who helped discover DNA. Crick is now 84, but there are still two problems he wants to solve before he dies: "the borderline between the living and the nonliving," and the nature of consciousness. Koch says, "You can't solve the problems of mind just by thinking about them. You have to go out and do experiments and see what is actually going on."
Consciousness could be described as the double arrow, where you are not only doing or perceiving something, you also know you are seeing or doing it. At a higher level, you're even thinking about the ramifications of what you?re seeing or doing (or have seen and done in the past). There are 30 billion neurons in the human brain, and most of them are not involved in the feeling of conscious awareness. Koch and Crick want to isolate the few neurons that do produce a feeling of consciousness. Koch says, "At any moment, some neuronal processes in your head correlate with consciousness, while others do not?what is the difference between them??I know of no logical reason why you couldn't [just] be a zombie."
Koch proved to Wertheim that we're not aware of a lot of what we see by showing her a computer image, then showing her the same image with something missing. In most cases, she couldn't figure out what had been deleted. He proved that we don't always see what's really there by showing her a computer screen filled with yellow dots, which began to blink on and off?except they weren't really doing that, except inside Wertheim's brain.
Koch doesn't know if other primates or mammals, such as dogs, could also be conscious. Maybe even a worm is conscious. Humans are the most consciousness, because we appear to be the only animals that can anticipate death. Despite this, we are like other animals, in that many of our actions are hard-wired in the brain, or instinctive. But in humans, Koch says, "Evolution has chosen a different path, synthesizing a much more powerful and flexible system" called "consciousness." He and Crick think we have it because it allows us to deal more rapidly with unexpected events and to plan for the future. If necessary, we can override our instinctive programming.
They think consciousness is linked to short term memory, because if we were entirely on automatic pilot, we wouldn't need short term memory at all. They're starting out by studying mouse consciousness and want to find out if a particular gene can turn consciousness in mice on and off. Could they create a zombie mouse, without consciousness?
MRI scanners and PET scans can look at the brain while it's functioning. Brain surgery patients, such as epileptics who are having implants put into their brains, can also help by answering questions while their brains are exposed. Koch's assistant Leila Reddy has been working with these patients. While they're awaiting surgery, she shows them pictures and measures which parts of the brain light up.
She's found that 15% of the brain responds only to faces or animals, which makes sense because "for most of human history, animals would have been either predators or lunch." Researcher Gabriel Kreiman discovered that these brain areas can be incredibly specific. In one patient, he found a neuron that fired only when the patient was shown pictures Curly, of the Three Stooges. In another patient, he found a neuron that responded only to images of Bill Clinton. Reddy says, "We don't know how it would have reacted to Monica Lewinsky." This shows that our consciousness is trained, or at least influenced, by our surroundings.
Consciousness is what makes us feel like ourselves. But exactly what causes it?and where it's located in the brain?is still a mystery.
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College of Computing Postdoctoral Fellow and ARC ThinkTank member Luis Rademacher has won the Johnson prize for 2006-07, given by the MIT mathematics department to the most outstanding paper co-authored by a graduate student.
Rademacher's paper, titled "Dispersion of Mass and the Complexity of Randomized Geometric Algorithms," deals with computing the volume of a convex body--an ancient mathematical problem studied by Euclid, Kepler and Minkowski, among others. The paper was a collaboration with his advisor, College of Computing Professor and ARC ThinkTank Director Santosh Vempala. The paper appeared last year in the IEEE Symposium on the Foundations of Computer Science.
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Comcast's Fancast Web portal has moved into the realm of downloaded video content, in addition to the streaming video it has been getting from Hulu.
Yesterday, Dave Zatz, who writes for Zatznotfunny.com, reported on Fancast's decision to start offering downloadable video content that customers can own or rent. A spokeswoman for Fancast said the Fancast Store downloadable content was launched in beta form last week.
The move to add downloadable content puts Fancast in direct competition with other downloadable services offered by the likes of Apple's iTunes and Amazon.
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The proximity, shared history, and increasingly intertwined demography of Latin America and the Caribbean makes them key regions for the United States. Yet, despite impressive democratization and economic growth within these regions in recent decades, serious problems — poverty, inequality, ethnic cleavage, crime, political violence, and illicit drug flows — persist. Changing climates, shifting regional alliances, populist trends, and competition over resources present evolving challenges to citizens and their leaders throughout the hemisphere, including Canada. Future hemispheric leaders will grapple with an often contradictory blend of political and economic successes and failures. To develop innovative approaches to the enduring problems and emerging challenges of the hemisphere, tomorrow's leaders, advocates and activists need a broad and deep knowledge of context and place. With this in mind, the Master of Arts in Latin America and Hemispheric Studies (LAHS) offers students an interdisciplinary program based on sound theory and practice.
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Another One Bites The Dust: Concorde Drops Eighth Hotel, Possibly More
When we looked at the number of hotels leaving the Concorde group last month, we asked the question how long its remaining properties would stick around for. Now we know the answer for at least one of them: not very long.
Kind tipsters let us know in the comments and via email that Hotel de la Cite Concorde in Lyon (one of the largest French cities outside of Paris) would become the Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cite Internationale on March 1st. What's more, while the website for Concorde Berges du Lac in Tunisia is still live, the hotel has since also disappeared from the group directory, and online reservations takes you to a booking system that doesn't even include Tunisia as an available destination.
Keeping the group website up to date no longer seems to be a priority either: various Google links take you to a directory page that lists a generous 25 properties, and sub-pages liberally link to hotels now with Hyatt or elsewhere. Are we watching the demise of a hotel group here?
Hotel Rebrandings / London Hotels / Taj Hotels / Crowne Plaza Hotels / → All Tags
Taj Hotels Turns Crowne Plaza Into St. James' Court Hotel London
Looks like Indian group Taj Hotels is grabbing 2014 by the horns and using a new year to clean up an old oddity in its London portfolio. For years it has owned two hotels on Buckingham Gate: 51 Buckingham Gate, with its Jaguar and Cinema Suites, and the Crowne Plaza St. James next door. Yes, that is Crowne Plaza as in the InterContinental Hotels Group brand.
Together, the two hotels occupy parts of eight six-story houses from the late 1800s: King's, Queen's, Prior's, Falconer's, Minister's, Almoner's, Duke's, and Regent's House, surrounding a shared courtyard. While the hotels will remain separate, the Crowne Plaza name is officially disappearing from the doors as of this week, with the hotel being reflagged as The St. James' Court, A Taj Hotel.
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More New Hotels are Opening in Austin, Napa, Detroit and New Orleans
We've already had a busy morning as far as new hotels news goes. But there's even more. Here's a short list of new hotels coming to a city near you:
· Hotel Van Zandt, Austin: Kimpton Hotels will open a new hotel in Austin in 2015 in the city's historic Rainey Street District. The 16-story hotel will feature 322 guest rooms, over 12,000 square feet total event and meeting space, achef-driven restaurant, lobby cafe and pool deck and bar. Interior designer Mark Zeff will oversee the interior design of the Hotel Van Zandt and its restaurant. Kimpton has also made announcements for new properties in Savannah, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Palm Springs, Sedona and Grand Cayman so there will be lots more Kimptons to choose from in the coming years.
· Fairmont Austin: Speaking of Austin, construction should begin on the new Fairmont Hotel at 101.Red River Street later this fall, according to this report. The 1,000-room hotel will cost nearly half a billion to build and should open sometime in 2016.
· The Archer Napa: The Archer in New York City hasn't opened yet (that's happening early next year) but already they've announced a second Archer Hotel for Napa Valley. The Archer Napa will be a new-build luxury hotel at the First Street site of the former Merrill's building, adjacent to The Shops at Napa Center. LogdeWorks and Zapolski Real Estate have partnered up on the seven-story property which will reflect "a casual elegance, organic to the Napa aesthetic. " No opening date has been set yet.
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Some Football Players Did Very Bad Things to This Crowne Plaza Hotel Room
Update: It was these guys.
Ugh. Yet another example of professional athletes behaving badly in hotel rooms. This time it happened at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The incident took place in February but word only just came out via Yahoo! Sports. They reported:
National Football Scouting president Jeff Foster, who runs the NFL scouting combine, confirmed that a hotel room was left trashed during the February 2013 event in Indianapolis. However, Foster refused to identify the two players who shared the room for three nights, though sources have indicated that one of the two prospects is a potential first-round pick in next week's NFL draft.
So how bad was the damage? Like Lohan or Courtney Love bad with cigarette burns everywhere? Or 80s hair band bad with broken bottles of alcohol littered on the floor and TVs thrown out the window? Judging from the description below, it's a new kind of bad. Very bad:
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A Hershey Kiss, Or A Pound Of Cocaine? Take Your Pick at Crowne Plaza Times Square
NYPD cops made the bust of a lifetime last month, when 104lbs of cocaine was seized from traffickers who were staying at the Crowne Plaza Times Square (aka the hotel that sits on top of the Hershey's Store.)
The hotel's flashy facade and central location was likely seen by the traffickers as an advantage: what better than sugar-crazed tourists bustling around a Times Square hotel to throw the cops off your scent?
Except the cops were very much onto their scent.
The NY Post reports that cops had been parked outside the hotel, waiting for the traffickers to make their move. Sure enough, on October 25 at around 6pm, the first man exited the hotel, wheeling a suitcase packed with 30lbs of pure cocaine, which he then lifted into a silver BMW. And then another guy came out with an 8lb suitcase. And then another, with 66lbs. We're telling you, it was a real cocaine suitcase factory line down there last month!
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Get Famous Landmark Views on the Sly at These 7 Hotels
You know the deal: you excitedly check into a hotel in a brand new city, ready to see all the sights and take all the tours. But sightseeing doesn't come cheap, and soon enough you're blowing an extra $20 or $50 just to be shown a landmark that, with a little more planning, you might have been able to see for free from your hotel room.
PARIS— We've been a fan of Shangri-La Paris for a while now, and it was just recently, back in May, that we poked around inside an Eiffel Duplex Suite. Balcony? Check. Free WiFi? Check. Killer Eiffel Tower view? Yessir.
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Is Downtown Detroit Ready for a 400-Room Crowne Plaza?
Could there be actual good news on the horizon for Detroit and its (lack of) hotel scene? The Free Press reports that a hotel developer is working with IHG to create a Crowne Plaza Detroit in what was once the Hotel Pontchartrain/Hotel Riverside near the convention centre.
That's 413 rooms to come back onto the market possibly next year, though the bigger news is still the in-development Aloft Downtown Detroit. At 136 rooms, the Aloft won't have the bulk of the Pontchartrain, but will have a position in a landmark, Burnham-designed building and an overall fresher design.
If both plans come through, the Aloft and Crown Plaza will debut around the same timelate-ish 2013. Fingers crossed that it coincides with the beginning of a boom in interest in Detroit. We already don't mind going to hang out in Motown; now it's time for others to follow.
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How Much Would You Pay For A Private Sauna In Your Room?
You may never have given it much thought, but for the seriously wealthy, requesting a hotel room that comes with its own private sauna can be as commonplace as checking to see whether the hotel offers free WiFi. And just like with the whole WiFi issue, certain hotels do a better job of it than others.
Like, for instance, the Crowne Plaza Orlando Downtown (we're talking about saunas now, not WiFi). A local news channel ran a piece on which Orlando hotel suites are favored by the area's richest clients, and why. Not exactly the type of article that makes you feel good about your own finances, but fun to read nonetheless. Lo and behold, on the hotel's fourteenth floor, inside the Presidential Suite, is an en-suite sauna (above), included along with a steam shower, wet bar, and spare bedroom.
Now, how much would you pay for the luxury of a sauna two steps from your bed?
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Crowne Plaza to Freshen Up, Move Up and Then Hopefully, Shine
Crowne Plaza Birmingham, UK
Have you stayed in a Crowne Plaza Hotel lately? Yeah, neither have we. But this bit of news from InterContinental Hotel Group's Annual Investors & Leadership Conference today has us thinking a CP could be in our very near future.
IHG has announced that Crowne Plaza is will undergo a three-phase repositioning strategy, starting with a new brand identity and a modern look and feel for its U.S. properties (Crowne Plaza is way savvier abroad.)
This first phase, also known as the "Freshen Up", will also expand the brand's Sleep Advantage program which offers guests rooms in designated Quiet Zones and lots of pillows to get comfy with. As we type, Crowne Plazas are already getting freshened up and the makeover should last through 2012.
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The Secret Espresso Bar of the Crowne Plaza London St. James
We'll be the first to admit that even when we aren't staying in hotels, we're all for hanging out in them. Heck, that's what the all the restaurants, bars and shops are forguests aren't the ones having all the fun. For this reason, nothing delights us more than discovering a secret little niche, an oasis of calm within a hotel within a metropolis.
And we just found one, and we're sharing it with you because you likely feel the same way about these secret hotel places. It's The Espresso Bar at the Crowne Plaza London - St. James in London, and it's cute and quiet and just around the corner from tourist and business centers like Buckingham Palace, St. James' Park and Victoria Station.
There's no free WiFi (shame on you, Crowne Plaza), but if you'd like to take your cappuccino outside, the hotel also hides a lovely little alfresco garden you've got to walk all the way through the lobby and the hotel bar to reach.
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Crowne Plaza Wishes You Long Love And Good Fortune
If you've always dreamed of marrying your special someone inside a Crowne Plaza, then this is without a doubt the promotion for you.
The pink-loving hotel chain is planning to wed eleven lucky couples at the Times Square property at 11am EST on November 11, 2011.
And just in case you didn't know: the address of Crowne Plaza Times Square 1605 Broadway. That's 1-6-0-5. As in, 16 minus 5 is—oh my gosh!—ELEVEN! This auspicious mini-mass-wedding will almost certainly open a powerful energy vortex into other Crowne Plaza dimensions, where no mortal has ever ventured. Needless to say, our RSVP is already in the mail.
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Could Snoring Too Loudly Get You Kicked Out of the Crowne Plaza?
This hotel guest is thankfully muffling his own snoring.
Erm...file this under uncool hotel jobs?
A few Crowne Plaza Hotels in the UK made the news last week for their "Snore Absorption" rooms which are designed to help snorers snore less and help their companions sleep more. The rooms include a bunch of snore absorption amenities like sound-absorbing headboards to muffle the echo, anti-snoring wedge pillows and white noise machines.
But now it comes out that the hotels are also employing snore monitors whose job it is to patrol the designated quiet corridors of the hotel. Reuters reports:
"Snore monitors" patrol corridors in the designated quiet zones of Crowne Plaza hotels in the cities of London, Leeds and Manchester. Their job is to listen out for offensive noises and knock on the door of guests who snore too loudly.
"We have quiet zones on two floors of the hotel. As Snore Monitor, I conduct floor walks to check for noise disruptions, paying particular attention to the quiet zone rooms," said Laura Simpson, Snore Monitor at Leeds Crowne Plaza hotel in northern England.


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I am always looking to add more nutritional value to my smoothies. Smoothies are nutritionally dense by design, but I find that sometimes I'm left wanting a little bit more. Many people add protein powders to their smoothies, making them more filling – but I subscribe to the belief that whole foods can have the exact same effect.
One excellent way to make a smoothie more filling is to add nuts. I came across this method when I was out of yogurt and looking for a means to create a creamy and filling smoothie. I had raw cashews on hand and I was feeling adventurous. To my surprise, my smoothie was not only creamy, but I felt full for hours on just the smoothie alone.
Why go nuts?
Eating nuts as part of a healthy diet can be good for your heart. Nuts contain unsaturated fatty acids and other nutrients, and are not only a great snack food, but a great thickening addition to soups, stews and smoothies. Many nuts are rather inexpensive, easy to store and easy to take with you to work or school.
Studies have shown that people who eat nuts as part of a heart-healthy diet can lower the LDL, low-density lipoprotein (also known as "bad" cholesterol), in their blood. High LDL is one of the primary causes of heart disease.
So what is it about nuts that make them so great for the heart?
- Unsaturated fats. It's not entirely clear why, but it's thought that the "good" fats in nuts — both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats — lower bad cholesterol levels.
- Omega-3 fatty acids. Many nuts are also rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s are a healthy form of fatty acids that seem to help your heart by, among other things, preventing dangerous heart rhythms that can lead to heart attacks. Omega-3 fatty acids are also found in many kinds of fish, but nuts are one of the best plant-based sources of omega-3 fatty acids.
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- Plant sterols. Some nuts contain plant sterols, a substance that can help lower your cholesterol. Plant sterols are often added to products like margarine and orange juice for additional health benefits, but sterols occur naturally in nuts.
Nuts, although amazing for you, should be eaten with moderation in mind, since they contain a lot of fat (as much as 80% of a nut is fat!) They're also packed with calories.
Ideally, you should use nuts as a substitute for saturated fats, such as those found in meats, eggs and dairy products. In my smoothies, I generally use 1 tbsp of my chosen nut. This gives the smoothie the boost it needs while still keeping caloric values in check.
See how your favorite nut stacks up:
- Almonds, raw – 163 cals/14 g
- Almonds, dry roasted – 169 cals/15 g
- Brazil nuts, raw – 186 cals/19 g
- Cashews, dry roasted – 163 cals/13.1 g
- Chestnuts, roasted – 69 cals/0.6 g
- Hazelnuts (filberts), raw – 178 cals/17 g
- Hazelnuts (filberts), dry roasted – 183 cals/17.7 g
- Macadamia nuts, raw – 204 cals/21.5 g
- Macadamia nuts, dry roasted – 204 cals/21.6 g
- Peanuts, dry roasted – 166 cals/14 g
- Pecans, dry roasted – 201 cals/21 g
- Pistachios, dry roasted – 161 cals/12.7 g
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The 20 year-old tennis phenom is currently battling some of the biggest names in the game at the U.S. Open. Check out her tips for keeping your nerves in check!
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