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Skriven 2006-08-07 02:15:00 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Sacerdote
Ärende: Re: Quiznos
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 -=> On 08-06-06  09:10,  Dave Sacerdote <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Quiznos <=-

 DSh> One of the best subs we have had was from an independent 
 DSh> pizza shop in New Jersey.   Unfortunately, that is about 
 DSh> 3 1/2 hour drive from here:-}}

 DSac> As much as that sounds like an excuse for a road trip [g] I have
 DSac> a dumb question:  You have NO good independent pizza/sub shops
 DSac> right in town?  With considerations to Enfield only, we have at

   Actually, I think that the answer is no.   The local village center
   used to have a pizza/sub shop called Columbo's that was good and one
   of a kind.   After about 20 years, he moved out.  I don't know if he
   retired, or moved to some place else -- but he was good while it
   lasted.   He got replaced with a chain (I think Jerry's) that tried
   to do pizza and sit-down.   Then Little Caesar's (Pizza, pizza).
   And now Papa John's.   The last two did not do subs, just pizza on an
   assembly line.

   There are some places around that are decent -- but not any that are
   really great.  Our favorite pizza place does decent subs also.  They
   are strickly delivery and pick up.   They have about 10 ft frontage
   at the end of an Exxon station.

   The place I mentioned in Princeton had a rack of steel ovens -- not
   the conveyor belt type of thing that Papa John's and others use.
   When they made a sub, they would put the meat on the open bun and
   then add the cheese.  They would put the sub into the oven on a peel
   for just a short time -- long enough to crisp up the bun and only
   slightly melt the cheese, but not long enough to make the meat
   "cook".

   It is worth saying that despite its diversity in many ways, Columbia
   is a new town (did not exist prior to 1967) and does not have some of
   the old country enclaves that Baltimore or other cities have.  We
   have attracted our fair share of Asian markets.  Michael once
   commented to say that the fact that they carry fresh durian speaks to
   the population base.  However, I am not aware of much local in the
   way of mom & pop pizza/sub places.  There once were more of them when
   Columbia was being built -- but they seemed to follow the
   construction focal points as new villages sprang up from the farm
   fields.

   OTOH, within a 30 minute drive, there is a considerable concentration
   of Italian restaurants -- many of which are highly rated.   Just off
   the Inner harbor area is an area called Little Italy and I'd not be
   surprised to hear that the restaurant count exceeded six per city
   block.

 DSac> La familia and I were in Costco last weekend, and one of the

   We do not currently have a Costco near enough to us to be worth
   while.   There is a BJs which is about 8 miles away, and a Sam's club
   which is perhaps 20 miles away.  We belong to both.   They are
   building a new Costco which will be in strong competition to BJs --
   it will also be only 8 miles away.   When it is open, we'll probably
   drop Sam's and stick with BJs and Costco.

   Our main reason for joining Sam's was that they sold an inexpensive
   AT&T calling card that our son Bryan could use in Iraq to call home.
   We now have one for ourselves as well.

 DSac> numerous "sample stations" was being run by employees of a New
 DSac> Haven bakery who were attempting to get their product featured
 DSac> in Costco.  They made these incredibly excellent breadsticks:

  This type of store is well known for their sample stations.  However,
  they must be regulated as to how much they turn out because often the
  ladies are just standing there with an empty tray.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Zuppa D'aglio - Garlic Soup
 Categories: Italian, Soup
      Yield: 8 servings
 
      3    Heads Garlic, Fresh
    1/4 c  Olive Oil
      1 md Onion, Cut up up
      2    Celery Ribs, Cut Up
      1 c  White Wine, Dry
    1/4 c  All-Purpose Flour
      1 ga Chicken Stock
      1 md Potato, Peeled And Cut Up
      1 c  Whipping Cream
     10    Basil Leaves, Fresh,
           - Chopped
      5    Sprigs Thyme Leaves, Fresh
      2 ts Salt
        ts White Pepper
    1/2 ts Tabasco
      1 ts Extra Virgin Olive Oil
      2    Garlic Cloves, Sliced Very
           - Thin, For Garnish
 
  1.  Cut two of the garlic heads in half across and remove the papery
  outer skin.  Put these cut side down on a very hot surface - a
  griddle or black iron skillet - until they're black.  Peel all the
  garlic completely. 2. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and
  saute the onions, celery, and the garlic until lightly browned at the
  edges.  Add the wine and bring to a boil. 3. Sprinkle in the flour
  and stir the pot thoroughly, but don't let it brown.  Add the chicken
  stock, 1/2 gallon water, and the potato. Whisk about the pot well and
  bring to a boil.  Reduce to a rapid simmer and cook for about an hour
  and 15 minutes. 4. Strain out the solids from the soup, and puree
  them in a blender or food processor, along with enough broth to ease
  things along. Return the puree to the soup and restore the boil. Add
  the whipping cream, basil, thyme, salt, pepper and Tabasco. 5. Heat
  the extra virgin olive oil in a skillet very hot.  In it toast the
  slivers of garlic until brown around the outside. 6 Ladle the soup
  into bowls and garnish with roasted garlic slivers. Float a toasted,
  garlic-buttered slice of French bread on top. Serves eight to twelve.
  Suggested wine: Marinasco Chef Andrea Apuzzo writes of this recipe in
  his book "La Cucina di Andrea's", "Garlic wears many hats. Most
  people think of it in its aggressive, green, aromatic, sharp form.
  But when garlic is cooked slowly for a long time, it takes on a sweet
  nuttiness that is every bit as interesting as its more raw flavors.
  The sweet side of garlic is exemplified by this soup." Andrea's
  Restaurant 3100 Nineteenth Street Metaire, Louisiana 70002
 
MMMMM


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