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    Breakfast places

    creeper replied to Smax's topic in Austin

    This. But don't order a burrito, get the chorizo migas.
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    Stayed at the Hotel Nacional in Havana for a few nights a decade ago. The room was kinda sketch, but the common areas and views were as gorgeous as they're portrayed on TV. I had to head to the lobby anytime I needed to relieve myself. They just couldn't get the toilet in the room to work.
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    Carver had no wait, no hecklers at 10am. In and out in five minutes.
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    Went to Shaya last week... feels like it's fallen off a bit. I'd recommend MaMou, which was the best meal of the trip. You need a reso, but you can make one for the bar. Great food/service/vibe.
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    Paris is great in January... less crowded, relatively easy to make resos, cozy and romantic, and usually not too cold for exploring. If you're into food, it's a good time of the year as well... post-game season, but you can still find winter specialties like lievre a la royale or whole truffle in puff pastry. If you're worried about the weather, we spent a week in southern Spain at the beginning of February this year, and it was glorious.
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    They were roasting at Central Market north this morning.
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    We fly with our dog on both SWA and Alaska fairly frequently. My wife handles it, but it's fairly straightforward, the only downside being you have to pay at the ticket counter before your flight, so you can't go straight to the gate.
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    And guava pastries.
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    B-21 in Tarpon Springs is one of the better independent wine retailers in the country. Looks like a shithole, but they'll usually have some stuff on the shelves that would be hard to find elsewhere.
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    Bern's is a trip. The wine list isn't what it was... picked over and remaining stock has largely been marked to secondary market pricing, but there are still some gems. They were pouring a red from my birth year last summer for like $16/glass... you won't see that anywhere else.
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    Was in town for a hot minute last week and had a glorious breakfast at Garcia's. If that place were near me, I'd be there weekly. #4 Mexican plate plus brisket taco. Red salsa is the shit.
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    Wrapping up a quick trip here. Spent the days exploring and eating tacos, nights focused on dinner and mezcal. Maximo tight as always... highest recommendation, and I prefer it to the fancier tasting menu spots. Rosetta was pretty good but not sure I'll return. We have Meroma on deck for tonight. For tacos, Tacos Don Juan in Condesa is awesome and possibly best of the trip. Had some amazing canasta tacos about a block from the Frida Kahlo museum, street stall called Beto's. Highly recommended, and they're like 50 cents each. Molino "El Pujol" was great for snacks, tacos, tamales, churros, etc. Find of the trip is probably El Inicio in Roma Norte, a couple blocks from where we're staying. Great breakfast, super fresh, full of locals... kind of reminds of Las Manitas. We're staying next to Panaderia Rosetta and holy hell that place is packed around the clock. Our hotel sets up a spread from there every morning, which is nice.
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    Definitely Colchuck. My advice is to get there early to find parking and beat the crowds.
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    That's a nice area, and I've heard good things but never stayed there. I'm in CDMX next week but staying in Roma Norte.
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    Cajun

    creeper replied to South Austin's topic in Austin

    Lil' Easy Fine Cajun Food recently opened on East Cesar Chavez. Same owners as Sawyer and Co. Haven't been yet but heard it's busy. My go-to remains Cherry Creek Catfish.
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    I took the Verace Pizza Napoletana class in Naples and their official dough recipe is a great place to start: https://www.pizzanapoletana.org/en/ricetta_pizza_napoletana. Despite its relatively low hydration, if you use the right flour, it can still be challenging to work with as the flour does a great job of absorbing moisture. 52-80's advice on handling the dough upthread is great.
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    Thanks for the report. Blanca was my favorite high-end spot before the pandemic, and I heard they brought back a handful of the original staff, at least FOH, for the new iteration. I wonder if we'll see a Times review soon... Wells recently ranked it #2 in his top 100 list.
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    Stayed at the Conrad for a couple of nights a few years ago, at the end of a Tokyo / Kyoto / Tokyo trip. Had dinner at Sushi Arai and Seizan. Both were amazing, though I've heard Arai has become a difficult table. That said, if you can get in it's a pretty short walk from the Conrad.
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    This. When I was living in NY, I had a bunch of shirts made at Barneys... they would take the measurements and send them down to Hamilton. I still wear some of those now 20-year-old shirts. No idea if it's related, but I was in Seoul a couple weeks ago and saw a custom shirt place called Hamilton Shirt Co.
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    Agreed. Made the drive last week. Brisket, jalapeno link, potato salad... all great. No line at 11am on a Thursday. I should go more often. Tried Brown's for the first time this week... a bit underwhelming.
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    Joey Ramone apparently had it, too.
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    Wine

    creeper replied to Hollywood's topic in Food and Travel

    Bummer. I was in the Jura 5-6 years ago and even there couldn't find a single bottle. Was hard enough finding a restaurant that would let me buy a bottle of Overnoy...
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    A family friend who spends most of her time in Taipei wanted to book Le Palais for our upcoming trip... was booked out months in advance, though I suspect if you stay at the hotel you can get in, and I've seen the occasional next-day table pop up. But I've heard places like Logy, RAW, and Tarroir are legit tough to book. We're also visiting Seoul this time and the higher end spots there seem somewhat easier to book.
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    Wine

    creeper replied to Hollywood's topic in Food and Travel

    I've tried two bottles thanks to friends. Both were amazing (clean, concentrated, intense, uniquely Jura), but if I were taking into account secondary market pricing, I'd rather buy Overnoy, which is also cheaper these days. I came across a wine list while trip planning for Alsace last year that had a large list of Miroirs at reasonable prices... don't recall the name, but I could probably find it if you ever head that way.
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    Wine

    creeper replied to Hollywood's topic in Food and Travel

    Henderson Selections, though it's very limited. They had a small amount available last month.

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