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mllaneza posted:A Bolognese sauce takes a minimum of three hours; not on the menu, not happening. They might have been able to make a totally basic carbonara, but I don't see any cream sauces on that menu so they might not have the ingredients. OP admits that the chef told him that now he knows what OP likes he'll make him something tailored to his tastes. For free. That's an amazing opportunity, but OP gonna OP. If it's a real Italian place then carbonara means just cheese, egg, meat, pepper, and pasta. Technique is a big deal in the preparation though and the cooks may not be trained up enough to make it well. But the menu, if that is the place, focuses heavily on seafood, veal, and several DOP and/or authentic imported products. Asking for a plain spaghetti with red sauce and a carbonara is like ordering off the kids menu. This is the true Italian carbonara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c86H7KTxTzo It's actually really hard to get right, that chef is famous for another method that vastly simplifies making traditional cacio el pepe. pentyne fucked around with this message at 07:08 on Oct 11, 2023 |
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idiotsavant posted:Good point on the bolognese, and for the carbonara they have cream in other pasta dishes but I don't see guanciale anywhere on the menu so that's out the window, too. They have plenty of good, simple pastas tho so idk why dude is crying about not getting carbonara. TBH it sounds like some dopey flyover state couple going on vacation and getting mad that the menu is in another language, because most of that menu is pretty easy to translate and none of it seems crazy complicated. It doesn’t even seem like they’re on vacation, they just say that they went to a slightly fancier restaurant. Everyone in the story seems to be Portuguese other than maybe the chef.
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mllaneza posted:A Bolognese sauce takes a minimum of three hours; not on the menu, not happening. They might have been able to make a totally basic carbonara, but I don't see any cream sauces on that menu so they might not have the ingredients. OP admits that the chef told him that now he knows what OP likes he'll make him something tailored to his tastes. For free. That's an amazing opportunity, but OP gonna OP. A basic carbonara needs no cream. Bacon, scrambled eggs, black pepper. Add to spaghetti. Boom.
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Oct 11, 2023 07:11
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Samovar posted:A basic carbonara needs no cream. Bacon, scrambled eggs, black pepper. Add to spaghetti. Boom. True, but what do you want to bet OP was expecting a cream sauce? Like I was. pentyne posted:
Okay, I'm schooled. I have got to get me some of that.
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“no i am an Italian chef it is not possible” “well LA is notorious for being expensive” “sending back a burger? what are you, a climate monster?” this thread rules
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Oct 11, 2023 07:26
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I dont get why everyones so bent out of shape, italian food is just poorly prepared chinese anyway
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Oct 11, 2023 07:28
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The entire Italian military just went on high alert and they're coming for you.
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Lemniscate Blue posted:The entire Italian military just went on high alert and they're coming for you. So like 12 guys?
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ApplesandOranges posted:It doesn’t even seem like they’re on vacation, they just say that they went to a slightly fancier restaurant. Everyone in the story seems to be Portuguese other than maybe the chef. Sure, everyone's Portuguese and all that. All the stuff about the menu being complex and not what they usually eat sounds like any number of low-info conservatives who would rather look for a reason to get mad than to try something new and enjoy themselves. And yeah the restaurant reaction is all goofy as hell too
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Oct 11, 2023 07:45
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The guy's reaction to being told "bolognese makes like three hours to make if you're doing it properly" in the actual reddit thread is basically "oh, that makes sense, fair enough, weird that they wouldn't just say that though."
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reignonyourparade posted:The guy's reaction to being told "bolognese makes like three hours to make if you're doing it properly" in the actual reddit thread is basically "oh, that makes sense, fair enough, weird that they wouldn't just say that though." I'd put some credit for poor communication on the chef, if it weren't filtered through an idiot like the OP. It's a potential ESH, but this fucker is involved.
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Lemniscate Blue posted:The entire Italian military just went on high alert and they're coming for you. To what? Say that Barduak is right in person?
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I'm reminded of the time we were at a restaurant in Italy and they had gnocci alla Norma (eggplant sauce) on the menu and very few other vegetarian options. My wife asked the server if they could do spaghetti or linguini (both on the menu) alla Norma instead and they came back out and said it was technically possible in extremis with a huge eye roll that seemed to come directly from the chef. She got the spaghetti with tomato sauce. Who the gently caress wants gnocci alla Norma?
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"I do. Therefore, everyone does, and anyone who doesn't is wrong." -that chef, apparently
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Malachite_Dragon posted:"I do. Therefore, everyone does, and anyone who doesn't is wrong." -that chef, apparently it's literally a chef's job to design a menu so yeah
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the holy poopacy posted:Yeah, that should have been a clue to the state of the used car market. Yeah, at the time I figured it was the parts they wanted, since I know that the parts of a car can be more valuable separately than the car is as a whole. I didn't even consider until today that the market changed *that* much that even a dealership would pay me more for it; in hindsight, maybe I should have, considering I expected maybe a quarter of what they gave me. I was curious and did a quick carfax search for Corolla to see if area might influence things, and a city about midway from the rural area I bought my last car (the 02 Corolla) and the suburban area I bought my current car has an 04 Corolla for 1,999 that has no reported accidents and 108k miles on it. Assuming there's nothing unreported and it's not behind on any repairs, that's a pretty drat good deal and actually better than any ~2002 car I've ever owned. There could be an issue I'm not seeing online (and since only 7 counties in my state require Echecks, that might also be influencing price/reported condition), and it is a manual transmission, but it's still a Toyota Corolla. If it's in at least decent shape as implied, then it'd be reliable for basic use. The first Corolla I see that's confirmed to be an automatic is also an 04 but nearly twice the price at 3,795 but also only 135k miles. It's also much closer to my current location, in a suburban area but also has at least one accident reported whereas the other car did not. I now wish I could have learned if they cut up my old car or fixed it's minor issues (or not, it's a used car, after all) and sold it back out again. And if the latter, what it sold for. I also tossed in a Zip code for Denver, CO, considering I know from family the COL is higher there, and the first listed Corolla is an 04 automatic for 5,699 and 215k miles. A quick google suggests that Mississippi is the cheapest COL state in the US, and in Columbus, MS the cheapest Corolla is also an 04, and is an automatic for 4,900 with a whopping 291k miles. Just for quick comparisons. So, it seems that area and/or supply still has some level of influence on car price that might make it easier to try to find something cheaper but worthwhile. (Again, assuming these reports are complete and accurate, I would still have a mechanic/etc check them first.) Still depressing, even if it's not *as* terrifying as I initially thought. On more current topic: ApplesandOranges posted:AITA for ordering traditional Italian dishes at an Italian restaurant? I'm leaning towards everyone in this story being either an rear end in a top hat or at least a dumbass, for the reasons y'all have already hashed out, but this sentence has me deeply concerned. AITA for saying "circumcision" when the office lady wouldn't stop asking me what my sick day was for? quote:Throwaway because are you loving serious. Well, he finally found a reason she'd accept.... I think combating assholery with assholery is justified here.
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mllaneza posted:True, but what do you want to bet OP was expecting a cream sauce? Like I was. Do it! I found a deli nearby that sold guanciale and pecorino, and the difference is huge. Guanciale tastes nothing like bacon (or anything else I can describe really) and is really delicious. On the other hand, I still like doing it with parmesan and smoked bacon, it still tastes good even if it's not authentic.
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Gerblyn posted:Do it! I found a deli nearby that sold guanciale and pecorino, and the difference is huge. Guanciale tastes nothing like bacon (or anything else I can describe really) and is really delicious. This is eerily similar to how barbacoa evolved as tex-mex dish.
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Don't know about reactors, but my Grandad was able to get his certificate from the NATO Nuclear Weapons school. Not sure how much more in-depth it goes beyond "press red button"
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Barudak posted:I dont get why everyones so bent out of shape, italian food is just poorly prepared chinese anyway 
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Foo Diddley posted:AITAH for suggesting my roommate move out because her asthma accommodations are ridiculous? Kate had a point at first, nearly all incense, some scented candles and some very strong perfumes make it actually hard for me to breathe or give me migraines. But that's something that's possible to compromise on, like OP only doing that in her own room and ventilating after. Throwing stuff away is just unacceptable, and don't even start with the yelling.
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Technocrat posted:Don't know about reactors, but my Grandad was able to get his certificate from the NATO Nuclear Weapons school. First you enter the passcode, which for a while was just 00000000
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Pirate Radar posted:First you enter the passcode, which for a while was just 00000000 The RAF's weapons literally had a wheeled padlock, like you'd get on a bicycle lock
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This is going to sound petty, but I think I can understand why that chef was so annoyed. The thing about the special orders on the menu is probably there for the one picky eater in the group, not a license to disregard the menu entirely. An entire party coming in with no intention of ordering from the menu is a different situation and I can see why it would annoy the staff. "Why would you come here if nobody plans to eat what we serve?" is a perfectly reasonable question.
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Asthma girl should get herself checked for being in the spectrum. I’ve had weird issues with smell My whole life - most hand soaps smell incredibly powerful to me. I can smell them hours later and it’s revolting if I can smell them on my hands while eating. Turns out this may be related to having some Neurodivergence I’ve been realizing over the last year. Not as bad as she feels, but yeah, strong smells make it hard for me to concentrate. My exception is food - bake those cinnamon rolls all day friend. Throwing out other peoples poo poo is unacceptable though. And if you know you are that sensitive, you say it up front instead of making yourself and everyone else miserable.
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Lemniscate Blue posted:The entire Italian military just went on high alert and they're coming for you. DeeplyConcerned posted:So like 12 guys? It doesn't matter, all you have to do is cut their access to water and they'll desert (assuming you're in North Africa).
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AITA for saying we'd only help with my ex's kid's party if we could tell people we're engaged?quote:This guy, "Jack", and I were together for about a year, and within a couple weeks of ending it I found out I was pregnant. I texted Jack to tell him, and a couple hours later this woman, "Liz", showed up at my place saying she and Jack had been together for 6 months, and she was also pregnant, and when the text arrived she got my address out of Jack's phone so she could talk to me before him. I told her everything, and Liz dumped Jack. I was about 6 weeks along at this stage, and she was 12 weeks.
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Cythereal posted:AITA for saying we'd only help with my ex's kid's party if we could tell people we're engaged? Some people just were never hit in the nuts hard enough. This dude is one of them. Props to him for being so awful that 2 people realized they wanted nothing more to do with men.
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Seems to me like his parents would think that his loving around made his two exes gay, and that is wrong but also hilarious. A friend of mine is bi, and her boyfriend cheated on her, so they broke up, and years later she got married to a nice woman, but this being a small town, his parents found out and blamed him for "making her hate men so much she'd date women." AITA for being the reason my younger siblings said no to being adopted by our stepmom? quote:I'm (16M) the oldest of 4. My siblings are Calia (13F), Thea (11F) and Dex (10M). Our mom died 8 years ago. Calia and I are the only ones who remember her and I remember her more than Cal does. But we have always shared stories of our mom with Thea and Dex. I also have a bunch of photos and videos they've seen and they do ask about her, including to our dad sometimes.
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Samovar posted:A basic carbonara needs no cream. Bacon, scrambled eggs, black pepper. Add to spaghetti. Boom. Scrambled eggs in spaghetti? What kind of twisted mind created such a thing?
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Cowslips Warren posted:AITA for being the reason my younger siblings said no to being adopted by our stepmom? I don't get the brainworms on this one, what's the security afforded by adoption that couldn't be provided by an amendment to the father's will?
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Cowslips Warren posted:AITA for being the reason my younger siblings said no to being adopted by our stepmom? And another one for the "We could have let a parent-child-relationship develop naturally but the parents really needed to force the issue RIGHT NOW and now nobody is happy" pile. Theophany posted:I don't get the brainworms on this one, what's the security afforded by adoption that couldn't be provided by an amendment to the father's will? None.
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Theophany posted:I don't get the brainworms on this one, what's the security afforded by adoption that couldn't be provided by an amendment to the father's will? The security of a parent's unconditional love that suddenly turned out to be conditional.
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sullat posted:Scrambled eggs in spaghetti? What kind of twisted mind created such a thing? In the carbonara recipes I'm familiar with, you don't scramble the eggs ahead of time; you cook the meat in oil, butter, and wine, whisk the eggs and cheese together separately, and then combine both with the freshly-drained pasta as soon as it finishes cooking. The hot oil mixes with the eggs and the heat from the oil and the spaghetti cooks them into a rich sauce that clings to the noodles. If you're not confident in your ability to get the eggs to set that way, you can do the mixing in the still-hot pasta pot, or in a wok over a bit of heat, to help set the eggs. I've never seen bacon, scrambled eggs, and spaghetti in the wild, but seems like it would be a decent way to make an ersatz carbonara if you have the ingredients but are stuck using a single hotplate or something -- cook the bacon, buffer it and scramble the eggs with some bacon grease, toss with the spaghetti. Definitely won't replace proper carbonara but might still be tasty?
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sullat posted:Scrambled eggs in spaghetti? What kind of twisted mind created such a thing? My kid gets Highlights magazine, and some of the food suggestions in there blow my mind. Somehow, my kid will try random poo poo he sees in there, which is good because he's a somewhat picky eater. The other day we found out he likes toast with jam and cheese. Jam and cheese?! WTF!
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Nocheez posted:My kid gets Highlights magazine, and some of the food suggestions in there blow my mind. Somehow, my kid will try random poo poo he sees in there, which is good because he's a somewhat picky eater. The other day we found out he likes toast with jam and cheese. Jam and cheese?! WTF! Does he put the jam on first or the cheese? This is important.
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I could see that being a good combo if you use a savory jam like a chutney.
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I make homemade fig jam. Its delicious on crackers with some nice aged cheddar.
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Not the rear end in a top hat but not really smart in the long run. You never want to get on the office staff's shitlist. Bring cookies and apologize.
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