Subj: 602 co-branding

JW> But Central and Southern Mexican food is quite different.

ML> those cuisines are still identifiably Mexican / there's a common
ML> Gestalt, if you will, the same way Peking and Canton cuisines
ML> are both Chinese, whereas Japanese and Korean, though
ML> macroscopically similar, are fundamentally different.

That's true. It is almost impossible to pinpoint why or to describe
the commonality verbally  but you know it when you taste it.

JW> McDonalds Canada / upscale "Build Your Own Burger" menu

ML> So near-fast-food pacing and near-artisanal product, a very
ML> modern phenomenon.

Yep. And well executed, but pricey. I only went twice and I spent
$15-$16 each time.

JW> Miniso store

ML> It would seem to be a bit of rolling the Daiso.

[groan]

  Subj: 603 is shambolic

NB> strawberries (probably Driscoll / I decided mine needed heavy
NB> cream / halved them and sprinkled sugar on them, then let them
NB> steep in the fridge for a day or so before using
 
ML> That treatment doesn't hurt. / Or perhaps made jam.

Another remedy: halve and macerate in the juice from a tin of canned
fruit, Triple Sec or something similar and lemon juice.

  Subj: 604 little annoyances

ML> When we finally got to the booth, an hour or more later, the
ML> agent glanced at the blueness of our passports - I don't recall
ML> he even opened them - and shooed us along.

Once when I was returning from Hawaii to Edmonton (before 9/11) the
plane was delayed over two hours by a late takeoff and strong head
winds. When we finally arrived after 2 AM and 2 hours after the last
international flight, a lone agent, sleepily and robiotically
repeated, "Welcome home-anything-to-delare-OK-that's-good-move along
please" without checking a single bag or looking at IDs. Even though
I was the age of and had the appearance of someone who just might be
carrying an extra bottle of undeclared Midori or even a baggie of
some forbidden herb I was whistled right through, as we all were.

  Subj: 605 outta there, Lilli ed

 ML> ginger-lemon white chicken substance (nasty)

That can be one of the nicer ways to enhance chicken breast when
executed properly.

Cheers

Jim


... Baloney slices are just wiener pancakes.

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