Posts by BenRias

Not to disagree with some of the other poster...BUT...my chicken does still come out very crispy when I use the oven method. but it is true, we all have our "right way" of cooking something...just use whichever works in your...

It is true that many times, the spices add not just flavor but also COLOR to the chicken. So depending on what spices you are using, that may be part of the problem. If there was paprika in your rub, then the chicken color probably...

The trick that was explained to me from the sales person was that you need to do two things: 1) you NEED to wear wool socks with them...otherwise, they are pretty ineffective; and 2) You need to practice rolling off the balls of your...

Thanks Lentil...I was beginning to think that I was alone on this one. :)

Even Stephen and Jim, Thank you for your comments. You are both correct in your positions and I thank you for putting it in perspective--esp. Even Stephen. Yes, it was just a breakfast. I was just venting after a frustrating...

Really? Hmmm....interesting take. So it is preferable for a manager to hold up a table from getting cleared, hold up a customer from paying and leaving, and have to take a hit on comped items than to merely have the customer pay full...

Wow, I feel like I have had a lot to write lately. Anyway, we went to a restaurant this morning for breakfast. Long story short, the server had inadvertently given our ticket to another table who had already paid and left. So,...

So I had an experience tonight that I thought would be relevant to this thread... My wife and I went to eat at a nice restaurant--good food, nice atmosphere. As we were leaving, we both decided to use the bathroom. And guess who...

Check your local asian grocery store (if there is one near you). They will have the right ingredients. If there is only an asian convenience store nearby, they might not have the ingreds. but the average grocery store probably won't...

I seem to remember that Ming Tsai had a pretty decent hargow/harghou skin recipe. Look him up, but I seem to remember that it was pretty simple like wheat starch and water? maybe rice flour and water? Good luck!