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Penn
 

Have you begun quoting the line I left you?

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WD, what line?

The pictures are shot in real time for the web site that is being constructed, aside from the pork chop showing up three times, comments?

Bill Harsey put me in touch with you and I said, "I like the Thai people, kinda have to respect a culture that can take 5000 years to figure all the things you can do with a peanut".

Other than the fact I am sitting at a computer instead of there and sampling the food... I like the energy of the pics. The use of people, stirring the pot, food cooking in pans, interspersed with finished plates, table settings, etc. It doesn't feel like static, posed food shots... you feel like you're there. Great job.

I've already ordered "Take Out", should be here by FedEx, Monday, early arrival.

WD, yes I've locked that down. The concept is to replace "atta boy" with "smart monkey"

Pen....lol, Holy Crap..... On the photo of the womans face, did you have the camera, like 6 inches from her face? hehehe I'm suprised she either wasn't cross eyed from the shot, or blind from your flash

Buck

P.S. And what in Gods name are those round white things that look like eggs?

Wait until you read what Armymom is going to say, she might surprise a lot of you.

Here the deal on delivery: If you can advance in developing any of my weak skills sets, and they are many, dinner's on me.

Peanut darlin' are a New World food, that is unless them Thai's had those go fast boats 5000 yrs ago... Check out the Moche burial sites in CA.. peanut necklaces and peanut grave food.

peanuts

I cook and and I do historical research into the foods and recipes I cook, including redacting to moder ingredients.. YMMV smooches to all.

I've got a question
 

I've recently begun using Olive Oil in making popcorn. I find it has a higher temp range, kernels pop more consistently.

What other oils would you recommend?

WD

I knew you would catch that!!! Damn.

I typically fail badly when I'm trying really hard to be a smart ass like Buck.

So when did the Thais start using peanuts for everything?

....Meanwhile, Penn is waiting for feedback on his pics! .......I know I've got that rolled up newspaper around here somewhere for the Wet Dog......:munchin

One photo is unbaked rolls I think, the other is garlic cloves being sauteed? Am I right Penn. I can smell them now.

Photography is great.. Food being cooked, bread made, dining room, patrons.. great wesite shots.

If you can smell the garlic cooking, and the bread baking, your mouth watering..the photos have done thier job.

WD, OTOH< needs a math lesson from Dozer I fear. Might be 500, but NOT 5,000... even Jesus wasn't born back then...Nor were the Moche making peanut butter that far back. :D <---WD said he wanted to be spanked... hey, I was just complying, his wish my command and all that. :lifter

Rolled up news papers I can handle, it's Armymom that's got me worried.

On a serious note,...
 

Penn, the photos are great, good for website flash, perfect!

I would only add, as a marketing piece, a few smart looking sexy young couples or an older couple out having dinner. Sex sells. Smiles. Rolled up pasta on a fork, bread breaking crumbs every where sorta thing.

People want to see themselves in the restaurant like the happy people on the website.

But you're taking this from a guy who's been known to cry during 'Lite Beer Commercials'.

If you are referring to Post#3 fourth from the left, I'd say that it's a dumpling!

Take care.
Martin

I don't know AM, kinda looks like stuffed pasta shells.

God, I'm hungry.

O - 5, no, no. What I know to be true is this axiom: You may possess all the food knowledge in the world, have trivia secrets that would make the compulsive jeopardy freak blush, but that does not translate into flipping a perfect burger.
New world food trivia is cute, but it won't get you laid. What will, is cooking with your senses and taste testing everything associated with the dinner...licking a spoon properly can transcends the anally repressive Emily Post date into an experimental mdma/Viagra affectionato. It done with the flick of the wrist.

WD- Good call - that's what's missing - showing the food being consumed. A pic of the server's hand pouring wine or delivering a drink. A waiting line of folks to get in the door.

Penn, question
 

When did you first experience French food, Vietnam?

Your last post was almost to poetic for a guy who walked in country.

It was after 1500, peanuts did migrate to Africa.. probably carried by Dutch or French traders to SE Asia or possibly overland via the Silk Road.. conjecture without me doing research.

OTOH it could be as recently as the 19th century. I have no idea what thier food there is.. I do know that Chinese food IN China is vastly diferent than Chinese Food that we eat here. Same with Japan. Therefore... I don't care much for Thai I must admit.

I could re-phrase my line to read 500 years instead of 5000 and it would still work, right?

If you don't like Thai food then you haven't really had it. You may have to travel to find really good Curry or Coconut- Lemon Grass soup. Typically their crisp veg wraps are heavenly.

I find typical Chinese food wanting and too greasy.

Uh huh.... or how to make a perfect omelet. You are oh so correct in that comment. I would much much rather cook for my family, friends and the men in my life that go out to supper. Some of the best evenings of my life were surrouned cooking for my guy and he me.

Post 3, 4th from the left is a quenelle of Vanilla Ice Cream. It is served with apple sauteed to order and then placed in a Pate Sucree shell, or a sugar pastry shell.
Everyone here has eaten everything that has been photographed; the only difference is the techinque involved to produce the dish. An apple is an apple, but what makes it wonderful is the seasonality, the sensualness of cooking it in butter, with shaved cinnamon, vanilla, and black pepper.
Eating a sauteed wedge, or slice of apple like this, is to experience the softness and spice flavor of a perfumed earlobe...its like eating...and with the ice cream...forgetaboutit....

Who needs help getting laid?

The pics look good...are they going to be associated with a menu?

Will you stop with the internet sex, and just tell us where the restaurant is!

For the website, and Orion hit the high note with waiters, wine, and consumer consumption.

LOLOL. What I was thinking......!

This is Steve's advice for the lovelorn...learn your significant other's favorite dishes, learn to cook them well and enjoy the rewards...that, and a good bottle of wine helps...pork roast and garlic mashed potatoes, bison strip steak and garlic roasted potatoes and a Black Forest Ham and Swiss on Russian Rye sandwich have been working quite well for me in that department...Bacardi and Coke and Cherry Garcia help a good deal, too...

The Shit is funny though, people attach so much sensual-ness to food, is just food for christ sake...and what is the real deal,,when you are hungry everything taste good.

As for the service idea, great, thanks, I will incorporate the idea of service into the website, just need the right people and energy.

The music for the site is going to be done by these guys "Sonodea" They have a demo track you can download...it's very cool...its what we play now, its a 1/4ly service. They upload an ipod with 1500 songs that you approve. Its sets the tone for the evening and you never hear the same song twice

So is there a test website for us to view yet?