My sister and brother-in-law moved to greater Chicago (Lake Forest) about a month ago with my 3-year-old niece. Need ideas for a night out for them when I go visit at Christmas.
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posted by um_maverick
on Dec 2, 2007 -
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[first time holiday dinner filter] It's my first holiday FEAST. And I must impress FUTURE INLAWS. Give me your tried-and-true "omfg where on EARTH did you get this recipe" holiday recipes - traditional is okay, but I'd prefer the off-kilter.
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posted by damnjezebel
on Nov 25, 2007 -
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Looking to propose while in Palm Springs this Thanksgiving. Any good romantic restaurants or locations that can be recommended?... We'll be spending the night at Sea Mountain Inn and I want to make this as special as possible...all ideas welcome...thanks
posted by matthelm
on Oct 30, 2007 -
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Calling all Crohnies! I'm helping to throw a traditional New Mexican dinner party for a group of students on Thursday night. We'd planned for the vegetarian contingency, but have found out that one young woman has a bad case of Crohn's Disease.
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posted by Sara Anne
on Oct 7, 2007 -
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SlaveryFilter: My girlfriend is attending "mandatory" dinners with co-workers every week, which eats up her entire evening! She isn't being paid for her time, how is this legal?
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posted by emptyinside
on Jul 11, 2007 -
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Family coming to visit me in Japan: My sister and brother both asked me to do one thing each. My sister would like to participate in a tea ceremony, my brother would like to eat a live octopus. Please, any recommendations in or around Tokyo were I can take them. Thanks everyone.
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posted by nintendo
on May 7, 2007 -
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I'm going to be doing some large group entertaining in the near future and I'm curious how to go about making sure all the tables look exactly the same for that "wow" impact when people walk into the room. Are there any tips and techniques for helping keep all the tables look the same even when using several people to set them all?
posted by riverjack
on Apr 1, 2007 -
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Hitting Disneyworld at the end of April, and am looking for a good place (on site) where I can take my wife for a good romantic dinner while the kids busy themselves with kid things.
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posted by thanotopsis
on Mar 15, 2007 -
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What should I bring to a potluck dinner, when many people attending have food allergies and dietary problems and the list of banned foods is huge? (No meat, dairy, onions, garlic, tomatoes, potatoes, and many, many other things, listed inside.) Recipes needed.
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posted by croutonsupafreak
on Feb 15, 2007 -
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Help me find a good meal that I (a non-chef) can cook for my girlfriend (loves poultry, asian food, dislikes shellfish) for New Years' Eve.
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posted by Alterscape
on Dec 29, 2006 -
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My family and I will be in New York city for the holidays. My mission: to find great restaurants for Christmas and New Year's Eve dinners.
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posted by clearlydemon
on Dec 14, 2006 -
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My partner and I are hilariously bad cooks. What's something easy that we can make tonight or tomorrow morning and bring to his parents' house for Thanksgiving?
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posted by sian
on Nov 22, 2006 -
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Upcoming anniversary... anyone in or around Bucks County, PA have particularly pleasant experiences with fine dining in the area?
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posted by dorothy humbird
on Oct 30, 2006 -
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Can you help me determine a ballpark calorie figure for grandma's stew?
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posted by Chorus
on Sep 15, 2006 -
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Does anyone know of a restaurant (in Israel, I believe), where people act as if they are eating, the waiters as if they are serving, the ambience is set up as if it were a real restaurant, and there is a real tab -- but there is neither real food nor beverage to be found anywhere?
posted by shivohum
on Sep 5, 2006 -
6 answers
So I told my new(ish) girlfriend that I'd cook her dinner this Sat. I'm pretty handy around the kitchen but I don't really have an old standby for this meal. Any ideas?
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posted by bitdamaged
on Aug 3, 2006 -
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How do I show my appreciation for housemates who've cooked me several nice meals in a row, when I can't cook and I'm too poor to take them to dinner?
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posted by scarylarry
on Jun 9, 2006 -
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Suitable venue for a working dinner, delegates from Canterbury, Brighton, Guildford, where to go?? The M25 /M23 junction? UK mefites, Urgent help needed! More inside....
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posted by Wilder
on May 30, 2006 -
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Ok, somebody HAS to know where this is from. I've been hearing it a lot lately and am pulling my hair out trying to figure out where this saying originated. If you know where the phrase "Winner winner chicken dinner" came from, please let me know. Thanks!
posted by charlesroper
on Apr 19, 2006 -
7 answers
Cooking for a LOT of people. Vegan people, and nonvegan people. And I don't want to make chili.
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posted by jennyjenny
on Feb 26, 2006 -
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Nutrition filter: I am looking for unique ideas for making quick, easy, heathy, inexpensive dinners (in my case, for two) every night... or at least most nights. "Dinner Hacks" you might say. I feel like I've tried all the standard "solutions" already (for example, cooking a few big meals on the weekend and eating leftovers the rest of the week). There must be something else I can try.
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posted by zharptitsa
on Jan 22, 2006 -
51 answers
Dinner Parties! I'm looking for impressive recipes. How did you last knock your guests' socks off? A few minor restrictions and links to previous great threads inside.
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posted by CunningLinguist
on Nov 27, 2005 -
18 answers
What would you bring to a dinner party when one of the hosts just had his wisdom teeth out?
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posted by autojack
on Jul 23, 2005 -
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EtiquetteFilter: I'm going to dinner with a friend of mine tomorrow evening. It was also my birthday last weekend and my friend was out of town at the time. So, I have a hunch that he may offer to pay for dinner because of, you know, the birthday thing. Here's the twist -- he was laid off about two weeks ago...
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 15, 2005 -
25 answers
What do you drink with your lunch/dinner? I'm trying to cut Pepsi out of my life (again) and serving dinner with water seems too bland.
posted by unsupervised
on Feb 9, 2005 -
83 answers
I need a Christmas dinner menu for 3 - 4 people. I don't cook, so I need easy to prepare, festive dishes. I'm on a limited budget, so the dishes have to be inexpensive to prepare as well. Purchasing a pre-made meal is not an option. [+]
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posted by Juicylicious
on Dec 21, 2004 -
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What's a good, simple lunch to make when hosting a few guests? I'm looking for something nicer than sandwiches, but not something that's going to seem like dinner fare. [mi]
posted by rorycberger
on Nov 13, 2004 -
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FoodFilter: I am hosting a small birthday party this Friday evening starting around 7pm, and my guests will expect some (dinner) food to be available. What can I serve them? (More Inside)
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posted by sebas
on Jul 8, 2004 -
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I've been tasked with providing the wine for a holiday dinner. I know nothing about wine and the dedicated sites are pretty heavily loaded with jargon. [more inside]
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posted by cedar
on Dec 20, 2003 -
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