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How to Be A Restaurant Regular
Because I’m allergic to milk, I’m frequently making special requests when ordering from a menu. If I find someplace I like I tend to go back often, but I rarely develop any kind of lasting relationship with the wait staff or restaurant personnel. One exception to this is Mandarin Chef in the U-District in Seattle, where I’m always treated well and recognized on every visit. If it’s special menu items and favors you crave when you’re out for dinner, Urban Monarch offers a list of tips for becoming a restaurant regular. Most of these are just common sense advice like being polite to servers and tipping well. The only one I’d disagree with is taking a recommendation when you ask for one – I often order special items or recommended selections when going to a restaurant for the first time, but if the server’s suggestion doesn’t sound good (or if he/she forgets that I just told them I can’t have cheese) I politely decline a suggestion and choose something else.
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common sense advice, restaurant tipsHow to Make Fried Rice
If Alton Brown were an animated character, he might make videos like this one. Fried rice is one of those basic, filling comfort foods with simple ingredients and satisfying taste that almost anyone can make successfully. This video walks you through the basic components and demonstrates all the steps for making fried rice. The hard part might be finding an anime wok.
alton brown, anime, fried rice, wokConvert a diesel engine to Used Fryer Oil (UFO)
About 10 years ago we started looking for alternatives to diesel and kerosene fuel, and we ran across some folks who were pouring waste veggie oil in their diesel tanks in hot weather. Since we live in an almost arctic climate, we developed methods for running almost solid grease in any diesel engine. The trick is to heat the fuel to liquid before using it, so we added a coolant heated tank and filter, and a fuel selector valve. We start on diesel, and switch over to veggie when it gets above 150F. Details on the conversion and filtration can be found at Fry_Guys.
alternative, conversion, diesel, diy, engine, environment, fuel, grease, oil, ufo, vegetableHow to Open an Oyster
I love clams, mussels, and oysters in stews and pasta, but I’m not inclined to make seafood pasta at home. If you asked me to open an oyster, I’d divert to someone with more experience. This Japanese video shows you how. I’m not sure what the scrolling text says, but the visual demonstration is fairly self-explanatory.
clams, japanese video, mussels, oysters, seafood pastaHow to Make an Omlette in a Ziplock Bag
Eggs for breakfast is a tradition in many parts of the world. Depending on how you make your eggs you might go throuugh a ton of different utensils and containers before you start eating. Here’s a self-contained solution for cooking your omlette in a bag and getting a tasty result.
cooking, eggs, omlette
