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		<title>Oh Yeah… My Co-Blogger is Famous and Stuff</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally we try not to toot our own horn here on Tastingmenu. And besides, what purpose would it serve, you wouldn&#8217;t believe us anyway. You&#8217;ll notice I haven&#8217;t reviewed Poppy (where Dana is the pastry chef). And believe me, it&#8217;s not cause I don&#8217;t enjoy eating her desserts. That said, once in awhile we do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As the cookie crumbles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tastingmenu.com/?p=720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I smiled to myself as I flipped through the 5 recipes contained in the first chapter of Elizabeth Falkner&#8217;s Demolition Desserts, taking delight in her notation that her &#8220;favorite&#8221; recipe for chocolate chip cookies strait-up was temporary.   It&#8217;s a life long obsession for many pastry chefs, that of chasing the perfect chocolate chip cookie, one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assumed Origins</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A discussion was had yesterday about how the restaurant would present creme brulee.  A dish as classic as they come, and one I have yet to serve on my 4 month young menu, we debated the need for a nibble on the side of the ramekin, a cookie most likely.
&#8220;Classicists would argue that the dish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Line Cook Pastry Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a post on the blog line cook, an incredibly well worded, to the point piece about a young line cooks short, very short time as the pastry cook.
Every line cook should read this.  No, strike that.  Every line cook should work pastry production for a part of their life.  But I know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snowed In</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dana</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you staring into computer screen in the Pacific Northwest are well aware of the snow that has bound us to our homes.  Those outside this region, possibly from area&#8217;s accustomed to regular snowfall, might scoff at the mere 9 inches that has kept me behind my front door for most of the past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian Thanksgiving, Seattle, Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hillel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This year we had a totally Asian thanksgiving. No turkey&#8230; shocked???? Jealous?

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		<title>Sweet!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hillel</dc:creator>
		
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[Thanks Chris for the pic.]
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		<title>Boom Noodle, Seattle, Washington</title>
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		<comments>http://www.tastingmenu.com/2008/10/29/boom-noodle-seattle-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hillel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Communal hipster wannabe soba and Japanese appetizers. A decent clone of London&#8217;s Wagamama over. Another half decent video production.

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		<title>Perspectives — Chez Panisse, Berkeley, California</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hillel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I once had some pretty amazing chicken soup (as well as some incredible chicken) at Chez Panisse. And I have always loved Steely Dan. The fressers over at Infinite Fress combined the two for a special evening:
&#8220;Last month, we visited Berkeley to see Steely Dan stamp out any lingering idealism at the Greek Theater. Nevertheless, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perspectives — Studio, Laguna Beach, California</title>
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		<comments>http://www.tastingmenu.com/2008/10/15/perspectives-studio-laguna-beach-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hillel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin is doing a great job documenting his eating over at Kevin Eats. Here&#8217;s his excellent report on Studio from his belated birthday dinner:
&#8220;I&#8217;d been interested in trying out Studio for a number of years now. I was thus quite excited to find out that a few buddies of mine were taking me there for [...]]]></description>
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