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I can't say that I'll be motivated to try a place offering "progressive comfort food".....translates to me as "high profit margin starch requiring little technical expertise to prepare". Am I a curmudgeon? (Yes.) But seriously, these days, I'm not visiting restaurants offering t...

justagirl wrote:Sausage with a label that said 'Thai Sausage.'

justagirl wrote: If you want I can tell you more about it after Tuesday's dinner.

Yes, thanks. I like pretty much anything Thai, and I've never heard of that.

justagirl wrote:
I also picked up some Thai sausage he had in the cooler for tomorrows dinner.

What is Thai sausage?

Interestingly, one of the only "restaurants" that I've seen do nachos in the described manner (individual chips/beans/cheese/peppers) is Chili's. They're not particularly good, but they are that style. Maybe that underscores the point about the authenticity of nachos - I don't know. Though...

Group: I tried having lunch at Parkway today. It's Wednesday and the special is the best Cuban sandwich in town IMHO. Unfortunately, they have abolished all specials and gotten rid of the good Chicago hot dogs as well. The bartender told me "we're so busy now that we don't need to run specials...

As to Skip Bayless, my primary observation would be that he has done the same thing Mexicans living North of the border have done for generations in Texas, California, New Mexico, and Arizona. Rick Bayless. Skip Bayless is a hack sportswriter. (and I've been to Topolobampo and found it excellent). ...

There seemed to be a larger than normal amount of fest-goers that smuggled booze in. I suspect that number will grow proportionately with the price of beer. I didn't see a beer line longer than 3 or 4 people the whole weekend. I think $5/$6 may finally be more than that market can reasonably bear.

flyinbayou wrote:They have those at Jazz Fest? Only beer other than ML and Foster I saw was MGD light (I guess because MGD tastes too much like beer) and Coors.

How's that pissing in the wind going for ya?

They have Pilsner Urquell on tap.

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Ya Ka Mein is one of my favorites. I will have it at least once each weekend, if not each day. I see no reason to eat raw oysters or boiled crawfish at the Fest.

I am also a fan of the Dibbe (steak pita) from the international booths (I forget which one).