Middle Eastern Feast

Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
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I’m so conflicted today…

On one hand, I received my jar of grilled eggplant from the 3rd party seller “Mr. Nutz” via Amazon. The idiots shipped a glass jar in a soft envelope, delivered shattered and and leaking.
My mailbox is a mess, but smells of what might have been some yummy grilled eggplant. [swearing.gif]


On the other hand, Palouse Brand really came through with $200 worth of dried beans! [swoon.gif]

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the food looks great Larry

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Thanks Suzanne!

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Next time you visit LA, you have some great choices. In Hollywood, the best Lebanese are at Marouch and Carousel. Both are great, with Marouch having the better ambiance/decor and better meza overall. Good options throughout the area.

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Thanks, David! My grandparents are (were) Assyrian and came from (then) Persia so I’ve been a rice junkie my whole life. We bake ours in butter. I found a store in Chicago that sells Iranian saffron (under the counter) which is just amazingly delicious! Happy birthday, by the way! [cheers.gif]

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Nice, the kind of food we enjoy every week, though we never prepare it.

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That sucks big time, but at least his nickname appears to have been accurate.

I have some good Middle Eastern grocery stores in my neighborhood; let me know if you want me to pick you up a few jars of the grilled eggplant and ship it to you in an actual, oh, I don’t know, box…

Bruce

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Thanks for the good wishes, Debbie. This place you refer to wouldn’t happen to be on Foster, would it?

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Thanks for the good wishes, Debbie. This place you refer to wouldn’t happen to be on Foster, would it?[/quote]

Foster & Clark (across the street from Reza’s) - I go in, ask for saffron and nod to the cash register. They store it under the change drawer. I’ll get you some if you want. I need to make a trip anyway.

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Thanks Bruce; that’s very generous! I’ll think about it. For now I’ve got another jar coming direct from Amazon this time, which was a couple dollars more but probably worth it assuming the actually package it properly.

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Foster & Clark (across the street from Reza’s) - I go in, ask for saffron and nod to the cash register. They store it under the change drawer. I’ll get you some if you want. I need to make a trip anyway.[/quote]

We know them well. You can usually get Iranian pistachios there as well. I never walk out if there for less that $100 (great source for Lebanese olive and grape seed oils and my daughter loves their hand pies). And the family that owns it is terrific.

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We know them well. You can usually get Iranian pistachios there as well. I never walk out if there for less that $100 (great source for Lebanese olive and grape seed oils and my daughter loves their hand pies). And the family that owns it is terrific.[/quote]


Concur on all counts (even your politics!).