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Spoosner

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  1. Heading to PS for a few days after Christmas, one of which is my wife's bday. Italian is her favorite cuisine, so thinking I'll go that route. I saw Birba mentioned above, but it's pretty low on the rating/ranking scale. Any other Italian suggestions in the Palm Springs area? Don't mind driving. Would prefer something on the nicer side, but food is most important.
  2. NYC: Stout Grand Central San Diego: Pacific Social Dallas: HQ Prime
  3. My bad. Probably not too many mentions of orecchiette on here.
  4. Recipe handy? Don't feel like searching through 30 pages.
  5. Don't know that this is perfect thread, but don't think it's worth starting a new one. Has anybody been to Te Deseo? Reviews seem very mixed.
  6. Yea, book with "Super Hosts" and read the bad reviews. Stopped reading after it was apparent he didn't do his homework (although I understand they were in a bind after original place cancelled a month prior).
  7. I know it's a long shot, but would like to avoid fees if possible. Interested in any quantity.
  8. https://twitter.com/bryandfischer/status/1185605515012784128?s=21 sooner schooner tipping over. Sorry, don't know how to embed. Somebody with more skills than me needs to make a bunch of dicks tumble out when it hits the ground.
  9. My wife got us a daytime babysitter a few Sundays ago and we went to Revelers Hall. They have a New Orleans style house band that plays from 2 - 5 every Saturday and Sunday, and they were badass. Drinks were very good, bartenders were very nice, and were happy to have us there. They don't serve food (only some bar chex mix), so eat before you go, but we loved it. One of those things you didn't know existed in Dallas (granted we've only been here a couple years so y'all might not be surprised). Anyway, highly recommend. Found some video evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqo4-kSRaeg
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    Dallas | BBQ

    Thanks for the insights. VIP is the only way I'd do it. Easily justifiable since I'm not buying the usual 2nd ticket for my wife, my son gets in free, 2 drinks included, and I'm hoping the "VIP area" might have some shade or something that will help with the little guy. I'm still planning to wait and get some indication of what the weather looks like as well as UT game time before pulling the trigger.
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    Dallas | BBQ

    Has anybody ever attended this? https://www.prekindle.com/event/45957-smoked-dallas-dallas If so, is the BBQ on par with what you get from visiting these places, or a bit dumbed down for the masses? I'll be on solo parenting duty with my 18 month old son. Thinking about buying a VIP ticket and introducing him to the meat sweats (mostly kidding). Would be nice if they'd post the Okie Lite gametime Some pretty heavy hitters in the lineup: BBQ ON THE BRAZOS (CRESSON) BLACK’S BARBECUE (LOCKHART) BODACIOUS BBQ MOBBERLY (LONGVIEW) CATTLEACK BARBEQUE (DALLAS) EVIE MAE’S PIT BARBEQUE (WOLFFORTH) FERRIS WHEELER’S (DALLAS) HEIM BARBECUE (FT. WORTH) HURTADO BARBECUE (ARLINGTON) HUTCHINS BBQ (MCKINNEY) KREUZ MARKET (LOCKHART) LOCKHART SMOKEHOUSE (DALLAS) LOUIE MUELLER BARBECUE (TAYLOR) MEAT CHURCH (WAXAHACHIE) MICKLETHWAIT CRAFT MEATS (AUSTIN) PANTHER CITY BBQ (FT. WORTH) ROEGELS BARBECUE CO. (HOUSTON) SCHMIDT FAMILY BARBECUE (BEE CAVE) SMOKE SESSIONS BARBECUE (ROYSE CITY) TEJAS CHOCOLATE & BBQ (TOMBALL) ZAVALA’S BARBECUE (GRAND PRAIRIE) ALSO FEATURING CAFE MOMENTUM (DALLAS) EMPORIUM PIES (DALLAS)
  12. Puglia is pretty much what we have decided on. Will read back through this thread and do some research to plan our road trip. As mentioned, our final night will be in Rome. I know I need to go back through this thread, but best restaurant for final dinner? Would probably prefer a lesser known hole in the wall, but can also go big if that's where the best food takes us.
  13. If you want a walking tour you'll have to pick a neighborhood. We did a food centric one in Chinatown when my Mom was in town, which was quite enjoyable. I'm sure you can google any specific neighborhood/walking tour and find plenty of options. As others have said, not a bad idea to do the bus thing to figure out what areas really interest you, and then focus on those in the following days. One of my favorite birthdays...the Cote de Boeuf at Minetta Tavern. (Pic is from the interwebs, but it's accurate)
  14. I left griddy and switched to a month to month plan last week. Change happened overnight, so I only got gouged with 1 day of crazy pricing because I wasn't paying attention. I had been with them for just over 6 months, and the savings over that time outweigh what I got hit with. I plan on switching back to them when the temps start subsiding. It's so easy to do.
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  16. So I was pretty much swayed by your beach suggestion, but then I took a look at average temperatures for October. Seems we should expect highs in the 70s, which sounds a bit cold to be swimming in the ocean.
  17. As mentioned, we will basically have 5 nights. What 2 or 3 places would you put highest on your Sardinia list?
  18. The wife and I are going for a wedding in September. We will have a couple nights in Florence before the wedding, so the above posts have been quite helpful. We will be on our own from Sunday, Sept 29th - Saturday, Oct 5 when we fly out of Rome at 7:05 AM (so really we have to be in Rome on Friday, Oct 4th). So, what would you do with about 5 nights and 4 days. The caveat is that my wife studied abroad in Florence many moons ago, so she has been to Como, Amalfi, Florence, Rome. I've been to Rome a couple times and Venice once. I'd like to do something new to both of us, perhaps a little more off the beaten path, but without sacrificing good food, wine, and scenery. Sicily is intriguing to me. There are cheap direct flights from Florence to Catania on the 29th (or a short stop in Rome to fly to Palermo instead). Numerous options to fly to Rome on the 4th. Anybody have Sicily experience? Love or hate? Where would you go with Sunday evening to Friday afternoon on your hands? Sardinia is another option, although it appears we'd have a short layover in Rome. It appears we could also take a ferry from Livorno to Olbia, but the reviews are pretty terrible. Any completely different recs?
  19. We are trying to decide where to stay. It appears the East Market District is the most happening downtown. The Highlands seems close and a cool area. We are 6 adults and a 1.5 year old. Staying in East Market means a hotel. Highlands have a couple cool Airbnbs that would fit all of us. Is one area much more superior than the other? Is downtown very walkable, or are we going to be ubering anyway? Any help here would be appreciated as we're finding it tough to just make a damn decision.
  20. I'd say the bar & terrace at the Stephen F. Austin is what you're looking for. They sell cigars, but I believe you do have to go on the terrace to smoke them. Not a bad thing as long as you're not going in the heat of the day.
  21. Bump. Just booked a trip for early August. I'll be there with my in-laws, which means about 6-8 adults and my son who will be 17 months then. Has anybody done a guided distillery tour they liked? As in pick us all up in a van, take us to a few of the best distilleries, commentary along the way, and perhaps a good meal?
  22. Planning to take my Dad, FIL, and son to the game Sunday. Will be my son's first game. Hoping for decent seats under $100 each. Getting 4 together on stubhub is looking rapey.
  23. Great post. Is nobody going to talk about Ruthie's inability to keep her legs closed? WTF?
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