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On 8/23/2020 at 8:59 PM, Irlandesa said:
Me neither. But I can't afford super fancy finishes so when I see a vacation rental that looks more modern, trendy or "upgraded," I won't lie, they appeal to me more than the more cabiny look.
Having spent a lot of family vacations in cabins that look like the “before” (but generally cleaner!), the updated cabins look wonderful to me.
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On 8/27/2020 at 8:24 PM, Kiss my mutt said:
Poaching is the last way I would want any mear cooked. It’s just lazy.
I think he’s cooking the meat sous vide, which is long and slow cooking in a plastic bag placed in a pot with simmering water. It keeps the meat juicy, and can be really delicious. I think most chefs pan sear the meat once it’s cooked, so that it doesn’t have that pasty look. But once you know that the guests don’t appreciate it, don’t do it again!
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Regarding the yellow kitchen house...how in the world did he do all that work for $50,000? My mother had her bathroom redone (by Bathfitters, so a one day deal, plus a new vanity and toilet (that my BILs installed)),and it was $6000. It just makes no sense.
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14 hours ago, MaKaM said:
Sorry, I can't get over the lighting snafu. Okay, power is 120v and she bought 12v fixtures so they have to run new wire. I am not an electrician (and I don't play on one TV) but couldn't they just get a transformer (or several) and step the power down to 12v? Wouldn't that be easier than running all new lines in the practically completed resort?
Another instance of poor planning...but why not just have solar powered lights? They have improved a lot, and if one goes out, you just replace it with another. I was at a fancy resort in Arizona and that's what they had (you could see the solar panel on the fixture). As far as "Caribbean" feel, I think Sarah's counting on the views of the ocean to be the star of the show, which actually makes sense to me. The water in the Bahamas is gorgeously blue green.
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I’m watching it now, and it seems like they need an actual project manager. So many late decisions, design changes at the last minute, wrong measurements...what they’re producing looks gorgeous, but it’s so stressful watching it happen.
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I liked that he didn’t go overboard with the blue...just touches on the pendant lights, and the pictures in the bedroom. And the courtyard had the teal half wall. I thought it looked light, bright and happy, which was just what she needed. The backsplash tiles were gorgeous, and different from every other backsplash (which are starting to all look alike). She deserved a beautiful home after what must have been 8 years of agony.
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I agree with the above...these weren't guests who are going to the all you can eat buffet in Vegas...they were probably expecting Michael Mina or Nobu level food. I had one of the best meals of my life at a restaurant in Vegas...very, very fancy.
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3 hours ago, scrb said:
Sandy is hovering and encouraged to do so. They could hire some "quality control" person to check in on guests constantly
Um, I think that is supposed to be what the Chief Stew does...
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Re the turret house...I had an apartment that had the two doing room set up. It was an old Victorian, and we had a breakfast room as well as the formal dining room. So I didn’t think the set up was odd at all. I like the way the house looked post renovation, the kitchen was gorgeous.
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Ok, I'm all in on suspension of disbelief, but if they gave 15 year old Beth a tubal ligation, she could still have children through IVF. Women who've had ectopic pregnancies and lost a fallopian tube do it all the time. Especially possible since money wouldn't be an issue. Again, these plot devices make NO sense.
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My sister broke her back (her horse threw her) and she certainly wasn’t having sex in her hospital bed. They put you in a clamshell brace and you move pretty gingerly for six weeks. The whole Jimmy/Mia storyline is another bit of crazy in this show...it’s a great show, but it makes absolutely no sense.
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I thought the kitchen in the historic house was so small! And those stupid cat stairs with the brackets exposed are the first thing you see when you come in the house...didn’t like those either. Not my favorite.
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On 5/10/2020 at 1:17 AM, Cheezwiz said:
It does a disservice to real-life people like Anna May Wong and Hattie McDaniel, who truly had to face obstacles and terrible treatment. I love happy endings, but this felt totally unearned.
And not only them...people like my dad’s cousin, born in 1939, and accepted by his family, but desperately unhappy because he could never publicly say who he was. I liked the beginning of this series...but then it became a reimagined world in Ryan Murphy land, and the struggles of people to publically be who they are, or to be equal with everyone else, were fixed by one movie. Ugh.
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2 hours ago, susannot said:
. I wish I knew what kind of cabbage it was, but probably can't buy it here anyway, although we have awesome fresh produce in the Midwest in the summer.
It may have been Savoy cabbage, I’ve seen that in the markets in Italy. Which, as a cook, are SO inspiring.
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13 hours ago, dwmarch said:
I love that Mafee is a casual genius. I take it he took the Mensa test at the same time and sent in his results as Spyros'? Or was he somehow mirroring Spyros' computer and checking the correct options? Either way, it was great to see that he's actually super smart.
I qualified for Mensa based on my SAT scores, but once I found out it was a room full of Spiros types I was horrified. There should be something more interesting about you than your ability to do well on standardized tests. I generally love Mafee, I think he's a very interesting character.
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Some of the choices she makes are just weird...there was one episode where she changed the location of a powder room door so that it opened right next to the living room sofa...not much privacy there!
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Re: the filet mignon.... it’s expensive, but because it doesn’t have much fat, it can be dry. Real gourmands would Have requested a ribeye or a New York strip. And to really go over the top...the Wagyu version of either.
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22 hours ago, greyhorse said:
Karen was just a hot mess. She doesn't have the sophistication that any of the remaining chefs do. A little surprised to see her power lifting all that weight, especially because she doesn't look the healthiest.
Karen’s a James Beard award winner, and her new restaurant in South Boston, Fox & the Knife, is very sophisticated food. Just because she’s not great in a competition setting doesn’t mean she’s not a fantastic chef.
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They cut so many scenes I would have liked to see!
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A nurse anesthetist is a masters level nurse who administers anesthesia. My aunt was one of the first ones. Kind of like a nurse practitioner, they work independently of the doctor.
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9 hours ago, LittleIggy said:
Could that baby’s heart be repaired today, I wonder.
Yes, they do it all the time at Boston Children’s, which was the first hospital to do the procedure. They usually see the defect on ultrasound and then correct the heart within a few days of birth. Children’s can also do it before birth, they were the first to do that too. Its still a multiple surgery procedure, but their success rate is 98%. I used to work there, it’s an amazing place. Poor little Warren.
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You needed to watch until the end...she sacrificed her life to replace the woman she sacrificed. Loved the ending.
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On 12/22/2019 at 12:11 AM, StarBrand said:
One plotline I wouldn't be surprised to see happen is Hannah's family filing a lawsuit against the network. Going on live TV and more or less saying the culture of your network, which no one really tried to stop, left your daughter unable to cope, well, that's probably not going to sit well for the family.......
Late to the party, but I think one problem for poor Hannah is that she didn’t have a family...I think she mentioned in one episode that her mother had died?
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Two things...it always surprises me when the judges don’t know fabric or fashion. Joseph Altazurra called the large scale houndstooth a plaid...it’s not.
I’ve been to that temple in Tokyo and one of the coolest things are the burners in front, where you can use the smoke to say a prayer and bless yourself. I would have done air/smoke for one look, and water (from Shinto) for the other. I thought their ideas were uninspired.
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Chopped 2020: A Year Without Chopsticks ... Please??
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Tiffani is a very successful chef here in Boston, and does a lot for her community. I know one of her sous chefs and he’s had nothing but good things to say about working for her.