"If you can't handle that part of the job then go back to whatever cut-rate English school farted you out and resume spending your time correcting fragment sentences and trying to f*** 18-year-old, doe-eyed girls from Jilin."
What exactly is wrong with this website (or maybe just some of the people that use it) that it provokes such a reaction? The article is a little bit of fun that's all, if you can't have a sense of humour in life then you really are not going to live that long. As for Leon's quote, I've been a teacher for 10 years and what you wrote is insulting a profession that deserves some damn respect, you really should be careful what you put in print. I'm British and quite frankly couldn't care less what goes into bubble and squeak when you're eating it in a restaurant several thousand miles from home, in fact on the contrary it's one of the great aspects of travel that you find these curiosities. Nice article Tom.
To clarify - the details of this proposal have yet to be worked out and officials are still soliciting public opinion, according to the article, so don't get too excited yet.
In the meantime I, for one, would like to see:
a. Better devised rules on real estate transactions for foreigners;
b. Real penalties on organizations that practice price discrimination against foreign nationals;
Damn straight Baloucaron! Imagine writing an article saying that "there's a great Korean restaurant with bubble and squeak, if you just brought your own mashed yams, cause you can't find potatoes here, and added them to the vegetables. IT'S JUST THE SAME!"
You'd have Brits hopping up and down screaming. We're talking about a group of people who freak out if you suggest they're from a place five miles down the road from where they're actually from.
As a Québecoise, I can't help but find this article insulting. What makes poutine so great is the fresh cheese curds which in actual poutine restaurants, are brought in and made that very same day and the gravy, which looks nothing like whats on this picture...My friends, please don't judge poutine based on this poorly made replica.
Shame on you for not paying the proper respect to poutine that it deserves.
It's not a question of respect, just accuracy. But, hey, if you don't give a shit about the quality of your pieces then I guess that explains why you're there.
Shame on you for not paying the proper respect to poutine that it deserves.
I mean you don't hear her majesty's fine subjects of the Great White North referring to Spotted Dick in anything but hushed terms of awe and reverence, now do you?
Canadians would rather jab themselves in the eye with a red hot iron poker than besmirch Baked Beans on Toast or other shining examples of Britain's fine culinary tradition.
Tom, we're putting you on double-secret administrative probation for this monstrosity and my personal endorsement for your membership in the Société Québécoise pour la Conservation du Patrimoine Culinaire Unique du Canada is hereby irretrievably revoked, effective immediately
No, I'm sorry I haven't done the hours of blood sweat and research required to watch a DVD written by an obviously biased Montreal restaurant. I'm sure in your mind you're giving Mickey Spilane a run for his money with your journalistic prowess and deserve a knighthood. But, the rest of us would prefer article containing factual content and respect for the topic at hand. As well, if you're going to walk around pretending to be a reporter you should learn to take abuse from readers, it's unprofessional to come on here and have a little hissy fit when someone calls you out on your lazy performance. If you can't handle that part of the job then go back to whatever cut-rate English school farted you out and resume spending your time correcting fragment sentences and trying to fuck 18-year-old, doe-eyed girls from Jilin.
Woops! You're absolutely correct, I meant Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. Just corrected it above. Thanks for pointing that out - and I'm glad you like the sweater
Sorry, but i doubt that the temperature for Beijing was in Fahrenheit. A max of 5 degrees Fahrenheit would be -15 degrees Celsius. It hasn't been that cold yesterday.
But the sweater is nice...
Leon, have you watched the DVD that comes with the (very awesome) cookbook from the Montreal-based restaurant Au Pied de Couchon, which has a clip all about the origin of poutine? It's pretty boring and I don't get what all the fuss is about, but I've seen it and as a result I do understand the ins and outs of the dish. If finding something in a nondescript Xinjiang dive that is randomly close in appearance to poutine (minus the cheese) and for the same token pretty far from anything you might expect to see in such a restaurant, simply not good enough for you, then I can do no more. POUTINE IN THE HUTONGS. It's a bit of fun, right, with some nice pics. I vow never to react to comments on my posts but on this I feel I have to take a stand. Now go away.
Tom, you need to know what you're talking about before publishing something. Of course, we could all just go ahead and make up the history and ingredients of the cuisine we're reviewing cause it's just easier that way, I guess. Michael Bauer does it all the time!
Really, writer? If you have to bring your own cheese and grater (And not even cheese kurds, just mozza) how the HELL is it better than "the real thing" in Beijing?
Not only that, it ain't from Montreal. There's a bunch of smaller Quebec towns that claim it, but none decisively. And it's "sauce" pure gravy poutine is for posuers and Acadians.
Really, writer? If you have to bring your own cheese and grater (And not even cheese kurds, just mozza) how the HELL is it better than "the real thing" in Beijing?
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
"If you can't handle that part of the job then go back to whatever cut-rate English school farted you out and resume spending your time correcting fragment sentences and trying to f*** 18-year-old, doe-eyed girls from Jilin."
What exactly is wrong with this website (or maybe just some of the people that use it) that it provokes such a reaction? The article is a little bit of fun that's all, if you can't have a sense of humour in life then you really are not going to live that long. As for Leon's quote, I've been a teacher for 10 years and what you wrote is insulting a profession that deserves some damn respect, you really should be careful what you put in print. I'm British and quite frankly couldn't care less what goes into bubble and squeak when you're eating it in a restaurant several thousand miles from home, in fact on the contrary it's one of the great aspects of travel that you find these curiosities. Nice article Tom.
Re: Are You a Beijing Resident?
To clarify - the details of this proposal have yet to be worked out and officials are still soliciting public opinion, according to the article, so don't get too excited yet.
In the meantime I, for one, would like to see:
a. Better devised rules on real estate transactions for foreigners;
b. Real penalties on organizations that practice price discrimination against foreign nationals;
c. Clean, breathable air for all.
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
I should add I am not a Canadian.
Damn straight Baloucaron! Imagine writing an article saying that "there's a great Korean restaurant with bubble and squeak, if you just brought your own mashed yams, cause you can't find potatoes here, and added them to the vegetables. IT'S JUST THE SAME!"
You'd have Brits hopping up and down screaming. We're talking about a group of people who freak out if you suggest they're from a place five miles down the road from where they're actually from.
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
As a Québecoise, I can't help but find this article insulting. What makes poutine so great is the fresh cheese curds which in actual poutine restaurants, are brought in and made that very same day and the gravy, which looks nothing like whats on this picture...My friends, please don't judge poutine based on this poorly made replica.
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
It's not a question of respect, just accuracy. But, hey, if you don't give a shit about the quality of your pieces then I guess that explains why you're there.
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
Shame on you for not paying the proper respect to poutine that it deserves.
I mean you don't hear her majesty's fine subjects of the Great White North referring to Spotted Dick in anything but hushed terms of awe and reverence, now do you?
Canadians would rather jab themselves in the eye with a red hot iron poker than besmirch Baked Beans on Toast or other shining examples of Britain's fine culinary tradition.
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
Tom, we're putting you on double-secret administrative probation for this monstrosity and my personal endorsement for your membership in the Société Québécoise pour la Conservation du Patrimoine Culinaire Unique du Canada is hereby irretrievably revoked, effective immediately
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
I for one enjoyed this article, and read it as the light hearted piece it was intended to be. Let's all just get a grip and let it go!
Re: Get the Look: Nordic Warmth
Don't sweat it...
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
No, I'm sorry I haven't done the hours of blood sweat and research required to watch a DVD written by an obviously biased Montreal restaurant. I'm sure in your mind you're giving Mickey Spilane a run for his money with your journalistic prowess and deserve a knighthood. But, the rest of us would prefer article containing factual content and respect for the topic at hand. As well, if you're going to walk around pretending to be a reporter you should learn to take abuse from readers, it's unprofessional to come on here and have a little hissy fit when someone calls you out on your lazy performance. If you can't handle that part of the job then go back to whatever cut-rate English school farted you out and resume spending your time correcting fragment sentences and trying to fuck 18-year-old, doe-eyed girls from Jilin.
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Re: Get the Look: Nordic Warmth
Woops! You're absolutely correct, I meant Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. Just corrected it above. Thanks for pointing that out - and I'm glad you like the sweater
Re: Get the Look: Nordic Warmth
Sorry, but i doubt that the temperature for Beijing was in Fahrenheit. A max of 5 degrees Fahrenheit would be -15 degrees Celsius. It hasn't been that cold yesterday.
But the sweater is nice...
Re: Openings & Closings: Where to Eat During Chinese New ...
Home Plate Bar-B-Que will be closed from today (Jan 18) until Jan 28.
They'll reopen on the 29th. And we're told to look for some new things to appear in the new year
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
Leon, have you watched the DVD that comes with the (very awesome) cookbook from the Montreal-based restaurant Au Pied de Couchon, which has a clip all about the origin of poutine? It's pretty boring and I don't get what all the fuss is about, but I've seen it and as a result I do understand the ins and outs of the dish. If finding something in a nondescript Xinjiang dive that is randomly close in appearance to poutine (minus the cheese) and for the same token pretty far from anything you might expect to see in such a restaurant, simply not good enough for you, then I can do no more. POUTINE IN THE HUTONGS. It's a bit of fun, right, with some nice pics. I vow never to react to comments on my posts but on this I feel I have to take a stand. Now go away.
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
Tom, you need to know what you're talking about before publishing something. Of course, we could all just go ahead and make up the history and ingredients of the cuisine we're reviewing cause it's just easier that way, I guess. Michael Bauer does it all the time!
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
Tom...
words escape me...
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
Leon you need some joy in your life.
Re: Sanlitun iPhone 4S Launch Cancelled; Xidan Already Sold ...
I went to buy one at home during xmas. I had to pre-book online the night before, then show up at the time of my reservation. They don't do this here?
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
Not only that, it ain't from Montreal. There's a bunch of smaller Quebec towns that claim it, but none decisively. And it's "sauce" pure gravy poutine is for posuers and Acadians.
Re: Fries, Cheese 'n Gravy: Poutine in the Hutongs
Really, writer? If you have to bring your own cheese and grater (And not even cheese kurds, just mozza) how the HELL is it better than "the real thing" in Beijing?