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BarbraAustin

  1. Klout thinks I'm influential about Brooklyn. Bwahahahahahahahahaha.
  2. @CaptTetrazzini Even then...
  3. @davidlebovitz I'm making your green curry for dinner tonight. davidlebovitz.com/2011/11/thai-g…
  4. @tavallai It's a book, actually!
  5. Dirty Dancing: A 25th Anniversary Celebration is listed as "sold out" on Colette's website. How do we interpret this?
  6. No, bad food is. @HK_Magazine Are amateur reviewers the scourge of the dining scene? ow.ly/aPc8d
  7. @rhino75 It's true…sigh.
  8. Dear French food press: Please, please, please stop comparing every exposed brick dining room to Brooklyn. Please. (Please.)
  9. @HkEpicurus Bonjour! Try to book Septime, for sure.http://parisbymouth.com/our-guide-to-paris-septime/
  10. In a real Beertopia, there would be no hangovers. And there would be more food.
  11. @MyKugelhopf @majormoore @thatparisguy Yeah, I was surprised it wasn't twice that. Unfortunately it wasn't the sel fumé...
  12. @MyKugelhopf @majormoore @thatparisguy 250g (I think - it was their larger block) for HK $89, or about €8.90 / $11.50 USD.
  13. I just saw Bordier butter for sale in Hong Kong. Anyone care to guess the price?
  14. @AnnMahNet Some are definitely more 'frais' than others. You'll just have to try more! And read some @alicefeiring
  15. @AnnMahNet Occasionally, yes. Some of them can be quite cider-y, too.
  16. Went to Ikea all alone, now just want to break up with self.