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	<description>food and culture in Toronto from a banana&#039;s perspective</description>
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		<title>Carbonara Elevated: Quail Egg, Guanciale, Truffle Cheese and Fresh Linguine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Becker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[quail egg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruth Reichl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tartufo pecorino]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m staring into my fridge and I see a slight greenish tinge on the corner of my very precious truffle cheese. Eek!! As a good Chinese daughter that already tries to waste nothing, at its price per gram, anyone would freak if that last hunk of truffle cheese went past due. Also known as tartufo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recreating Daniel Boulud&#8217;s Goug&#232;res</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Becker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Boulud]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gargantuan Gourgères]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manotas Organices and Fine Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nora pepper flakes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pâte à choux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piment d'Esplette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profiteroles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Lawrence Market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Food &#38; Wine recently posted a recipe for Daniel Boulud’s Gargantuan Gougères that are served to guests at Bar Boulud, located in Manhattan. They looked absolutely delicious and the recipe seemed relatively simple. I also read that gougères freeze and reheat well and if this recipe worked out, I would have my home-cooked offering to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yes, there were showgirls at the CopaCabana Toronto</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Becker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brazilian steak house]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CopaCabana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dancing on tables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skewers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theme restaurant]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While our server’s name wasn’t Lola, I would give odds that on any given night, you can find Tony or Rico in the CopaCabana, a Brazilian-styled steak house, located at 150 Eglinton Avenue East. That might sound racist but I know when you go to a Chinese restaurant you’re just like me. You want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jerusalem Artichoke Soup</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Becker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cooking In]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerusalem Artichoke Soup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prosciutto crisps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The weather has turned quite brisk and with the seasons’ harvest of root vegetables, I’ve had soup on the brain. I picked up a handful of Jerusalem artichokes earlier this week and decided to treat myself to a velvety bowl of soup for lunch. Jerusalem artichokes are nothing like the prickly globe artichokes. These are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Way To Approach Charity: Consuming For A Cause</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Becker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dining Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Myint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crystal Moore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feast For The Fight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Leibowitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mission Street Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I haven’t heard anyone use the old adage “a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” in ages but it seems to me that this is also the way to his philanthropic soul. Food-related charity events are quite a trend for non-profits to raise funds and I couldn’t be happier about this. Events [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Salt Cod: a mini cod cake primer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Becker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cod cakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dried fish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fish cakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salt cod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salt fish]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’m trying to expand my repertoire and take on new dishes that I felt were a challenge in the past. My post on gnocchi was the beginning and in between I’ve reunited myself with crème brûlée, which isn’t really hard at all once you understand how a bain marie and a kitchen torch works. Next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Mo Hugs And Quiches</title>
		<link>http://bananaviews.com/no-mo-hugs-and-quiches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Becker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stories & Random Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultural faux pas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultural flubs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not easy to know all the protocols of other cultures and even if you do sometimes you just forget to follow them. I’ve made a few memorable flubs in past years. I remember one night baking several Quiche Lorraine tarts for the school day care only to discover that they were never served. Apparently, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming My Gnocchi Fears</title>
		<link>http://bananaviews.com/overcoming-my-gnocchi-fears/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Becker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angus beef ribs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[braised beef back ribs sauce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gnocchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lidia Bastianich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[potato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Marzano tomatoes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a few things culinary that most people agree are intimidating. Right at the top of the list has to be making soufflé. Whether cheese or chocolate, both types of soufflés threaten to collapse taking your spirit along with it. I’m not quite at that level of emotional risk-taking today so I’ve chosen to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Notes on Reading, Writing and Ramen</title>
		<link>http://bananaviews.com/fall-notes-on-reading-writing-and-ramen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Becker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Au Pied de Cochon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cedar Point Amusement Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Chang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iron Chef]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lola Bistro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucky Peach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Picard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Symon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Momofuku]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ramen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[September is always a busy time for me with the start of conference season and the boys back to school. While most other parents are ecstatic about the return of school, I find the regimen of the school hours, making lunches and homework duties a hard adjustment for all of us. Add to this that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No reservations about Khao San Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Becker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dining Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[326 Adelaide Street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Thai Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[braised beef]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garlic Tofu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gra Bong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khao San Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khao Soi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pad Kee Mao]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pad Thai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pad Thai Sam Roas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[squash fritters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tao Hoo Taud Samoon Prai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thai curry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All you have to do is walk by Khao San Road on any given night and try to get a seat &#8211; without reservations &#8211; and you’ll know this restaurant is doing more than okay. The line-ups are testament to the popularity of this downtown Thai spot located in the entertainment district at 326 Adelaide [...]]]></description>
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