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post #31 of 43
1/23/11 at 1:14am
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Keep your day job, bro!!! The only one of those that sounds even remotely appetizing is the beef cheek.
Gotta love a pommes de terre au tourne.
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post #32 of 43
1/23/11 at 1:29am
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Gotta love a pommes de terre au tourne.

Add some diced lemon and you've got yourself the entire classical repertoire.
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post #33 of 43
1/23/11 at 1:30am
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Add some diced lemon and you've got yourself the entire classical repertoire.
Do potatoes break into cells with liquid uranium?
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post #34 of 43
1/23/11 at 1:32am
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Do potatoes break into cells with liquid uranium?
Haven't tried it. I usually just have one of my interns granulate it with a needle and a pair of tweezers.
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post #35 of 43
11/19/11 at 6:08pm
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^ are you asking me? I'm looking specifically to buy a set of Tognanna Graffitti (the one pictured above). Extremely common plates in European restaurants, very easy to buy there but for some reason, I can't find them here.

I ended up in this thread searching for something else. I did a quick Google search for those plates, and it looks like they're available on Amazon.

The plate pictured (and used in most restaurants) is Bernardaud. Like 90 bucks a pop.
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post #36 of 43
11/19/11 at 7:26pm
Yep - they finally arrived stateside. I bought the ones sold on Amazon - they're not as finely made as the ones I saw in Europe but they are still OK. The problem though is that Amazon doesn't know how to ship china so 75% of what they sent me arrived in pieces - heartbreaking and also a PITA to bring all that heavy stuff back to UPS to return.
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post #37 of 43
11/19/11 at 7:34pm
Clicked on this thread hoping to read about ranch dressing and nappies and "to-go-coke". Imagine my disappointment.
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post #38 of 43
11/28/11 at 9:04am
victory via Amazon
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post #39 of 43
11/28/11 at 10:03am
Did yours arrive intact? I can finally order off Amazon here now, and I've wanted that Graffiti china for awhile. Otherwise I might have to call up a friend in England and get him to get me the John Artis set and bubble wrap it all and ship it to Japan. =\ Surprisingly, there's tons of nice bone china here that doesn't cost a lot, like Nikko, Narumi, etc, but none of them make wide-rim well plates.
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post #40 of 43
11/28/11 at 10:14am
I haven't actually ordered any yet shog[1].gif

but last time I had something shipped from amazon that arrived pulverized, they said "eh, just toss it" and sent me a whole new package via 2nd day air.
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post #41 of 43
11/28/11 at 10:44am
I might give the non-amazon method a shot, since John Artis prices are rather fair, like 7GBP a plate. I just need enough pieces to serve 4 or 5 plates to 5 people, so it shouldn't be that much.
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post #42 of 43
11/28/11 at 11:22am
also, I suppose it should be noted that Amazon has a promo going on where you can buy 3 sets and get a 4th free. Or a 4th something else that is also part of the 4 for 3 promo, there's a bunch of housewares stuff.
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post #43 of 43
11/28/11 at 11:35am
The Amazon prices are a lot more expensive but considering my situation, they might work out to be the same with shipping here. The selection is rather limited compared to Artis though, and I don't really need 6 pieces of the sugar bowl or the creamer pots each. ffffuuuu.gif
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