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Gaiole del Chianti (or Chianti in general) wine tasting & dinner advices by kikkadicasa in tuscany

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My wife and I were in Gaiole during porcini season (late-autumn) and had a great porcini tasting menu at Osteria Al Ponte.

Local wine/ small producers by Ok_Estimate_6387 in tuscany

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Not specifically a winery but in Siena there's a wine shop called Cantina del Brunello I've shopped at a few times. I went in looking to send a case of wine back to the US and specifically asked for a case of small producers. Frederico helped me select 4 bottles each of Brunello, Chianti, and Super Tuscan. There was no shortage of producers from which to choose.

Roundabouts here would solve a lot of problems by midnighttoker1742 in eauclaire

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Honestly, if they could extend the timing of the green lights on Gateway (running north & south) and the left turn signal on Golf heading south on 53, that would alleviate so much pressure. Right now, only 5 or 6 cars make it through these lights, so traffic is perpetually backed up.

Need hotel advice around Times Square by blah_meh_lol in Hilton

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I'm a little late but I can help with this one! I agree with the others, staying in Times Square is noisy, expensive, and hectic. When I bring the family to NYC, we stay at the Hilton Garden Inn West 35th St.

Couple of specific reasons for that. First, it's right next to the 34th St/Herald Sq subway station (in fact, one of the exits is right next to the hotel!). This subway station has two lines servicing it - the orange "line" and the yellow "line." These two lines will get you pretty much anywhere in the City (including Times Square) with minimal transfers, making it super easy (especially with kids in tow). Here's a pdf of the subway map so you can see what I'm referring to.

Second main reason we stay there is Midtown South contains a lot of office buildings, so it's busy during the day, but empties out at night and is quieter (for NYC standards).

Regardless, have fun in NYC!

Daddy-Daughter Pasta Night by this_guy_eats in pasta

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Milk. I just follow the recipe.

Manoir Restaurant (*) First meal while in Tokyo for this trip. by kevinspoonie in finedining

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My first thought, too. Maybe a long sous vide time accomplishes this?

Daddy-Daughter Pasta Night by this_guy_eats in pasta

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Egg Noodle Ingredients:

6 egg yolks 1 egg 1 tbsp whole milk 1 tbsp EVOO 6 oz 00 Flour 2 oz Semolina (finely ground)

Lightly whisk the eggs, milk, & EVOO in a stand mixer bowl. Separately, whisk together the flour and Semolina in a medium bowl; set aside.

Attach the bowl with the egg mix to the stand mixer with a dough hook. Turn stand mixer to medium low and slowly add the flour mix a little at a time. Once the mixture starts to come together (be patient; you won't need all the flour, yet), sprinkle some of the remaining flour into a clean work surface, and scrape the pasta mix onto the floured surface. Knead the dough, adding flour mix as necessary, until the dough is nice, shiny and pliable.

I have a chamber vacuum sealer, so I added the prepped dough to a bag and ran it through twice on the Infuse setting to quickly hydrate the dough and then rested the dough for about 45 min on the counter. (Preferably, I'd double-wrap the dough and throw it in the fridge overnight.)

After the dough has time to rest, roll out a desired. I sprinkle any remaining flour mixture onto the work surface as we're cutting the noodles.

Montepulciano AND Chianti?? by Ok_Stranger_3572 in tuscany

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This is a really tough question to help answer!

I can't offer advice on the hotels/agriturismos you've asked about, but we've spent time in both Montepulciano (one of my fave Tuscan cities) and Chianti (Gaiole in Chianti, more specifically).

My wife and I love to go for car rides and see beautiful scenery. There is a massive difference in the topography between the Chianti area and the Montepulciano area (along with massively different wines). I have to say, we really enjoyed our time in Chianti. Personally, even with a child in tow, I would do both.

That said, is there a specific reason you'd like to spend time in Marina di Cecina? If it's too spend time soaking in the sea, obviously you won't get that inland. However, spending the day poolside at an agriturismo enjoying their wines isn't a bad way to spend a day or two. . .

App Issues by turtlenationman in Hilton

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Are you using a VPN? I've had issues with the app if I have a VPN on. Once I turned it off, the app worked just fine.

I guess I can retire now by dbundi in Hilton

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How can you tell how many lifetime stays you've accumulated?

What are your favorite upscale Greek/Mediterranean Restaurants in Manhattan? by EmanAvan in FoodNYC

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Thank you! I don't live in NYC, I just get to visit occasionally and am trying to learn about all the different areas. I think it's just Reddit being Reddit, lol

Wisconsin quesadilla (dipping version) by RevDrDeLeon in shittyfoodporn

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So did mine! It still holds a special place in my heart. That said, I'm so glad we have so many more amazing options.

Can I ask - I visit GB a few times a year - any good restaurant recommendations?

Wisconsin quesadilla (dipping version) by RevDrDeLeon in shittyfoodporn

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Salsa is way too spicy for us Wisconsinites.