Leunigs Bistro in Burlington VT

Light an flavorful with just the right amount of horseradish. A house recipe that has been around for ages, so the waitress says. Almost has a taste of pickle juice.

Enjoyed this dining with Vicki & Jed Taufer after our Vermont workshop. It also instigated some research in to tipping ettiquite, which revealed that typically you tip 10-15% on wine, and the usual 15-20% on food, indicitve of service, of course.

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Blue Smoke in NY, NY

A tasty BBQ joint and a tasty BM! while low on the salad and presentation value, it was very tasy!

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Breakfast Club In Waldport, OR

Usually dive bars have good bloody mary's, so I decided to give this a try with my breakfast. It's a breakfast joint, pub, bar.

It was extraordinarily average - thus debunking the myth that all dives have good bloodys. This was drinkable, if not memorable.

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The best Bloody Mary olives. Period.

So this guy walks into a bar...on my birthday a couple years ago. Craig Strong and I were having some male bonding time and he ordered Scotch flights and I ordered a bloody Mary, of course. The bloody was good, but the olives were phenomenal! I bought a few jars from the waitress. I later found them at a local gourmet food store and felt the world had reached the pinnacle of perfection. Then, one day the shelves were empty and rumor had it that an evil bureaucrat had held the olives up on US docks due to labeling regulations. Obviously, in Spain where the Olives are born, the label readers are less strict.

Me and my olive loving friends were notified today via Twitter that our beloved La Novia olives were back on the shelves, and I promptly bee lined for Newport Market to grab some.

While I'm not normally an olive lover, these olives are so unique and tasty, ESPECIALLY in a bloody Mary, that I can't help but crave them.

Chow in Bend

This is our first visit to Chow and the food looks amazing! We always see a huge line outside and now I know why :-)

Their bloody is nicely spiced, although the flavor is a little light for my tastes. I prefer a little more robust-ness. It is good and balanced in the flavors. Love the pickled veggies!

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