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nuxvomica

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14. This was fun to read and reminded me of something

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Fri Aug 8, 2025, 02:23 PM

Aug 2025

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Ages ago I ate at an Italian restaurant in New Smyrna Beach, FL, that served the best eggplant parmesan I've ever had. The secret was the eggplant slices were literally paper-thin with an equally thin breading. Over the years, I've wondered how they got the slices so thin without them falling apart and theorized they may have sliced them while frozen but I don't know for sure.

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🌞 We can't afford to do this often, but Mrs. JP and I [View all] justaprogressive Aug 2025 OP

Where was this, so I can go there? Ocelot II Aug 2025 #1

I can't say... justaprogressive Aug 2025 #2

I didn't really understand restaurant culture til watching "The Bear" jmbar2 Aug 2025 #3

LOL - directly translated from the french justaprogressive Aug 2025 #5

Thanks - will check them out. jmbar2 Aug 2025 #12

Right you are, there are some great justaprogressive Aug 2025 #20

Whoa that's awesome. Thank you! jmbar2 Aug 2025 #24

Make the crust and prebake. The fridge will be fine for several days.. justaprogressive Aug 9 #27

Thanks again jmbar2 Aug 9 #28

thanks! justaprogressive Aug 9 #29

Second vote for Chef, I loved it irisblue Aug 9 #25

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duh NJCher Aug 2025 #8

Sounds delightful! sheshe2 Aug 2025 #4

still enjoying justaprogressive Aug 2025 #6

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I think you must have the restaurant sixth sense NJCher Aug 2025 #7

Aw thanks justaprogressive Aug 2025 #9

I didn't know tilapia had flavor Keepthesoulalive Aug 2025 #21

yes justaprogressive Aug 2025 #22

Yes, this was fun to read. StarryNite Aug 2025 #11

It was too many years ago (don't travel much now) and we were in London. We always started the day with 3Hotdogs Aug 2025 #15

LOL StarryNite Aug 2025 #16

I'm the Minister of justaprogressive Aug 2025 #18

I have a friend who was my neighbor in Cottonwood, AZ JMCKUSICK Aug 2025 #13

This was fun to read and reminded me of something nuxvomica Aug 2025 #14

Almost certainly, they used a mandoline. justaprogressive Aug 2025 #17

Sounds very tasty! pacalo Aug 2025 #19

Lucky you to get fresh Catfish! justaprogressive Aug 2025 #23