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  1. I like Digiornos, too. Signature Select (Albertsons and Safeway owned chains) have some pretty good frozen pizzas, too.
  2. I've been eating avocado toast for breakfast for almost 20 years. YUMMMM. Also adds a nice touch to salads and tastes great with lox.
  3. He eventually opened SuCasa next door. Then Rick Bayless came to town and the rest is history!
  4. Sounds like you need to see the guy who was discussed in this thread.
  5. I agree with @Guy Fawkes and @NYMassageAddict. Just make the appointment and see what happens.
  6. My boys are happy for the canines of the world. They also reminded me that every minute of every day of ever week of every month of every year is "of the cat."
  7. I can't recommend a doctor in LA, as I have never lived there, but I can make a recommendation about hot to find a physician who understands how to treat gay men. Locate the LGBT Center and see if they have a physician referral service. If they don't have one, pick up the business directory for the LGBT chamber of commerce. When you have a few names, check your health plan and see if they participate your plan. Then, contact the offices and see if they will agree to an interview. Of course, offer to pay for their time. Using this method, I found a wonderful doctor in San Diego as well as a very good physician in Chicago. Here in Phoenix I couldn't locate a business directory, so I searched for "gay physician in Phoenix" and found someone who happens to be friends with my former physician in San Diego.
  8. Uno and Due were founded by Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo. Not exactly Italian names. That might explain why you, as a native Italian, were not enamored with it. I've made pizza using a similar method as well as using flatbread and pre-made crusts in the oven and they've come out well. However, the best results (for me) was using a countertop oven, like the ones made by Breville. The crust was more evenly crispy and the cheese melted more evenly.
  9. rvwnsd

    ToooooCute

    This kitty looks a LOT like my beloved Hillary, one of the sweetest cats ever. Hillary wasn't quite as full-figured, but she was a sturdy girl.
  10. The OP essentially wrote a review in the Forum and also made statements about the escort that were simply false (his height was one of them). When I challenged the OP he chose to verbally attack me. The OP's comments were deleted after I reported them to the site admins.
  11. Gino's is very good, but the lines were always so damned long. I completely forgot to mention Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinders. I tend to like Buona Beef better than the others. As a kid we used to go to a place on Milwaukee Avenue in Norwood Park called The Original Roma. Excellent Italian Beef. Sadly, they closed a few years ago.
  12. Well, I was born in Oak Park at West Suburban Hospital, but my folks lived in Chicago so I wasn't an Oak Parker for very long. Those Uno's franchises just didn't make the pizza the same way as the original. You can order Lou Malnati's online and they will ship one to you. I was going to suggest getting some saltines, squirting some ketchup on each cracker; sprinkling some basil, oregano, and fake parmesan cheese; and cutting up some hot dogs, but the fact of the matter is I actually like Totino's pizza. It is what it is - cheap pizza.
  13. Yep, I know - I was raised in Chicago (born across the street in Oak Park) and lived there until my mid-30's. While I like Uno and Due, Gulliver's is my all-time favorite pan pizza. Giordano's is my favorite stuffed pizza and Calo and Rosati's are tied for conventional pizza. Now that I live in Phoenix (where all the expat Chicagoans end up) we have several Rosati's, Lou Malnati's, and even a Giordano's. Side note: Most Rosati's are franchised, yet the pizza always comes out the same way - very good. And the service is consistently indifferent. They must have a strong training program for franchisees.
  14. The franchised Uno's are not anything like the original in Chicago. They even opened one in Chicago - didn't last. My first Domino's pizza was when I was 37 and had moved to San Diego. Couldn't really find a decent pizza place and ordered Domino's. Like you said, edible and not terrible.
  15. As with Catholicism, one practices for one's entire lifetime.
  16. After topmanron gives you his kielbasa head over to the Miracle Mile Deli and have a combo sandwich. Everyone is happy.
  17. Now, none of this would have happened if the young man was permitted to bring his emotional support llama on that flight from Wilkes-Barre that one time.
  18. Yup - some S&Ls as well as smaller neighborhood banks were clinging onto that tradition. However, larger institutions (First Chicago, Northern Trust, Harris, etc) were open on Wednesdays.
  19. rvwnsd

    411 on MichaelBruce

    Sexy and writes a great ad. I think I've been stricken with the vapors.
  20. Back in 1970's Chicago the supermarkets usually closed at 9:00 M-Sat and earlier on Sundays. Then Jewel, the dominant chain, started opening until midnight. A few years later they opened 24 hours stores. Back when Denny's started closing on one of the holidays (either Thanksgiving or Christmas - don't recall which) they had to supply their stores with chains and padlocks, as many did not have locks on the doors.
  21. I'm sorry to hear of your loss, PK. RIP Ben.
  22. Unfortunately, they moved to after I moved from San Diego. I'm sure I'd have intel on Owen if he was there when I was.
  23. There's also this guy named Rod Hagen. I think he has been mentioned on the Forum once or twice and might have a review or two. Maybe even be a Forum member.
  24. My support elephant was a hit at work, right until the floor collapsed under him. Upshot is we now have a portal to the first floor.
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