From Twitter 12-08-2010

• 14:10:23: That's not foie gras. It's definitely not chocolate anything. But i do have one brilliant answer. Closing in 30 seconds.
  
• 14:12:01: A6. Radish in "edible soil", from Noma in Copenhagen, recently voted as the best restaurant in the world.
  
• 14:12:54: Full points to @chaitanyaadg. I'll give 1 point each to @pushkarr and @saffrontrail, who were close.
  
• 14:14:13: Q7. Easier. http://yfrog.com/1a86565788j
  
• 14:17:31: A7. Rambutan. Cracked by most, but fastest answers from @saffrontrail, @nikhiljaitly and @nayakgirin.
  
• 14:18:19: Q8. Can't resist putting one related to etymology :) http://yfrog.com/3173567007j
  
• 14:22:00: A8. Bangers and Mash. Basically sausages with mashed potatoes. Points to @gauravsabnis, @chaitanyaadg and @MI5HRA.
  
• 14:22:53: Q9. http://yfrog.com/3o49561449j
  
• 14:25:42: Okay, no one getting this. Clue: It is the main ingredient of http://yfrog.com/9e1234341j
  
• 14:27:59: I have a couple of brilliant answers. Closing now.
  
• 14:28:36: A9. That is the nest of the cave swift, used to make Bird's Nest Soup. Points only to @uglybutbearable and @chaitanyaadg.
  
• 14:29:15: Okay, 1 point to @MI5HRA for getting it just before I closed the question.
  
• 14:30:29: Q10. No half points: http://yfrog.com/eq97808341j
  
• 14:33:45: A10. Shavings are called "zests", and the tool is unimaginatively called a "zester".
  
• 14:34:18: First to get both were @saffrontrail, @SumanaMukherjee and @shrinipedia. Q11 coming up.
  
• 14:35:12: Q11. http://yfrog.com/gh82451211j
  
• 14:38:12: A11. The variety of soups is called Borscht. This particular one is "Chlodnik". I'll give points for either.
  
• 14:38:34: Points to @SumanaMukherjee, @shrinipedia and @gkjohn. Well done!
  
• 14:39:49: Q12. http://yfrog.com/7699407693j
  
• 14:44:00: Not tiramisu. This is another question where one of the pictures can be misleading, so am telling you what they are now.
  
• 14:44:23: Clockwise, those are treacle tarts, cachaca liquor and blackstrap molasses. Now connect.
  
• 14:47:19: A12. All made/derived from sugarcane. Cracked first by @gkjohn, @gauravsabnis and @MI5HRA.
  
• 14:48:33: Q13 is kinda #NSFW, so please exercise caution.
  
• 14:49:12: Q13. http://yfrog.com/j482018748j
  
• 14:52:19: A13. Nyotaimori, or body sushi. Points to @gkjohn, @gauravsabnis and @chaitanyaadg.
  
• 14:53:25: Q14. No half points: http://yfrog.com/5s81569048j
  
• 14:56:34: No one getting this. It's not Kabsa. AFAIK, the method of eating is unique to this country.
  
• 14:57:50: Definitely not couscous or kibbeh. Closing this in 30 seconds.
  
• 14:59:49: A14. Mansaf from Jordan. Points to @srikantanr who got it long ago, followed by @saffrontrail and @MI5HRA.
  
• 15:00:09: Three more questions to go. Q15 coming up....
  
• 15:00:39: Q15. Another quirky one: http://yfrog.com/2m95805368j
  
• 15:03:46: A15. Buddha Jumps Over The Wall, or Fo Tiao Qiang in Mandarin. Cracked by most.
  
• 15:04:34: Points to @chaitanyaadg, @nayakgirin and @gauravsabnis. Q16 coming up...
  
• 15:05:32: Q16. http://yfrog.com/mv25344463j
  
• 15:06:47: Not candy, marshmallow or marzipan. Clue: Think Enid Blyton.
  
• 15:08:52: A16. There are meringue mushrooms. Cracked by @nayakgirin, @SumanaMukherjee and @nikhiljaitly. Last question coming up.
  
• 15:09:42: Q17. Ending with alcohol: http://yfrog.com/5p55007701j
  
• 15:13:25: A17. Galliano, after Giuseppe Galliano, an Italian war hero. Points to @MI5HRA, @punvati and @gkjohn.
  
• 15:13:59: Final scores in one minute. Please send honest feedback to @PranavBakliwal. Thanks for playing!
  
• 15:16:57: Tied in 3rd are @gauravsabnis and @gkjohn. I don't have any more Qs, so I'm giving it to @gkjohn for getting more "5s". Hope that's fine?
  
• 15:17:22: In 2nd place with 19 points and some brilliant answers is @saffrontrail. *claps*
  
• 15:17:49: And the winner with 20 points, is @chaitanyaadg with some consistent pwnage. Well done!
  
• 15:18:58: Final scores here: http://yfrog.com/jjscoresp
  
• 15:19:37: This is @PranavBakliwal signing off. Do stick around for an American eateries quiz by @gauravsabnis in a bit.
  
• 15:24:40: Hi folks. @gauravsabnis here with an impromptu quiz. Since India is sleeping, making it on American eateries.
  
• 15:25:12: Will be a fairly easy quiz. Featuring well-known American eateries, so if you're a foodie in this country, you'll crack them easily.
  
• 15:26:29: 3,2,1 to first three correct responses. Starting off with a loosener/attendance-check question for no points.
  
• 15:27:02: Q0. Name the iconic New York deli made even more famous by Meg Ryan's "performance" in When Harry Met Sally.
  
• 15:31:10: A0. Katz's Deli. Yummiest sandwiches ever. Cracked easily even by non-Americans.
  
• 15:34:49: Q1. http://pastebin.com/M9cN0wnc
  
• 15:35:49: I need the name of the chain AND the style both in a single tweet.
  
• 15:36:18: Logic for asking 'em in a single tweet is simple. If I don't, it punishes those who take the extra time to type out the full answer.
  
• 15:39:28: A1. In-n-Out Burger. Animal Style. Points to @gkjohn @nikhiljaitly @pranavbakliwal
  
• 15:41:03: Q2. Easy one. Famous food rivals, located across each other. For points name BOTH. http://yfrog.com/gyahrj
  
• 15:46:03: Folks, sorry for being slow. This is a spur of the moment quiz, so making questions side-by-side
  
• 15:46:28: Pat's and Geno's, the famous feuding cheesesteak places in Philadelphia
  
• 15:46:59: Points to @srikantanr @chaitanyaadg @gkjohn
  
• 15:48:16: Q3. For full points I want the name of the location (not city) where this cart stands, AND the dude's name http://plixi.com/p/61755077
  
• 15:48:52: For the record, I wasn't too wowed by Geno's or by Pat's. Pat's was marginally better.
  
• 15:50:55: Not a very workout-able question. You either know it or you don't. Arguably the most famous dosa stand in the US.
  
• 15:52:02: A3. Thiru Kumar's dosa cart at Washington Square Park in New York. I'll accept Greenwich Village as well.
  
• 15:53:19: Points to @gentlemankay @pranavbakliwal (google king! :P) and @chaitanyaadg
  
• 15:54:53: Q4. The dish they invented is now served around the world, carrying the name of the city. Name the joint. http://yfrog.com/h37woj
  
• 15:56:07: Eating the dosas off a cart in NYC feels nice, but Thiru's food isn't a patch on Sarvana Bhavan at Lexington and 26th.
  
• 15:57:05: For Q4, I don't want the name of the dish. I want the name of the joint, i.e. the establishment.
  
• 16:00:11: A4. Frank and Teressa's Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY. Home of the original buffalo wild wings.
  
• 16:00:37: Points to @theblueindian @nikhiljaitly @chaitanyaadg
  
• 16:02:38: Q5. Name the eatery marked by 'A' AND the date each year they host a contest that's aired live on ESPN? http://plixi.com/p/61756853
  
• 16:07:40: A5. Nathan's Famous in Coney Island. Hosts the hot dog eating contest every 4th of July.
  
• 16:08:30: Points to @krtgrphr @arvindblogs @theblueindian. Easy one coming up, so keep the fastest fingers ready.
  
• 16:10:51: Q6 If Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza: Tom's Restaurant, then Sam Malone and Frasier Crane: ????? (original name, not the current rename)
  
• 16:12:38: I repeat - original name, NOT the current one which was given after a 2002 renaming.
  
• 16:14:28: This will send people running to wikipedia, but it was renamed Cheers after the TV show in 2002. I want the name when the series was on.
  
• 16:17:20: A6. Bull & Finch pub in Beacon Hill Boston. Points to @geekyinanetwit @nikhiljaitly @sehgalkaran
  
• 16:21:31: A7. Name this famous and yummy eatery that Obama visited twice in media glare. Once with Biden, then this guy http://yfrog.com/h4j8lj
  
• 16:27:56: A7. Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington VA. Really yummy burgers. This one sauce is essentially coriander chutney of sorts. Brilliant!
  
• 16:28:26: Points to @sehgalkaran @gkjohn @srikantanr
  
• 16:29:00: Q8. http://pastebin.com/irKxW164
  
• 16:35:18: A8. Wiener's Circle it is. Points to @gkjohn @sehgalkaran and @srikantanr
  
• 16:38:48: Q9. A bit of politics thrown in, but the restaurant is famous in its own right http://pastebin.com/nBVLUb0e
  
• 16:44:07: A9. Sylvia's in Harlem. Bill O'Reilly was the pundit in question, famously saying, "No one was yelling for their m-f-ing ice tea".
  
• 16:44:23: Points to @arvindblogs @shatadal @srikantanr
  
• 16:44:33: Last 3 questions.
  
• 16:46:24: Q10. This is the superheavy sandwich from a famous joint (now a small chain) in Pittsburgh. Name the joint. http://yfrog.com/h0kle0j
  
• 16:51:06: Sorry if the quiz seems too east-coast-biased. Primarily basing my questions on places I've visited.
  
• 16:51:48: A10. Primanti Brothers it is. A must-eat if in Pittsburgh. Points to @gkjohn @sehgalkaran @theblueindian
  
• 16:53:23: Q11. Arguably the most famous street cart in the US. Has its own wiki page. But no name. Gimme the address. http://plixi.com/p/61763337
  
• 16:58:26: A11. 53rd and 6th in Manhattan. Halaal cart famous for its chicken-rice and lamb-rice. Long lines all times of day and night.
  
• 16:59:18: Points to @theblueindian @sujaypadiyar and @sehgalkaran
  
• 17:05:08: Q12. Final question http://pastebin.com/WXiqrsqB
  
• 17:09:30: A12. Helmand owned by Hamid Karzai's brother. Good food too. Points to @sehgalkaran @arvindblogs @gkjohn
  
• 17:11:08: Winning this quiz is @gkjohn with 13. @sehgalkaran is a close 2nd with 12. @theblueindian 3rd with 8 points. cc: @mihirfadnavis
  
• 17:12:12: It was a fun conducting the quiz. Good to see such a great response.
  
• 17:12:46: BTW, as long as I have you relevantly interested folks here, a hearty recommendation. Was gonna ask a question on it but....
  
• 17:12:57: ...figured it was too obscure.
  
• 17:13:51: The bestest by far Hyd biryani I've eaten in the US is at a tiny hole-in-the-wall place called Baba Hut in Journal Sq, Jersey City, NJ.
  
• 17:14:21: Not too well known. So pass the word around. Also great andhra non-veg food. Recently learned some trivia about it.
  
• 17:15:22: The owner of Baba Hut, Pradeep Shakti, was apparently in films. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787696/ Played a small villain role in Nayagan.
  
• 17:16:16: And apparently Rajnikant hung out at his restaurant while shooting for Sivaji in NY. Small bits of trivia.
  
• 17:16:42: Anyway, Baba Hut. Shady hole-in-the-wall but truly awesome biryani. Do try. With that reco, @gauravsabnis signing out. Bon appetit.
  

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