Soundbite: How To Cook A Turkey In The Tandoor

by Glynnis MacNicol | 9:49 am, November 26th, 2009

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“You’re asking me for advice to give to your friends in Delhi, who are going to give that advice to the tandoor guys there who have never roasted a turkey in their cavernous, wickedly hot oven before? Here’s my advice: They’ve cooked a lot of chickens. Tell them it’s a really big chicken. Cut and run.”

– Sam Sifton’s Thanksgiving Help Desk over at the NYT.com may be the best thing you will read on the Internet today. Particularly if you don’t happen to be the one in the kitchen cooking. Also, apparently there are some jokester West Wing fans out there. See here for reference.

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