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nutraxfornerves
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Homeroom, Oakland
>Homeroom: A restaurant that serves only macaroni and cheese? Sounds like a youthful fantasy, but dream no more.

This Oakland hot spot does mac and cheese every which way, except from a box. And for those who can't tamp down that grown-up inside, there are vegetables, too...

For those living the double-wide lifestyle, there's the trailer mac ($8.50), a combo of cheddary pasta, chunks of hot dogs and crushed potato chips. Mac the goat ($9), a melange of Cypress Grove chevre, green onions and crisp breadcrumbs drizzled with oil, might appease the more discriminating palate.

For a taste a little south of the border, go with the Mexican mac ($8.50) with chipotle peppers, chorizo, cilantro and a wedge of lime.

Then there's the classic ($7.50), an extra creamy and cheesy version of an all-cheddar mac. Feel free to spruce it up a bit with an assortment of add ons (50 cents-$2), including buttery breadcrumbs, broccoli, bacon and peas.

The restaurant's web site. They even have vegan & gluten-free versions.

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midwesterner
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My kind of place. Looking forward to their expansion to Minnesota.

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sashac001
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We have a place near us that only does grilled cheese sandwiches. I only went there once and had the bacon and tomato one. The sandwich was pretty good except they obviously didn't use real bacon. You would think that a place that bakes their own bread would use real bacon. I think if I go back I'll make up my own sandwich. All of their standards aren't quite right for me.

My mother had one with brie cheese, raspberry sauce and chocolate chips. She really loves sweets.

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ivor_rash
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Lets hope it's still al dente by the time it hits the table.

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nutraxfornerves
nutraxfornerves

Doggone apostrophe bug

The restaurant's web site. They even have vegan & gluten-free versions.

Lets hope it's still al dente by the time it hits the table.

Macaroni & cheese is not supposed to be al dente.

Edited by: James L. Kraft

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sashac001
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+Vermont White Cheddar 8.5O
Our creamiest mac made with velvety white cheddar from Grafton Village cheese in Vermont+

Throw some bacon and buttered bread crumbs on this one and I'm there!

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vinnyd
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There are lots of these places now. It seems like a silly concept to me but I guess if people like them I'm wrong. S'Mac and MacBar in New York, Cheeseology in St. Louis, MacDaddy's in Connecticut, J.B. Mack, which claims to be the first, with six locations on the East Coast (including three in Connecticut, which must be the mac'n'cheese capital.

MacBar has the most annoying website I have yet come across.

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niner
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Very krafty business plan.

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alongston
alongston

These places all sound yummy. I love cheese :) You can't go wrong going to a place like that with kids either!

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anonimo
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I just made Macaroni and Cheese at home. It was the kind where you make a white sauce and layer up the cooked noodles with sauce and cheese. Lacking sharp Cheddar, I combined a bit of Parmesan with the shredded Medium Cheddar. I used some mild seasonings in the white sauce, eg; grated nutmeg and white wine Worcestershire sauce. In lieu of buttered crumbs on top, I used oat bran. (But buttered bread crumbs and Parm are better.)

It came out fine and we ate heaps of it. We had a simple, oil and mayo-free cole slaw with it. Or maybe it was homemade pickled beets. Both are good accompaniments to M&C.

While I might order Mac & Cheese as a side in a restaurant, I wouldn't usually make it my main course.

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