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John Macrery Seip IV of Houston, (“it’s one of those foo foo snobby names,” he apologized) snapped his new best friend, Angelique deMaison, Miss Minnesota-USA, as she beamed with a staple gun in each hand on top of the house they have been building.

And some potential customers remain unimpressed. Peter Baracskai, a 34-year-old property manager, said he stopped by the Broad Street store but did not buy because the food looked too "foo foo" and not hearty enough to fill him up.

A key is to keep your recipes simple and cover all food groups. If your meal is considered ‘fancy’ of ‘foo foo’ or whatever you want to call it you will run into trouble.

Polon says it's a simple dish, and you don't want to overcomplicate it with too many "foo foo" ingredients: The real stars of the show are vinegar for "that tang and zing," plus good olive oil "to give it the creaminess and oomph,” Polon says.