Can’t answer for the big guy, but I buy crab meat frozen – they have it at Loblaws (St. Jacques), IGA (Cote st. luc shopping Center) and that fish store on Jean Talon – in the middle of nowhere, near TMR –...

, and arguably Ajanta (which doesn’t). The other choices are mediocre and relatively expensive. Of the demographically upscale neighborhoods in the East Bay, Rockridge has by far the most good restaurants: Oliveto, À Côté,...

Greek olives Shrimp tail made w/ my own super horseradish-crammed (until it’s nearly pink) tail sauce Leftover gnocchi and broccoli rabe, no sauce, just mixed together Pomegranate seltzer Glass of Cotes de Rhone from an already...

Just curious how some of you hounders (manhattan and elsewhere) were raised on what type of cuisine. For example, i have a friend who’s from Philly, and he had “bad american food like casseroles and processed...

year old (and with my own child will quietly correct this type of behaviour). Last summer we stayed with mr. maplesugar’s Aunt & Uncle in Old Greenwich CT. The first night we were there she served Cote du Boeuf. I...

was fantastic, what else do you have that’s similar?" And that begins an informed dialogue about some nice Cotes-du-Rhone wines with comparable profiles, that is where the real value of a small boutique trumps any larger...

good Portuguese red, Cotes du Rhone, etc. Prices are $5-$9 per glass. Service – little slow on the wine side, fine on the rest. Wait staff is young and maybe a little inexperienced, but at least they’re friendly, even...

"I’m old enough to remember when the bagger would have bagged it, and (at least at Steinberg’s) carried it to the outdoor pickup conveyor. But I digress." The IGA in Cote-St-Luc Shopping Centre carries on the tradition...

Terminal or the SF Ferry Building . . . possible, but — One of my all-time great finds was the 1978 E. Guigal Cotes-du-Rhone for $3.99 (less 10% by the case). It was amazingly good at 10-12 years of age! Another was the 2000...

I vote for the turkey. Usually dry, always room temp by the time it hits the table, never enough dark meat to go around. From now on I think I’ll go with a Cote du boeuf. And a capon for the die-hard traditionalists....

that lets in beautiful diffused light during a quite afternoon lunch of, in my opinion, one of the best steak or moules frites in town. And of course a bottle of very fairly priced wine of which they have a good selection....

of chickpeas and olives on a bed of lettuce. Dessert was fresh cherries. Wine was Clos des Fées’s 2005 Les Sorcières, an easy-drinking red blend (carignan, grenache and mourvèdre reportedly) from the Côtes du Roussillon...

here they can have there off nights. but overall fine-dining style i still believe it to be the best restaurant in la if and only if you get the tassting menu. but the cote d' beuf is also good if you have to order off the menu.

. DINNER Anisette’s debut Dinner Menu did not disappoint, offering a beautiful and intricate selection of dishes. The entire menu looked enticing, but especially their Daily Specials portion. Currently they are listing the...

. Freak your mind with an Austrian or Italian “weissburgunder” (pinot blanc). Don’t be afraid of “reds”, try a simple cotes du rhone or Australian shiraz with “tiger cry” or...