'll throw it away); truffle cutters (who can afford truffles?!?); egg cups (once served a scrambled egg in the shell with caviar appetizer and never used the cups again). And I have the sister of Candy’s potato nest form....

assumes constitutes “ordinary people” here in Chicago and the somewhat elitist approach (it seems to me) that the show takes. They assume the “ordinary people” in Chicago can afford to go to many of the...

it was so well laid out, partly because we were still at the stage where bumping into each other was almost too much fun. But none of our other kitchens has been arranged so efficiently, especially the current one – though...

; Papaya King and Gray’s Papaya are exceptions. They sell so many, they can afford to charge less. Plus they are fairly small (8 to a lb). The street cart dogs are $1.00 to $1.25, but the grilled ones are $2.00 and up to...

By the way, Quiche commes from Lorraine, a rather tough, mining and steelworking region on the French-German border. “Real men” certainly did eat quiche, before tucking into something more substantial, assuming they...

cheap during the build and pricey afterwards. I haven’t been sorry. Task lighting (and lots of it) on dimmer switches – ditto for the $$$ as above. Buy the best of everything that you can afford. By “best” I...

pakistan and bangladesh. The good upscale indian restaurants can afford to serve some really good meats. While most serve lamb, finding very good mutton is still a quest for me. Many of the cooks in the AYCE places in the $6-9...

cost for my meal is food/alcohol/linen. What’s that run - $50-100 tops (and I’m sure it’s much less). While a restaurant obviously can’t afford to give out comps left and right, winning over a new client...

This discussion is edging ever further away from food. I’d be happy to take up the discussion of inaccurate assumptions and the question of whether or not they’re insulting via email   On the topic of different...

of veggie stuff to choose from though. The Frito Pie comes served on the split-open bag of Fritos used to make it. Sunday brunch until 3:00p.m. Suzy Soba is good, affordable Japanese with a tidy wine list. Tempura banana dessert...

but if it doesn’t sell really well almost immediately they move on to the next “cool” thing that customers might love. They do this because their square footage is small so they can’t afford to carry stuff...

they can afford to hire a database manager to go through the data and actually do something with it, you can at least feel ok knowing that they are charging you less for things and not getting anything out of it.

, and for the currency, which does not afford our Canadian friends the welcome to which they are entitled. May I end with a toast you? From one Alan to another, let us all have some Madeira, my dears!

Lex, thank you for your concern, but we’re doing just fine financially, thank you. It’s just a matter of wanting more space than we have, not half the space we have. It’s a question of value—sometimes even...

and afford. I have to admit that hanging out with the locals and eating incredibly well would be the highlight of my honeymoon – and I find THAT romantic! Just goes to show you how you get to my heart....