literally translates to “bone with a hole.” the hole in the shank bone contains the marrow which is considered necessary for the character of the dish, and can come from an animal of any age, or even extend to oxen,...

Decades ago I read "Champagne Living on a Beer Budget". The lesson I took away was that by skimping on what some folks consider the necessities, I could enjoy more of the luxuries. Not joking, I only live once, so why should I...

'd offer you samples of the cheeses and different varieties of salami and such, and you’d leave with 5 times as much as you intended to buy. They had a great aged peppato cheese and some outrageous garlic salami. Yeah,...

shop. Today, it is known to be wildly inconsistent. I mean the Sterns actually did a negative review on the place, something they rarely (ever?) do. I like Stanley’s a lot even if I have not had dinner there in ages. I...

and asking to be shown where and to whom this make believe table was given was away in the past 90 seconds, we all threw a collective fit and asked to speak to the manager. The manager, who was more suited by his age...

Aha, see but the thing is, contrary to popular belief, men are trainable. The first month or two that I dated mr.goose, he wanted nachos and beer for dinner every night. So I, being totally smitten endured that for quite some...

Side doesn’t exist anymore, but we were happy to finely arrive! What was once a lazy country intersection is now busy and fast moving. It was already crowded with happy groups of all age ranges. It would be 45 minutes to sit...

my glass is empty or asks if I want more. (If I’m having a beer or a soda, I’m happy to ask for a refill.) Another thing: I don’t need to know if you’ve had a long day, a hard day, if you didn’t...

Where to live and eat in chicago depends alot on your age, and social desires. Between lakeview and andersonville, andersonville wins by a long shot. You have proximity to Uptown with all of its fabulous diverse immigrant...

, Django is outstanding (and I say so having had problems with them in the past); Matyson, Pif and a few others are very good. As to wine, there is no place around to find either a bottle with a little age on it, or a smaller...

, which I’d attribute to the age of the yeast as much as anything else. One tip for people who are worried their available ceramic pots, Pyrexes, etc. can’t withstand 450 or 500 degrees: I baked mine in enameled...

drank it. The rest of the age, write down what you thought of the wine — whether or not you liked it. (Indeed, you can often learn more about wine from one you don’t like than you do from one you love.) This notebook...

and printers in this day and age and they are also cheap and small. They even come 3 in 1 now — printer – copier – fax and scanner. I would think that this would be a must in any restaurant. The patrons at your...

to say that with my appetite sharpened by a good 90 minutes of purely theoretical Chowhounding, this was one of the most simply satisfying meals I’ve had in ages. With 13 people at the table, we were able to order 8 or 9...

with the scallions to eat it with. No beer. Too bad. Try the ban-ban chicken (ask for it if it’s not on the menu, they may have another name for it, it’s cold). All the Gringo dishes you claim are gringo are as...