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It's time to talk about Mississippi Food
explain to me why African Americans, at least those in Mississippi, make tamales?). The steaks have immense flavor and have a wonderful flavor. Revolving Tables in Mendenhall. Known for their fried chicken and generally Southern...
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Maxwell Street Foray, 9/15/02
square car horn honking, and the ostentiatious display of the mexican flag (almost rivalling the late ostentation of our own american flag bearers)? Food highlights of the market were for me: 1. The chewing of raw tamarind. Zim...
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lost causes
the most expensive sandwich at the Berghoff bar is under $5 I think. I dont know how many I would call great but Ive had satisfying lunches at all. Berghoff (17 W Adams; use east door for bar) A sandwich in the...
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Weight Watchers: moving thread from LA Board
cuisine, or stick to boring American) Vegetarian/Health Conscious = Boring/Bland ——————— I often wonder why the full gastronomic experience, which in my mind includes how you feel not only...
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Tea
I was as surprised by this as anyone, but Aveda (the people who make beauty products) sells a great tea ... if you like in-your-face strong flavors (i do). it’s main ingredients are peppermint and licorice.
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Best D. C. Area Source For New York "Style" Pizza & Commentary (LONG!)
They may get close to Italy’s ideal but they don’t get close to New Haven’s best. I’ve been to da Michele and and the 200 plus year old Brandi in Naples; I’ve had pizza throughout Italy. And you are...
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Pho and Food Contrariness
). I am often afraid to tell my favorite for fear that Zagat’s picks them up and makes them famous possibly causing them to Americanize and homogenize. That’s very selfish of me as perhaps the owner’s are trying...
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Help!: Planning a Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip
recommend Anderson Valley Brewing as well. If you are driving it is a beautiful drive there.
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Getting started with chinese cookery (several questions)
of some debate about the appropriateness of the name), five spice, chili paste, sesame oil, red chili flakes, not to mention vegetables – bok choy, baby bok choy, &c. The beauty of most Asian cooking is its simplicity. Very...
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Dealing with non-chowhounds
, picked up a piece, dipped it in the soy, and placed it in her mouth and spit it out when she tried to chew because 'the rice wasn’t hot' (nevermind the fact that she didn’t notice that when she picked it up) Or...
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Single Wine Glass Rant
with a glass of sparkling wine. I can tell it is not the one I ordered, in other words, it came from a $4 bottle of American “champagne” rather than a $9 bottle of Spanish sparkling wine. They can’t tell the...
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Vienna recommendations
Thanks for pointing out Jason’s inconsistency and adding the QmP levels. As you state, the different labels can be dry, off-dry or sweet. In Germany, the dry styles are more common than here. I’ve run into more than...
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La Flor on Fri?
this IS a “manhattan style restaurant”, but assuming for argument it was....if a decent pupusa place opened in your manhattan nabe, would you complain? I mean, you “ought to be proud and happy” with...
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Real BBQ in Chicagoland
even exist. The same reason that people go to subway, and actually think that what they are ordering is really meat. The same reason that most Americanized chinese food is just globs of cornstarch, and people actually think it is...
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Luch near Columbia University
the guy who answered the phone) we had right by American University in Washington, DC’s Tenleytown back in the late 80’s. The place was closed down TWICE for health violations and yet everyone still ordered from the...
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