. But does everyone really want to see me apply lipstick and check my teeth for pesto remnants? Dinner, with tip, came to about $80/person. It was good, the experience probably made better because the company was so enjoyable...

Jim loses weight despite the CHOWTour. In this dispatch he explores Reading Market and the supermarket chip aisle.

just drinking. so i didnt feel bad about occupying their “dining” space and not really eating dinner. i asked to speak to the manager and while i was waiting i overheard another table send their wine back because of...

p.j clarke’s. also in the lipstick bldg there is a good take out place downstairs

It’s showtime at Fiji Market (10305 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California; 310-559-9218).

Visiting TO, staying near convention centre but am willing to take public transport anywhere. I’ll be on my own so good take-out, bar dining or places with communal tables are appreciated. I’ve looked at the...

restaurant by any means. By the way, the interior is "lipstick on a pig" (if anybody is allowed to use that phrase anymore). The building is definitely run down, and they try to compensate with flowers on the tables and ceiling...

We were sat immediately and after that, everything went downhill fast. We didn’t have anyone come to our table for 15 minutes, and we had to find a waiter to get service. They ran out of two kinds of their sake we wanted,...

Exploring upstate New York for culinary treasures, Jim finds both surprises and the unsurprising.

Is anyone else perturbed by the unappetizing way TV judges practically lie in their plates of food, and with both forearms on the table, bob their heads down to the plate and shovel something into their mouths? I was taught to...

There’s a nice restaurant, The Townhouse, on 58th between 3rd & 2nd, which does a good express lunch for $9.95. Gracious, sit-down, pleasant room, quiet, well spaced tables. During the day it’s a business type place...

service – not a quick serve like Cafe Metro or Hale & Hearty. When I eat at my desk I go to those places. But sometimes I want to be able to be served by someone and eat on china, not paper, and not have to clean my own...

I am game too for getting together, no pantyhose applies to me as well. I can do lipstick, but that is my limit. Will I become known as a "Lipstick Chowhound?"

in the middle of our apps. We were eating those wondrous oysters and our fish, clams, and bluefish at the same time. Wine glasses filthy. Two with lipstick, but these were replaced quickly. Our waitress told me that the stripped...

i’m a fan of almonds with arugula for a pesto type sauce and don’t add the cheese. it is really nice with a pork tenderloin and could be a play for another infamous comment of his. if you need a "lipstick" you could...