Cheese is better. The US has a law banning raw milk cheese aged less than 60 days (though some shops manage to get these), Canada doesn’t have anything similar. We pig out on real Brie when we’re there. Yogurt is...

blossom tea are prohibitavely expensive and can cost thousands of dollars a pound (I’m finding an ounce of tea lasts me a week). There are even tea seasons. April is best for green teas. The fall for the other teas. There...

of you next time (April or May 2003, I believe). -Peter Link: http://chowhound.safeshopper.com

" Bethesda. I am a great fan of Va-Ce for their pasta and subs; however, I am less enthusiastic about their pizza—which I find almost good on their best days. Nothing close to Pizzeria Paradiso or Two Amy’s or A.V.and...

. The concept is to bring Thai, Chinese, and Japanese food under one roof for a high-density space. Could be an option those heavy shopping days when you need to eat without leaving the mall or for those staying at the Hyatt, a...

Dealing with customer complaints goes with the territory if you work in the industry. Especially these days. Everyone is a self-proclaimed culinary expert because they have seen a few episodes of Iron Chef. I also own a...

://www.chowhound.com/topics/366679 March – Leite’s Culinarie http://www.chowhound.com/topics/376081 April - Claudia Roden, Arabesque http://www.chowhound.com/topics/387069 May – Suzanne Goin, Sunday Suppers at...

herself (DAYS go by with no customers!). If any Titans of Industry types are reading along, this is a sure thing...the place would be a huge hit in Manhattan, I’m completely positive of it. She’s fighting an...

the old days in Chinese cuisines where with two you get egg roll and sweet and sour pork. Someone recently wrote about a sublime green curry, but you have to eat a lot of mediocre green curry to get there. I’m sort of having fun...

Montreal probably didn’t get many mentions because people don’t go there (the fools!) Not only great food, but great Jazz festival, film festival, comedy festival, not to mention the best-dressed women in North...

I agree with everything that Jimbo says except for the parking. The last time I was there (in April) it took me 30 minutes to find a parking space. And I am a seasoned North Beach resident who looks for “signs” that...

ditto! I used to make a nice flaky one that was not pretty but did the trick. Now, I can’t even do that. I strongly prefer homemade crust to storebought (what’s the point of pie if the crust is only so-so?) so I...

to this point as much as a day ahead and refrigerated, tightly sealed.) Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Rinse the chicken inside and out with cold water and pat dry. Using your fingers, separate the skin covering the breast from the...

That Is The Inland Empire, But We Ain’t No Fools

as a team creating, over the course of two days one frozen pasta dish. Cassey won for one cold hors d’œuvre. Sara won when she took on the role of executive chef and all the responsibilities that went along with it. She did...