Friends, as a Houston transplant and foodie I have found heaven in The Woodlands. Hubbel and Hudson opened this week and in one five minute trip I bought some artisan salumi, wild boar prosciutto, a beautiful baguette, spanish...

's spot but I can’t speak for it) 4. Eli’s (80th and 3rd) You can also try Zabar’s (83rd and B’way) or Eli’s Vinegar Factory (92nd b/w 1st and York?) or even Gourmet Garage (various locations), but...

be nice. Tasting menu would be nice. I’m pretty serious about food, especially authentic Italian, but Babbo scares me a bit with the feeling that I’m paying too much of a premium for the Mario name. Thanks, Chris

fruit stands and local produce farmer’s markets. This new artisan culinary destination deserves our support. Kind of a Slow Foods equivalent in Los Angeles' back yard. There is a dinner train that leaves from Fillmore that...

. Of course IF I put out a premium vodka from my artisanal micro-distillery (I don’t WANT to, but I may HAVE to for economic reasons) I would hope it will be an honest one, fermented from scratch and reflux distilled in a...

. Was trying to find a good source w/out paying the premium price. I know prices have gone up due to the “fuel crisis”, but will they ever stabilize now that it’s “over” (hee-hee... I know the answer...

thing to do when an ice cream is advertised as being "premium". Since Haagan-Daz, Breyers & McConnels don’t use these extra ingredients (at least in their basic flavors), I don’t understand the reasoning behind...

school students, so disposable income is at a premium. Thanks for your input and happy hollidays.

You may be thinking of Henri Bardouin, my favorite of the French pastis brands I can easily find in Greater Boston. It’s an artisanal product, with much more herbal complexity than the more candy-like products bottled by...

I would like to know if any of you NW hounds could tell me how close the baguette from Ken’s Artisan Bakery is the the REAL thing. Does it have ALOT of flavor? I went to the website and all his breads look like the real...

brand-new DirecTV DVR.) In particular, the cold somen on this show looked amazing—they used an an extremely-high-end artisanal variety of the noodles, and took you out to the “factory” to see the manufacturing...

much of a difference, and while I appreciate the artisanal aspect of it, I can’t taste the difference between that and what comes out of a WunderBar or a bottle of Canada Dry. I was just wondering if anyone else had seen...

I just tried an amazing gin this weekend called Back River Gin. It is made at a small winery / distillery in Union, Maine that just opened for business less than three weeks ago. It is an artisanal, hand crafted, super premium,...

(I read they use Plugra butter, and with shortbread being the vehicle for butter that it is, their choice of premium high-fat butter shines through), their wonderful bouchons (which could make me give up big, clunky American...

Moonstruck is from Oregon but they have a “chocolate cafe” in Walnut Creek. Personally, I’m underwhelmed. The chocolates are okay, but sort of average for premium chocolates in the Bay Area.