of that tradition – the equivalent of the izakaya’s in NYC that do the BYOB thing are full of bottles of shochu with the regular’s names on them. This is not artisanal, high-quality shochu. It is “get...

to be a few blocks away from Gordon’s. Their bread and produce is nothing special, but they might be a good place to pick up that big bag of chicken legs. Iggy’s bakery in Watertown is a good bet for artisanal breads...

be great. I live downtown but am willing to travel. I also will pay a premium if necessary but would really like to find a place that isn’t at least a 50% mark up from what I am used to paying in NY. I’m considering...

. It’s inexpensive and adequate. My local Italian deli sells hand-crafted artisanal supertuna in EVO in nice glass jars, but it is stunningly expensive. What I’m after is (a probably Italian) brand of good quality tuna...

Have you considered buying frozen fries. I was pretty suprised myself to find that the McCain premium brand is actually very good. We find we need to bake them a few minutes longer than recommended but they turn out very nice and...

Don’t bother, they may as well be wonderbread. Safeway artisan hot dog buns(of course they are not really artisan) are much better than the Cobs buns.

in a flavored coffee, or would they use some of their less than premium lots and estates?

Or like what people do in Hong Kong, lardo with plain white rice in clay pot, and some premium sweet soy sauce. Yum~ By the way, this may get deleted by the moderator very soon, but your fiance’s picture was posted in a Hong...

I found this article very useful and enlightening, confirming some things I had long suspected about super-premium vodkas: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/dining/26wine.html http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/

Buddha is from Prince Edward County. The meat is to the best of my knowledge from Prince Edward County, and processed locally by an artisanal sausage maker exclusively for Buddah. What you are paying for is a trendy, but very well...

It seems like a dream coming true – an artisanal roasting operation – and in Arlington – the Boston area REALLY needs this. The blog link above is awesome and creates huge expectations for greatness! So looking...

. Everything on this plate was perfectly cooked. I scraped the plate clean with just one more of the warm rolls served before dinner. Trio of Artisan Cheeses – Yeah, I know "artisan" is overused but these three...

-quality, carefully prepared doughnut is ultimately nothing but fried dough is like proclaiming that a fine artisan bread is nothing but baked dough. Or that sushi is just raw fish. Or that a hamburger is just grilled ground...

artisan in his salad days), and a lot of his outlets frankly suck, but he’s a very sophisticated marketer, and his empire is thriving. That’s all on top of the obvious: the right combination of food, service, and...

At a cook-out last Friday, my favorite thing off the grill was the hot dogs! Beat out the artisanal lamb and pork cuts. I found out that these were quarter pounders from Big City Reds purchased at Draegers. They have a smoky...