produce, baked goods, meat, fish, cheese Costco……second busiest in the nation and closest to Northern Dutchess ALBANY Emperors………Chinese food as good as the best of NYC Chinatown Ocean...

I make mine of leftover lightly poached or roasted chicken breast, sliced, laid over a bed of slightly par-cooked broccoli (the microwave is so money for this, and frozen spears are just fine)in a shallow buttered baking dish,...

compared to my local back home. Ay! Chiuahua on 53rd St between 1st and 2nd is the only place in NYC that I’ve had decent Tex-Mex. Huge plates of enchilades verdes with (lard-filled) beans, rice, fresh-baked tortilla chips...

accomodating. I even try not to intimidate certain people (the mother-in-law) - that doesn’t mean I’m going to start preparing her can o' mushroom soup specialties, but I keep it simple with something like nice steak...

. the food was great for a slice place, maybe the best slice place i’ve been to yet, other than difaras. i kind of prefer baked calzones to fried ones, and eventhough they fry theirs, i thought it was good- maybe just a bit...

baked overnight – they had no day baker – so they always sold out of biscuits in about three hours. And THAT meant eight o’clock, since they opened at five!

Oh, that’s too bad about the Aptos Cole’s. I remember liking the cole slaw and macaroni salad. Their baked beans were inedible though. I always thought the fries were tasty; however, sometimes they’d be fried to...

. This stuff is almost never remotely good (except in the rare cases where the place does its own baking), but it is – to me - one of the clear signs of a NYC coffee shop.

So is there such a thing?? The other day I was in line at the Uncle Timmy’s drive thru and one driver was leaning out the car window with a list in her hand talking to the box. After a couple of minutes I pulled out of line...

Both Ritual and Blue bottle get their ginger scones from the same baker. Blue Bottle’s macaroons are from Miette. Not sure where the other bake goods at Ritual are from though.

was roasted with Tarragon and served with Parsnip purée and kale. All items are ‘extras’ e.g. they charge for (excellent) fresh baked bread. Both cost under $A200 for two people (but not under by much – we had...

for coffee and baked goods is Pacific Whey cafe in Newport Beach technically, but not near the water. It’s also in a mini-mall with a view of the parking lot but it’s always pleasant and breezy there. A pretty good...

Gabriel, (626) 282-6327 3. Phong Dinh for their unusual variety of meats and baked catfish. 2643 San Gabriel Blvd., Rosemead, (626) 307-8868 4. Park’s Barbecue in Koreatown for their unseasoned short ribs, some of the best...

From one former New Yorker (Queens native) to another, here are some suggestions in the San Gabriel Valley for you to consider. Phong Dinh Restaurant 2643 N San Gabriel Blvd, Rosemead, (626)307-8868 Family owned Vietnamese dive,...

the food was quite tasty – but for SUCH a long wait on a humid baking day. I would have wished the servers would have provided more food to the eager people waiting in the line. I am not too sure what to think because I was...