I have no idea of how I developed my palate since my parents are exactly like your SO. Chicken is often a roasted chicken breast with salt and pepper on it. Which my dad will begrudgingly eat a bit of. Mrs. Sippi is like me. She...

different like Dallas, for example. There are some places that I do enjoy (Z Tejas, Cafe Josie, Polvos, El Chile, Bombay Bistro, Clay Pit and I do like Salt Lick 360) that are great but overall I’m unimpressed. I’m...

and split in some catastrophic why — just too big a risk. You can get butcher block tops that have food grade stain impregnated in the them, as well as bamboo blocks. I suppose you could even get some sort of...

Café in San Francisco. Here’s a look at the offerings: CROSTINI New Harvest Olio Verde and Sea Salt- $7 Cranberry Beans and Bottarga di Tonno- $9 Chicken Liver and Pancetta- $9 Beef Tongue with Horseradish Salsa- $9 APPETIZERS

. Vegetables had to be fresh and cleaned to perfection before it went into the pan. There were occasional pig roast. However, we lived close to the sea.. so fish and vegetables were the staple and not necessarily rice. Look at...

Here’s a very old thread of mine with descriptions of some of my favorite dishes – namely, murtabak (roti stuffed with curried lamb and a fried egg) and chwee kway (steamed rice-flour cakes topped with salted radish...

on a Thursday night. I got a ton of stuff, and so far one is a clear winner - roasted bananas gelato. It should have been named Banana Foster gelato instead. Really creamy with a great flavor. The strawberries there were better...

‘recipes’ such as edamame tossed with sea salt, cheese drizzled with truffle oil, and grilled sausages served with different store-bought mustards). Some of the other appetizers include mini quesadillas, salsas,...

and Pizza Man — tied for the most disgusting pizza I’ve ever eaten, and I’ll even eat Peter Piper Pizza 5. Cole’s — I know, I know, it’s an institution. However, I’ve been dragged there so...

per 16oz of H2O — with a little sea salt. I went thru a lot of Luizianne too. It took some perserverence, but drinking water was one of those things I finally just decided I had to fix.

Garden, E 40 St. between Midtown Tunnel Exit Street and Second Ave: excellent Cantonese transplant from Chinatown. Discussed several times here on Chowhound. They also have a branch in New Jersey. Famous for their fried salt and...

My favorite sandwich is the proscuitto/mozz at Joan’s on 3rd – on baguette with olive oil, bals vineg, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, basil and roasted tomatoes. Pricey, but it’s perfection.

better. Chinese: You’re on your own in Chinatown, but if you’re midtown try Evergreen Shanghai on E. 38th St. Good soup dumplings, sesame pancake, prawns with black bean fish sauce, any salt-and-pepper seafood. Greek...

of a bacaro, at 2742 Ponte San Polo in San Polo. At the latter, known for its roasted potatoes and bar snacks, my standout item was egg pasta with scallops and funghi porcini, yum – also good fish soup and excellent bacala...

and the salted shrimp. Anyway, bearing in mind that you probably aren’t looking for experiences you can easily replicate in London: American restaurant: the Lobster Club, on the Upper East Side, which has extremely good...