store, or a friendly enoteca, display your enthusiasm and curiosity, be open about your limits in terms of what you want to spend, and prepare to be amazed.

. With the proliferation of low-end Indian in the Bay Area, the ground is being prepared for places like this, and maybe a high-quality South Indian place can establish itself. But this is not a good time for opening...

with the NY Strip the week before. Can anyone recommend an easy cut of steak to cook, and the proper preparation please? The simpler the better. Thanks!!

Hey Paul — we had an incident on the Boston board (yes, right here on the board) where a trusted long-time hound had decried the shoddy preparation of a certain fish at a certain restaurant. (I’m being careful because...

, but I keep trying to hold out the possibility that it is bec I don’t share the same taste/palate preference that informs the aesthetic of this dish. “We” have developed (very recently, I think) a very specific...

really like about this place is that they season the meats very well. I don’t know if its a regional thing, but I’ve been to places where the steak or chicken is prepared with no seasoning whatsoever, I guess the idea...

guess, they have another sauce lying around and just forgot, or could not be bothered. One of the things they told us after the meal was that unlike the regular menu, nothing on the Thai menu is prepared a head of time. The...

with beet reduction and white beet slices. I love skate, and I applaud Chef for choosing the meatiest of the fishes at her disposal (if indeed she even consciously made this choice), and of course, it was well prepared (if not a...

My faves in Kings County: DiFara, Avenue J by East 15th: Slow preparation by a Brooklyn legend is well worth it. Elegante: 5th Avenue between Ovington and 69th Street. BEST Sicillian slice in Brooklyn, although you need to get it...

of the Yankee game before my flight home while Allison got prepared for her conference that started the next day. New Orleans is a food and music lover’s paradise. I leave the city several pounds heavier and much in need of a...

I agree that if you aren’t prepared to lose this customer, you should keep quiet. But if you are willing to take the risk I suggest you take the frank approach: The next time you deliver her check, say very nicely, "Madam,...

I do not wish to stir up more controversy, but I feel there are a few inaccuracies in some of the posts. First of all, it is not true that ducks and geese will never overeat. All birds eat to the point of engorging their livers...

I really, really dislike most raw fruits. Berries and bananas are about it. I am ok with most fruits when cooked. Really, I am ok with most anything when prepared well! I just figure that I can get most vitamins from vegetables,...

at preparing it. The plans for chow.com call for retaining the magazine’s sensibility and making the contributions of its users a substantial part of the mix.” I think this article makes it fairly clear that CNET’s and...

. ground allspice 2 1/2-3 cups sugar (depending on how sweet you like your pumpkin bread) 1 cup vegetable oil 4 large eggs 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1 16 oz. can plain pumpkin (not “prepared pumpkin,’’ for pumpkin pie) 2/3 cup...