Decades ago I read "Champagne Living on a Beer Budget". The lesson I took away was that by skimping on what some folks consider the necessities, I could enjoy more of the luxuries. Not joking, I only live once, so why should I...

Aha, see but the thing is, contrary to popular belief, men are trainable. The first month or two that I dated mr.goose, he wanted nachos and beer for dinner every night. So I, being totally smitten endured that for quite some...

Even $1 Taco Tuesdays w/$1 beers?

2nd Baja Fresh as a top fast food chain, fish tacos, black beans, chips and smoky hot salsa but the guac is better at Chipotle

the food there, but they have lots of tvs and really cold beer- so it is a good place to go and watch sports. I usually end up with a salad or fries – as I don’t even like the baked potatoes at this place!

, instead of the kid ones, and then she said to me, "They’re good, but it’s the same mole that came with the chips at the beginning," and she was quite right. The chocolate-cajeta bread pudding lacked any trace of...

, a rock fish with a white bean purée. Both the fish and the purée were excellent. The second main was arroz con pato, a duck confit with a rice made with black beer and chillis. It had a delicious spiciness and was dotted with...

Chip Shop in Brooklyn makes a ball of fried macaroni and cheese. It’s delicious, but it could kill you. In Puerto Rico we make rellenos de papa: Fried balls of mashed potato with seasoned meat inside—usually finely...

of beers and whiskies. However, it does not offer a specifically/authentically Oaxacan menu such as you would find in the capital of that state. The mole is decidedly NOT Oaxacan in style (it’s on the sweetish side, to...

mean should not someone at least expect more from a Mexican place than a salt-rimmed glass and a bowl of chips? I think Check Please has done a great job of bringing attention to places around town. It is interesting that today,...

used to. But, I don’t think you’ll go wrong if you head up to North Beach and hit the San Francisco Brewing Co., one of SF’s older brewpubs (On Columbus near Kearny). Food is average pub fare, but the beer's...

be expected or required because yes you’re family but you are still one of the guests. And it usually goes that people like to chip in when it’s not expected.

Those canned College Inn entrees were disgusting! Almost as bad as Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast. Yuck. We ALways had peas in our Chicken ala King. and pimientos.

how it’s gonna be when the chips are down and it’s all happening. i also worry about unlicensed and uninsured caterers getting in over their heads with outdoor weddings, where food safety is a real issue— but...

the same, nor the water, nor the sausage, yada yada yada. This view of autenticity means nothing can ever be authentic, unless it is THE authentic one. On the other hand, think about how much, say, Fish and Chips vary in England....