it was like I was a 16yr old who just discovered sex. :-) Never stop experimenting with new flavours and new cuisines. On a Chinese kick right now. Love the stuff. Even doing canning. Have enough homemade stock, salsa, pickeled...

I FINALLY made it to Father’s Office. I had an Office Burger, the sweet potato fries, regular fries, Beet Salad, and a special Duck Confit salad. I don’t know what to say: everything was delicious. I really think this...

is superb. The assorted vegetables which precede the meal is VASTLY superior to Carnival’s. They include pickled cabbage, radishes, a pepper, a pickle, and beet-soaked turnips – colorful, tasty and healthy. The kebab...

. For me it was beets...it took about 25 years and two wives before I found a preparation I love. It became a challenge for me to find that one recipe and I did.

/sandwich/salad for lunch, but a step above the usual (eg duck breast with fig jam sandwich) and then for dinner they have a big assortment of great tapas. My faves are the duck confit ravioli, the fried artichokes & beets, and...

except for the addition of glorious pink and white striped beets). Raves on the chicken, with one priceless comment on the salad: "It doesn’t belong with cheese and olives and onions...poor watermelon."

Clink last evening. Not a bad set of choices. The wife had a beet/goat cheese salad which was good, though the goat cheese was very mild. I had the poached egg with shhrimp which was fantastic. Perfectly cooked egg, nice brioche...

potatoes, rutabagas, turnips, beets, peanuts, soy beans, English peas, blackeye peas, beans, string beans, celery, artichokes, asparagus, incredible tomatoes... Well, if he could get seeds for it, we ate it! Oh, and sunflowers....

Me too on the ladyfingers. Golden rings I thought of golden beet rings...

. ATLANTICA in Camden for dinner was very nice and beautiful on the harbor. Our server was clearly new, but tried hard and the sweet owner stepped in to help out once in a while. The Damariscotta oysteres were great, we had a nice...

blushed like a beet and I felt so guilty for being cranky.

in to keep this dish spicy but not punishingly so. The dish is rarely mentioned and deserves a lot more attention. The general comment is directed at the advice you’re getting about spicing levels. I’ve beet to Sri...

of way. And the glacier was a pretty cool idea. On the other hand, they need to tell these people that beet salad with goat cheese is really trite and tired. The more I see Erik, the less I want to eat in a restaurant he cooks...

so, we have returned, victorious. thanks to all who offered suggestions—we had a glorious 30+ hours. we began at black oak, and then had the most amazing meal in the cafe at chez panisse...a roasted cauliflower toast,...

fusion brunch, or architecturally correct Eggs Sensible w rabbit polenta & beet chips, you better open your own breakfast bistro-ya. In the meantime if, like the Gruberoo, you do enjoy a big ol’ breakfast, but like to change...