' have to admit to eating the whole thing myself – he LOVED this and ate his whole half with no prodding!) Value: Excellent – all that food plus one (shared) beer came to just over $40. VERY reasonable considering the...

that meal Tuesday: Johnsonville Brats soaked in Budweiser, and since it is below zero here I will cook them in the oven, basting them with the beer they soaked in that has been simmered with a little butter Baked Beans Wednesday

Absolutely! Especially when I’m alone, listening to good music and having a few beers or some wine in the process. It’s my favorite form of relaxation.

tastes like tacos to me – good tacos, but tacos nevertheless. I think it’s just me. I’m proficient at a half dozen ethnic cooking styles. This one just eludes me. The tortilla recipe came off the bag of masa...

Don’t ask if they want a refill, just bring it. And if you notice that they are going through refillable drinks at an astonishing rate, by all means bring a second one. On a hot day I drink water like it’s going out...

on the first try.) At the Burmese restaurant Mandalay on Edgeware Road we ate very good food at ludicrously cheap price – I think it came to £15/person including several courses and beer. Will definitely go back. Found Busaba...

" as they are named) and oreo lemon pie. They also serve beer and rootbeer. The Sam team does an Italian concept – olives on the table (pit winds up in front of Padma, bad for them), meatball app (their best thing), pasta...

was the same in both cases, fairly simple. The selection was rather small; they had another quite similar cream cake, some small "Boston cream pies", and some Bundt-style apple and ginger cakes. Dona Tomas: The first time we tried to...

200-211 is the preferred range for hearth or artisan style breads. I shoot for 200 degrees, and this time is was about 205 when I checked it. It is the best way to determine when bread is done. Brioche and other egg-rich doughs...

. Baird’s bread on the long family-style tables, free pinto beans. Really terrific meat, though I’m not sure I would take the goat in place of some of the other offerings (thick pork chops and sirloin) next time...

I remember having some of the other flavors and really liking them. But I also notice that they actually have "old world-style" rose- and orange-blossom-flavored ones, too.

—and this “slack dough” is typical of many Italian-style breads that, when baked at a high heat, produce thin, crisp crusts. Secondly, the approach uses a long, slow fermentation to allow the sulpher dioxide...

to linger. With a bottle of wine you still get out for $100Cdn for two (downstairs $30 including beer) and can have dishes such as soft-shell crab; and duck breast in red curry sauce. Main drawback – it closes around 9:00....

'll probably be really hungry. If dinner in St. Helena, you might consider Market. Super-casual, very well prepared, home-style cooking. If in SF... that is a tough one, I can’t imagine after a plane ride you’ll want...

While perhaps not chow-houndish, I think Gordon Biersch’s garlic fries are awesome with a dark beer...