trust a restaurant review in the Tribune, because the currency of their critique is so cheapened and watered down. This is the case even when Vettel gives a glowing rating to a high-end place, because I have followed his...

outright disappointing was the pina agua fresca, which seemed to be canned pineapple juice watered down. Is there some place that’s known for really good agua fresca? It’s the sort of thing I’d order more if I...

Glad you’re willing to drink the Kool-aid. Not for me. I still see it as artificial, and your (Leff’s) clinical definitions don’t hold water in the real world. For example, I love baseball, truly love it and...

's a filthy habit only practiced by my unprincipled generation). Better to steam it over boiling water, then unwrap (carefully) and eat with condiment of your choosing (several opinions have been expressed in the course of this...

. Some of their items are priced lower than the same items at W.O., e.g., Poland Spring sparkling water for .99 instead of 1.19. I like that I can buy organic Heinz ketchup there (my son hates the other brands), and many products...

chile and water(alright, that’s an exaggeration but not that much of an exaggeration.) Green chile also tend to be somewhat hot. Pork favored over beef. Whole beans are more traditional than refried in New-Mex cuisine, but...

GREAT place) and he didn’t bother finishing his “undercooked pasta”(where he comes from pasta is boiled for at least 20 minutes and not drained, but allowed to cool in the water and served BLOATED with DRY...

boiled in water. The fancy version has great root vegetables in it, which broaches the predicate that, if you are going make a great soup base, why would you want to put cow guts in it? Duh. One more specialty that deserves major...

much pork flavor. The meat was wet (seemed it it had been boiled in plain water) so the sauces didn’t adhere or sink in. Very disappointing, left a lot on the plates. All in all, disappointing. $55 for three was a pretty bad...

and limited stemware, we just don’t use the stemware often enough to justify it. We did get about 8 pairs of water and Chardonnay glasses, which was enough for our formal dinners. We use the barware every day and have...

-5 unsalted sundried tomatoes, reconstitued in boiling water for a few minutes, then roughly chopped (packed in oil is only okay) 2 sprigs of fresh dill (or more, to taste), or 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves 8 oz. low-fat cream...

I think the consistency isn’t that hard to duplicate, it’s the taste. I’ve steamed corned beef very gently for 1.5-2 hours and it’s the same melt in your mouth almost falling apart tenderness. Much, much...

- We had a late snack of champagne (happy anniversary, dear one), an absolutely delicious crabcake (cough*butter*cough) with sweet rock shrimp and a lime dressing, and then the most delicious fried oysters on a salad of Romain...

edge of the garment district was another one that served a boiled (!) chicken that I crave in my memory, and they would always give me the crusty part of the rice. I’ve found a place to buy barberries in New Orleans but...

, to fill a 9x13 pan and 2 round cake pans, and guessed at approximate bake times, so I really abused the recipe, and it still turned out great! I didn’t make the frosting, since I was baking at a friend’s place and...