Ah, I love your story, three. It makes me happy just reading it. :) My aha moment (a fish story like missoulagrace’s): I’d hated seafood my entire life b/c I grew up in the midwest/south where the seafood we bought at...

anxiety attack and I’d love for some of you who have visited New Orleans to set me straight with your ideas of ESSENTIAL New Orleans- the very best and nothing else..... Thanks so much and happy eating, Lisa

not ordinarily associate that veggie with lamb dishes. It worked wonderfully :) The Romaine had been cooked, but had retained its crispy texture when bitten into. It tempered the intensity of the saucing, giving the lamb dish...

been twice now to drop in for a nibble and a sip. first time around we pretty much tested out every beer we could on the list (they provide free little samples, but beware that the waiter seems to stand there and wait until...

there and memory of the menu, I have to take issue with this post as being unfair to the restaurant. Unless you ate (or more likely drank) more than stated, there is no way your bill approached $400. It is more like $300 MAX...

talked about the glory days of spreading schmaltz on bread. I’m really curious to see your lists of the Jewish deli menu items that you feel Brent’s prepares well. The reason I ask this is because I’ve been there...

If you can find it, Junipero from the Anchor Brewing Co. in San Francisco is very, very good. If you’re making a martini out of it, it might be worth skipping the vermouth and olive. Link:...

of meat, a rectangle of the crispy skin, and a special thin wafer-like bun sized to these dimensions. Hoisin sauce and granulated sugar were offered as accompaniments. The sugar didn’t work for me as it clashed with the...

of the jars) and a black tea, for $2. No one working there could tell me more about the teas than that, but they were a worthwhile addition, especially the green. We found a lot of variation in dishes. The first shu mai was great;...

is the food quite good, but the restaurant itself is very handsome: a beautifully renovated traditional bourgeois French home, brought smartly up to date with Italian halogen lighting, etc. The wine list needs a little work, but...

knows you’ll be e-mailing him, but it probably won’t hurt if you let him know that I gave him your e-mail address and that this was related to chowhound. I told him about the site a couple weeks ago. Well, good luck,...

Ditto dropping Opus One. Also, Duckhorn covers Paraduxx in tastings, so that drops one from your list. (By the way, keep Duckhorn; it’s wonderful. Especially recommend doing the “reserve” tasting if available.)

And if you’re looking for really good steaks, The Whaling Station on Cannery Row can’t be beat! I wonder if they serve cioppino here? *kim*

like it all that much when I worked in Mexico City. They have a larger variety, but it never did much for me. There’s only two places I’ve found so far that are better than average, Five Star bakery in San Jose on Alum...

bounty that is abundant in the greater L.A. area from across the border and across the sea, it is just saying that sometimes it is very soothing to have something that reminds you of the comfort of home and of an earlier time in...