average cart, with at least two young men working the grill and assembling the containers of rice while their mother takes payment and makes change. They’re from Trinidad, so you can always listen for the distinctive island...

of Breakfast Pastries, Jams and Marmalade) to ENGLISH (Coffee or Tea, Two Eggs Any Style, English Bacon, Sausage, Grilled Tomatoes, Fried Bread, Black Pudding, Mushrooms), to AMERICAN (Coffee, Two Eggs Any Style, Applewood Smoked...

't even take EMP over Gotham Bar & Grill or worse the Four Seasons restaurant.

great. zaika on fulham road is an interesting version of nouvelle indian. and india club in the strand is decent indian canteen food. 7. visit the food hall at fortnum and mason; go ballistic with pleasure. 8. you MUST go to the...

, their giardinara is different. Its kick comes from red pepper flakes not chopped sport peppers.” He also recommends the grilled sausage at the original Al’s location. Compare-and-contrast of Chi Italian Beefs by LA...

lighter-than-air kolackys: I don’t know if they make these in-house or buy somewhere but they are arguably among the best in the city.

of hot air blown around, and there’s also some uninformed opinions, but there are some people here who really know their and are willing to give them that feedback for free. It seems to me that a restaurant...

potstickers with lychee dipping suace. The potstickers were decent, but the lychee dipping sauce was the star and would have made most things good. Also got the soy grilled chicken spring rolls with thai basil and cashew dipping...

of cellaring even after getting a good deal of airing. I gather the 94 vintage Ports are 30 year wines as are the 77s. I would love to have tasted those so soon after tasting the 77s! Wine “personality” is an apt...

, the Mexican snack of chorizo, grilled with potatoes, and served on a torta roll that’s been fried with the sausage (so it’s red and crunchy) with cheese and crema. When done right, it’s one of the most...

I longed for Heidi’s toasted cheese, it sounded so exotic. I don’t believe I ever associated it with anything so mundane as a grilled cheese sandwich.

the owner brought out the steak completely raw with just grill marks on it. “What am I supposed to do with this?” asked the loud mouth. “You're going to eat it.” said the cook. He was 6’2 and 250lbs....

product idea – pizza air fresheners.) It was still warm when we got home, and our teenage son, who just got back from Italy added his approval. Eureka – we found it! I’m from New York and chronically unhappy...

, but its little annex for regular people on the side street? They had the best and freshest Calamari a la plancha and Grilled Herbed Saint Pierre (I think it’s John Dory in English but not so sure) in this world. Sometimes...

itamae crammed elbow-to-elbow behind the bar can maintain that level of quality presentation when they’re slamming out orders at a go-for-broke pace. There’s so much stuff flying through the air it looks like Pit Row...