years, I have not had a grill and have had to revert to boiling or oven frying my dawgs. We just bought some land in the catskills and I think my approach is going to be to buy a grill and build the house around it. I did some...

and “fortified” water and such things are costly (not so much because they’re expensive to produce, but because the market is willing to pay). And rather than reading pop culture guides on following x, y, or z...

twice in one day, gotta buy a lotto tkt.

with circles and arrows. Even when the book had no items on a particular town, I wanted to seek out the local eateries, find the hidden gems, visit the indi-grocery store, scope the farmers' market if they had one, etc. And yes,...

's and Mader’s are both still alive and goose-stepping. 3. I’m pretty sure you mean “Elsa's”, not “Elsie's”. Elsa’s is owned by the guy who owns Kopp’s. Although Kopp’s is...

that we’re going to a show at a theater near the corner of Montrose and Beacon on Fri nite, leaving from Oak & Michigan by car courtesy of our local host who is a recent nyc transplant. Some of the group subscribe to the...

i have turned many a non-cauliflower fan (myself and my family included) into cauliflower-snarfers with this. couldn’t be simpler, especially if you buy the cauliflower precut (trader joe’s carries it in bags, fresh,...

it when it’s fresh. (Lettuce is about a buck cheaper than at Whole Foods). They also make good sandwiches and have an interesting, though pricey, array of other goodies. Now that spring is here, you can even buy a couple of...

ingrediants. I love the pumpkin in the fall. Nice salsa’s on the side so you can control your own heat. I just buy them without the rice and beans which is more than I can eat that early in the day. They are $3. A tamale...

' excellent, but doesn’t bring the passion that Michael brings to his food. Michael grows his own or buys from neighbours. Think Chez Panisse served in a farmhouse and you’ll get a good idea of where he’s at. Is...

, two Mexican places, a Persian place, a Weinerschnitzel, Extreme Pita(sort of local chain), a Burger King and Carls Jr, a beer and burger place and a Cajun-ish place run by a Vietnamese family. Also a few boba places with...

for awhile there. She likes peas in the pod (you can get a big bag at Costco when they aren’t in season locally). She also likes frozen peas still FROZEN-an idea she got from watching an older boy she idolizes. She likes...

to buy from the open stock!) 1 Le Creuset 5.5 qt. round french (dutch) oven 1 calphalon non-stick hard anodized 10 in frying pan 1 global vegetable knife 1 global utility knife 1 global chef’s knife I also got the sharpening...

in San Gabriel, La Casita Mexicana in Bell, La Serenata in Boyle Heights, etc. I still stop by every month or so — the food IS good — but nowadays will only go at off-hours and keep my fingers crossed that some local...

minute change plans. Also – any ideas on korean chowish gifts I might be able to buy for her – as I plan to spend the day of the date exploring k-town? Kind Regards and Thanks for your help. Side Notes: Is there any...