that since my sister works for Whole Foods in Boston. But, Wegman’s is awesome – the vegetables are outstanding – whatever you want they have. All kinds of mushrooms. Cheese shop, meat that isn’t all...

of Imperial rolls - two orders of the Grapefruit and Jimica salad - Shaking Beef - Catfish (only available at lunch, but really really good). If your non fish loving friends don’t want that, do the claypot chicken - Green beans...

ways more of a braise than a roast. But apparently in parts of Italy it is possible to buy meat from a whole roasted pig at a market day stand. I don’t recall that we’ve established what is unique of Carolina BBQ, and...

another note on the burrata – you can buy the exact same burrata that A16 uses at cowgirl creamery. it’s by gioia, made near long beach, and sells for $13 for a 1-lb tub. best to confirm when they recieve their...

, and the food was very good. There is a private launch from the Piazza San Marco (you may need reservations to get on, though). Very expensive. Harry’s Bar – The food was excellent (I had an amazing wild mushroom...

tucked into a buttery fresh baguette. Buy a bunch, get some jackfruit chips, and head to a park for a Vietnamese picnic by the bay. Again, pure San Francisco. And Zuni Cafe is a San Francisco classic, for oysters, martinis, then...

the appetizer I had at NOLA of crab and scallops in a thin something-or-other sauce, and the appetizer at Bayona of goat cheese crouton with mushrooms in a wonderfully rich sauce. It’s as though the cooks actually taste the...

, crisp, cold, salty etc – a stunning combination. Also, the lime perfectly complemented the sweetness in the wine – it turned out to be a perfect match for this course!!!!!! This is why we pay $200! The next course was...

The wife and I are finally going to be taking that trip to New York City that I’ve been wanting to do for years. We’ve got flightplans, hotel reservations, a theatre ticket or two... I’m even thinking of buying...

elsewhere, was bland, soggy, and just plain bad. The mushroom strudel was obviously long-frozen and barely warmed in the convection over—pure Stouffers, the mac and cheese bland and way-undercheesed, the flautas hard and...

of cultivated mushroom in dewy fresh condition from growers in Petaluma,, and in the fall foragers will sell the wild ones to Anstead’s market in Healdsburg. Some of our local extra virgin olive oils are more precious than...

broth (poured from a silver decanter before my eyes.) The clams were delicious and fresh, although I think Alex wished she had gone with something a bit more exciting. Alex ordered Dorade from the menu, served in sherry reduction with...

Re “veggie option on the menu,” Frasca usually has some gnocchi offering and also something (sometimes gnocchi, sometimes not) with mushrooms, which guarantees that they kitchen can do something terrific. Leaf is very...

worked well together, but the quail tasted as if it had been seasoned with the same over-salty rub as the scallops. Flipping the skin off saved this dish. Duck – the micro-kale was wonderful, the trumpet mushrooms were...

for canned vegetables that are included as “fresh” - canned corn, water chestnuts and slimy mushrooms. Again, if I don’t ask for these ingredients to be eliminated, they’re thrown in as fillers. Can you...