I agree on the gumbo not being, well, gumbo. As a New Orleans native and a cook of Creole and Cajun cuisine, I find it impossible to make a gumbo in 20 minutes. It definitely wasn’t a gumbo and grits are not common in New...

So I learn another way. My family is Cajun French from Louisiana – Likely via Canada. Daddy didn’t speak English until he moved to New Orleans. I learned from them but had to “clean up my act” at a convent...

Americanized Chinese fare slopped up by most restaurants in this country. I just found the place in Houston a couple of weeks ago, then, my pal Mick, who writes reviews of Asian restaurants for the Austin Chronicle, told me about...

of the Real L.A. then well they aren’t real Chowhounds. Above all is supposed to be deliciousness... and frankly Dino’s produces one of the very best burgers in the entire country... and would recommend it over & over...

-Mart used to be before Supercenter opened? When I heard Wal-Mart was putting the country's largest Supercenter at the former Knob Hills warehouse site I figured this was the big stare-down against incumbents Loblaws and Dominion...

of children there. I love the cajun lucy, the all you can eat Friday fish fry, and the portabella mushroom burger at Groveland Tap. Highland and Longfellow are good for breakfast, burgers and other dinner type dishes. I used to...

IMO (pre-Tacos la Bufadora) my favorite fish tacos are from California Fish Grill in Gardena. The fried fish tacos are $1.90, the cajun shrimp one is $2.35, and the grilled zucchini is oh-so-good... (forgot how much they cost...

than Chili’s, or at least the fajitas and other sizzling dishes are. Tex-Mex AND Cajun in the same restaurant? Please. Their Cajun dishes were terribly weak about two years ago. I do admit that the chips and salsa are not...

We talk a lot here about our misadventures in restaurants across the country— what about in your own kitchen? 'Fess up. Me? I tried to defrost butter in the microwave... with the foil wrapping paper still on. Oh the shame...

was well prepared. However she vowed never to return because of the plainness of the decor. Another person waxed poetic about a cajun restaurant in the NW suburbs, which was panned here and has since closed. Her recommendations...

Thanks Mooing! I was trying to remember the name of that crazy cajun, Justin Wilson! I watch PBS on Saturday mornings. They have good cooking shows. I sure miss the old days, though. Julia taught me so much, and I was...

's wolfgang puck, gordon ramsay, todd english, bobby flay, or mario batali. all these chefs bounce around overseeing multiple restaurants scattered all over the country [or the world], yet they manage to keep their skills pretty...

the country back on track health-wise, not to mention solve part of the healthcare problem.

I hate to appear a boozehound—well, maybe it fits—but I cannot resist noting that the ice is supposed to form on the glass. this is a hallmark of juleps. Properly made, juleps have finely shaved ice (try to find...