-249-8486 – only if you love seafood. Tiny, romantic space, small menu (seafood only), friendy service and small but very nice wine list. Meal includes bread and soup to open, salad after dinner, European style. The soups...

pork. But sides are quite good, too. Dinner M only; 4741 SE Hawthorne, Portland, 503.233.1286; http://www.apizzascholls.com/LOW_bbq.htm 2. Campbell's: When good, brisket is tender and smoky with a nice bark. Same with pork ribs....

Neptujne Oyster, That said, I am always mystified when someone says that they went to (e.g. Angela’s) and did not find the food a “life changing experience.” Get a grip. It is only food. If you want a...

What a wonderful post!. I, too, learned to bake from the “Joy of Cooking”. I was just married, 18 years old, didn’t know how to cook anything except scrambled eggs and creamed tuna on toast using Campbell's...

Sweet potatoes are so good...savory, sweet, nuts, with spinach, kale, soups, ravioli, pies, honey, fillings anything but marshmellows. Hey every have 'phyllo filled with kale or spinach wilted, goat cheese and roasted sweet potato...

't about skilled chefs, creative visions, or a geat experience—they’re about not-so-great nutrients for cash. The diner isn’t insulted when their custome asks for ice cubes for their soup (why should the diner...

-fly pie, and chicken corn noodle soup.

- real salad dressing with olive oil and natural citrus vs the processed dressing (Kraft, etc.) - real chowder with potato and cream vs canned chowder (e.g.campbell) - actually further expand the above will be real home-made soups...

surcharge, but is awful. Tea Garden (see also ChowNews #156/157, #160) seems to be heeding customers’concerns: the beef noodle soup is now piping hot, the noodles nicely al dente (they used to be too soft), better rice is...

. Granted, I rarely go to some of the crappier places in town, though. Pad thai is a standby for my wife, and she gets it as much as anything. I’m more of a curry, soup, and salad person. I did read that lime was a common...

course fixed price meal at a community college in Campbell River, BC for $18 pp. An excellent meal that would run twice as much in Chicago. There are a lot of great places and deals out there if you look at them. Personally, the...