. If they were meant to stay pristine, we’d be carving, slicing, and chopping with abandon on our butcher block counter tops. When any two materials clash, something’s gotta give. Ridges, cut marks in your board...

to the end of Balboa & find the beach access among the exclusive houses & relax on a nearly empty beach before heading back to the short ferry ride to Balboa Island. Roam Balboa Island & have sand dabs at Amelia’s if...

as there are grains of sand on the beach – so I apologize if this topic degrades, heh.) I’ve got an enormous roasting pan and rack – it worked great for the couple times I’m done a turkey, but the chicken...

It a cafe that serves hand carved sandwiches. It is on School St, SW between 4th & 6th st. across from the police/fire department buildings.

Can’t help you with the restaurant, but I love the food in the bar at the Tam. They have fresh roast turkey to be carved to order, and great burgers. I’m with you, I love Lawry’s . . here’s the link to the...

My favorite candy store lunch, (yes there was such a thing) was a tuna sand on rye and a chocolate malted milk made in that stainlesss blender that has come back. It was delicious. Are there any places that make that. I heard...

like tomatoes; carving our own pumpkins for Halloween; not having to buy potatoes from October through April or so; broccoli and green beans through December (via the freezer); and stuffed cabbage up the wazoo. I may curse like a...

't want to bring a carved wooden elephant home from Mexico.

raising of the grain. Then a thin wipe with mineral oil. As to spoons specifically: most of mine were cheap at purchase, but if softly sanded and oiled thru the first few years, and never soaked in the sink (swell and split), they...

double dip and it had a surprizing amount of gristle. I still ate it, and I liked it enough to go back (again and again), but it was noticable. I’ve been thinking about Gelsons too as over the holidays I saw that carving...

Was just there for 4 days and my top picks would be Cielo (grilled sun fish, cesear salad, niscoise salad) in the Ventana Resort and across the street at Nepenthe (amazing pulled pork sand). I had lunch at both, but they serve...

zaina mediterranean (cherry between 1st and 2nd) - best lamb kabob sand. in town. trattoria mitchelli (1st and yesler) has a $5.95 all inclusive deal thats great. i like #1 teriyaki – korean style, good portions. salumi is...

You could be her, reincarnate.. can you sing? You are right about my Henkel. It is my second favorite knife, next to my Shun. It is an almost 6-1/2" “Classic” carving knife. That’s what they call it rather than a...

the positive in otherwise unsatisfying meals — but not a single thing I tasted was less than terrible. Unidentifiable, gloopy oversauced meats and vegetables in chafing dishes, at the carving station the lamb was dry and...

, hand-carved Kold-Draft ice, house-made bitters (make that house-made lots-of-things), vintage barware and glassware, the greatest emphasis on and skill with punches. Drawbacks: a little off the track, a nibbles menu that gets...