Oh yeah, great idea. I've always wondered about the transit museum gift shop options too.

Hi Andy, I've had similar experiences in Manhattan on Saturday afternoons so don’t feel that bad. If the good/trendy restaurants are open, they’re serving a boring brunch, or only dinner menu/higher prices are...

Help! In support of a favorite cause, I've entered a charity chili cook-off. My current recipe is pretty darn good, but I’m looking for OUTSTANDING. Any secret ingredients out there? Fabulous family recipes not available from...

when you've last been in Philly, but the area around 2nd and 3rd and Market, and going north and south a little, has been more interesting to me than South St. these days. Lots of galleries, cafes, etc. between Market and Race...

of bacon is the best I've had in any Brazillian restaurant. Even the rice was deliciously prepared. Shared one dessert that was not on the menu. It was like a very dense kind of flan with sweet grated coconut under it. It was a...

Here’s an idea for a “30 Questions SF Tip Sheet”. I've drawn on what Stanley Stephan and others have proposed. It may be too ambitious, but it’s always easier to start big and whittle down. I’m not...

Many congratulations on your first little one. I wish you and your wife and son all the happiness there is this holiday season. You've touched on one of my favorite topics — I get all nostalgic and mushy at this time of...

My favorite is Swee-Touch-Nee tea bags – Orange Pekoe – goes well with milk or cream and sugar. Comes in the red box which looks like a treasure chest. I've tried many others, including every available Twining...

-boys and shrimp po-boys. Great college/local atmosphere. Scott (on I-10, right outside of Lafayette): Best Stop (sort of a convenience store. Wonderful boudin. The best I've had (though my wife, and both sons diagree. They prefer...

I live in Portland and also have mixed feelings about the restaurant Fore Street. It’s reputation is a bit overblown and I've heard too many mixed reviews of the food to back it up. It is owned by a guy named Dana Street he...

is factored in much better value than anywhere else, however it does take time and discrimination. Mention of wonderous Pork Chops makes me think of Meat City, around the corner from Smithfield Market on Farringdon Road, which are...

brother (a true trencherman) took too much meat and couldn’t finish. I was more than happy to help him out, since the sign says “Take all you want; eat all you take.” I've already learned from my rookie...

for a kid who is interested in food. The chowpup and I often end up sharing an entree plus two appetizers. 3. Alert waitstaff. People dining with kids often need to have the pace picked up just a bit. We've had waitstaff who...

of an alleyway and is easy to miss if you've never been there, but you won’t regret it!

elsewhere just becasue of the pervasive Northern California attitude to such matters. Since the best lamb I've eaten outside of France has been from Mendocino or Sonoma counties, I generally choose it if it’s offered but...