form, is what happened: Out to celebrate our anniversary, we went to one of the snazziest joints in town — a place we’d visited several times before. I was presented with a lengthy, multi-page wine list. I was familiar...

There is a hilarious SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skit where Toby Maguire playing Keanu Reeves bets “eleventy billion” in final jeopardy infuriating Alex Trebek played by Will Ferrel.

, dining experience and general overall love affair with Mexican food. As I’m typing this I’m sitting here sipping on an aesepticly packaged drink - jugo de nopal con naranja (cactus juice with oj) - that I picked up...

Restaurant in Hotel Cipriani. We were there to celebrate our 38th anniversary and loved the experience—bring a big bag of euros! In San Gimignano I would highly recommend Il Pino Restaurant. We shared a potato gnocci dish...

Sauvingnon is truly the most pretentious restaurant in the Beach. A few years ago my husband and I decided to try it out. We were celebrating his 40th birthday. When we arrived the place was empty and we were seated at the front...

Self-indulgent pretty much sums it up. Do we really need to know the name of every chef, editor and celebrity Gael cheerfully s or blows? Loved Ominivore, loved Heat, look forward to USofArugula!

Burger, Small Onion Rings and a small drink $11.55. Orange Bang!! Not a bad deal considering dinner is also included in that cost!! ;-)

if you are cooking for 1, but I am kinda anti-gadgets in this case... If you don’t want to plunge into All Clad, Cooks Illustrated just did a test of celebrity chef-branded frying pans. DONT get the Martha stuff! They...

about diner coffee, and how it’s designed for farmers who’d drink nine cups or so every morning.

, stay neat and not spill or remain in their seats for more than a short period. Spilled drinks, crumbled rolls, jello and chicken skins on the seat and floor, frequent trips to the bathroom or outside to calm down, etc. etc. are...

R&R1 jfood’s response was to green wine, the new format makes it difficult to see who the response is to. Yeah, every now and then two great minds do come together. Celebrate and move on.

. I like drinking Boodles gin martinis with fat pimento olives and a tiny dash of vermouth in super chilled glass with this burger. It’s a frikken awesome experience and makes you glad to be alive. Bison rules.

Try Imbibe. It’s drinks, not cooking, but very fresh and most of the recipes are for making your own mixes. (homemade Maraschino cherries are amazing!) I think all mags go through phases. I almost cancelled Food and Wine...

Royal Claytons – great ambiance and great for grabbing drinks but the food is not good. stay away from the pizza. Katsu-ya. The last few times I’ve been I wasn’t thrilled at all. Rather go to Hamasaku. El Cholo...

Fellow Hounds, I need some advice. We are trying to make a choice between Fromagerie or Le Fandy for a birthday celebration this week (alas, so far no cancellations at Nicholas). We will be a party of five. I would also...