, and polenta with baby shrimp. That was followed by pasta with prawns in a tomato sauce and spaghetti with baby clams (ok, but not great). For the main course, we had several grilled fish, simply prepared with just olive oil and...

and teas. As for restaurant stands at MGMkt, I recommend La Sirena Gorda, West Indies Soul, and Everest Cafe (the latter two have other “full” restaurant locations in St. Paul.) Also, Sea Salt Eatery in Minnehaha Park...

RE: Other breakfast at daley’s. I had a biscuit sandwich with eggs butter and salt pork. I liked the biscuit alot! But the salt pork left much to be desired: it had the consistency of those pig-ear doggy treats you can get...

in Asian (Chinese and Vietnamese) restaurants in season, for preps (salt and pepper crab, Vietnamese with garlic, etc) that I don’t do at home...

Los Ocampo in St. Paul several times. Always great. Kallyste also excellent, had the lobster sandwhich special. Sea Salt several times for the grilled catfish po’boy. Alway excellent. Little Szechuan for several meals and...

a restaurant." For instance, Alice’s (I think it was, forgive me if I’m mis-attributing) fries at the Black Sea on Snelling in St. Paul, come to mind although, I wouldn’t say that she considered the rest of the...

Having just moved to Chicago after 9 years in Boston, I’m daily developing a list of food/restaurants that I miss and haven’t found an equivalent for: - Portuguese from Atasca/O Cantinho in Cambridge - Ethiopian from...

of seasoning is in the way an added item is able to draw out or “enable” flavors that are already “there”. We salt for example not only for the salty taste but bec salt has the property of bringing out...

. Things I found that I liked..16oz frozen blueberres ($3); canned beans with no salt, tofu selection, ex-large Mexican farmed shrimp 12-oz pack. The selections of chips and ice creams is pretty impressive but I was strong today.

and grounds are intimate and cozy. (Along with tequila I got a small glass of tomato juice, limes and salt - not really sure what the proper succession is – does anyone know?) For dinner I started with a lobster and pumpkin...

spicy-hot but you can fix that if you wish. I enjoy the Achat appetizer and order it almost every time I go. I give a thumbs up to the curry hot pots. I also like the Peninsula Style Tofu, the Beef Rendang, and the Spicy and...

not be a fine dining destination but finding a really good breakfast is pretty easy. Oh, and we’re also home to Chino Farms and some prime sea urchin :-D I’ll add Mexico City to the list, particularly for the emerging...

. This meal normalized my innards. These were the flavors I know, the flavors of muscle meat and potatoes, dairy, bread, salt and sweet. I sought these tastes as a corrective, but I felt it was a little like playing songs you...

, and Chicken of the Sea tuna in oil. Stirring it makes this great sticky sort of crickly sound. Potato chip sandwiches made with Merita bread, Duke’s Mayonnaise, and Lay’s potato chips. Sandwiches made of Merita bread...

PS. The Sea Bass soup at “Quangs” on Nicollet is served only on the weekends...and it is excellent. It’s getting me through all of this sub-zero...