. We were trained on food, wine, scotch, cheese. We had weekly tastings of high-end product. I could sell a glass of $15.00-$25.00 scotch, I could recommend good wine because I had tasted these wonderful libations more than once....

and there was absolutely nothing there either. Ended up having a root beer float at Hot Diggety Dog. Much better root beer float than Gale Gand’s (sorry ;), Gale!). Also had a BBQ pork sandwich. A not-bad sandwich, perhaps...

are mostly for us Expats who live here and get tired of the local hawker fare. Brewerkz is a great place for brunch on Sundays for eggs benedict and their nachos are lovely too (double cheese please). Cafe Igauna is my fav...

, loaded with tons of cheese, sweet tomato sauce and toppings; not the lovingly made crust and minimal toppings that is what many people think of as an ideal pizza. So, in short, I think the story you’re telling applies to...

are up front and honest, there are no pretenses, the food is good and (if they’re allowed to) the beer is as well.

beer at hopleaf, you can sample a lot. Plus, you are a long walk or a short drive to the asian area of argyle. Even a really good pakistani place (shan) is nearby. I think some of the posters on this board live in Andersonville...

of themselves. The Mrs. did enjoy her burger with cheddar cheese, it was cooked to her liking, hockey puck consistency. It was good sized, and looked like if we had ordered one less well done, it might have even had a little juice...

eat staff dinners; that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have tried a decent number of the dishes on the menu. My wife is allergic to bleu cheese; you ought to know if bleu cheese goes in anything on the menu. 5. Similarly,...

of the stove in chicken broth add to it as it cooks. Strain it, twice, with cheese cloth and thicken with whatever you prefer. Salt and pepper. I only use the meat from the turkey necks not the pork, add drippings, cut the...

immediately with a plate regional items to nibble on: slices of chourico, morcela (blood sausage), and queijo da serra (a locally-made soft, runny cheese—truly one of the great cheeses of the world) and a basket of...

, but there are also some seafood shacks, local farmer’s markets, ice creams shops, cheese makers, etc. We’ve talked about making a pact and only eating seafood while we’re there, but I have a feeling that may...

. Perhaps next time they will charge me for a sprinkle of parmesan cheese or the grinding of fresh pepper?

to be bagged separately or in a certain way i.e. “on top”...things like baggers smashing my freshly-sliced deli meats and cheeses into a garbled ball...things like mashing up my fresh herbs or shoving them down...

I’m a very slow diner and attempt to get the service staff to realize that, and pace themselves accordingly. I also so not like to have my check arrive, until I have finished my meal, any cheese courses, any dessert, and/or...

My favorites are Consilience from Santa Barbara and the Hard to find but great, Estrella creek 3 M’s, if you can’t find it, they have it at Gourmet Cheese and wine bar/mkt in the south bay galleria, Hawthorne and...