into my cheese omelet, the flight attendent came up to my collegue to inform him that they had his special meal. She then sat down on his tray a steaming bowl of some kind of vegetable and grain pilaf. This was a strictly meat...

of Puget Sound. We paid for our drinks, left a tip, and found a place up the hill. Pool tables, drunken commercial fishermen looking for a good fistfight, and halfway decent pizza. Much better.

at so and so’s house last night." <<< When were you at our house? ;^) We live up the hill from Chez Panisse, and you’ve described our pantry perfectly. Weekly trips to the farmer’s market, the cheese...

seems steep to let me have extra plates and forks." Are you going to store the cake until it’s ready to serve? Will you bring a good knife/cake server? Are you going to deal with the leftovers? Will you clear the plates when...

and out of your geographic way, at this point, and it’s just a fancy department store resto – not particularly Toronto nor particularly special). - For Saturday dinner, Starfish is charming and local, but I’d...

My wife and I will be in San Pedro on Saturday afternoon. As long as we’ll be in that neighborhood, I figured we should sieze the opportunity to eat anything good down that way. Do you have any can’t-miss grocery...

. The meats are good to very good, pulled pork and hot links stand out. The sides are even better, very tasty greens, good smoky and vinegar flavor, blackeye peas and an excellent crusty mac and cheese. A great little joint all...

this mostly when I was too full to eat any more rice and just wanted to eat the curd alone. In Madurai, I went shopping with my friend in the center of town at a place called Shopper’s Shop, which my friend claims is one of...

flavor. [Note: the French toast orders made with the famous bread looked pretty good and the one omelet that passed by was a dried-out looking, thin, three-fold topped with a melted square of American cheese artfully placed dead...

No, it just doesnt have the warm, cozy feel that would fit so nicely with the amazing food. I’ve only been to mina’s once and raved about it for months after. And I always want to go back..but its so remote for me from...

(arepas), Blue Hill (chilled soup at the bar), Jewel Bako (omakase), Hearth (gnocchi), and, every time I go to NYC, Blind Tiger Ale House (IPAs). This year, I am currently considering options such as the following: Degustation...

with Dad? Priceless! So. I get to deal with teen-aged girls and octogenarian Dad in one day (along with fellow 40-something friend with a question on cheese that had my cell ringing). Satisfying. Gratifying. And pretty much the...

mom is to have her visit me, move once a year so she needs some time to figure out where the grocery store is in my new nabe, and take her out for dinner a lot, and keep her entertained during the day so she’s not venturing...

, 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...

that they serve breakfast until 2pm. Great! So I ordered the grilled cheese (with Swiss, it was simple and soooo tasty) and my husband ordered the egg n-a hole. Gina paused, kinda made a face, and said something to the effect of,...