By “straw mushrooms” I DO NOT mean Enokis— I mean the critters that can be found here: http://www.foodsubs.com/Mushroom.html#straw They are darker at the peaks of the caps and gradually become lighter colored...

this thread, I decided to taste the raft... and it was DELICIOUS. Tender, porky, light in texture, and very little fat. I didn’t strain the consomme as many below describe, but ladled it out through a hole in the raft into...

it is bottled. In which case a screw-cap or a cork or any other kind of bottle closure isn’t the issue since the wine was contaminated before it went into the bottle. Screw-caps aren’t immune from problems either....

, but the most handi-capped accessible restaurant in the city is Scoma’s on Fisherman’s Wharf. Litterally at the door free valet parking. From there it is a few steps to the table with a pretty nice view of Mount Tam...

any good. I have not been to it. But i used to work down the street and had gone to the lunch buffet several times and it was very eh at best. For dimsum in the burbs you can do ok at China Pearl in Woburn. If looking for a dimsum...

Linen Chest in les promenades de la cathédrale carry the Loft line by Rosenthal,( that’s what I have, it’s white , fine china and they have square and round shapes.) It’s not an attractive boutique but they do...

of frozen dumplings and dim sum, etc. Their goods not only come from China, but also Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The selection truly is mind-boggling. For dinner, we ended up at Nyonya on the corner of 8th...

in supermarkets and gourmet shops. Costco sells a large plastic container of mixed dried mushrooms packed domestically, but it doesn’t say where they are grown (I’m assuming this means China - if domestic,...

at the things that look tasty.) China Pearl, which is across the street from Winsor, has its detractors, but I find it’s the most consistent of the Chinatown dim sum places, and there are several things (the bao in...

really fine european unsalted butter, perhaps Titpree & Sons' Little Scarlett strawberry preserves, along with the fruit and champagne. To make it even more special have the table set for this meal with pretty china, sliver,...

I think it is the Turkish Döner kebab, Turkey is translated to 土耳其, so Turkish Döner kebab is translated to 土耳其烤肉 or what you find in China is 土耳其肉夾饃.

offers the cuisine of northern China, spicy and well prepared. Large parties are accommodated at big round tables up front; smaller tables line a corridor opposite the glass wall of an open kitchen. Through the glass, a modern,...

a green bottle with a red cap, the color scheme of the label was red and blue with a red star at the top. The bartender said that this was a very popular brand in Bejing and someone had brought it in as a gift. The liquor was...

Thanks for this post. I didn’t know there was a Waffle House near Potomac Mills and I now know where I’m going when I travel south for a Cannons' game. And don’t forget the newest hash brown topping: 'capped'....

Below is an earlier thread in answer to the same question. In addition to the restaurants mentioned, you might consider China Star in the Fair City Mall (Pickett Rd. and Main St.), which has been praised often on these pages, and...