at happy hour: We are both too cynical to subscribe to the holiday manufactured by the flower and chocolate industry but always in favor of a reason to go out and eat. Trying to avoid the crowds we stumbled on the happy hour at...

Nama harumaki (spring roll) (7.25) GREENWICH VILLAGE Aki 181 W. 4th Mille Feuille (9.00) ONY 357 6th Ave Menchanko (9.75) Kotan 121 W 3rd East 71 University Pl Chocolate Buffet Jun

usually send out-of-towners to Jake’s (the original ‘famous crawfish’ jakes). they do a lot of covers so the fish is always fresh, and they’ll have local wild salmon in more than one preparation. For a...

scratch is usually a lot of work, while these packages are only about $6. At the bakery, they have a “party tray” of mousse cakes (green tea, chocolate, mango, taro) for about $15 (?I forget..), that are okay and good...

Count me in as another Trader Joe’s/ Farmer’s market shopper. I occasionally hit WF or Country Sun (health food store in Palo Alto) for tea and chocolate. I really prefer a very edited selection and a small store,...

a jelly donut without the jelly, I say it was like a beignet without the sugar. He mentions one dessert without even saying how it was, other than saying it had a weird crust. The banana cream pie was delicious, as was the carrot...

cream or something. They did put a lot of chocolate sauce on it, which decreased its authenticity, but otherwise it was pretty good. This week I’m spending in New Orleans but I will be back next week with more adventures in...

Nearest one to my apartment is the Byron’s at Paulina & Lawrence, which is Just Another Vienna Beef Joint, far as I can tell. Nearest one to my cube here is the Flukey’s in the Nordstrom food court, which has been...

the rice-flour “cannelloni” floating in super mild soy sauce and other dim sum fare on Sundays, and “Kow Yok” — steamed thick slices of pork (seems like the same cut as bacon) served with tea greens...

. Sodas are a good value. Eating hot links covered in hot mustard while standing stoned in a mosh pit and watching reruns of Star Trek...so many memories. And the decades old Libertarian propaganda on the walls makes it that much...

was in the SF area where I opened cream cheese with a good date to find it covered with green mold. Learned not to buy 1/2 gal of milk there, just quarts – otherwise it goes off before we’ve had a chance to use it. As...

Seems like most of the bases have been covered, but if you’re walking up Mass Ave towards Arlington to get to Qing Dao, check out Pemberton Garden Center (right hand side, on the corner of Day St.). I frequently get produce...

contain chocolate. In many states of Mexico, it does, but in many others, it does not. Also, within each state, the family recipes differ. A friend, whose family comes from many generations in Morelos, uses peanut-butter, while...

, or if it comes covered in green onions. But please consider giving the hush puppies another chance if you make it down to the South! The thyme flavouring seems like a frou-frou touch. A regular well-made hush puppy is a thing...

a quality stromboli and a good warm spinach salad (with bacon!). They have a decent beer list (draft and bottle). Again, you can easily escape for under $20 per person when all is said, eaten, and done. Casual atmosphere. Located...