and dining guides by miscellaneous publications. Click here to view these links now. For a twist, this tip sheet ends with a quick list of over-rated restaurants to avoid that either continue to be hyped despite being mediocre or...

the two I ended up drinking while there). Even the jukebox seems well planned— blues from very early on up and through the 1960s (you’ll find Leadbelly and Junior Wells), along with some great classic country (Hank...

cookies (e.g. the one I use makes a consistent 4 dozen cookies from the classic Tollhouse cookie recipe). It’s fast and efficient, and I know my yield ahead of time. Great for planning, particularly when making cookies for...

I’m not deterred by 20 million ingredients or hunting high and low around town, and raisins don’t faze me, but I have one very specific and totally irrational deal-breaker: Individual scooping/shaping, as in many...

- izakaya: teba saki specialist, great rare duck breast, fried halibut 2117 – sawtelle – euro with japanese twist - affordable gourmet, good prix fixe lunch. better than: sawtelle kitchen – sawtelle - fusiony:...

Batali not “go” Italian? Did Juilia Child or Jacques Pepin not “go” French? Sometimes taking a risk IS taking what you know and doing it in a completely different way or developing new twists and uses of...

Totally agree about with the popcorn. I go through phases where it’s all I want. My favorite (strange) seasoning mix is basically medium-sweet kettle corn with black pepper and cumin added. It sounds twisted, but man, what...

Angeles that reminds them of Japan. Cora’s Coffee shop on Ocean Ave in Santa Monica. Fancy foodie coffe shop done just right. The Metro Cafe on Washington Place in Culver City. Classic updated diner food done well at a place...

My suggestion that the Chinatown lunch series train its sights on HoN had a little different twist. I was wondering if anyone has tried to order authentic Nanjing food there. Does the kitchen ever cook such specialties? Maybe...

there as many times as it took to try everything on that menu). we ordered the classic tortilla, the gambas al ajillo (garlic shrimp), albondigas (meatballs), the pimientos de piquillo (a house specialty according to the...

Francisco area, I come across lots of people with very twisted attitudes toward food — right now the new thing is to buy only cheese that’s never been wrapped in plastic. Apparently it’s no longer enough that...

of this classic tail is Mount Gay Extra Old, fresh muddled lime, mint & guarapo, with a splash of Gruet sparkling)

enough to watch bartender Jackie create the world’s longest lemon twist. So, further behind schedule and further behind in manhattan consumption we departed. - Two cars left Matchbox at roughly the same time, one car showed...

1) Favorites: French fries (booth across from Empire Commons), 1919 root beer, cheese curds (near the root beer), deep fried Snickers, and Sweet Martha’s cookies. 2) New foods? I usually stick with the classics 3) Healthy?...

Classic buttercream frosting is my nemesis. Too thin, separated, whatever. I am a good baker. I produce homemade pies without breaking a sweat. And I can certainly do a fine cake. But I can’t frost it. I love buttercream...