to have dinner at Sardi’s—GAHHH...sometimes it’s NOT about the food. OP’s dad would probably be very happy with the roast duck at the Four Seasons, and with enough champagne, maybe a dip in the pool!

of bacon, and it is eaten in sandwiches for lunch. "Many African Americans enjoy inviting family and friends home for a barbecue or a fish fry. Popular snacks are roasted peanuts, pecans, and limbo cakes (deep-fried plantains, or...

clients to top drawer NYC steakhouses. The clients are headed back to hotels and don’t want to take their leftover steak or rib roast, and more importantly, the attached bones, with them. I say, pack it up. It’s MINE!

That’s a good question. I try to eat fish several times a week, try to substitute fruit (peaches/melons/berries) for sugary desserts, drink skim milk, rarely drink alcohol (occasionally Scotch) or coffee (but one cup of...

mmmmm....I lived in Larchmont 6 years ago and still dream about the Balboa. Lean roast beef and swiss on garlic bread. heaven.

roasted whole fish like the one served at SD at any of the Tenderloin restaurants or Tu Lan. They don’t serve it. As a frequent traveler to Vietnam, I can tell you that both Saigon (and Hanoi to a lesser extent) have...

and the saffron was used. The section with the burner on the path with his son, Javier, and Bittman and Basols was something very simple – migas (bread crumbles) Manchego style – with chorizo and pancetta, with whole...

roast beef, yet soooo many people order the roast beef! Anyway, hopefully you get my point. If you tell us what moves you, give some detail, what type of cuisines you like, it will really help. If all you want is a book review,...

. And I absolutely hate the Sugar Bean and Tea Leaf. Coffee with cheap Nestlé Quik in it. It’s diabetes in a cup, and it’s disgusting.

’s daughter had perfectly roasted pheasant that had been hand boned (one of the chefs spent 6 hours Friday doing nothing but boning pheasants) and was served with organic root vegetables that included heirloom celery that knocked...

.] The mantle over the closed-off fireplace provided a good spot for organizing my reference books and maps. Dark wood floors, a double bed with a white coverlet, small armoire, a round breakfast table with electric coffee pot...

and in a different shape) from a lady selling these out of a basket in the market of Zitacuaro (not the central market, but the one next to the bus station). It’s $1 each at Las Monarcas and they’re delicious for...

is NORTHWOODS INN – sort of a old-school steakhouse and burger place. ZELO pizza on Foothill Blvd. in Arcadia does some nice California-style pizza (think roasted eggplant and spinach toppings on cornmeal crust ... yum) I...

grain roast veg. sausages there & won’t if I can get it anywhere else. Like the others I’ll shop at Trader Joes, Weaver & plant some salad!

? Thanks again, of course, to our organizers and to the visitors from far-away places! I have GOT to go make myself some coffee . . . and, dare I?, try the spinach pie that I snagged at the end having never gotten around to it...