— attentive, not too at all obtrusive or pushy. Wine glasses and water cups were refilled regularly without prompting, and I noticed several times that the wait-staff waited to “interrupt” us until a lull in the...

My Italian mother-in-law taught me this one (called Minestra) - tear up some old stale bread and put in a large bowl. Fry some garlic, hot peppers and olive oil in a pot. Once golden, add a sliced onion, a peeled/sliced potatoe,...

a 1/4 cup measuring cup with the batter, placed it on the spoon, flattened it with the back of the cup and then placed in the oil. What I found, after a couple of cakes, was that some of the residue of the batter cooked onto the...

is that the Bay Bridge is the one that partly collapsed during the 1989 earthquake and they all nod their heads knowlingly. They all watched it in horror on television while we locals sat in the dark. Give people a little credit....

porcelain cup, he would steam it in an acorn squash. Delicious! His teriyaki was delicious, done with whole deboned chicken thighs. Around here you get overcooked minced chicken in bad, watery “teriyaki” sauce. And...

:15 and all the long tables in the shade were taken. I hope this place doesn’t collapse under its own popularity. There were a few minor disappointments (portions on the rice plates were a bit skimpy, and the pad thai noodles...

Great news. That leaves me more to spend elsewhere! Melisse looks to be #1 consensus. I’ll decide on the ethnic based on final hotel (the prices haven’t yet collapsed and we can’t use Priceline from Canada).

to start eating it, but not before soaking the tortilla so badly that it soon lost all integrity and collapsed into a vile mess. It’s not an easy problem, I know. You’ve got a choice: you can go to Baja Fresh and get a...

OK, my new post about organic PB is covered up in the collapsed postings. So I’m wondering how PB can be full of pesticides? Don’t peanuts grow underground? Is the ground that saturated with pesticides or are they...

to a Japanese shrimp cracker) with scrambled lobster coral, a tiny taste of fresh grapefruit and a leaf of wood sorrel. This was presented in an egg cup. Simultaneously refreshing and rich. The poached Eleysian Field lamb with...

. Tailandesa/Thai Anakena at the Hyatt Santiago, Av. Kennedy 4601, Las Condes, fono: 950-3177 CLP$22.700/US$44.16 after the 20% discount for using Citibank Mastercard. The food was good and authentic. Rating: 7/10 (because they...

sauce—unbelievable (A+). The minced chicken in the lettuce cups was not a favorite for us, perhaps just a matter of taste, but we found them overly sweet and nutty (B-). The shrimp dumplings were great, not particularly exciting,...

overheard her say that it was overcooked and offered to bring out another piece. She said it wasn’t necessary though – I expected him to do something for her, but he didn’t). Dessert – the beignets were...

, I’m going to do, as I did for our 16-day trip to Hawai`i, last October, and add each restaurant as a Reply. That way, someone can collapse the threads and hit only what they want. It also helps me put each restaurant into a...

Years ago there was a T-giving episode of The Simpsons where Bart served “Cranberries a la Bart” straight from the can, lines and all until the cylinder collapsed into a pile of jelly. That 30 second clip of animated...