Blonde as opposed to dark bake. The top of the crust is golden brown, not dark, with no charred spots. West Coast pizza consumers like a lighter bake than New Yorkers. They’ll call a properly cooked New York-style pizza...

with edamame and black trumpet mushrooms that was drowning in a beurre blanc sauce. Then our meat course arrived, but the wine was nowhere to be found. It took about 5 minutes for us to find our server and get our wine. Could it...

Stacey’s Texarhana (spelling?) hot baked pita chips. Those are damn tasty. My friend who lives in england always bring the best chips home – like pickled onion and mushroom with white wine chips... Also love those...

I think it’s wonderful – on a weekday, or before 8am or after 2pm!!! You could go to the farmer’s market and the grocery store and cook yourself a lovely breakfast at home in the amount of time it takes to...

of their crunch). There may be better quesadillas in Chicago but I haven’t had them. They are a steal at $2.76 each. They also feature huaraches (thick, sandal-shaped masa patties) with a variety of toppings. We tried one...

. Not bad (if you like beef maw). We had a poached fish (not on the menu, I think; a friend ordered it in Chinese) with tofu and mushrooms. This was outstanding. A whole fish came in a shallow square pan covered with a thin broth....

Incidentally, a friend had his bday dinner at Harris' about 2 weeks ago. While I think we all thought that the apps were not particularly memorable, the steaks were fantastic. I had the filet mignon – it was perfectly...

I’m making marinara with vegan/organic meatballs, made by Franklin Farms out of mostly portobello mushroom. Last time she was here, I made Dr Praeger veggie burgers and she went crazy for them.

with vegetables and Chinese mushrooms." Sometimes I find it helpful there to sit in such a way that I can’t see into the kitchen...if you know what I mean.

with pork strips, onions and a few mushrooms, with a bit of thin brown sauce. It was oddly flavorless, maddeningly so, and finally in desperation I put in a bit of soy sauce when the waiters weren’t looking. Based on that...

My mom was working storm duty a few months ago and called me in hysterics about the wonders of Wegmans. The biggest boon for her is that she doesn’t cook ("Why can’t I cook on high. It makes things cook faster...

I’m a big fan of Meal Ticket for breakfast, especially their pancakes, the ham/mushroom omelet, and the pork and eggs. Lately, they’ve been doing a nice corned beef hash, too. (They serve lunch, too, and occasional...

of Imperial rolls - two orders of the Grapefruit and Jimica salad - Shaking Beef - Catfish (only available at lunch, but really really good). If your non fish loving friends don’t want that, do the claypot chicken - Green beans...

was packed with white meat chicken and mushrooms — it’s a steal. We also got two salads and a noodle dish. Tasty, attractive food. We are going to Thai Basil tomorrow night, so I will be able to report whether it too...

taste terrible....really bad. The dried fish stir fried with veg dish, sounds very much like home style / countryside cooking, in the old days when meat was expensive.