... Thanks in advance— East Bay Newbie PS I came upon this site while perusing the Chowhounds book at barnes & nobles... now I am hooked— people who love food (but are not “food snobs”) as much as me—...

's on the water, or for super casual, Emmet Watsons in the market Salumi for lunch – choices will be limited based on your diet restrictions, but worht it anyay Obviously Pike Place market is a must do. Good luck! BC –...

In the Bay, some delis have a salad like that—just green peas, chopped red onion, some little crunchy bits that could be water chestnut, and enough mayo to bind it. Excellent.

It varies. I thought ambience never ever played into my dining experience, but a new restaurant here in Westchester NY has floor to ceiling windows and amazing water views and I am impressed. The food is very good, so that helps....

sushi on Thurs, Fri & Sat. because again, it gets too busy and the one-on-one service that is an essential part of eating sushi gets watered down very quickly. With the assembly line process that Sushi Zo uses, Keizo, helper and...

mouth-watering finish. OUTSTANDING QUINTA DO NOVAL, $60 (2, 4, 58) - Spirituous and fresher nose of dried cherry, fruit gums and tart/sweet note of raspberry, sweeter profile in the mouth with lower acidity, warm and lusciously...

positive comments about Coles BBQ and Sushi on the Run, and I think Palapas has gotten some decent comments for CalMex. The newish Ma Maison sounds interesting in the Sentinel review. There are a number of discussions on SC as...

recipes: 3 tablespoons olive oil 4 onions, 3 peeled and thinly sliced, 1 peeled and grated 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 1/2 cup yellow split peas 10-12 cups water 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1...

in order to break up the ultra intense chocolatey-ness of the brew. By comparison, it seriously makes Leonidas and Chantico taste like water. Well, okay, maybe milk. But you get the idea ;-) Of course, I like Leonidas' hot...

. No, really. And no talking out on the back patio. One day everyone around me was ordering iced Americanos; pouring water in espresso made me wince. I had an iced latte which had practically no taste although I liked the glass...

. it was cool to read about everybody’s local favorite cheeses, even in regions where i may not have expected cheesemaking strength, like indiana and texas. yay everybody’s local cheese!

, manners alone would make the world a better place. Sigh.... Kindness and open-heartedness, maybe, food and drugs and clean water, definitely – but manners? Whose manners? Does ‘manners’ mean being kind and not...

Tom Collins doesn’t have to be sticky sweet. Gin, some lemons from the yard, sugar, sparkling water ... make it strong with good gin and you’ve got a serious drink there.

week. I will need a cool weather for me to make this dish. Why did this question come up during winter months?

was exceptional and well orchestrated. The maitre’d came by to check with us several times, dishes were changed after the the appetizer platter, tea and water were rapidly served and replenished. It wasn’t a cheap...