into the backrooms of the Original Jim’s. There were barrels of homemade (like made on the premises) sport peppers. My Dad loves them so much we always order extra on the side for our home consumption. There were also...

Re: COTM – so true. And I tend to go over board in my purchases – I still have some hard Greek cheeses from August. I finally found some covered baskets at Crate & Barrel that fit above my top kitchen cupboards, and I...

. As in Wine & Bourbon the aging in a wood barrel added character and smoothness, the water evaporation over time increases the flavor concentration. Not sure how factual it is but supposedly this wood aging process applies to...

amazed that people blindly trust their knives to retail sellers, like Crate & Barrel or William & Sonoma. I mean – it’s 11 pm – do you have any idea where your knives are? Which ice skate blade was on the 2000...

. What you care about is the shape, and a set of nice big cabernet glasses will be fine. Think Crate & Barrel. 7. Do not let lost in meaningless esoterica. For instance, it doesn’t matter what sort of corkscrew you have. I...

this season, and he has had to do more of a Tim Gunn this season yet he is still running JT. I am glad Steph won. Now she is just over run with gifts. I guess Richard wants the Crate and Barrel $2K back. And Stephanie get a...

Between the two of us, we did very well! We got 2 icecream makers (one will be returned to Crate and Barrel, any ideas?) Stainless Krups coffee grinder (to replace the one my roommate broke) A chinois Heirloom popcorn (red and black...

not belong. (Steps down from plastic milk crate and cowers in the corner for the backlash) Sorry :-(

The Chips and Dips cookbook from Crate and Barrel has a recipe for Lobster thermidor dip that I make every holiday. You can also do it with shrimp. Highly advise you to get this book. It has GREAT app recipesl

Sorry, I need to bring a little more clarity to “captured”. It was a suprise reciprocal gift for some single barrel bourbon that I knew my friend had been lusting after. I see Berry Bros & Rudd, allegedly, have eight...

Ok, ok, I’ll try again, this time alone, and after a cooling-off period, not on a Monday, etc. Btw, I too grew up in the SGV near Las Tunas and Mission, and am back there all the time (and I won’t frequent "C"-rated...

symbol and most engaged couples have williams-sonoma or crate & barrel on their wedding registries. cooking is sexy now, chef’s are getting younger and better looking. if a guy cooks a woman dinner on a date, serious bonus...

- not always received. Of course, most places we frequented had the useful practice of just placing an empty beer bottle crate next to the table.

Narraganset Falstaff (both in great yellow plastic crates good for making tables out of) Ballantine Sheaffer PBR