I feel a bit guilty having posted this now, but it was driving me crazy and I didn’t want to say anything to my fiancee because she is his family. Fortunately they live in MI and we in FL so it is not a situation I will be...

to the service desk for refunds. I wrote a letter once to the manager, because the sight of older people and immigrants not able to check their receipts and just getting ripped-off in front of me was driving me crazy. I and...

by all the people trying to get past you and down the stairs). Also wasn’t crazy about the “flavored” stuff. They do a good job with the simple preparations, like meat smoked with just salt and pepper. They...

. We’ve done a bit of fibbing (instead of frog’s legs, we day it’s chicken. . .), but for the most part, if we approach new foods without fanfare, they’ll try anything. I think the key is to not make a big...

. Batali has many times responded to critisism (although not here, must be scared) in magazine publications. For example the Grateful Dead they blast in Babbo drives some people crazy, But he very clearly says that its his vision...

Ditto. Mine has been sticking like crazy. After bad reports about dough sticking to the towel, I decided to try waxed paper (major failure— bread came out but was pretty ugly). I just tried greased wax paper and it was...

Tuna fish on toast with thick slices of tomato and spicy sprouts. I unfortunately can’t eat them right now since i am pregnant, but oh man, i have been craving them like crazy. so in lieu of the missing tuna sandwich, i have...

in Indian dishes are made with a base of onions. This lamb curry from Goa has an unusual and very tasty sauce that does not use any onions. The sauce is made with tomatoes, coconut milk, ginger, and spices. Boneless cubed leg of...

Thanks Mooing! I was trying to remember the name of that crazy cajun, Justin Wilson! I watch PBS on Saturday mornings. They have good cooking shows. I sure miss the old days, though. Julia taught me so much, and I was...

with excellent and inexpensive ethnic foods. I’m sure there is excellent pad thai out there, but what I’ve noticed is that you have to pay an arm and a leg to get it. The guys I work with frequent a local thai...

This may sound crazy but I think the altitude really affected Casey. At the beginning when they were planning their menus it sounded like she was wheezing...and in the introductory segment she mentioned she had trouble...

and risotto, somtimes a refreshing dessert...going to Korean BBQ and ordering anything we’ve never seen/eaten before...he was adventurous, sensitive, artisitc with his pasion, sometimes volitle and crazy with his staff, but...

What balderdash! Millions and millions of people like McDonald’s hamburgers, but that doesn’t mean that they are better than the frog’s legs at Jean-Georges, or even remotely acceptable. Budweiser is the most...

at a restaurant, i will not go back. if it is someone else...unless it’s based on discrimination (race, sexual orientation, age, etc), i will probably return. i think it’s pretty crazy to take the "well, we had a...

A couple things he wrote are just crazy. Rice is not a generic product. I always have 3 or 4 different rices—basmati, jasmine, arborio, and Nishiki (or similar Japanese style). Each is distinct and used for different...