No osmosis necessary :) Louise’s is a well-know, bad chain resto, and Mi Piace is regularly ripped here on Chowhound. Sorry to assume you might have read about it here. Do a search for Pasadena and you will find lots of...

. Have to agree that AB was a little soft tonight. Seeing that Uno pizza made me homesick. Also it was pretty obvious that Nimma was going to be the first to go.

I seem to go through food “addictions” fazes where I constantly crave one particular food. I will wake up in the morning with the thought of the food in my head. My recent past addiction have been - plain old bread(...

not to participate because the book they voted for wasn’t chosen. If I don’t think I’m going to participate in a COM, I usually chime in and say so on the voting thread, FWIW. I still have lots of cooking I want...

consistently been removed. The term “overrated” isn’t about the posters' opinion of the food; it’s a value judgment on other people’s opinions. Consequently I don’t see how discussion of which...

Blanchet Salmon, Brioche, Lemon Cream Cheese), to freshly-made Crepes to a variety of egg dishes. One thing to note is that Anisette only uses Organic, Hormone-Free Eggs. During our first visit for breakfast, our server mentioned...

of Cantonese food might even be an understatement. I have yet to go, but I’m sure it will be very interesting.

at the Embarcadero BART station and cover this entire territory by foot. - Ferry Building, as mentioned above – if you’re in town on a Saturday, definitely go to the Farmer’s Market! Yes, it’s insanely...

Funny, I was just going to post a similar question, as I’ve reading another thread of the “most useless kitchen gadgets”: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/356586 Mine is actually a new item I just picked up, so...

be the signature note of a clam chowder. Pancetta would be better if you want to go that route. Cured, NOT smoked (whether real or fake). You see, many people actually DON’T want to taste the sea.... Now, when you get to...

Kong or Shang Hai, or wherever I could get them. 7. Jamon iberico and fresh seafood in Boqueria Market, Barcelona. I could go on, but I actually consider myself very lucky, I often eat very well, and with great variety. If I died...

spelling goes for this particular version!) were super. Allegedly, the cook remains the same. Whenever I go by, there’s no business, so it makes me reluctant to go there, out of fear of getting old food and the risk of...

of separated eggs. Extra whites not so bad, but if I’m going to have leftover yolks, I’m not making it. Bye, bye meringue! Unless I’m in the mood for hollandaise. I hate wasting food.

After our experience at Vincent’s, J. and I needed a culinary experience that would put a smile on our faces. Dave, the Ex-Roommate, had been hounding many of us about going to check out Trader Vic’s at the Valley Ho Resort in...

They did already. This is a second or third go around. Many of the vendors are unaware of the action and the first meeting was during the winter when many of these trucks close for the rainy winter months or are following field...