A cry for chocolate [San Francisco Chronicle editorial] Wednesday, June 27, 2007 WE recommend this course with a heavy heart, but the dastardly American food manufacturers have left us with no choice — they’re messing... (0 replies, last updated by mpalmer6c June 27, 2007)

please please swoop to my rescue with some restaurant recommendations for me! this monday night my parents and my boyfriend’s parents are meeting for the first time at dinner downtown. they are from minneapolis and my... (16 replies, last updated by RichInMV July 23, 2008)

I’ll be going to Japan with my husband toward the end of May for 2 weeks. Although we are both adventurous eaters and I am an accomplished cook, I feel utterly overwhelmed by Japanese food. Of course we’ve eaten our... (13 replies, last updated by Sushiqueen36 July 20, 2008)

I’m looking for a little advice on steaming rice in a vegetable steamer. I bought this steamer and used it to cook rice today:... (4 replies, last updated by missfunkysoul May 31, 2007)

Cutting onions makes me cry like there is no tomorrow. I’ve tried many different things to no avail. Some of them include the bizarre (chewing gum while dicing – a hint I found on the cap of a Snapple – maybe... (35 replies, last updated by jennifer March 31, 2003)

So I finally tried the new Lark on 12th, behind Seattle U. I once openly wept at Lumiere in Vancouver; and I came close to tears at Lark. Every dish we tried was a jewel-box of flavor pairing, and the space is intimate and... (9 replies, last updated by Gardyloo February 17, 2004)

I’ll be making a big ol' batch of latkes tomorrow, and that means that I’ll be chopping up onions. What tricks have worked for you to keep you from crying — and what the heck do all those TV chefs do? They never... (41 replies, last updated by scuzzo March 10, 2008)

DH & I went to Opart on our first date and have been going ever since even though we are out in the suburbs. They have a steak appetizer there called Tiger Cry. I can’t find this anywhere else (we mostly dine in the suburbs... (9 replies, last updated by Erik M. April 9, 2005)

Based on reviews on this board and elsewhere I have personally vetoed my sister-in-law’s suggestion of holding her 30th birthday party at Waikiki Wally’s (they used to live in Hawaii and were hoping that WW would be... (2 replies, last updated by amyknyc July 14, 2005)

As a student at the University of Toronto, I don’t have a lot of money for food and the the campus food is horrible, so it’s a bit of a challenge to get something to eat that’s edible. So imagine that... (8 replies, last updated by Goober January 13, 2004)

Well, it brought a tear to my eye. It’s a cute spot with a wide variety of stuff, I got a two chile lunch special, chicken gaprow, and haven’t felt that much heat in a while. Maybe I’m just a wimp but since... (7 replies, last updated by Surfer9000 November 9, 2002)

Any recommendations for Buenos Aires and/or Mendoza? (6 replies, last updated by sfcitygal August 16, 2009)

Okay, I’m stumped. I found this in the freezer section at Trader Joe’s, probably about 6 months ago. Bought only a fair amount, only to find like all my other Trader Joe’s favs, it went the way of the Do-Do... (18 replies, last updated by svitolo October 10, 2008)

I have 3 weeks worth of potatoes from my veg box, with another bag due on Friday. I have Officially Run out of Ideas. My husband can’t stand any more of my fallback recipes. I’ve done: leek and potato soup breakfast... (38 replies, last updated by cheesecake17 October 7, 2008)

Like the title says...looking for super casual, dress down and inexpensive as possible. I just feel like having a lunch of crying tiger aand duck fried rice :) (8 replies, last updated by fooddudeone April 28, 2007)