is in direct-but-inverse proportion to the size of the peppermill used by the waitress to put fresh pepper on your salad. It’s like that nonsense when Cyrus first opened in Healdsburg — they had an old “antique...

or, say, torchon of foie gras with peanut butter and jelly like I recently had at Cyrus in Healdsburg. Elvis would have approved.

at Zachary’s, but at $59 for 3 courses and $29 for wine pairings, I felt like I was eating better than I did at Cyrus last year for at least 3 times that cost. Shoshana www.naturalchefshoshana.blogspot.com

, Marine room and a few others are very good restaurants and I really enjoy going and almost always have a wonderful experience. But none of these places blow me away like some places in SF, NYC, CHI, LA, Italy, France. I want a...

I agree that L’s barbecue was much better than E’s, but Cyrus and I liked E’s hot sauce very much. Nobody else seemed to agree with us, or at least not enough to use one of their votes on E’s sauce, but I...

I’m visiting L.A. the first week in January and have reviewed the various recommendations on this board over the past few months. I’d like advice to help make my final choice. In Toronto we have excellent ethnic...

for some on the road treats. If you have time to drive to Healdsburg, I would highly recommend Cyrus (amazing food and value). In SF, I think you should consider Ame, exemplary of new american fusion. also I second Zuni, Bar...

& quality Folk Artisans alike. A good example is Cyrus in Healdsburg... a Michelin 2 star, yes they provide a haute dining experience in form... but there is substance, no real story, no intellect, no idealism behind the actual...

their food. I spied Chef Douglas Keane from Cyrus in the dining room earlier this year and he knows a thing or two about food. Moreover, even if Bobby Stuckey hadn’t encountered a talented chef at the Laundry in Lachlan...

on my plate. A relevant quote from a letter written by the son of Cyrus Hall McCormick to his dad, “Pop, I was looking out at the Clark Street Bridge, and the river is flowing scarlet!” I don’t have the stats, but...

Cimui, I wish I knew how I did it. I was a lot younger back then, and had the ability to stuff more food down my stomach. Just about a month ago, DH and I were out in California eating really richly at French Laundry, Cyrus, etc....

Actually, red mullet is commonly found in the U.S. at hockey games, Billy Ray Cyrus concerts, NASCAR races and throughout eastern Texas. You wouldn’t want to eat it though (especially if it comes with a Bonaduce oyster...