Med small plates, flatbreads, fruit, olive,cheese plates Interior DARK ...leaded glass covers only window, no front door, no signage — you gotta know where it is Sound damping is well done with curtains, tiles (jazz 2-3...

but this gives a nice kick) 2 tsp dark brown sugar 2 tsp kosher salt 1 TB melted butter Preheat oven to 375. Bake nuts on ungreased baking sheet for about 10 minutes, till warmed through. Meanwhile combine remaining ingredients in...

<I found the Prudhomme recipe very close to what I remembered having in the New Orleans area during my stays there.> Problem is, etouffee is a Cajun dish, not a Creole one and N'awlins is Creole country. There really is a...

, Nice Napa Sparkly, 1999. I’m still not very good at carefully checking the btl when presented (many places are dark & I’m hard of seeing), but haven’t had a problem since — like 10 years of serious wine...

with a cup of coffee (decaf) as a denouement to a wonderful day. That piece of pie, served often at the counter, escapes me. I dream that in Chicago we could have a place as gloriously named as LA’s Pie n' Burger. Bakeries,...

to the states. Giving up on the duck line, only to return on a warmer day, I snuck into the 40th street entrance to the upstairs restaurant. I don’t know why, but the upstairs kind of reminded me of an airport, perhaps...

LOL! Her “cookbooks” were all over the main display table in the cookbook section of Barnes & Noble on Saturday. I think B&N has a marketing deal with TFN stars, as ALL of the books by the Big Three were out –...

describe it better. I wanted to love the zha jiang noodles, but the handmade noodles were too soft and not chewy enough for my taste, and the sauce lacked the smokiness and dark, molasses-y sweetness in other versions I’ve...

’s is thick, is mostly, but not exclusively, seafood, and is dark brown. She comes from New Orleans stock, with Cajun and Parisian chef ties. Which gumbo is “authentic?” “Authentic” Hawaiian is something that I also know. However,...

great cocunut soup, and bahok (grilled meat with green mango salad and fermented fish paste – a bit funky but good) hamburgers: *in n out – everywhere – double double animal style protein style. fries well done...

I blanch and toast pecans and walnuts, regular and black. You will be amazed at the dark scummy oil that will rise to the surface. It just take a minute or two then rinse well and spread out on a baking sheet and toast until...

And, of course, the 800-pound gorilla of great pastrami in LA, Langer’s — where they close at 4 to avoid having anyone be there after dark.

Persian food the best, since that is where N. Indian style restaurant cooking has it’s roots (Mogul court cooking.) I actually like Persian better, since it is a more basic style of cooking. It reminds me of the difference...

HillJs suggestion to cook up a storm once a week is very wise, and Aloo gave you your first recipe for doing so... A quick n easy meal you can whip up in 5 minutes: frank-n-beans. I cut the dog the long way for faster cooking. I...

Actually my mom used to make this very rich, dark, moist, delicious chocolate cake when I was a kid... later, I was trying to replicate it and ended up doing pretty well. My version involves sour cream and melted chocolate mixed...