My husband bought some fresh dates thinking that they were dried? What should I cook with fresh dates? (3 replies, last updated by gudpal February 4, 2006)

Just received 13#13oz of UPSed assorted dates from the Brown Date Garden In S. Cal. for $54.50 The dates are delicious, the service great, and their website has everything you ever wanted to know about the fruit. Link:... (4 replies, last updated by Stanley Stephan January 15, 2003)

I picked up a stalk/stem (about 18" long) of fresh dates today at a new grocery store. I am a little bit of a quandry about them. They are clearly not ripe. A few of the fruits are soft, almost mushy, and are starting to change... (5 replies, last updated by WLA September 24, 2002)

So I just purchased 1 lb of Medjool dates from Trader Joe’s in the fridge section. They have an expiration date of Feb 28. But I just made a “home edition” of Larabar date bars. Question: How perishable are these... (1 reply, last updated by LT from LF February 19, 2006)

Yes, 'tis the Kennedy Center subject again. My date and I are seeing Andre Watts at the Kennedy Centre on Friday night around 8:00PM. The show should complete about 10:00PM, leaving our stomachs eager for sustenance. Someone... (1 reply, last updated by FoodieGrrl October 2, 2002)

I see people ask for restaurants for date number X on the Manhattan board pretty frequently. Please forgive my ignorance — but what does this mean? What characteristics do you look for in a first date restaurant? Second... (38 replies, last updated by Bill Hunt October 14, 2008)

I’m looking for suggestions for "cheap date" spots. :-) My partner & I love great food, but don’t want to splurge every time we go out. I want to find more great dinner spots, under $20 each, within Toronto (not GTA).... (1 reply, last updated by Wahooty October 29, 2009)

Ok I am going up to NYC to see a girl that I am close with. I wanted to take her out to a casual dinner but I have never been there and don’t know where to go. Bad part is its for tomorrow night. Any suggestions would be... (3 replies, last updated by Pan October 23, 2009)

I may get moved for this and not sure where this belongs. So ... a first date. - Home cooked meal - Dinner at a fancy restaurant - An activity and dinner - Or just coffee There was a blog about coupon or not on a first date. I thought (70 replies, last updated by tall sarah May 8, 2009)

Hey Everyone. Im looking for a good cool date restaurant. A place that wont rush you, isnt too expensive (like $15 - $25 entrees) , not too ethnic , and has its own kind of romantic flare in Baltimore. I loved the Bicycle... (2 replies, last updated by sas April 28, 2009)

I have a date with a women who says she enjoys restaurants “where the chef puts some thought into the food” (whatever that means). Any suggestions (11 replies, last updated by Pan February 23, 2009)

Cookshop! Great for a date. (10 replies, last updated by LeahBaila February 4, 2009)

Need a nice place in the greater downtown area for take a date. Nothing too ethnic (so that rules out Japense, chinese, indian... etc etc). Thinking something very north american, looking to spend between 80-100, good food, good... (2 replies, last updated by likescrab November 12, 2008)

I’m going on a double date with my roomate and his girlfriend tonight with my girlfriend. We’re looking for somewhere decent maybe $50 a couple without drinks. Somewhere preferably downtown, south of Union sq. We eat... (0 replies, last updated by FightingViolet October 17, 2008)

I’m trying to make a date smoothie with a nice consistency AND with the dates mixed evenly throughout. When I tried the other night, I used some chopped-up dried dates. Was that a mistake — should I have used fresh?... (16 replies, last updated by luckyfatima September 1, 2008)