wines. Resaurants we frquently patronize are Gary Danko (a Fav) as it is a true tasting menu, Michael Mina, Fleur de Lys,Acqua (before MM left), Ritz Dining room, and lately the Campton Place dining room has been outstanding....

was a picky, bland child. I hope to one day like these things: tomatos lemon basalmic vinegar wine (i didnt grow up with this and am not really a fan of the alcohol taste) goat cheese lentils beans (the only kind I like are black) potato...

of towners? I had no choice – I had to go. I tried to play it safe by ordering some chicken dish. No dice. Everything was so salty I couldn’t eat. My dinner consisted of the cornbread that was served and plenty of...

Think Bucca de Beppo, with fish and less kitsch. We were there in early June with a party of four and oddly enough, there seemed to be a lot of business types there on a Saturday, judging from dress. The service is good and the...

Hey VI, I watched Check Please too, and it was disturbing in all the usual ways (The Entertainer seemed too taken by the superficial, facades and alcohol; the nice and oddly timid Marketing Professional had never had risotto...

Off the top of my head, I’d add L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon and Per Se to DoctoredNYC’s expensive list; but, frankly, there are just too many to choose from that you can’t pick just one and it also depends on...

Hey, Cvrczech, welcome, and thanks for de-lurking. We hope to see more posts from you. I live in a TJ-free zone, and this thread sure has me missing it. They have much more going on now than when I last shopped there 6-7 years...

Lurker here...had to de-lurk for this question... Fried eggs, whites cut off and already eaten, on top of toasted and buttered Thomas’s English muffin half (is there any other kind?), before breaking the yolk. That’s...

her a homemade sandwich for lunch to school. I also invite her to the kitchen to cook with me. And,sometimes she will go a make a meal for all of us, all by herself. This last Xmas, she slaved in the kitchen for hours to make the...

) washing, peeling, slicing, dicing, cubing, chopping, grating,; c) boiling, sauteeing, frying, stir frying, poaching, steaming, breading or flouring; d) roasting, baking, grilling; e) uncooked sauces and dressings, reduction...

that our server would not get drinks and that we should go to the service bar set up in the corner. We asked for orange juice thinking that it’s only the alcoholic drinks that he can’t get and were told no on that as...

, bottled water, soda, or alcohol. it is okay to use up existing household stocks, but use willpower when it’s gone— many people have no idea how much they spend daily on these unnecessary items or the potential for...

, not Waters, not Keller, not Bocuse, but....Dr. Phil. He sidles up next to Lisa and says: “I am here to help you work out your anger issues and sweeten up that sour puss!” Hours of hilarity and uncomfortable...

the way, otherwise leave these for the tour guide books. Toronto’s Club and Entertainment district is great for any twenty something whose priority os how much alcohol they can consume in one evening while looking trendy for...

blue smoke and fette sau were both about $30/per person for us recently, and the smoke joint was about $22/pp with less alcohol and fewer sides. i certainly never thought it would shake down like that, with blue smoke winning the...