decorated with royal icing (one of my least favorites, but kids like them) feenekya I’m glad your gift list was appreciative this year!

Those electric stoves have eaten lots of pots, according to people here... maybe whole kitchens. The local appliance repair store has a whole wall covered with electric stovetop burners with various pots decoratively melted onto...

I dont get it. Chowhound is virtually ALL about taste (in the mouth, not in room decor). Somebody says that the food at this place tastes great – that is Joe H’s criterion – and you are not interested because of...

And, conversely, great decor and clean bathrooms don’t mean it’s a good restaurant. I’m amazed at how many folks still seem to miss this. Some physically beautiful restaurants serve very mediocre and overpriced...

No, but in Jewel bako, Masato-san did grab fresh ebi out of his tank and served it up for Sashimi. The anntennea on its head he used for decoration was still twitching from the sudden death.

that the butter cream is too buttery. They are also some of the most beautifully decorated cupcakes ever to leave a bakery. (See below.) A recent contender for best cupcake is Two Little Red Hens, they make a chocolatey chocolate...

decorations just to show my guests how very much I appreciate their thoughtfulness. Aaaargh! This bringing of deli flowers annoys me so much that although I used to say “No, thank you. Everything's taken care of,”...

Just wanted to say how immensely I enjoyed reading this report. Far more, I imagine, than I would have enjoyed the meal itself. From all I read, I suspect that Trio would be just too too for me. I don’t mind a bit of wit in...

Mrs Jfood is an excellent baker and has spent hours baking a decorating a basket weave strawberry shortcake for her mom’s b’day. That being said she uses Ghiradelli’s double fudge brownie mix from Costco for...

usually bring a small (like 6 pieces) of nice chocolate. nothing to ever overshadow the meal or decorations, or anything like that. but i think it changes in every situation....

, but it was all Russian. All the people in there were Russian, they had Russian decorations, the menu featured Russian dishes, and there was a man with a synthesizer singing Russian pop songs in the corner. Not that...

. She comes from a Scientist DNA and is an artist. So she follows the formula for the basics and then decorates like a culinary master. She once made over a dozen NY cheesecakes because she did not like the cracks on the top....

I agree, Pantheon is the best, while not having the best decor. The portions are quite large and the food is very tasty. Don’t get me wrong, I have tried pretty much all the others. If I really want an undisturbed Greek...

, It was sunshine yellow, metal and very heavy!!) and dredge the cooked rind in sugar. “Crackles” and “Nutty Cookies”! oh yummers! “Spritz Cookies”! Changing the different design disks, making...

, but a friendly guy with a mustache called out to us, asked if we were there for dinner, and then led us upstairs to where the actual dining room was located. the decor is nice, nothing too fancy, some exposed brick and plenty...