1975 was an odd year for Vintage Porto — it came right after the 1974 Socialist revolution in Portugal, and many companies were afriad of being nationalized. Thus, most Houses declared what is, over all, a very weak and...

a "Trendy convention" in that part of town. Great Chowhound post on, Boule on La Cienega- SOOOO pretentious http://www.chowhound.com/topics/74019?query=boule%20priceless West L.A....

Zuni’s dessert really is, especially since unlike CP, it comes across as a fairly conventional restaurant. It’s a classic “emperor has no clothes” situation — those who think they are really refined...

and are more than wiling to move on to the next best thing to soothe our wounds. After all...we live in America’s Finest City, don’t worry, be happy. We simply don’t care since the next wave or convention will...

With your small wedding party, check out the Private Banquet Room on the Second Floor of the Universal Hilton. I haven’t seen it for 5 or 6 yers, but I recall the could set up the room with a 30 person Circular Table. It is...

Why is JK taking her angst against ONE CHer and venting in a NATIONAL newspaper? I also wonder why she is trying places and writing reviews after completely biasing herself ahead of time. I agree with many that I personally have...

Part of my work has to do with increasing the micronutrient content (zinc, iron, pro-vitamin A) of basic food crops (rice, maize, wheat, cassava, sweet potato, potato) through conventional breeding. Micronutrient deficiencies...

Though sometimes he does use the convention of “a small wine glass of” and “a large wine glass of” - I’ve gone with 3 oz and 5 oz, respectively. There is a difference though between a UK pint and a...

We are sandwiched between three WH – closest is Westwood (good parking), Santa Monica, less good parking and south at National - excellent parking and preferred by many as having a lighter client load. We have found over...

Hi, I have in my possession a book on the origins of Catsup or Ketchup. One of the reasons for the difference in spelling is because it is a transliteration. The book, Pure Ketchup A History of America’s National Condiment...

thing. That whole “Let us make your life easier!” shtick that has so thoroughly permeated our national mentality. In those well-stocked kitchens, it really wasn’t all that much easier to use the box, it...

passion, it’s only natural that we all post passionatly. And of course it’s hard to catch another writer’s ‘voice’ to know what they really mean. On a positive note: we often color our posts with talk...