in flames behind me. 5.) Please read the wine list. We have certain beers and certain wines. Neglecting to read the list under the assumption that we have Amstel Light or Pinot Grigio just puts me in the same situation as #4 6.)...

-burgers and onion rings, pasta, salad, and good beer), and pubs like Fado and RFD (regional food and drink). also newly opened Zola (in the spy museum) and Zaytinya (middle eastern/turkish tapas). a short walk from chinatown...

Running Clean Pass me a cold beer/pour me some wine Mise en place Porkilicious – which is strange because I hate when words are adulterated Friggin Oven acidulated – after the wine and dealing with the oven it becomes an...

in their opinion of whether or not Malko’s will become the new Angela’s. Some think it could work if they are allowed to order off menu and have the beer and wine license at hand on opening day. Even that’s iffy...

to see children sitting at the bar. I questioned the bartender, as I didn’t reish the thought of a beer and a baby. TGhe bartender says that as long as no alcohol is served to them, children are welcome to sit at the bar in...

the typical macho guy thing of eating ridiculously spicy food with beer but now he won’t touch any of it and you can tell he misses it.

, and not just burgers and such. Very causal. Good wine and beer menu. 13. Pizza: the most popular place in town is probably Papa Dels on Green street. They make excellent thin, deep dish, and stuffed. I like them a lot. I also...

I don’t much care for Cheesecake Factory, myself. I think it’s too expensive, the food is mediocre, and I won’t wait in line that long for anything, much less chow that at heart is basically so-so pub grub....

. It was that standard coffee shop type of whipped cream, the type that might be found on a Denny’s pie. But the pie was house made and this seems like a place to keep an eye out for the pie. This is the simplest of burger...

: Silver Rose Winery: My favorite of the trip. Great barrel tour, great scenery, great wines. Rutherford Hill: Nice reds, great port. Jarvis Winery: Very interesting tour of the caves, gorgeous scenery, okay wines. A little snooty....

was going over the railing as a rude little boy barreled past her to catch up with his sister and blatantly tried to push her out of the way because he couldn’t get passed her going down the little ramp. #2 On the same...

The only bad service I’ve gotten was at a North County Denny's. It seemed we were the wrong color to receive service. The hostess skipped over us to seat a family of another race which had gotten on the waiting list long...

A recent favourite is stilton and bacon on a ciabatta-type roll. I had one in a London pub about 10 years ago and have been making them at home ever since. In a very non-British touch, I like to add a bit of chiptle mustard. But a...

I do love using your patently feeble intellect as a strop for whetting my own. Unfortunately, good manners precludes. "fish in a barrel" and all that BTW, are we still on for the 11th?:) S

Probably won’t come up with 10, but when I am in SoCal, these are the places I try to hit. Some already mentioned, and rightfully so. Philippe’s – unique eatery, excellent food and beer/wine selection. A DO NOT...