unending rotation of Domino’s, Pizza Hut and Jimmy John’s that makes up the primary foundations of the political diet.

of the garlic powder) and butter how could you go wrong? Too bad we’re getting into diet season because shrimp dipped in butter sounds really good right now.

Well, I have been cooking for almost 40 years, so when I look at a “new” recipe I am looking for something that won’t require a lot of modifications to fit into my diet and lifestyle. I have lots of tried and...

originally from Bulgaria (sfaradi) who could not stand chinese food as it only came with rice and a meal was not a meal to him without bread. Period. Dimsum was a bit easier with the bao, but rice alone (even though there is...

makes bland meats – that’s why it’s such a well used method for cooking for older people, who cannot take sharp flavors or excessive seasonings. When serving such food to people with normal tastes and diets, the...

diced roasted potatoes topped with diced tomatoes and green onions. Your friend orders her eggs florentine because she’s on a diet. You don’t say anything because it’s a beautiful sunday, she’s beautiful...

More specifically, sugo = “red gravy”, the tomato sauce that is the mainstay of the Italian-American (where I grew up, at least) diet. Every Sunday, Nonna would make the sugo and then put whatever meat we were having...

that was once a staple of my diet. (Would that I could eat at places like Range and Canteen every day.) However, cheap Mexican is much better here, and so are burgers. (what I’d give for a Fatburger in SF or NY...)

Bereket in NY, where you can get souvlaki at 3am. Speaking of which... 6. Good cheap Mediterranean sandwich shops. You could do worse than Truly Med, I guess, but $7? For a regular old shawarma? And anyhow, it used to be a staple...

try lentils, legumes, the big bags of frozen vegetables, shopping at ethnic groceries...where do you live? no one should be living on that diet.

asked, but it’s along the same lines.Maybe it’s the only way all those Norsemen get any tomatoes in their diet.

Joe’s but their refusal to carry certain necessities of daily life (i.e. diet Coke) makes them not a one-stop shopping experience. I want to check out the Alameda Nob Hill.

't think people should consider that a model diet. Really, we need a cook book for the folks who can’t afford to eat very high on the hog. One of the sad things today is the cuts that kept our family going right after World...

to your dieting needs (ie I didn’t eat lamb, so he changed the tasting menu dish to scallops instead) show that they can also accomodate for your children’s food. Also, excellent wine selection. Grace is also another...

is not for those seeking a lower carbohydrate/starch diet, meaning that much of the food was heavy in rice, flour (dosa?), fried starchy food. I have no idea whether that was a generalization. For the lunch buffets, are there many...