menu, high but not in the stratosphere prices, good service, and if you bring a bottle of wine and order one from their list no corkage fee on yours. Geoffrey’s is good. Great atmoshpere but we enjoy it more in the summer...

in Chicago and out: 2 Keens Chophouse (I’d trade one); Schrafft’s and Luchow and Lindy’s; like a gazillion menu’s from Baltimore’s Miller’s Brothers, “The Place to Eat”. For those...

Pizza is like a painting – one man’s masterpiece is another’s waste of canvas. I grew up in Chicago (Giordano’s, Bacino’s, Gino’s, etc), so I love the huge stuffed pies. The only one that I can...

The columnist I work with is leaving for Budapest tomorrow evening. I’ve printed out the older posts I found(1999,) but wanted to know if any hounds have more recent info. on where to eat in Budapest and surrounding areas....

told you about us?" Since I only know Limster’s chow-name, I said I heard about it from an Internet site called Chowhound from a guy named Limster (in Japanese it came out more like “Rimustah”). I guess she...

Hi Got a leaf-eater in town for a few days, so we’re taking the opportunity to check out the salad scene. Any recommendations for good, but not wallet-busting salads, anyone? Thanks!

and traditions into consideration. Some think authenticity is about a specific dish, i think it is about the whole dining process. The moral of the story? I love Chipotle.

, in the fear to keep things tame, left out all of the shrimp paste that gives this dish its stench and punch. I feel barely able to judge Renu Nakorn. We tried no laabs, one of the most classic of Issan dishes, and at my end, I...

and the chicken in the enchilada were dry and without flavor. The tamale looked so sad and shriveled when I removed the corn husk. Overall, I was disappointed. So, we did accomplish our goal of trying some place new, but it...

There is nothing truly like NY pizza here for whatever reason. I agree that Via Tribunali is the tastiest pizza in town, with Tutta Bella my second favorite or defacto pizza choice if we are all going out for pizza. On the...

Excellent and important question. Having just returned from Salt Lake last Friday, I am roughly schooled in this matter. One-ounce pours out of airport-bar-type electronic pour spouts are the deal. Having consumed roughly 12...

sends out several skillets-full of whatever she’s making. She calls out “hon-ey” and he goes to the window and retrieves a skillet of something and the customers get some and eat and wait patiently until she...

that was close, but the more recent vintage, out now, is too tight and puckery. I think, what we used to love is Alianca Foral Reserva '00... Anyone got good ideas? I’m cheap. I don’t need a five star wine. I want a...

, onions, and tofu. It was very comforting and a nice palate cleanser. For sushi we had (and this is totally out of order): Kanpachi: delicious, buttery, and creamy Hamachi: fresh and tasted regular grade fatty, maybe 1-2 on a scale...

The current Atlantic Monthly has an article on Chinese dining in the San Gabriel Valley, which is an area in the Los Angelese suburbs. Because of the concentration of relatively affluent Chinese, this area has become a mecca for...