i think that MMRuth might be hitting on the real reason they may not have wanted to sit you at a table (but not the employee’s rude abruptness)— the empty tables were all ready set up for dinner service, and it would...

-friendly, and the only other SB was ‘04 Casa Lapastolle, Rapel Valley Sauvignon Blanc. Now, I have to confess that I am not a fan of Chilean wines, only having encountered one, that I would buy. I have also attended three wine...

I remember seeing somebody on the Food Network one day add sugar to a boiled corn dish. I certainly would not prepare a dish like that for my own tastes. If a guest wants to add sugar to a vegetable dish like that at my table, I...

My son used Open Table to reserve at Thalia for his sister and me last month. They sent me an email saying I’d been invited to dinner by him, what time, and the option to click on a map to the restaurant. It worked great so...

are important when I hand over that credit card. I like to be fed well, treated like an honored guest, made comfortable. When I am not, I don’t want someone saying it’s because I don’t have the appropriate...

-accessible. Though the Mission lacks hotels, one option between the Mission and the Castro is the Parker Guest House, which puts you in easy range of Tartine bakery, Delfina, Bi-Rite Creamery, everything near 16th & Valencia (Ti...

I’ve got one of those openers, too. It’s always fun hand the opener to guests who are hanging out in the kitchen when I’m cooking, and ask them to open a can. No one has been able to figure it out. BUT — I...

That’s how my mother makes it. I don’t think I ever had it without eggs until I decided I’d make some for dinner a couple of years ago and my husband freaked out because I was putting eggs in it. He thinks tuna...

that there IS good Chinese food still in this old world. My guest had Broccoli Beef. I tried to interest her in the other beef dish with Chinese broccoli, but she would have none of it. Her non-Chinese broccoli was crisp and...

jfood can not stand this oaf and will never set foot in one of his restos. How dare he treat people like he does, someone should give him a guest appearance on the Sopranos. looking at the choices tho, there is (1) gordumbo, (2)...

For celeb radar – Koi on La Cienga. If you’ve been to Tao, it’s the same thing with more celebs. The Ivy on Robertson for lunch or dinner. Try Urth Cafe, Toast, “little Italy” in Brentwood. Usually...

exactly two hours, was amazing. I make Thanksgiving dinner every year and have fussed over turkeys in all sorts of ways, from elaborate wet brines to Martha Stewart-type cheesecloth and melted butter robes. While it was...

the wrong amount on a card. yes, i know it’s the server’s bungle, but then a guest doesn’t even look, and blithely signs away. then calls the next day yelling. maybe if that 8-top didn’t give her 6 credit...

Are there things you won’t order in a restaurant, because you can pretty much make them just as well and just as easy at home? I’ll give an example ... Lunch or dinner with my parents often is at a deli. And my dad gets...

. One thing I can say that I have found to be an absolute is that every Chef and restauranteur I have ever known that ignores feedback or thinks their guests are idiots is destined for failure.