everywhere. What I might have done at that medieval banquet is not going to be appreciated at one of our church dinners.

I have two Sitram PC’s, small and large. I don’t know what they cost these days, probably expensive. However, FWIW the gaskets seem to last forever. I just did about 7-8 lbs. of pot roast in the big one, with veggies,...

For Mexico City Mexican food – I like Antonio’s on Melrose. The chicken papachanga and the queso fundido are some of the things my daughter misses the most. (She attends NYU.) I have a huge “tres de Mayo”...

the English name, but in Mandarin it was Shin Hu Jiang, close but across the street from a parking complex that had a blockbuster downstairs (is that place still around? It used to be superb for lunch and dinner). Perhaps I...

Why anyone in New York would go to TJ’s and not Fairway is just totally beyond me. That said, TJ’s is only good for two things: 1- to spend less than $10 at lunch 2- to stop into on my way to a party/poker game, etc. to...

you went to the Linkery, the very first night they had dinner service in their new location. They are still building the new space (seating booths, noise abatement) while they try to serve the community of loyal customers that...

home. Eat dinner. Then head to the couch so I can watch people eating dinner? Is America really getting that fat that we have to eat vicariously through our TVs? Consider this a public plea to the Food Network execs. Please bring...

Thank you – and the provenance explained why my internet search was unsuccessful. I’m going to make them for a party I have to attend later in the month. I have some fresh rosemary left from this summer in the...

and walked away. No, I’m sorry our policy since we’re so small is to only sit parties of two or more at tables. No . . . explanation whatsoever. Now, I worked in the restaurant business for ten years at a number of...

(650) 323-9449 A high-volume operation in more ways than one. Big sound system and disco lights lend this boat moat a date-night party atmosphere on Friday and Saturday nights. The value proposition: A relatively inexpensive...

Dinner at PER SE is $90 or $150 5 or 9 courses Dinner at Le BEC is $130ish 5 Courses. I put that in the same price category. But I guess you are somewhat right about salt.... the owner did have a bad reputation whether it was deserved...

First date with Mrs Jfood. 1980 and we were double-dating with a B-School colleague. Furst dinner in Chinatown (a Szachuan resto, not my choice obviously, see next sentence) and then a Frank Sinatra Concert. Jfood and the to...

, “Congratulations, may I bring you a couple of glasses of champagne?” We say yes. I assumed these were complementary. We had spent a lot on dinner, we were staying the night there, and we just got engaged. It was only...

-packaged mixes and an emphasis on quick and easy. Our recipes were developed by generations of personal cooks and wives who spent hours melding flavors in a carajay. Now we try to get dinner done after work and end up with...

As i was chowing down to a delicious bowl of Ramen at Minca in NYC tonight i ponderedc this question. My friends all love going out to expensive steak dinners and i usually end up feeling like i do not get the bang for the buck....