station wagon from France that kicked ass — totally amazing oozy ripe goodness that I’ve never, repeat never, tasted in this country. More recently I smuggled in some Stilton from Neal’s Yard that blew away my...

expensive. I can’t explain the process, but somehow this concentrates the flavor of the meat. For Christmas dinner this year, I dry-aged my own prime rib roast. Just put it on a rack, covered it loosely with clean white...

of line. Hey, i was brought up that it was impolite to discuss how much people are paid. Incidentally, though, if the unfortunate debate had not erupted, and the ol' "i’ll get the tip, since you paid for dinner" thing...

Lucas Carton again – I believe you mentioned in the past that they have a good prix fixe menu for dinner (or am i imagining?) - would like to eat well but not repeat the $850 bill at Guy Savoy. Any ideas/suggestions? I...

to make sure. These places provide a great way to eat on the cheap. I like Pancho Villa on 16th near Valencia (16th can be a bit daunting—some drug activity). Ti-Couz on the other side of the street (kitty corner) features...

or dinner, you will wait for a long time, outside....

For your casual meals, I recommend VinoVino, a wine bar near the Fenice Theater. VinoVino shares a kitchen with the pricey Antico Martini restaurant and the food is prepared by the same chefs. They serve half-a-dozen or so dishes...

, it was disgusting and probably better used as a foundation for a new skyscraper. That is until I was having dinner one time in NY at a relatives house up by Columbia University and they said they were making this. As they had...

on the Southwest board – what I can remember and/or decipher from my notes. It’s up to Melanie to share about the Friday lunch and Saturday dinner meals.

24 people here for dinner last night and if I had 2 dish washers we would have been in bed a lot earlier.

An adventure... how very true. I love going careening across town in search of one elusive ingredient so I can whip up something new and interesting. Heck, just today I went across creation picking up goods for Thanksgiving...

. Jun’s sister’s husband got a set dinner, as did Jun and I, and they came with enough spicy tuna hand rolls to go around. And in the end of the night, his mom basically said, "All the foods are good... but the real...

'm having a crowd over for dinner. My Cuisinart Mini-Prep, on the other hand, gets used quite frequently. I make fresh pesto all summer long in it. I still don’t keep it out on the counter, but it’s easy enough to take...

ginger? What’s a breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack involving ginger and an appetizer/soup/main course/dessert using it? Or ‘what things are supposed to taste like’ - there are sooooo many badly-done foods that...

were given a ginger cookie and a peppermint to take home. (The cookie was spicy with a good balance of chew and crunch.) Finally, we were offered a complimentary after dinner drink (as a way, I think, of trying to remedy the fact...