Hi all, I have friends coming from out of town and am taking them out for dinner. One of them is a vegetarian and so I am looking for a restaurant that serves good selection of vegetarian and meat dishes (and not just the one...

I’m planning a 40th birthday party for early June with a Past, Present, and Future theme. I’m encouraging people to wear retro or futuristic clothing, or just outfits very much in style now. I would like to prepare...

nd time I’ve made dish and ultimately am happy with the taste. My problem is the texture. The coconut powder which is visible feels gritty when I taste the dish. Is there a way to avoid this...also any suggestions on how to...

reunions of 150 people that were potluck. She always said not to try to tell people what to bring to a potluck. If everybody brings dessert, it’s because everybody wants dessert. After the covered dish, we were all supposed...

. My nominee for one of the most difficult dishes was from Paula Wolftert (some other chef’s recipe posted by her). It was some mint parfait with chocolate placed inside it...you can probably see it online. Amazing!

My friend—I mean “my friend”—has zero cooking skills. She’s also a longtime lurker. She’s determined in 2008 to learn to make that one mythic dish, the one great mainstay or even...

January 2007 Cookbook of the Month: the Zuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy Rodgers and Gerald Asher. Please post your full-length reviews of recipes from the sections on eggs and on starchy dishes here. Please mention the name of the...

I don’t like Indian and Thai food. BORING ! – Chicken Tiki Masa, red, yellow green curries. pad thai, papaya salad, etc, etc And the thing is, most of these dishes aren’t very good in the first place. How did they get so popular?...

In another thread, someome reported how graciously a dish had been accepted by the waitstaff in an Indian restaurant because the diner had found it too spicy. Since this is a general issue of dining that doesn’t apply to...

Tips for perfect potato pancakes.

I will be at eating at Tuscany this weekend at Mohegan Sun and was hoping to get some info on the place. Can anyone recomend dishes? Do they have a “signiture” dish? Anything we should stear clear of? Thanks in advance...

Its my best friends birthday and she’s requested korean food!!! YUM-O But she wants one with ALOT of side dishes cause thats the best part of it. Any recommendations? Thanks!^^

8 people are heading to O’Mei in a couple of weeks to experience lobster cooked 4 ways. I understand that many authentic Cantonese dishes appear on the Cantonese menu but not on the English menu. I’m not sure if...

to worry about constant reheating or flavor loss due to cooling? so far have planned for a ham as well as platters of roasted vegetables, cheeses, salumi, and olives, deserts, too, are relatively simple. i am, however, stumped on...

of AP flour on hand and wanted to get my dough proofing ASAP, so I ended up making a dough ball w/ 1 c. of starter, 1 c. of AP flour, and salt. Oiled lightly and let proof in a bowl covered w/ a cloth. Checked on it about 90 min....