A brasserie is a cafe/bar that serves simple plates of food. A bistrot is (typically) a family restaurant, often offering prix fixe menus.

't help matters. On top of the bad service the food was good—nothing spectacular. AND there was some bizare thing going on with the brick ovens that are in the kitchen but open up to the main dinning room where smoke was...

their reviewers thought of Changs. That being said, in an area where there might not be any other options, it seems like a decent enough place if you need a Chinese food fix. But maybe you can start some discussions on your local...

I second Anita’s. A group of us meet several times a year in Fullerton, and we all look forward to our Anita’s fix.

!) and funny to boot. We were offered a tour of the kitchen at the end of the night, but were too full and exhausted to take them up on it. I wish we had done it now. We did encounter a bit of overclose smokers on the patio, but...

to the food; but I have now spent a year and a half here and am a true German food convert. And it isn’t just the dishes themselves, it is the attitude towards food here that I love. Household kitchens are generally small (I...

of the dining room. I’ve even seen them next to the kitchen. And definitely no, if it’s too hot, it’ll be useless to get an ice bucket...

all steps of production from selecting the fruit to shipping it out of that tiny kitchen. Also it probably didn’t help that we are in prime fruit season so she might be busier than usual. In the off season she conducts...

OAK to Westin St. Francis, checking into our spacious room in the new tower, we strolled through Union Square to the Rotunda at Neiman Marcus for a quick fix—tomato soup, beet salad, and their famous pop-overs. As...

's in SF serves a decent hot dog. When I needed a classic dog fix I would go there sometimes. The closed Max’s on Third had an excellent dog. There was a discussion on in on the board that I can’t find, but some of...

don’t allow reduced-fat yogurt (aside from Activia, but never the non-fat version) in our kitchen. We’ve gone from trying to eat fat-free to embracing it, in cooking and baking and those perfect cappuccinos. BUT these...

's book for the definition. http://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/2007/03/the_quest_for_a.html It says that authentic Mexican food, while varying from region to region and even kitchen to kitchen, is based on specific...

of maintaining a true Garden of Eden on the property. The nearest grocery store is many many miles away but it doesn’t matter, as most of the food in their kitchen is from their land or a neighbor. Meals at their house are...

I have a variation on this. I ask “What do you want to eat?” He says “I don't know.” I fix what I like and eat it. He can join in or not join in. It is pretty simple but not that pleasant – we...

It’s not big but it’s dense, huge number of cooks per square foot. Like a standalone hotel kitchen. I wouldn’t call it a food court as that implies an open space with seating. It’s more of a food hallway.