the Bodum electric vacuum and bought it right away. It brews excellent coffee, and is as convenient as a drip (you don’t have to stand there and take it off the heat once the water is pulled up). It’s available at...

A google search proves you both right and me wrong. I stand corrected! Swingers also featured the Derby on Los Feliz (the food there is from Louise’s next door, so I wouldn’t recommend it either for the food alone).

try other things on the menu and probably not order again or go out of my way for. It has been forever since I had them but both Max’s and Mel’s made a decent CPP at one time. I’m remembering in the back of my...

I wasn’t sure what your tastes were so I gave a short range of choices. At sushi maru the quality can vary inconsistently. I’ve had great meals there for a quick fix, but I do agree that there were times when it was...

I do the same thing at my local Met Food (it’s a nice one). The register girls couldn’t give a crap about you, much less even make eye contact with you between gabbing on the phone and talking to each other about how...

heating Rock solid construction even when overheated!!NO plasticAttractive and easy to clean Simplex tea kettles are like Le Crueset pots and pans, for what they do, no one does it better. Link:...

coffee to the U.S. It’s pleasant enough to get an Irish coffe while looking out on the Fisherman’s Wharf area. But for heavens’s sake, do NOT eat there. Swill, just swill. Supposedly Ana Mandara, a Vietnamese...

the worst part of using it is the unsubstantiated “embarassment” which makes no sense since establishments want to be in the book, and I assume want people to come use it. They do pull that deduct the salad or...

travel, it is so easy to compile a short list of things to do when on the way there, on the way back and while there. Just one example would be to take advantage of Coleman’s or the Thai Restaurant on Bathurst. Or. Or, etc....

I’m just back home from Chicago & it’s midnight so I won’t do justice but wanted to say that I did go to Heat last night and was pleasantly, delightedly, surprised by the quality of the fish and competency of...

. Things were starting to look brighter for me! I started to study the menu and found entrecote marchand de vin, veau forestiere, sole meuniere, canard a l’orange, and other standards. Entrees ranged from $14.50 for...

Ok, so this is the third recommendation, but at least I got the name right: The Palace Grill (805)-963-5000 They only take reservations for the first seating on Saturday and after that there is usually a line to get in. However, I...

. Now I can get this with a quick T ride. I’d rate this place as better than Little Sichuan (San Mateo) but slightly behind the ultra-finessed House of Yu Rong (San Jose). The flavors are right on, with each chilli-hot dish...

mussels in a blue cheese & shallot sauce. Delicious, and the cheese was a nice variation. Our only complaint was that bread should be served with the mussels to soak up the leftovers. They do have bread for that, but you have to...

Four adult hounds and two twelve year old girls, all adventurous, looking for interesting eating. We’re staying near Sea World/Convention Center and will undoubtedly do EPCOT, Disney World and Sea World. Any suggestions for...