and consistently disappointing places for certain non-food necessities and convenient purchase of limited foodstuffs when circumstances allow no other option. There is a rumour out that Whole Foods will be opening a branch down...

HIEN_MAI a 57/100 score a month back, and then went on to close them down last week***Cough> Here’s hoping that little changes whenever they manage to reopen. <Me, I’ll admit that I was charmed by the shoddy, shabby...

How nice, Melanie! Thanks. I think the interview was done early in January, but not 100% sure. I stepped down as General Topics Digest editor the beginning of the year. Giving it up was definitely bitter-sweet. This is the first...

and more fancy sit down places (although, no shi shi places, which is a good thing). Some of my favorite places to eat in my area are Alcove, Fred 62, il capriccio, Palermos (only for pizza), Yuca’s, Gingergrass, Blairs,...

you would spend at a local market. Instead of the upgraded membership, I got the basic and got the Costco American Express card, which also gives you a rebate on purchases. I’m not trying to advertise the card, but I got a...

One of our friends is allergic to avocados and bananas, and my mother is allergic to scallops. As far as preferences go, my husband does not eat any red meat, but will happily suck down his body weight in raw fish. People here in...

I am married to a chef and I don’t want him in my kitchen. He is so used to the restuarant that he forgets that at the end of the nigt there is no dishwasher to scrub down the counters, floors and walls plus clean all the...

and monotonous (texture-wise) getting even half the plate down, since it was served with rice. My mom had some fish dish (trout?) which I liked better. (She finished her plate). And finally, dessert- we both got the B.foster. What...

- Sicilian/So. Italian cooking in a casual environment – try the double-thick pork chop in vinegar/pepper sauce or beef bresciola. I don’t go to the North End for Italian – I go here. Also try Carlo’s...

75, down from 150, with most of the extra 75 given away to friends, libraries, or goodwill stores, after copying out the two or three recipes in each that I did use. I now have a rule that unless there are a dozen recipes I will...

You’re right. I also forgot to say "turn down the burner when you put in the pasta." I almost wrote, “pour the tomatoes out of the can.” Remember Amelia Bedilia? Seriously, this is needed. He knows NOTHING.

, likes to go out to eat, maybe in the $400 – 500 range (is that really cheap in LA? It’s a more than generous wedding gift anywhere else). Hoping for a little more down to earth suggestions – I know I said...

(from Wyo) to visit my step-sis. I was still living in Wyo. My mom called me all excited..."we were driving down the freeway and there was this huge open truck filled so high with tomatoes that they were falling onto the highway....

Just as a note, since you did mention decor. EMP is in an old bank with double height ceilings and big windows that look directly onto Madison Park (you see green in NY!). Also, unlike a majority of NY restaurants that tables are...

Another NYC enduring chow myth is that there are thousands of great “delis” in the city. The day of the real NYC kosher delicatessen is long over, and the word “deli” is so dumbed down as to be an...