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...

Boy, Huey’s sounds awful. Do you have any more appreciation now about why Gene and Jude’s is so good, how it is more complicated to make a simple dog? The other place, I hope you did not eat there just for the sake of...

. The food is authentic to the bone. Exotic Thai Salads: Fish Salads, Papaya Salads, great soups, entrees....it really comes down to the chef and Siam House is chef-owned which is a big deal. You’ll see alot of Thai’s...

“Very expensive” may be a relative term, but my grocery bill has more than doubled in the last 3 years and it is a very large part of our net monthly income (and we are only 3 mouths.) I do buy organic milk and eggs,...

on being a Chowhound. Just what I feel at this particular point in time. But it down't really matter so that in the end the hunt is fun for you and the result is delicous food ... however you get there.

And Westerners should be advised to ask specifically for the “Chinese” or “Placemat” menu. If you don’t, you’ll be drowning in a sea of sweet and sour. Westerners are automatically given the...

Don’t throw any leftovers away. Either make something completely different out of them, or freeze for future use. Down to the bones, cook with leftover veggies, and make stock. It’s actually more creative than just...

, except when — namely, always, find me a kosher restaurant that serves 'em otherwise — the matzah balls are otherwise doing double-duty as paperweights. (Silver Palate cookbook, if I recall, had a fluffy alternative,...

i’m fairly sure you can’t bring fresh fruit on an international flight...so you well by double checking restictions. additionally, if you call the airline, you can request different meals – including a fruit...

into the spoon. As you press down it ‘explodes’ over the tongue. This time the truffle flavours seemed much stronger than before, so I didn’t identify any other elements that might be present. Poached Loin Of Lamb...

I won’t be much help in your quest because I bake bread in a primitive manner. No electrical or mechanical mixing devices are used to prepare the dough. Our double ovens are electrical devices. Of late I’ve been baking...

anyone know of any lower-priced, high-quality heavy stainless cookware that you can recommend? help a single girl on a grad student budget (whose rent just doubled!!! :() thanks so much.... rachel Link: http://ww1.williams

. Poured stiff drink. Took shower, went to rehearsal dinner. Saturday: Woke early. make royal icing. Dad came down for breakfast. Shrieked at dad. Made his breakfast for him and served it outside the kitchen. Cut flower and...

I’m trying to get over my negativity and ire, because after all, when your gravity fails you and your negativity won’t pull you through... have a beignet down on Rue Morgue Avenue. Isn’t that how the song goes?...