with a great mix of flavors. The thing that made these so good is that the kitchen obviously understands that hors d’ouerves are small and so can pack a lot of flavor without overwhelming the eater. These did and still...

Ah, Zora, what a good topic of discussion. I have known many an adventuresome eater (more adventurous than I) who have stuck with “their drink” in every bar-type or party-type situation. I don’t think it can...

Hi Nazerac, I’m not much of a feta-eater but isn’t it true that Bulgarian feta is supposed to be more restrained when it comes to the proportion of salt in the pickling brine? I heard this casually elsewhere, and I...

want it our way. so the chain resto has filled this void. understand that jfood is not a chain eater. you can count on one hand the number of times in the last few years that jfood ordered from a chain, and he did not finish any...

that there is a “mariscos” specialist called Agua Azul on the north side of 47th with an intriguing menu and some very enthusiastic eaters in there when I poked my head in. Could this turn out to be La Cazuela of the...

what a great thread! but one point: MOST non-northern indian food isn’t aggressively oily/spicy at all. you’ll only find that in the meat eaters - makes sense, as they required the spices and oil for preservatives. but...

cracked local crab? Frozen king crab? Canned lump? Canned Fin? How many California Roll eaters could tell the difference? From the perspective of a culture that has made deliciousness out of fish cakes in many forms, the desire of...

was Johnson’s — a very dark, molasses Louisiana style, very much like Flint’s (comments from several experienced Flint’s eaters at my table were that if we hadn’t known it wasn’t Flint’s,...

Thanks. I was certainly doubtful about the idea of a rennetless manchego, but I didn’t know where you stood on rennet. I know what you mean about compromise, though. I’m not a big cheese eater at all, but I find the...

. This makes the consumption of the noodle dishes a challenging affair. The noodles are very long and sticky – there’s almost no way to eat this delicately. You’re fighting the dish whatever you do and only the...

by flesh-eaters! The house—I think rather surprised by three “gringos” ordering and devouring with gusto so many Chinese specialties—comped us a delighful red bean soup dessert. With 3 beers, a glass of...

I was a fairly picky eater as a child, so i did not get to enjoy all of my mother’s dishes. But she did spoil me with her cooking at a very early age that no ther relative’s cooking compared. Her family were Latvian...

Interesting discussion, and some good ideas there. Let me take it from a different perspective....I am not elderly (I hope!) and certainly not a very picky eater (with one or two notable exceptions). But I do have a thing about...

around. They opened another place further down Amsterdam — around 90th — which has a more varied menu (and is more expensive). Also healthy food, but tasty, unlike nearby Mana, which is the epitome of everything that...

Thanks so much for responding...didn’t expect my reply would be taken this way. The biggest myth in the food world is that critics make a huge difference. Actually, it’s only a myth among eaters; restaurateurs know the...