bought english tetley’s tea bags after reading many a limey endorsement in various publications over the yrs. it was very yucky. it had a very unpleasant flavour. they were cheap and they tasted it. bleck. i also have a...

sauce-splattered – I’ve been using these four since college - - Julie Sahni, Classic Indian Cooking - Patricia Wells, Trattoria - Ruth van Waerebeek, Everybody Eats Well in Belgium - Susan Herrmann Loomis, French...

://www.rogue.com/brewery.html The Rogue pub and restaurant are located in the same building as the large brewery. This means a walk through the industrial innards of the brewery and the retail store before scaling a flight of...

Its not you. Its the last 23 customers who asked if they could get fries with the dish. Whenever you deal with the public you tend to answer the same questions over and over until you start answering them before you are asked. It...

, thoroughly flavored with chicken flavors from the skin. Do I like this better than the version at R&G? The fact is, they’re both good enough that I don’t much care. Set either in front of me and I’ll eat it...

Thanks for the suggestions. Despite the costs and weak dollar, we may bite the bullet on this one and go luxe. The problem with justifying costs because of a honeymoon is that every adds up very quickly, especially in Italy!...

of life, and I hang around with a lot of people who love to eat and drink wine. (Province of Quebec, Gallic influence, plus lots of Italians, Portuguese, Greeks, etc. Wine is a way of life). I have observed that although many...

Write that in a letter (and proofread for grammar and usage), and send it snail-mail to corporate headquarters. If you really want to be mean, copy the LA Public Health and ask for an investigation — I’m pretty sure...

My experiences at the Slanted Door are a bit dated but i think their main “innovation” was in offering good Vietnamese food in a “nice” atmosphere and choosing a neighborhood where there were a lot of...

. Is it the lack of public transportation here which makes a trip across town more of a trip, not to mention high gas prices? Is it the related higher level of sprawl? Is it that this is a bit more of a family place than, say,...

, standard Europe. Park the car and use public transportation or cabs once you are where you are going. But don’t fear driving in Portugal anymore than you do anywhere else in Europe. On the way to Porto we stopped in Coimbra...

I am a big fan of both methods – using cookbooks with pictures as inspiration and using detailed publications (like Cook’s Illustrated) exactly. My husband believes religiously in “baseline” - he goes...

Japanese take their shoes off when entering a home), so to put your shoes on something you’d cook or eat off is unhygenic as well as disgusting. 2) serious chefs respect their kitchens and cooking equipment and usually...

Personally, I just love to be invited out. Our group of friends love to get together, but because we are one of only two couples without children, we end up doing most of the hosting. I’l eat anything (or try to-we had a...

Should duck salad ever not be "lifeless?" Sorry, I’ve been reading "Eats, Shoots and Leaves." Maybe I should send her a copy.