hooray for eli’s! another bonus is that eli’s (in aberdeen) is open 24 hours a day! stopping by late at night is best as you can see the bagels being made/eat one fresh from the oven. and you can even take new jersey...

're in business. there is another solution, though, as jim always urges: go there to eat regularly. do your bit. NOW!

to the demographics of the Slope, which (if I may generalize) is white, young, often with children in tow, and with money to burn. But if you want great ethnic eats, it’s silly to sit on the stoop of your brownstone...

restaurant with lots of art deco styling to it. We ate upstairs with a great view of the sunset right out the window. When it’s warm enough you can eat outside on the terrace. BTW, the sun sets completely in Provence at...

sensation well after I was finished eating, accentuated by the red sauce and slight smattering of cheese on top. Even the beans and rice were a notch above the usual. My only quibble is that the chicken was just a tad bit...

.m. daily and has become a hit-and-miss affair in the past year or so, though on Sunday it appeared the owner’s family was eating there and the food was excellent. Dinners are reliably good but somewhat expensive (most...

i am a taiwanese from NYC. i will be visiting SF for the first time, purely for the food. and I was hoping that you guys can help direct me to some of the “best” and “must-do” eats of SF! high quality and...

, where it steered me to a great Thai place that I would never have chosen on my own since it looked like just another dumpy storefront. All in all, I consider the $15 annual fee to be more than worth it if it saves me from eating...

Having dinner with a friend. Friend orders 2 entrees. Waiter, with requisite smirk and sarcasm, says, "Good thing we aren’t an all-you-can-eat place. That’s a hearty appetite you got!" Uh, huh. Ok, whatever. We ignore the...

I hear you, Ruth. And, I’ll still do a comparison, Robert. It gives me an excuse to eat lots of walnut bread.

stupid that they are (eating, drinking, buying) stuff that in my opinion is not the best of the best in the world?" It’s much easier to believe that the evil corporations are forcing people to buy their stuff, when really...

is the moisture, with such a long cook time keeping it moist is the other challenge. Realize, that smoked Brisket is cooked to tenderness and not doneness (as in just hitting 160-170 degrees and the meat is safe to eat according...

the keeping-it-real schtick, however, these “experts” have nothing new to offer me. To be fair, I should admit that I generally don’t use guidebooks to tell me where to eat locally, and only consult them for maps and addresses...

I quite like the sticky rice with BBQ eel and dried scallops. It’s wrapped in lotus leaves (usually yellowish with some spots – may differ with location) into a pyramid shape, and tied up with string. It should be...

Oh—you will be having a foodies buying heaven! I highly recommend all the places above on your list. If you venture out to Jackson Heights, there is a fantastic Indian grocery store on 74th Street, right off the subway...