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...

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...

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...

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...

Hounds I’m surprised to hear anyone call the reservationist at the “Laundry” nice. Tanya and I were going to try to get in last summer. The woman handling reservations was so rude to my fiance I wouldn’t...

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...

would definitely include Los Angeles (as a transplanted New Yorker at that) and Bangkok, perhaps even a whole variety of Asian Cities. Though their micheline rated restaurants may be few, the frequency with which I eat at...

for quality, not quantity. There are so many wonderful food destinations in the Wine Country, that I recommend if you have extra time you spend it there. There are quite a few excellent restaurants in St. Helena, and I’d...

is at the bar which is my preferred place to eat. But with kids, and staying in the WV, Pearl or Mary’s are a better fit. 4. Where is the best place to bring the kids for ice cream? The best Ice Cream in the city is either...

and scraped away half the gelato. For the $6, I’d rather take the subway down to Cones on Bleecker where I can never finish what they give me and there are lots of flavors. We only tried the gelato though, could the sorbets...

list was diverse and affordable) and stick to a more traditional small plates style of eating. The restaurant wasn’t very crowded at all when we were there, which I found surprising. Has anyone else noticed the same thing?

appetite, and my desire to stay the course. One of my companions was a great eating buddy from Florida who, from his table, sensed my distress. When he walked over to me in the diabolic line, and I expressed the thought that our...

Yeah, but the chowhound plug is for those who lOve to eat... Ha! ~TDQ