a couple weeks ago: Friday night dinner — Arnaud’s..... decent oysters...as with every restaurant in NO...these were remarkably cheap. excellent shrimp remoulade ..oodles of horseradish in the remoulade. polished...

My wife nad I are coming to NYC for the first time in Mar to see The Producers and Hairspray. We’re looking for a great spot for dinner between the matinee and the evening shows. Preferable Italian but not...

Hello – My wife and I(and a few friends) will be heading to New Orleans in the near future. We visited NO a few years back, but we were not on a budget on that trip, so we went wherever and spent whatever :) This trip we...

Hi, I am looking for some good places to eat while still maintaining a budget. I have my favorite restaurants that are on the expensive side but I need to find some places that I can go more regularly when I can’t spend so...

hey, i’ve found some kosher pickles in the city as good as gus or maybe better. Paterson Pickle Company sells at street fairs in the city right out of the barrel. they are delicious. i’m on their maling list and i just...

Some people really hate vegetables.

This week’s New York Times Dining section features two loosely related stories on how chefs make their money and build their empires. One is thought-provoking, the other enraging. Which one is by Frank Bruni, d’ya...

Hi Chowhounds, I’ve got family coming into town in a few weeks and they are not fans of super-expensive dining. I’m trying to think of places we can go to dinner in Center City where the majority of entrees would be...

Hi! I am looking for a place to celebrate my upcoming birthday. It needs to be affordable, quiet enough to have a conversation, and somewhere on the east side of LA (downtown, los feliz, silverlake, pasadena, etc.) I’ve...

I want to find kosher items in Denver suchas half-sour pickles, real pastrami (cut thick) & other items that I long for. Can anyone help?

Hello, So a few of my friends are coming down from New York for Memorial Day weekend and plan to hit up the wineries in Niagra and do a little bit of touring in Toronto. They are asian and are very much interested in trying the...

I am looking for a modestly priced ($20-30 entree range) restaurant in the SoBe area close to Gansevoort South. I’m not opposed to a cab, but walking would be ideal. Inspired modern cuisine is preferred but I’d like...

We’re staying at the Airport Hilton on Wednesday night but want to come into Boston for dinner. Our schedule isn’t tight, but we thought we’d look for something on the blueline to mitigate cost and frustration....

of it. So, because I’m not “hip” to the downtown dining scene anymore, can you tell me some good, moderately priced places for dinner. Skip the Max’s, Hot Tomatoes, Peppercorns, Vito’s etc.....

Hi there... I need a dinner recommendation for a dinner place in (or near) Downtown Seattle for tonight. Not looking to spend more than $75 for two (maybe 1 app, 2 entrees, maybe a glass or two of wine). Have any tasty...