For me, a nice bottle of wine goes very well with “fine” dining. Note the quotes. With French or Italian food, or American food based on either, I like red wine. OTOH, if I am eating Indian food, even the most...

not a scientist or milk drinker, but I wonder, if a cow is producing twice a much milk over a fixed period of time, wouldn’t that change the flavor of the milk? If the cow is eating the same amount of food as before and...

? Should tipping be 20% for delivery people as well as eat-in ?

after day. Within the middle group, you’re far less likely to find a good selection of special fish or an itamae who is properly skilled. As for the bottom tier, I would not return to any of these establishments. Life is...

on the spot (I’m always the one managing the check, handling the CC, collecting the cash, leaving the appropriate tip and not stealing the tip money), but it would certainly be the last time I’d eat with the CC...

he “stepped out” of what he knows. are you kidding me? spanish/casa mono all the way, down to that battered bay leaf you eat the dough off – jeez, i had that when casa mono first opened! i thought in the final...

, although I do tend to consider them a little more pan-South American. They’re a bit fancier too — El Serape is more on the side of comfort food. Happy eats! E.G.

his overblown ego to be a real turnoff. it makes me want to see him fall on his face one of these days & have to eat his words. casey’s been truly impressive for the past several weeks, and i think she really deserves to be...

. and if you have the cash to spend that much money on wine... and assuming you are eating in a restaurant that offers full wine service & probably a sommelier... then why stiff the waiter on the tip? there is a lot of extra work...

of bullying everyone and ducking responsibility. Out of the remaining group I would probably most want to eat Elia’s food.