of La Côte d’Or in Nuits-St.-Georges, moved his hotel-restaurant down here a few years ago. It’s far and away the most luxurious and tranquil lodging for miles around, installed, as it is, in a bucolic parklike...

in the West and Southwest, tap water tastes terrible. It may not have coliform or bacteria, but it often has large amounts of unpleasant salts and minerals. I quit watering a houseplant with tap water recently because of the salt...

West on the Ike doesn’t seem to be the only site of Jim’s-style Maxwell Street food proliferation. Here in Joliet for a few months on East Cass near the JackHammers stadium has been Maxwell Street South, a...

after eleven or you’ll swear you were on long island.. if you’re on the upper west side, hit Zabars, go to the back of the prepared foods section and get a streudel or three.. chocolate and cheese is my favorite.. then...

w/simple but comfortable rooms www.hotelsuis.com. Friday June 21: Rioja – Muga / El Racillo Woke up early to drive to the Rioja for an appointment at Muga. From Sant Celoni, after about 1hr of traffic around Barcelona we turned...

When I was marveling at the size of the slabs o' fish at Sawa, my friend said that Higashi West cuts them even bigger! Hard to believe...

. There are several other bakeries (Ann’s etc) and delis on Chicago Ave going towards Ashland and beyond (if you go as far as Ashland, don’t miss the beautiful Holy Innocent’s Church, which is Polish). If you...

Great master class in Cuban cuisine connoisseurship!! Thanks, Jeff. There’s far more Cuban than those 6 listed. For instance, on Milwaukee at about Addison, there are a couple of huge Cuban dance clubs with food. Also on far...

I’ve never seen Wise on the West Coast. My brother is a distributor for Wise, and I always stock up with I go home to visit (trip coming up soon!).

and squash blossoms. Several years ago I was amused to notice that “San Francisco Mission burritos” were available on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, for $6 each. I did enjoy the link below... Link:...

started reading the posts on here. As far as weird food goes, I’m in the middle of the meat and potatoes belt. So, weird for my co-workers is when I bring in for lunch: hummus, baba ganoush, wasabi peas, pungent cheese,...

.80.22.78.00 This is about 5km southeast of Beaune proper in the hamlet of Levernois. Jean Crotet, formerly propriétaire of La Côte d’Or in Nuits-St.-Georges, moved his hotel-restaurant down here a few years ago. It’s...

Quite right! As I’ve stated previously, you can do far better than Marie’s or Hof’s... Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/52528#268303

There’s also the incentive of simply being honest. Presuming you ordered all of the items, received them, consumed them to the level you chose, then you should pay for them. I think, generally, many of us are far too eager...

needs more. Grocery stores—Do we want to recommend any to visitors? I always appreciate them when I’m on the road. There’s the market on 18th St. near Tartine. There’s Grand Central Market on California...