Agreed Sam, the Steele Creek area is slim pickin’s. But A Piece of Havana cuban restaurant at the corner of S. Tryon & Moss Rd (in the shopping Ctr – just south of Carowinds Blvd) is good Cuban fare. It won’t...

Yeah, no kidding. The workers in the area don’t frequent the place precisely because of that – clientele is more along the lines of fashion district types and loft dwellers. I’m willing to overlook this touch of...

second both Kuby’s and Bubba’s......by the way , check and see if Bubba’s doesn’t serve old fashioned breakfasts , as I’m flashing on an image of biscuits and gravy .

Game on, im_nomad. ;) What a fun idea! I have PJ bottoms with sushi on them. Used to have socks with a recipe for chili on them. Also have sox with tropical drinks on them—festive for Fridays (along with my South Beach socks...

Haven’t gone out much since returning from vacation but made up for it this weekend. Took the drive to Medford to check out Donuts with a Difference on Sat. and they were good but I’ll stay closer to home with...

this was GOOD – I ordered it rare, and in typical fashion, it arrived medium rare, but really, it was so velvety, flavorful, and tender, I was in heaven. That sauce knocked my socks off too – buttery, nutty, decadent...

I like Payard’s, which has a high crust-to-crumb ratio and is extremely crisp without and airy within, which IMO is what a baguette should be. Tom Cat’s is a good but distinctly lesser option. It seems to me that the...

and a bigger building is the tiny Sketch Ice Cream. I quite enjoyed the little old-fashioned ice cream cart standing outside the bite-size shop. I walked inside took a look at the flavors and ordered up a triple of coffee,...

started to walk down 4th St and it really opened up. What a trendy, commercial, upscale section of Berkeley and there on the right hand side tucked between a storefront and a bigger building is the tiny Sketch Ice Cream. I quite...

I’m going to the races for the first time this summer, and i want to follow it up with some GREAT food.. any suggestions? I dont mind spending money, but i want something that will knock my socks off. I also wouldn’t...

and its simple but delicious cakes deserve further attention. So, two Saturdays in a row, I stop in to sample its wares. The outcome? Excellent pies-I sampled pecan, custard, apple. Beautiful old fashioned cobblers- I sampled...

Is there a truly great Italian restaurant in NYC? New York for all of its Italian restaurants does not, in my opinion, have a place that consistently knocks your socks off in the manner of some of the other city cuisines. For...

Natto maki is quite common in Japan, and some places here serve it- I know Yamakasa on Franklin/Highland does. Personally, I can’t handle the gooey concoction, although I have tried many times. The consistency and smell...

Holterman’s at 405 Arthur Kill Rd is a good old-fashioned bakery that has been around for a while. Its a bit of a trip from Wagner however.

Stick with the raised glazed here. Beats the socks off Krispy Kreme. Old-fashioned are not so good. Other pastries in the window look wonderful too. But I’ve not tried them as my routine is to buy a glazed donut whenever...