. Is it the lack of public transportation here which makes a trip across town more of a trip, not to mention high gas prices? Is it the related higher level of sprawl? Is it that this is a bit more of a family place than, say,...

) and the remnants of my cold were for the most part unmoved. An excellent meal, great company and a fine time. Somehow I doubt that Thai Avenue belongs in the first tier of Chicago Thai, but they did a great job for us. Leading...

as brewpubs) has one of the strangest cases- a brewery in a huge "fast casual" chain restaurant chain location- Pizzeria Uno- yet it’s the only one in the chain, IIRC. There are numerous other “unusual” brewpubs...

Whale sashimi. Horse sashimi. Sparrow on a stick. Corn ice cream. Sea turtle steak. All of these were delicious and memorable for the time and place where I enjoyed them.

Five years ago, I had the Food Network on all the time, now I barely tune in.

their own favorite. If you happen to speak Chinese (yes, I know that’s a bit general — I’m not sure which subset of Chinese is the house language there), it’s worth heading to Wang’s Fast Food for...

recommend pozole, black bean soup and the pollo al carbon. Their enchiladas are weak. Tacqueria la Mexicana in Union Square is inconsistent. Several times I have had what my former roommate dubbed ‘tuna salad style...

cuts. For dessert, this time of the year the fruit is imported, with the exception of some apples. I suggest an apple for dessert, but you have to know your apples. The grapefruits are good now but get only small one’s (56s...

in at the Green Mill Lounge on the corner of Lawrence and Broadway after your show. A real time warp interior (an Al Capone slept here kind of place). Very cool! VI Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/111053#600431

Try Johnny’s New York Pizza, 4002 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey, CA 90292. Phone: (310) 822-0095. Prices: $9 to $15. I try to go in there every time I go to L.A.

Aside from that one looong list, I haven’t seen many restaurant recommendations in replies to this thread. I nominate... 1. Hard Times Cafe. Wonderful hamburgers, chili, fries, onion rings, you name it. 2. La Madeleine. They...

As for the linens...would an average diner care about the difference between egyptian linens, cotton linens, satin-trimmed linens, high-thread-count linens or know the difference between the quality of a 42 and 43? BIG price...

Traditional diners are popular for the same reasons as to why fast food restaurants are popular. It’s not because they deliver the best food or experience (at least to your or my tastes). They’re popular because they...

for the closest source; I live in Illinois, so Michigan cherries travel less to get to me than those from the Pacific Northwest. 7. All the lights in my kitchen are compact flourescents. 8. I use a toaster oven rather than the...

figured it must be the ol' high quality bar tequila. So we know next time to order it with something a touch more, how do they say “Up market”. And, hold the sour mix. As for my pickled jalapeno paranoia, it was...