is that it is BYOB, so you can enjoy a very nice dinner and not get gouged by wine prices. When we go, we generally select a bottle(s) from our collection that we would never order at a restaurant and pay only the small corkage...

's, Fee Brothers, and Stirrings Blood Orange aren’t too hard to find, and all have their virtues (I’ve listed them in order from bitterest to sweetest). I’m still on the lookout for a German maker of orange...

Saw this blurb in the Chronicle food section and it would make a great gift for my hard to shop for brother, but am wondering if any hounds have taken classes here & are they worth it? Should I just get the equivalent amount of...

I’ve been there several times as my brother lives close by. The food is very good at both restaurants. I prefer the casual place as it is a little less stuffy and I believe they both use the same kitchen, chefs etc. so the...

Trying to help my little brother plan a casual rehersal dinner for 15 people in Orlando. Any cuisine other than Indian will work, and beer/wine (byob would be great) would be more economical. Any help would be greatly appreciated....

I heard that one of Nino’s brothers (that’s Nino’s formerly of Henry Street) was opening a place on Vanderbilt. Maybe this is it?

are increasingly Southernized (eg: with Lynyrd Skynyrd music), perhaps the marketing folks reconsidered ponying up the licensing fee for use of “Kentucky”. My brother, incidentally, works at the museum that’s...

felix: Have not been back in years and years and certainly not since Nello sold out to the brothers [Sicilian Pasta Kitchen crew aren’t they?] and opened his spot in St. Albert. Used to be quite an “interesting”...

't charge a plating fee for the cake (as I made the cake) and knocked down the price because we only had a salad and entree. Marco actually was at the restuarant the entire time just in case we needed anything. There was also...

Hey fellow 'hounds ... I need your help. I’m taking my family out for a joint anniversary (parents) + birthday (brother) dinner. It’s going to be the six of us, and I’d like to take them to somewhere with great...

I’m sure this question has been posted before but besided Tosca and Citronelle are there any other Chefs tables of note in DC?? I’m trying to plan a dinner for my brothers birthday and any help would be greatly...

I advise those who are interested in this subject — and anyone on this list who isn’t ought to have their head examined :-) — to download this seminal article before it goes into the archives and is no longer...

’ve noticed “BYOB” mentioned on the list a lot. I’ve never lived/visited anywhere where you can bring your own beer – does it apply to wine too? Do these places charge a corkage fee? Are there plentiful...

I’m an LA chowhound, but have visited Chicago several times since my brother and his family moved to Lincoln Park a year and a half ago. On all my visits, we’ve eaten very, very well and I’d like to continue the...

options – choice and placement of the tables, the music that they have, electical outlets if we wanted to bring our own music. Corkage fee was $15, whether for wine or hard liquor, the only requirement was that we...