cider, grape juice, or lemondade on hand as tasty and festive alternatives....) As others have said, a true ‘foodie’ should be up to the challenge of finding dishes that work.

on long European train trips in the small 6-person rooms, was food and wine a shared, festive, great smelling experience, but on flights it is so miserable to so many? Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow......

restos. I’ll just sit back and take whatever arrives at the table. Maybe I’ll finally discover what sea cucumber looks like. I look forward to the festivities to come.

@HillJ Edible flowers add beauty and a festive air to our food. Be cautious about what you use, I’ve seen some big mistakes! A visually lovely cookbook on edible flowers was withdrawn from the shelves because the cover photo...

Maria’s tacos al pastor, here we come! Look out SoCo. Tex, should we notify the Austin authorities, that 2 old fart, food deranged, New England exiles are about to descend on their fair city during the Bob Marley Festival?...

I know for a fact that in years past there was an okinomiyaki booth at the Little Tokyo Tofu festival. In addition I have heard that there is a cook-your-own type place in the Lomita strip mall where Chantilly Patisserie is...

's on Lyndale Ave. South which seems to have lots of restaurants. I take it that’s a “happening” part of town? How far from downtown? Too bad I’m missing the festival on Grand Ave. by a couple weeks. Danny...

this past Monday and I haven’t been back in yet to ask about the festivities (although I am sure it will be almost too heartbreaking to hear about it since I wasn’t there). There is a nice blog post still up here from...

Wow, Jean Georges, yes! He’s supposed to be honored at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival this year. What’s up with that gayot link? They have Blue Oyster Grill opening, which closed months ago, at the now new Two...

would have thought :) She didn’t mention the takoyaki, but after I had it at the Cherry Blossom Festival in LA last week, I’m looking for more.

comes close to Austin or Nashville unless you happen to be here for the Lyons or Telluride Bluegrass festivals.

. Service is starting to get bad, too." Agreed! I haven’t found any Asian that I like, other than Far East Taste. Italian restaurants. I wish I knew a really good one. Buena Serra (Maple St, Red Bank) is really popular....

for the sake of argument, a blue ribbon recipe, like a local fair/festival might share the winning recipe in the newspaper following the event but a contest where money and large prizes come into play (say a national competition)...

them for some reason). Each chapter chrinicaled his good times at a different food-focused French festival- snails, stinky cheese, etc, and wrapped up with a rejuveniting visit to a health-food spa... which, being French, really...

If you love red velvet cupcakes, you have to try the one from Buzz Bakery and Cafe in Alexandria. Across the street from their sister restaurant Rustico. I tried it at the Del Ray Arts Festival this past year. The cashier...