beets, slightly hollowed with a melon baller, stuffed with either caviar, lemon juice and parsley, or an egg salad type mixture. 7. Celery trees (slice non-leaf end at bottom, then place in ice water until they curl), radish...

mental stability (her gestures included some head-tapping). I was enjoying my goose intestines (chewy, but tasty) when the manager came over. In perfect English, he complimented me on my ordering. "This is a dish that we Southern...

of the house then there can be no complaints if a custo treats the front of the house in the same manner. and jfood doubts whether there would be consensus that the custo has the right to scream at the server, the server can call...

pejorative – but still dishes familiar and affordable to most in certain regions. For example: - Italian: Flour + water + cheap local ingredient = affordable pasta dish for everyday familes over decades. In most major cities...

As long as we are admitting heresies: I add a dollop of Redi-base when I put the arborio in, therefore, when adding liquid it is water right out of the tap. Have never had a failure.

version at King Falafil. I forgot to order the hot green sauce, and we could’ve used it. The sage infused tea was nice, if not exactly what I expected. You get a glass of hot water, with a lipton’s tea bag and some...

, keeping in mind that the exchange rate is still a bit negative for Canadians (though not nearly as bad as it has been previously), unless they drink only tap water, it will be difficult for them to escape without spending...

believe Chicago is a top tier food town or not is a matter of opinion. I know I believe it is. So much of what other cities are acclaimed for is based on recent history – where would San Francsico be without Alice Waters?...

) Old fashioned cheeseburgers and a few other sandwiches at the legendary subterranean bar. No longer any Schlitz dark on tap, now it’s Berghoff. Fontano’s (20 E Jackson) Submarine sandwiches, maybe not as good as at the...

'll be seeing more of them. We also just liked the place and they had good beers on tap. Lenny & John’s on Flatbush and M or so- good if you’re drunk and hungry on a weekend night, but otherwise not. Great rice balls,...

a few waiters and Japanese tourists, with neck craned upward to take it all in. I chose veal gulyas, dessert of palacsinta with nuts (crepes), a mineral water and medium roast coffee for lunch. The tab of 1,110 F (about US$6.00)...

of limited types agricultural produce that went into the burger. I think Alice Waters is an official member of the Slow Food movement, and Chez Panisse tries to embody the principles of Slow Food. They have a website, I think it...

to speed for the year 2001 (i.e. get on my SCREEN), I’ll take a pass. It is not a matter of cost (trying to freeload e-copies), it is a matter of convenience. I don’t want to fumble around with paper pages when...

at a decent price and this stuff has longevity. The kabobs and biryani were still good the next two days; I just sprinkled water on the rice and microwaved it. We went to Chapati in Edina for an Indian buffet. That was decent....

'd never seen a persimmon before I moved out here, much less a dead-ripe one that weighs in the hand like a water grenade... blood oranges, Blenheim apricots, Santa Rosa plums, cavolo nero – all things that I can get at my...