Took a second job working for a caterer. I ate “there” every time I worked and/or took home food.

't find good, smoked, luscious, juicy, cue down there, you’re doing something wrong.

I find the texture of a cake mix absolutely horrendous. Its like biting into cotton candy. My friends from Europe crack up about the textures of our breads and cakes. I personally feel if I am going to bake (and cake is my fav)...

, that’s almost every night this month, no wonder I haven’t lost any weight. Tomorrow I’m getting catering takeout for a lunch meeting from Broder’s and on Saturday we’re hitting Zushiya in Maple...

mystery meat more times than I can count. If you find yourself in the same situation, let me recommend the macaroni & cheese and a Chimay Ale.

’ve brought your own. Sure the unique and perhaps negative qualities of a place are worth a comment, but, if the food is great, I don’t have too much sympathy for people who complain about a place’s...

as left by the time I get there. So who has best toro today, I shall try to find out! Now if I could only keep pace with that high energy waitress who has a taste for Italian white truffles($180 an ounce for a half dollar sized...

other barometers of sushi/sashimi appreciation beyond a fish’s freshness). I also find your husband’s “freshness” logic puzzling, as a lot of sushi-quality fish is caught locally off of our shores and...

Everything went very well, and the turkey (which I dry brined this year) was excellent. The only problem with it was that there wasn’t at all enough dark meat, so I need to find a different kind of turkey next year that...

. I’d love it if we were invited out to other peoples homes every now and then. I don’t expect an “even” playing field, but something would be nice. (We entertain at home at least 3 out of every 6...

than zapped in the m-wave, which if done too harshly can ruin a soup in ways people don’t often realize). I won’t use boneless poultry, as I find it (unless poached gently in a flavorful stock) tasteless, dry and...

Just came home tonight from catering a party for 30 in Tokyo. Some popular items were: pizza (made from foccacia topped with a melange of sauteed mushrooms, gruyere cheese, olive oil and Maldon salt) artichoke dip (cream cheese...

will still push budget. Also Pasta Pomodoro is decent to good, but no atmo and really trained ‘upselling’ staffers. You also can’t afford beverages here, I think. I would not do La Mistral. Very limited menu is...

There have been a variety of types of aerating pour spouts on the market with different mechanical properties. You can probably find them at a fine wine shop or various online sources. I don’t own one myself so can’t...

to cater to the constant barrage of bubble headed tourists who think they’re at charbucks. Shame on them. Uggies: Gets alot of hype on this and other boards. Used to be a place where locals went to, I’m afraid its...