reactions only. Even so, my take-away impression was that many fantastic wines were offered today. Yes, WINES, not mere insipid bubbles. These fine grower Champagnes seem to be bred to be more interesting and characterful,...

into the Burrito King camp than the Campos camp, though I thought Campos was fine. I’d love to hear about your similar bg; I’ll email you later, if I may...

To each his own, and everyone is entitled to an opinion. If I’m “wrong” on this one then fine. Like I said, I think Maria is a good chef and I think the food at Bo is nicely prepared and tasty. This was not...

Oh!, How could I forget? There is always the “Swinging Door.” They have some great Pork Ribs and offer them in small portions. Try the Mac-N-Cheese and Ranch Beans also. Swinging Door BBQ 11018 Vanowen St. North...

, Olives & Cheeses African ingredients like Watermelon & Yams Contemporary French plating & 19th Century Pastries And the numerous undocumented techniques that undoubtedly came with them, and you have one absolutely grand... yet...

town; everything is delivered by the one taxi company that unfortunaly tends to sometimes employ some unsavoury characters..anyway, delivery charges/taxi fare are included in the bill (not the issue here). Anyway, the guy comes,...

one of the world’s best bargains. The collection is rounded out with a few smaller sauce pans I kept from the sets...fine for simmering veggies, melting butter, etc.; an inexpensive Farberware stainless steel frying pan...

. If anything, the meltingly sweet slow-cooked onions and salty bite of bacon balance the dairy out nicely. The subtle hint of Comte cheese was also great. We had a few pieces left over, and it makes for a great lunch or supper....

Great topic! Yes, the eye rolling and OMG this is sooooo good is way over the top. You know what cheeses me even more? PERFECT! Everything is perfect and the show host has to tell you how perfect their dish is and wow,...

for every sort of pork product. We did the South Beach thing, followed it well and religiously, dropped about fifteen pounds with little effort...until I started having fevered dreams of grilled cheese sandwiches, of biscuits and...

at farmer’s markets. Make friends with other people who love food and love to cook – the barter economy works out well when you’ve got friends who hunt, fish, and make their own jams, wines, olives, pickles and...

the munchies for the cooking festivities (crackers, cheese, & other delights we’ve gotten for the evening). if i’m engrossed in chopping, massaging raw meat with rubs, or seriously multi-tasking, he feeds me bite size...

encourage a visit to Zingerman’s because it is such a fascinating place. There are two buildings – one with the deli, olive oils, jam, breads, cheeses etc. - I could go on and on. It is very small and jumbled and...

You do not need to reserve far in advance. The day before or the same day will be fine, unless you have someplace like Diana, Bitone, or Battibecco in mind. We like to take a stroll past someplace we want to dine and see if we...

, Little Italy has the worst Italian food (akin to LA’s Chinatown and Japantown LOL), Babbo is the fine dining restaurant to be at, Aqua Grill is good and Russ and Daughters is the best Jewish deli in town. Feel free to...