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article: Is Eating Out Cheaper Than Cooking?
I know that deli sandwiches can be crazy expensive but five dollars for a whole week of lunches? Do you only eat peanut butter?
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eating well to lose weight
Yes, sadly the thinnest I’ve ever been was when I unexpectedly lost my job and my boyfriend. Next thinnest was when I was in unrequited love with my husband. Now married for ten years and gainfully self employed, and all...
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How do you eat so well and control your weight?
cresyd, I won’t tell you how many batteries I’ve worn out on my scale. And if this helps you any, DaisyM, I made a mental picture for myself after my weight loss that I lost NINE five pound bags of sugar. I...
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Chowhounding in Good Nabes vs. Bad Nabes
in working with the freshest raw materials. I happen to live a ten-minute walk from Fisherman’s Wharf, probably spend more time there than most posters, and often partake of the lower-end offerings there, including at your...
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how to split the check?
market theory works will eventually be uninvited. I agree he also normally gets the check and declares the evenly-divided amount due. At some point someone will say, "Hey Johnnie, throw in an extra ten for all the extras you had...
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Divergent opinions unite!
don’t think I can list them all: Petsi Pies, Grotto, Ten Tables, North Street Grill, cuban sandwiches at Chez Henri, O’Cantinho, and Floating Rock. Link: http://www.beyondsalmon.com
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Korean Advice
of a fan of the salty lemon soda myself, though I think salty plum is worth a try. Love hearing about the OK City food scene—my only meal there was barbecued bologna, something I still think about ten years later. aloha, ss
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What am I missing at the French Laundry?
of the chef, a quote from Keller, which I don’t rember the exact words but basically saying that when they first got away from the one staff five nights a week, the place lost some of the camaraderie. So maybe they have...
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Mom's Chowhound annoyances
the care and attention that go into everything else she makes. Refuse to buy bottle stoppers. Instead she used to put pieces of aluminum foil over the mouth of soda bottles. The soda went flat in ten minutes. As a kid, I would have...
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Spago Tasting Menu Lunch -- BITTER Disappointment
Okay, so here’s the backstory: Five or six years ago, my high school alumni association had a St. Patrick’s Day party at Spago. They served perhaps the yummiest dessert I’ve ever tasted: a decadent banana...
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dating a foodie novice...
wife was a pretty lousy cook all around. He had never had cilantro or fresh basil! After ten years of “food re-education” he will try anything, adores a huge variety of ethnic foods, brings me cookbooks when he sees...
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The greatest pie of my life: Toni Marie's (plus gen'l bakery thoughts)
from a place called Toni Marie’s in Hinsdale. I know nothing about this place or what else they make or what they’re most famous for; it was simply a pie that someone brought to a Christmas party (in Hinsdale). Not...
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Waiter changed tip
True story. Ten years ago jfood took the two little jfoods for a quick dinner before dance class. Some chicken fingers and fries for them, cup of coffee for jfood. Bill arrives and jfood pays quickly and leaves. Something bothered...
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I'm moving from NYC to London for univ...
discussion boards or review sites like Chowhound, Trip Advisor, Onion Ring, etc. For instance, I’d reckon four of my all-time top ten horrible meals have been in the US – on trips before my access to the internet. All...
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Is this food terrorism?
ten feet of a pig (or a mushroom), I think the onus is on them not to be so difficult.
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