Yes, but head west toward Bundy Dr, just west of Bundy is Darya Restaurant. far far better. Shaherzad Flame on Westwood Blvd is awesome too. They make their own tanoor breads there.

shwarma and kebabs are mediocre at best and I don’t eat falafel I’ve taken a shine to their babaganoush and hummus sandwiches, with a side of stuffed grape leaves. The Lahmajun would be good too were it not for the...

and sumac), thrown onto a flame, and served next to a side of hummus and a bed of basmati rice. The flavor that came out of the chicken can only be described as sharp and strong, but in a good way. As for the veggie plate, the...

and you need only a couple of handfulls. I’m careful to avoid new growth. If I let these bits dry out they simply burst into flame on charcoal.

I often do experiments in my microwave. The latest one I did was to put 2 small pieces of broccoli stem (fresh) into a pyrex bowl and microwave the bowl for about 3 minutes. At one point I saw a big flame originating from the...

-cents if you buy a cold one). Flames on Morton St., (just off Blue Hill Ave).: We sampled jerk chicken, not very spicy, which had a sweet sauce added after the fact (maybe tamarind in the sauce). The meat was fall off the bone...

raisins ($1.29 and $3.49). 1.5-pound containers or plain raisins made from Autumn Royal, Summer Royal, Ruby Seedless, Golden Flame and Sweet Scarlet grapes ($4)." "Smoked hams ($2.29/pound). " http://www.fresnostatenews.com/2006

In making wine, sugar is fermented into alcohol by yeast, generating heat and carbon dioxide as by-products. (This is EXTREMELY simplified.) If you eat a fully-ripened table grape (not overripe), be it Thompson Seedless or Red...

's usefulness ends at being a landmark for the ice cream shop located behind it. many of the greek-ish places (apollo flame, ap bistro, bellagio, stone ridge tavern, etc) are owned by the same clan. food is abundant, but not...

Lucky you. I’ll never go back to factory farmed pork. Happy pigs make delicious pork. I say you don’t need to brine. I like to braise them, sometimes after searing. Keep it simple. Juniper berries, thyme, chicken...

about San Diego lacking in this, lacking in that. I chalk it up to sour grapes.

A Palestinian friend makes them braised underneath stuffed grape leaves with a bit of tomato in the braise. It’s a favorite of her family, and quite good.

the monster my spring basil turned into), lettuce, cauliflower, and snap peas. We also bought Thompson and flame grapes, but haven’t finished building the trellis, so they haven’t gone into the ground yet. A couple...

's not glutenous like these soups so often are. —the super-rich taramosolata, so evil in the arteries, so good in the stomach. —flaming saganaki —any of their whole roasted fishes. —a surprisingly good version...

have something to be concerned about, but I wouldn’t (of course I was raised on Manaschevitz Concord Grape, and could really put that away when I was but a wee little tyke.)