about it, the more scared I become to can anything or to eat what I can. Everything has these terrible warnings on them that say deviating at all from the recipe can cause serious food spoilage, which is hard, because when I make... (32 replies, last updated by MakingSense August 30, 2007)

by.) I had some truly awful asian (Chinese) food in downtown Burbank at Gourmet 88 (where their sweet & sour sauce AND glaze for the ‘sweet & pungent shrimp’ was ketchup... even though the menu talks about 'authentic... (91 replies, last updated by foodiemahoodie October 18, 2009)

We are relocating from metro Boston to Salem and I am wondering about basic foodie questions. Is there really no Wholefoods or Trader Joes? Is there a cheese shop or a food coop? I read the 2008 posts about restaurants and feel a... (19 replies, last updated by KayGee July 21, 2009)

. The food seems to follow the plan of the furniture but with far lesser results. I guess food is different from furniture. The food tastes as if the parts were separately produced in different places and then assembled at the... (6 replies, last updated by Vinnie Vidimangi May 15, 2004)

? This restaurant has AMAZING food- should I take a chance and pass up one of my fave dishes to try sweetbreads? What are they like? What is your favorite preparation? (18 replies, last updated by streetgourmetla June 20, 2008)

Am I the only one or are there others like myself that are scared to use a big knife? I am not scared of the steak knives with the wooden handles, which I do my prepping with.. (30 replies, last updated by chuckl April 20, 2008)

Have you compared the parasite rates from sushi to the E-Coli rates from various foods ? (4 replies, last updated by goodhealthgourmet October 5, 2009)

‘m keepin’ it as vege as possible. what sort of snack-y things could i bring in a saddle bag that don’t require refridgeration? and, to clarify, i’m scared of bike week (i think), not the food part! (19 replies, last updated by hotoynoodle June 11, 2009)

and scared myself to death.   Just curious how many of you out there are into wild mushrooms? I wouldn’t mind if they were “magic”, but I don’t want to die a slow death!!! But they were really good.... (50 replies, last updated by PeterL November 8, 2009)

don’t give a s*** what Rachel Ray says (what’s up with her laugh, anyway?). PLEASE! Is there any place in PS that has GOOD food and NO blue-hairs....? Looking for a place with a younger/trendy crowd but not a... (1 reply, last updated by torta basilica May 7, 2004)

local icon. Jimmy’s in Herndon is good for bar food and there are a lot of other interesting eateries in Herndon too. It’s also a very diverse area. (13 replies, last updated by btari August 18, 2006)

I like to call it an upscale Norms. The prices are reasonable and the food reminds me of a high school cafeteria. My nine-year old niece loves the beef ribs. (9 replies, last updated by The Chowhound Team April 9, 2006)

Most of their business is takeout, although there are maybe 10 small tables. It can get very busy weekend evenings. There always seems to be a wait to get fried foods, but I’m more interested in the specials anyway. For you... (19 replies, last updated by rworange September 10, 2007)

turnover)dishes. There were very authentic dishes (i.e., black grass jello and duck feet and tongues—as a vegetarian I passed on those) as well as dim sum, Chinese pastries and Italian dishes (my Chinese-American friend... (4 replies, last updated by Donald May 7, 2001)

Good for you for trying something new! There are lots of rewards for pushing past those familiar foods. That said, I hate foie gras. You will probably like it — most people do — but for me, it’s still liver and... (48 replies, last updated by KevinB November 11, 2006)