of chicken fingers and fries was $15!! i was amazed. I’ve been to a million bars in NYC and had never seen chicken fingers priced that high. And they were so mediocre, too.

LETTUCE ON IT. Come on. You’ve got fried fish and tartar sauce, lettuce won’t make it a health food. Usually the lettuce wilted by time it reached the customer. Even if you threw the slimy lettuce away, there were...

and Slyders, fresh oysters and foie gras, and a good old fashioned HN hotdog with some of that good green relish. a major aged prime steak with french fries and onion rings, followed by a creme brulee and brownies. So what...

't mean I like their fries because of their advertising. I like them because they are deliciously crispy vehicles for delivering salt and ketchup. Are there other places that make them better, chain or not? Sure. Doesn’t...

't enjoy being forced to eat bland food, but doesn’t have much choice in the matter. She also can’t have chocolate, alcohol, vinegar, tomatoes, citrus, or fried foods. This makes eating out a frustrating experience,...

, but the last 4 years I have made it, no one except the ‘health-conscious’ eaters take any. Will probably skip this next year. Main Meal: Mango-chutney glazed ham with honey mustard sauce. Hit (glaze recipe from...

I suggest you scroll down the board and look at some of the discussion of the Limsterfest events we just had — some of the best and most varied cuisine in the city, and some walking tours to boot. For example, Victorians...

I find it interesting to read Tom Colicchio’s blog on bravotv.com and I found his podcast/interview on Chow somewhat enlightening, though I don’t like him much on the show. In the Chow interview, he said the the...

, pizza, wine, etc, etc, etc. Considers a round trip cross-country plane trip for fried clams. Number 2 Foodie: Calmly and knowledgably talks about the in restaurants Chowhound: Talks about those too…with passion. Also talks...

My hubby did really good this year. He gave me Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa at Home and Patricia Wells Vegetable Harvest, I really was totally surprised. But truth be told, my favorite "Chow" Christmas gift of all is when...

at the LOWEST price (that’s why we’re here at chow.com) and we want the best, most aesthetically fabulous cookware too – just like with what we eat. A chowhound is someone who will not eat anything that is not...

!) eating there. They have a somewhat limited menu but everything on it is wonderful. Their pho is the best I have outside of Vietnam. Their fried spring rolls are wonderful, same goes for the pork chop and the chicken curry....

This is old and tired and off-topic, but there IS an asymmetry in the language that is permissible (OK, let’s call it PC) when applied to different kinds of people. Back to the chow, shall we?

Which is less harmful; diet drinks with man-made chemicals, or regular drinks overloaded with sugar? I have a coca cola addiction, and always struggle when deciding whether to drink diet or regular. . . . I am curious to see what...

worse by their presence. They are innocent bystanders to culinary atrocities. They put up with such places because, being tourists, they often quite understandably lack the local chow savvy of even less discerning locals....