also, you can “veg up” that mac-n-cheese with roasted cauliflower, or some shredded carrots, or peas, etc. i don’t really subscribe to the "trick them into eating vegetables" thing, but this just seems like...

No on the instant coffee and canned vegetables (except for beans). A big YES on condensed soup. I always joke that I don’t feel safe without a few cans of Campbell’s in the house. If nothing else sounds good, I can...

OCEllen posts below shows, “false morels” look almost nothing like the real thing. Glad it was great! We found one in our front yard this spring, and split it down the center, coated it with cornmeal and fried it for...

Just wanted to give a quick update that hubby and I had dinner at our neighborhood favorite Lotus Garden (Vietnamese, on Mission where Valencia comes in) the other night, and the beef in lot leaf was a standout. I can’t...

At 515 Mission Street (between 1st and 2nd Streets), in a space that use to be an Oh-La-La outlet, there is now a hole-in-the-wall place called Tea Garden. It’s a boba joint up front, but also advertises “Taiwanese...

I’ve never been to a Garden of Eden, but I did visit a Whole Foods yesterday, and can say with conviction, they are GOUGERS! Browsed the butcher stand and saw both flank steak and skirt steak (very cheap cuts of meat) were...

mall as one of our favorite Asian grocery stores, the Arcadia Supermarket, Chang’s Garden has a nice clean appearance and a big “A” placard, but we decided to give it a chance anyway, especially as the big...

Hi, was driving along in Hartsdale last Thurs and couln’t help noticing that there was the sign for a new Chinese resturaunt in Hartsdale, called the Jade Garden. (in the place where the tea hose that sold the world art was,...

I just moved from Union Sq/East Village to Carroll Gardens, and I’m trying to find about a dozen everyday places that I can eat. I know that Smith Street has tons of great restaurants, but most of them are pretty expensive,...

I’ve been shopping at jefferson market (6th Ave, bet 10 and 11) for over 10 years, but I’m becoming less enthusiastic about going there, and am going more and more to garden of eden (14 Street at 5th Ave). Is it just...

My wife and I were visiting the Marriott Seaview for three nights this weekend, and after trying “Gourmet,” also in Galloway, (OK tuna steak; ok crab ravioli; solid service) thought we’d try "Athenian Garden"...

I’ve seen mostly posts on the tea, but they have quite good food at Imperial Tea at the Epicurious Garden in Berkeley. Today Jing and I had the hand pull noodles, which we both enjoyed a lot. I’m not positive they...

Four of us had a mini ChowLunch at Manila Garden, on Thursday August 17. A fifth person was a no-show — we know who you are!!! The only downside to this pleasant event was the limited English of the owner. She is a sweet,...

, seeking a use variance to build an Olive Garden Italian restaurant on the property where Jersey Freeze now sits." Link to the article: http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2007/0822/Front_Page/020.html

will take the opportunity to re-visit it. Such is the case with the Mediterranean Garden Grill in Monrovia. Before I go any further, I want to mention that it’s an interesting restaurant space. My first visit there was...