speak up! In terms of food preferences, we’re up for pretty much anything. However, I’d probably avoid places like Fleur de Lys and Gary Danko, since I can go to Jean Georges, Le Bernardin etc. any other time...

to go to Surfas restaurant supply (National/Washington in Culver City), pop by there. It’s not at all like Zabar’s.

23, Washington DC. i like listening to “wait wait don't tell me!” (NPR), america abroad (PRI), and then lately, i’ve been putting on a holiday mix on pandora.com. i got the idea to make a holiday mix in the...

I have a number of favorite soups: Jean George Vongterian “curried butternut squash soup” with sauteed shrimp. (instead of stock, use coconut milk, add ginger and curry to soup) Also, something I call “liquid...

was developed by Georges Pralus in the mid-1970s for the Restaurant Troisgros (of Pierre and Michel Troigros) in Roanne, France." I wonder if he had an immersion circulator is all I’m asking.

Good gifts: - George Foreman 5-in-1 (Griddle, grill, etc., etc.), in new Bright Red. - Cuisinart Combination Food Processor and Blender. - Ratatouille Video. Bad gifts: - Cheap, UGLY Snowman Oven Mitt and Kitchen Towels (Target) from...

confit to Jean-Georges Vongerichten, as in this red snapper recipe http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/red-snapper-with-carrot-confit-and-baked-lemon And Food & Wine quotes Spanish Chef jose Andres http

Farm — chevre and camellia (CA) Cowgirl Creamery — My Tam, Redhawk (CA) Bellwether Farms — Carmody (CA) Point Reyes Farmstead — Original Blue (CA) Matos — St. George (CA) Marin French Cheese Co. (Rouge...

celebrated American Chefs of all time it seems as though many recent reviews have not been as wowed with the landmark restaurant in the same way as they are by Iconic restaurants like TFL or Jean-Georges, or even the local...

I don’t think that soy products could be considered a natural flavor in butter. Maybe added milk solids could be. But who knows... we seem to be advancing into the Frankenfood era, where food descriptions have more to do...

Actually, while I’m sure the OP’s BBQ and yours are great, the good ole smoked stuff has been seemed pretty bad to me ehile traveling, even the mail-order ribs from George W..'s davorite order-out place. Unaccpetably...

... whitter blvd is good to cruise... tacomiendo – on the westside on washington and inglewood. og taco spot, better than overhyped taqueria sanchez. pupusas – salvadorean – all over town, try texis, or in the...

journey. Yume Sushi on Park St in Alameda is supposed to be very good though I haven’t been. Also on Alameda is St George Spirits/Hangar One Vodka which is on the former naval base and has a very nice tasting flight, which...

at Jean Georges, for example, in expecting pampering, is not reality in other universes and I am thankful that I can participate through eating in these other cultures, unadjusted to my presumed timid tastes. Yeah, that means...

I live in Washington, D. C. I spent a week in London several months ago and did everything in my power to eat my way through the city as I have with most of the larger cities in Europe and North America. Having said that: 1. Tante...