didn’t go wrong along the line. Eating in restaurants increases the risk factor because that is another step in the chain from source to mouth, where we have no control on how food is handled. Link:...

September 2006 Cookbook of the Month. Use this thread to discuss which of Marcella Hazan’s recipes you are considering, get feedback from other chowhounds, and find out if anyone else has tried or is trying the same thing....

You might want to try Monte Carlo in Burbank. I’d give them a call first and ask. And, if that doesn’t work, why not call your favorite Italian restaurant in L.A., one that you find authentic, and ask them to...

One Market Restaurant unequivocally has THE best burger in SF – hands down. I’ve taken out-of-town clients there who are suprised when I say I’m taking them to get a burger. THey’ve been blown away every...

This won’t help if you’ve already cut up the pineapple but may be of future use. Brazzaz, a Brazilian restaurant in Chicago, serves wonderful grilled pineapple as an adjunct to their extensive meat offerings. Not...

a little somewhere and 10 (?) pounds extra one time is nothing long term memorywise. According to their website, they have 3 options: cheapest is 29.50 pounds. Link: http://www.brownshotel.com/restaurant2.html

-ish. Oh, chicken over rice here is real good. Ganda: Mixed bag, seriously, overall, say, 6. But some dishes are great, up to 8 level, and some are cruddy. Highlights: best, most balanced pad kee mao. During lunch, there’s a...

I had never seen one before and saw the guy at the counter get one, I knew right away it was the famed piggly wiggly. I think I will have to go to Chef Edwards at least once a week! There are so many things to try. I had the...

We’ve determined that there are some pretty fine Japanese restaurants in San Mateo, but does anyone know of some good Chinese places? I’m looking for something as good as Just Won Ton or Little Beijing or Cheung Hing....

After having heard raves about the White House in AC I ate there, and it was certainly good, the bread WAS good. But the cold cuts were standard, off-the-truck American versions of cold cuts. My parents can get better quality in...

It has been said that while it can be convenient getting prepackaged moon cakes (e.g. the imported ones from Hong Kong or Taiwan, while some are packaged in the US with a foreign label) from your local Chinese supermarket, they...

I’m from back East (NJ), and I understand your problem. I don’t ever get wings anymore, except when I’m visiting back home. My favorite place for wings was a place that started near Rutgers University in NJ,...

I bought an oval-shaped, 3-1/2 quart crockpot this weekend and, after making beef stew on Saturday, I’m hooked! There’s a pot roast cooking right now and I can’t wait to get home! Do you have any favorite...

drive from downtown, probably a 15 minute walk. If you do go to the Willows, you must get some popcorn from E.W. Hobbs—-they are down all the way at the end of the strip. They make the best popcorn I’ve ever had...and...

I’ve been eating the ice cream with Deborah Madison’s cardamom cookies from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. I love that book. Just thought I’d share. I’ve never made anything out of it that didn’t...