Thanks all . . . . The posts have been very interesting to read. . . . I am trying coffee to kick the habit, but the hot brewed drink doesn’t quite replace the need for a cold glass of coke (it provides my caffeine kick...

with edible flower garnishes, 3 per guest, one of each flavor: meyer lemon, lavender-ginger with candied ginger and edible johnny jump-up garnish, double german chocolate with chocolate dipped strawberry. guess what— these...

Minor quibble: Graffeo is strictly a coffee roaster (albeit unsurpassed for Italian roast) not a coffee house. The OP will have to go across the street to XOX Truffles or next door to Justa Bite for a brewed cup of Graffeo.

Also from Michigan- Paczkis- small jelly-filled donuts eaten on Fat Tuesday every year Vernor’s Ginger Ale. Faygo and Towne Club Sanders sundae toppings

up the brew basket with tea, sugar, lemon peel, whatever flavors you like. Fill the pitcher with ice. Push a button. Voila, perfect iced tea that is already cold and perfectly sweetened and flavored. "Coming in at a close second...

Sam’s dozen ideas (but no recipes): 1. No prepared or junk foods, no soft drinks, lots of basic ingredients – rice, flour, beans, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, lettuces, greens, fruit to make juices, garlic, ginger, corn...

countries steeped in stubborn tradition. With help from my Chowhound experience, and Sam in particular, I am doing Asian-Mexican dishes on nobody’s menu, that I really enjoy. Ginger, soy, and fish sauce have no place in...

. . .) 2) Father’s Office: because I’d want to have an outstanding selection of micro brews to go with my way better than average burger. 3) La Super Rica (Santa Barbara is So Cal, right?): okay, so they don’t...

, snow peas and ginger. Made your taste buds dance and clap their hands! I don’t remember brocolli in anything back then. Today everything has brocolli in it. There was a lot of lotus root back then. And celery, bell...

Thanks for the invite! If you go to Lola’s, one of the things that intrigued me on his menu was fried ginger calamari. I’m definitely going to try to reproduce that one myself. pat

12 packs of soda—$5-6, if lucky, on sale 2/$9-10. For whatever reason, they’re so expensive up here that we’d rather have a 6-pack of a good local brew for $1-2 more. Ground meat: why it’s so expensive is...

of “entertainment”. He could stick his head in the brew tanks, yell “That's Off the Hook” and then dive in after his sunglasses fell off his head.

I also like the chocolate sorbet. I tend to be less of a fan of sorbets generally, but their really good ones are, well, really good. Ginger too, when they have it.

with a really great low-fat balsamic vinaigrette. The dried cranberries are awesome – they really add a nice little kick to things. And apples. I’m eating apples. Drinking unsweetened iced tea with lots of lemon. Those...

What the heck, here we go: South Park Bar & Grill, Saigon, The Liars Club, Modus, The Prado, San Diego Brewing Company (mostly for the beer), The Linkery, The Vine, Villa Del Mar, Zensei Sushi, Arrevaderci, Baja Betty’s,...