You can make salmon cakes for a crowd easily and cheaply. But it might be helpful to tell us how many are in ‘a crowd’ - I’m sure some posters think you mean 25 people and others think you mean 300. For the...

that the fat is where the juiciness comes from. It’s almost like you’re diluting whatever fat’s in there with small amounts of water, so it makes what fat there is go a little further. Worth a try.

on a state-by-state basis. It’s only one of two places in the area where I have found the midwest classic breaded tenderloin (the other being the old Trio). We like to go there for 1950’s classics like meatloaf...

I went to their website www.hatcho.com – their menu is all in Japanese. Which I can mostly read. I noticed that they have cha-siu ramen on the dinner menu – is it time for Melanie to go investigate it? The place looks...

at it and thinking that it was about time for a burn out on it. It will be going into the oven on the next oven cleaning.

“large” is, then they hand you black coffee filled to the brim so there is no room to add the skim milk on your own. Go figure. http://jfoodonfood.blogspot.com/

Here are some links that give a good overview - For kosher – http://www.jewfaq.org/kashrut.htm You can also go to some of the organizations that certify foods and establishments as kosher – like www.ou.org or...

area bakers like Moon Side Bakery, Scone Age, Arcongelli breads and pies. There is Portuguese bread from Five Star Bakery in SJ. To go with your bread there is an impressive selection of jams and jellies, many made by the store....

Vietnamese places. Little Mexico in Bladensburg has a few Mexican offerings, though if you’re from Cali you’ll probably still be a bit disappointed. For a closer place, go to El Charrito Caminante on Wash Blvd just...

's what you’re going for), EVEREST (under Jean Joho) and AVENUES (under Graham Elliot Bowles) are the two of these that absolutely belong on your list, head and shoulders above anything else in town that you haven’t...

an oversized and understyled bar (decorated with a row of arty martini glasses—why, why? A historic limestone-walled former cargo house in Lockport with quilts on the wall and colonial-style decor is just not ever going to...

check with Holiday Market and see if they’ve still got a source for it. Very customer-service oriented store—they’ll help you if they can. I remember it well, we’d go on a Saturday to the Towne Club store...

I’m going to move my answer to Home Cooking, which I think is the more appropriate venue for this tangent...

no need to be embarrased, but I wouldnt go back either! I’ve never been to Scoma’s, but their website doesn’y say anything that I could find about a service charge..OTOH, I have been to A.Sabella’s, and...

of times we ate there, though, it was pretty empty. I hope it’s going to survive. Have to try some of your other mentions.