...exquisite banh mi 3. Golden Deli...the cha gio 4. Giang-Nan...perfect xlb and spring rolls 5. Yi-Mei...baozi and soy milk (my faves)

gladly endulged – first on Balsamic caramel (best. Ice cream. Ever.), then Blue Bottle Vietnamese coffee (not as good as Jeni’s Black Coffee, but good) , then Andante chevre-strawberry jam (Good, but Jeni’s fig and goat cheese is...

I think one of the reasons they kept Zoe is that Bravo didn’t milk the lesbian couple thing enough on the show. And that she’s probably an overall better chef than Erik.

Reviving this thread to rant a bit because I faced the most appalling case of portion madness a few nights ago and I’m still annoyed. Went to a local Italian spot that serves good food. Started with an arugula salad with...

would be a light lunch for me. Everyone enjoyed it. Since I love fennel and I love pomegranate, citrus and sheep’s milk cheese, what’s not to like? My only issue was that several of my guests were late so the salad...

I had a dinner guest once that had Crone’s disease. The ultimate challenge. Restrictions: No starch (pasta, bread, rice), no dairy (milk, cheese, etc), no sugar, and no alcohol. I went into a panic for a day or so, and then...

when you judge a town that you’ve moved to by the novel food items. For instance, we have fresh eggs and jarred milk from local farms as well as a great brand of canadian bacon. Without these things I would have a very...

evaporated milk, made into thin patties and wrapped around a cornbread/herb stuffing, then covered with condensed cream of mushroom soup (undiluted.) and baked till golden brown. i tell you it is so YUMMY!!! (i’ll try and...

, flamboyantly topped pizzas, chili burgers, corn dogs, chili dogs, fortune cookies, sundaes, donut holes, Shirley Temples, deep fried crispy tacos, taquitos, smoothies the fast food drive through, milk shakes, Monte Cristo...

...not the mention the cheese was spectacular. We also had the appetizer of fresh bodega goat cheese (seriously, does CA even carry cheese that is anything less than stellar?), joyce’s cherry tomato and citrus jam,...

group interview, and were then promptly sat down to have an early lunch of—rice, potatoes, yuca, and cuy—plus rompope (or caspiroleta), a drink made of aguardiente (locally distilled cane liquor), whipped egg whites, beaten...

BLTs. Pecan pie. Sticky buns. Malted milk shakes. Chicken and waffles. Pot pies. Barbecued chicken. Ribs. Green bean casserole. Tuna casserole (with chicken maybe? or left over turkey if he balks at tuna). Stuffed pork chops. Pad...

Saturday night dinner with 1/2 price bottles of wine. The goat cheese sprouted quesadilla was delicious as was their nightly vegan special. Best vegan food I have had! Spill the Wine – Mediocre experience. Thought the wine...

Robert, which area are you staying in, and are you going to be driving around? For Jamaican, Albert’s is a staple. I’d recommend trying both the small goat curry and a small oxtail on peas n' rice. If you’re at...

I shop every couple days (milk, berries, etc.), and plan meals for the week on the weekend. I don’t mind eating leftovers as long as it’s something I want to eat. I don’t plan further ahead because I don’t...