to about two full glasses of wine for the meal which makes the drive home a bit safer and it gives the kids especially a chance to sample more good stuff. The cold appetizer cart is presented with oysters, a duck and apple salad,...

to Green Mesquite, Artz’s or Pok E Joe’s (all within 5 minutes) before I’d go back to Uncle Billy’s.

Their wonderful plate of Chicken in Hot Garlic Sauce (Chinese menu version, of course) has three vegetables: the wonderful large tree-ear fungus, the fresh red peppers, and … what? Flat, cut from something with green skin, almost...

A friend and I threw foil packets together for camping, didn’t refigerate for 12 hours because of the drive and on-the-way sightseeing, and these turned out great: Quartered fingerling potatoes — white and purple Sliced...

Ha! Reminds me of the time I dropped my deep-fried burrito on the car floor at the drive-in (remember them???) when I was a kid. I picked it up, dusted it off, and went right to it, and I’m still here.

they had was bad, but every in-house meal was excellent. I believe it. Similar experience with Hard Times. If you want to eat at home, take a minute to drive over and pick it up. You’ll be able to check the toppings and get...

. We shared a bowl of beef udon and selection of nigiri and rolls (tuna, ikura, eel, Canyon Roll, spider roll) drank green tea with and miso came with the sushi - $28 for it all and we could barely fini all. The sushi was...

. The beer selection is great—with many micro- and midibrews by the pint (including my favorite, Abita Turbo Dog) at $4.50-$5.00. The meal for two started modestly with a small app of fried green tomatoes ($4). Perfectly...

T station (I heard about all the parking and driving problems so I figure this hotel is in downtown and close to the subway or the T according to the tour book). Please recommend any great restaurants close by. Budget: I can go...

said that they’re here as early as 1pm [note: 4pm is a safer bet in my own observation] and stay until 9pm providing a dinner break for late night workers. He works another job and mentioned that the purchase of the...

I also don’t think of Boston as a step up over Philly, food-wise. And certainly real estate is more expensive here. That said, Boston is a safer city and our access to the oceans and mountains is much easier, and the...

. And a risk that’s far greater than that posed by foodborne illness every time you get in your car and drive to work. Making things safer is good, but ignoring big risks because we’ve been hypersensitized to small...

in their food handling. Irradiation would offer a safer alternative for those that want it.

Beach Chick – I really am not going out of my way to pedantically pick at your posts, but it seems I often find myself doing so. Pedantic point #155: it is about a 6-7 mile drive from Hacienda De Vega to the Wild Animal...

Ditto. The area may seem dicey (doesn’t bother me), but there’s secure parking and it’s “gourmet” cuisine In any case, Jim’s Drive-thru across the street does some really good Tacos al Carbon....