Three stand out: the first time I had pea shoots (the leafy kind—‘dai dou mui’) in Vancouver. Prior I had only had the pea sprouts (‘sai dou mui’) but the green, spinach-like taste was a revelation....

xio long bao and a cemitas poblana. The latter, I think I will finally try on Friday, the former requires an hour drive. Maybe after the holidays.

. I am not an activist and largely stay out of mainstream right-and-wrong hullaballoo, but this is where I am right now - trying to limit my consumption and waste. Or perhaps I’ve seen Soylent Green one too many times. LOL

, the menu may turn her stomach. Does he often place those items on the menu and if so are there usually other "safer" items available for those with less “adventurous” palates?

of the burgers – all pretty danged good – best within a 10 minute drive for sure. We avoid the chicken & fish. Salads are OK, but nothing special. It’s all about the meat. I’ve also been to the Outback by...

Not so much cooking, but cleaning — hate cleaning up the bag tips for icing or pastry. Drives me bonkers. Oh, and peeling/chopping fresh mangoes. Too slippery if they’re nicely ripened, so I’m always scared...

!". At which point my daughter piped up with, "Yes we can mommy. there’s a green bean under that chair." I do believe there was something “edible” poking out from under the stove, too. Like you, though, I was...

considering it because I want to get some Szechuan food, without driving too far. Guess I’ll have to bite the bulled on that front. If you’re looking for a different Vietnamese place, do check the Peach Garden Express...

A lot of the pop science the green crowd touts is dubious at best, flat out wrong at worst. There’s a lot to sympathize with, but there’s a lot that’s been peverted by politics. I would love to be able to buy...

. If you are wearing jewelry, an expensive watch or carrying an expensive camera you will become a target. Also be careful in buses. The subway is much safer, but covers a limeted area of the city. I most use cabs when I’m...

, just as a starter. Actually, I’d love more recipes but have to sober up from the wine to remember what else to ask about... My recipe was easy: leave the house before dawn (well, that part wasn’t easy, but the rest...

thus. Frankly, as far as I have seen, even highly sophisticated and well traveled Americans and Greek Americans, are completely un-prepared to face – not to mention, taste – the “true” foods of Greece. I...

at Armando’s Green Flash, but the plates look decent when I walk by and customers seem satisfied. It has a nice view. Broken Yolk is good for breakfasts, I guess, and Kono’s is a local favorite. I think neither is...

and onion sauce (often called sauce Espanol, but not to be confused with the classic French brown sauce) is traditional. But you can also ladle on a little enchilada sauce thickened with a bit of corn startch or roux, either red...

, it was not the kind of place that would make me drive 50 miles from NJ and go across two bridges just so I could have her food (only Jim and a few others on this board are that insane). If it had stayed open we definitely would...