on the Green or the Russian Tea Room, but I’m sure that they are all hype, and not worth the bother.) Additionally, what’s a good place to eat before a Broadway show? What’s the usual way to do it – dinner...

two days after we had checked out). New sleeker toilettries (a brand I didn ́t know). As I ́ve mentioned before, this trip was a group effort. Our group consisted of three couples – besides the best wife on the planet...

healthy food, but good period.) Didi Emmons’s Vegetarian Planet is very creative and has a bunch of recipes that have surprised the heck out of me by how good they taste. Giuliano Hazan (son of Marcella) has a book called...

distance to Dong Ting (Hunan fish head), Eight Cafe (Guilin beef noodles). In the next mall over is Green Village (Shanghainese fine dining), and also nearby is JJ (Shanghainese homestyle).

seville has some really nice tapas restaurants behind the cathedral. try bar giralda and have the serranito ( a mini pork sandwich with green peppers). go to belmonte (named after the bullfighter) and have calamares en su tinta...

Bittman, previously mentioned; the Goldbecks' American Wholefoods Cuisine; Diet for a Small Planet; the Mennonite Central Committee’s old More-with-Less Cookbook; and an old Betty Crocker if I need to look up something...

And, don’t forget Greasewood Flats, esp. on sunday afternoons, around 3pm when the bikers roll in..have a green chili bacon cheeseburger (can ask for it med rare) or the chili. A lot of fun and across the street from the...

seemed too sweet, unsure, and very green. maybe in a few years...

. As the customer, I am in control of what I want to buy . . . particular if I am asked in advance if I want it. I must be living on a different planet from you Magic, since I can’t remember the last time I had bad service...

's this and that, or make references to past dishes at Green Street, but don’t introduce the food to newcomers. Its not chowhound specific, but some things get discussed in geekish terms which are second nature to many, but...

, Bronx for NY style Chinese & Dim Sum – Emerald Seafood Mexican – El Zarape, the best grilled shrimp tacos on the planet Seafood – Oceanaire in the Gaslamp (pricey, but so worth it) Burgers – Crest Cafe Italian...

would no sooner use the same cutting board for conventional peppers, then switch to organic carrots, then they would chop raw chicken, and then switch to prepping salad greens on the same cutting board. consumers don’t...

tamales on the planet. I wouldn’t stand before her and say, "But gramma, those’re not authentic!" (She’d’ve given a dismissive wave to the whole idea of “authentic,” as she was an inventive,...

In uptown New Orleans, in the 50s, we had: -the milkman who delivered the milk with the crimped paper caps and other dairy products and bread. -the Coca-Cola man who delivered the cases of 6 1/2 oz green bottles to the back porch....

restaurant on the planet and it’s wonderful that you’re going. Some other things to do foodwise: go to Chinatown, even if it’s only to walk around. This was one of my favorite things to do while I lived in the...