-processed foods – pre-washed salad greens, mixes for sauces or cakes, pre-sliced veggies and meats. These maintain the illusion that the buyer is cooking just like mom and grandma used to do.

lettuce with green onions, croutons, red bell peppers and good seasons italian dressing which he makes according to his own recipe. I will lovingly encourage him to be more explorative in his culinary choices. He is a marvelous...

. It’s open really late, and was the place to go after the bars closed when I was in college. Brign your own beer though, as they don’t have a liquor license. Also....try any of the fresh greens on the menu. 2.) An...

that come in thick molded shells. However, in the thicker, molded shell type, I can recommend Leonides from Belgium and Woodhouse from Napa Valley. Nirvana makes amazing caramels that changed my whole attitude toward...

with a side of sushi. Second night, made his favorite salisbury steak w/mashed & gravy & greens and brought that in. Third night, spring rolls and a large pho from our favorite Vietnamese place... etcetc... I just don’t...

dissatisfied with them over the years before I moved away. The final straw came when (I swear I’m not making this up) they served me a burger with a scouring pad—yes, one of those rough green pads you use to clean...

with a rich, swooningly full taste, something reminiscent of tropical fruit, beer, and butter all at the same time, which makes no sense but that’s what I tasted. It blew me away. When I popped a green grape berry in my...

Haven’t been for a while, but Hama-ko in Cole Valley should certainly be up for consideration. Here’s a link to Jack650’s recent report on Hama-ko. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/43119#210281

I’m loving this thread, especially since I live in a high density food snob area, Sonoma County California. I lived the last 12 years in the Central Valley— folks out in Sonoma are surprised that we wore shoes when we...

$29.500/US$57.39 and it absolutely wasn’t worth the long trip. It’s near the Valley of Maipo. Ratings: 0/10 El Pollo al Coñac, Lo Barnechea 901, Lo Barnechea, fono: 216-0617. We went to a dinner organized by the ACC. We had 2...

guess. Then I see people eating this thick soup with muted green/yellow ribbon-like noodles and dark,goopy, hot and sour-looking soup and a swirl of dijon mustard-colored sauce (their peanut sauce)plus a smaller swirl of mute...

, but I won’t claim that), also Jocko’s in Nipomo, and the Cold Springs Tavern, which is how I learned about the shortcut through the Santa Ynez Valley north of Santa Barbara, and many others. The Hitching Post in...

: Try Montrose Spa for their Cuban. Salads: Cambridge Common has tasty, large salads with varied ingredients Groceries: Market Basket has the cheapest dairy, bread, fruits, and vegetables (and good quality too), but try to avoid...

Exactly how much money does the agribusiness lobby spend in this arena, John? I’ve got several friends who are commercial farmers in the Rio Grande Valley here in Texas. They happen to care a great deal about both the...

To clarify once again, foo yee is not extremely funky. It’s just slightly funky. Briny. Heaven when cooked with greens and garlic. Taiwanese stinky tofu is a different thing, and I can’t abide it. Different things.