waiting for the meal to arrive, and want the bottle of wine to last through the meal. Or my husband will not want to drink more than a couple of beers. It can be annoying to feel that the server is prolonging the ordering and...

, etc, and the food is always good. The other 10% of the time we’re going out to celebrate somethign or feel like splurging. These often are the meals we are disappointed by. We have a couple favorite high end places but we...

, to the letter, and the cakes were perfection itself. Caitlin, first — I wish you every happiness in your new life. Second, please take into consideration your confidence and skill levels when trying to wing it on a wedding...

I’m in the same boat – but am always happy I have my Chinois, or the right shaped baking pan or my spatzle maker when the craving hits.

in the car overnight...I was looking all over for it in themorning to have for breakfast and was so happy to find it on the passanger seat of my car...mmm, it was so good! Now, that’s a good pizza.I also ate sushi, and...

a&w- thanks. i baked over 100 cupcakes and it was a fun time in the kitchen knowing it’d make someone such as yourself happy. i love to cook. not sure if you plan on going to the next bbq, but i’ll probably bring...

people will never get what makes a piece of aji or sawara so unbelievably good and to them i say do what makes you happy, overwhelm your taste buds with condiments. however i would like to give the people who come to this site a...

It might be worth it to try to track down this cookbook: http://www.amazon.com/Eating-Well-Dessert-Cookbook-Recipes/dp/1884943098/sr=8-1/qid=1161133033/ref=sr_1_1/102-6750057-6398501?ie=UTF8&s=books I have a couple of other Eating...

bugs. OTOH, I am happy with a meal of cannelini beans, broc rabe and garlic, braised in (extra-virgin!) olive oil.

't like it, ignore it." However, I don’t think that response works here for a couple of reasons. 1. Maybe I’m imagining it, but the posting volume has gone down on the MSP board since these threads have started....

to be genuinely happy employees and well-trained employees.

advantages over the old Hot Posts. I’m happy with the way the index for each board has been reconfigured and the way the threads themselves are arranged now. You’ve also just rewarded hardcore Chowhounds, as now...

So! They don’t have a sign up yet. I circled through the shopping center a couple of times looking for it and thought I was going nuts because I couldn’t find it (hadn’t memorized the address #). Are they back...

There’s one that’s a specialty in my family where you cut up a couple slices of toast into bite-size pieces, and then scoop the contents of some soft-boiled eggs over the toast. The whole thing is tossed with generous...

My East Coast friends are always touting Red Velvet Cake. Like many, I am totally underwhelmed by the taste. It is not the red coloring that bothers me but the lack of chocolate taste. Most recipes use just couple tablespoons of...