I want to like Jones very much for several reasons. It’s reasonably priced, the menu is appealing to me, I’ve been happy with the service and like the atmosphere, and I live only a few blocks from the place. Yet...

opened. I can buy a real lobster roll on real top-loading buns. The tartar sauce for the fried clams doesn’t have things like Meyer lemon juice or rosemary mixed in. I am content and as long as I have access to the the real...

exactky. eating and weight control is a marathon, not a sprint. for example jfood this week had fish and skinless chicken every night this week plus numerous hours in the gym. last night his butcher had some beautiful rib eyes....

happily assert that over the past 25 years, globalization and growing wealth/awareness have begun to bring these elements to all humanity, promising a very chow happy world. the dark cloud on that horizon is of course McWorld,...

. He just kept making little happy noises as he sampled each dish. Thanks so much for organizing, and Charlie and I hope we can join you in person next time.

with the same terrific moles and lower prices at his Ixcapuzalco (2919 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-486-7340), located on a nondescript strip in the sort of Hispanic Humboldt Park neighborhood. Everyone seems happy they tried either...

there visiting the museum. We spent several hours wandering through the exhibits and learning a lot of amazing things that I wasn’t aware of before our visit. We then walked back for a late lunch at the Central Grocery on...

My humble opinion is that it its own way, Riedel glasses fall into the same category as wine magnets. I’m not sure how we can spend countless hours discussing the fabulous distinctions between a California vs. a French...

or a bowl of gumbo served up by a grandmotherly looking crew of ladies behind the counter. Having not eaten for the 24 hours before my arrival in such a place, I usually belly up for a dressed peacemaker, a foot long hoagie roll...

, only to receive decidedly mixed results. People were much pickier, and (I believe) they either have or will have stopped dinner altogether because the place is empty past breakfast hours.) I’ve noticed another trend in...

. rworange posted a recent intriguing review of Taxi Brousse, can’t wait for the weekend. Senegalese chow, yum. I avoid Jimmy Bean’s like the plague, likewise Sam’s Log Cabin. And has anyone ever eaten in the...

-made cooking (gnocchi, chickpea-clam-pasta soup) in a restaurant situated on an island in the Tiber May I also recommend two bars for your Happy Hour? The tiny, marble oasis in the Ingleterre Hotel (near the Spanish steps) and...

the Comfort Inn Fun Center. Unfortunately already have paid for reservations in Lynwood, which seems to be a culinary wasteland. Is there not one good place to eat there. What r the best times to head down to Seattle to avoid...

First thought that popped into my head? I have a life, albeit virtual. Seriously. Some of you who read super closely know that I work almost a hundred hours a week, as a very passionately dedicated public servant/policy and...

restaurants in France as a 3 year old. Alas, I was too young to remember. Those restaurants were always happy to have kids as they assumed we would be well behaved (which we were) and they were always happy to prepare an omelet...