and the ice cream store, going to 18th St. is a very nice experience for me. I’ve been to Ritual a ton lately. I am unhip to the degree that I shouldn’t even be allowed to cruise Valencia St., and everyone has been...

, vanilla ice cream with homemade gingerbread cookies (freezer) My only rule is that there is ALWAYS a salad, and in winter it’s not usually a green salad. Favorite alternatives: shaved fennel, shredded cabbage, shaved...

Don’t forget the Halo-halo, a shaved ice dessert with lots of goodies, much like Singapore Ice or A-B-C. Mmmmm

Ever since I was a little kid my hands down favorite has been cheese and onion. Simple bread, Hellmans, red or white onion, sharp cheddar and ice berg lettuce. Had one for lunch today. when i can’t think of what else might...

care not to insist too much. Have to say, however, that AF does seem far more comfortable on-camera than she did on TNFNS. And— big plus— she only uses two pre-made ingredients, the ice cream and chocolate sauce for...

of vanilla ice cream.

made some biscuits for lunch. split 'em when hot, added a tad of unsalted butter to the bottom, stacked some left over ham (shaved), french mustard and a slice of cheese. good stuff. made me happy. deb liked them, too.

originated elsewhere. Further... not only do U.S. Q enthusiasts ignorantly ignore non-U.S. Q... but they also forget about Hawaiian Q aka Kalua Pig! Finally... in terms of the OP... I was exactly, purposely, smugly being so...

with lemongrass, crispy fried tofu with shaved bonito & sesame seed & sauce... i can go on and on, but i’m making myself too hungry...

core of standard dishes, but order the specials that change weekly. The Hobbs Genoa salame, mizuna, roasted red pepper, and goat cheese sandwich on lightly toasted buttery slices of Metropolis bread included truffle oil and...

They used to put cabbage in burgers, crunchy and tasty, now its soggy bland, dressing soaked ice berg lettuce.

, but by no means superior to what you can get in many good sushi bars around LA. And the surly attitude was just icing on the cake. It’s been six years since I’ve been there and I still remember that awful meal....

Halibut with lemon-thyme vegetables Foie-gras stuffed quail or Veal picatta – had the quail along with truffled mashed potatoes Frosted papaya with banana sorbet Coffee ice cream dessert Small plates: Calf sweetbread – insanely good...

The grand opening of their “#1” US store (Glassell Park/Eagle Rock) was today. I went earlier and can’t say I’m too impressed. It’s like a normal supermarket but with their own “fresh and...

, unctuos, salty and sweet (in the good way), with the crisps and celery leaf adding just the right contrasts of crunch and light herbaceousness. So what about the potato ice cream topping it all off? Well, in a word – yuk....