on the microplane. Actually, both Yes and No are good, depending: sometimes you want BIG STRONG GARLIC, sometimes you want it lavish but subtle. Press for BSG, grate for subtle. I’m mostly in favor of BSG; when I read some...

and sternly warned me not to eat at Shan. I thought he was being facetious, but he insisted that he was serious and even asked his daughters to verify how bad the food was as they came out. They kept directing us to eat at Ashoka...

a ball, etc.). Just to add more confusion, the term "high tea" is also correctly used to mean the early evening meal when the main meal was around noon. Lower classes in Britain often use the term “tea” to mean the...

Victorinox/Forschner makes excellent stamped knives used by food services – professional chefs and butchers all over the US and Europe for many, many years. They are light and have some of the edge characteristics we...

their food, and never, ever expected them to be reviewed on Chowhound (not the Wabash location, anyway). Will have to give it a try.

On high recommendations from a friend, we went to this branch of Daimo to try out their wonton and other small eats. This restaurant is in downtown San Leandro where 8 hour parking meters are available. (Why bother with the...

Nancy, I hope this isn’t too far off the subject but I had to mention a wonderful book: Swallowing Clouds by A. Zee It’s an intrigueing look at Chinese language, food and culture. You will learn so much if you pick this...

spins something interesting. The other reason to tune in here is for the local traffic report, local business ads, and community bulletin board announcements. Today this clued me into the Piner High cheer leaders fundraiser in...

't want to come off looking cheap (“You had four wines and I only had two...”) but this is getting expensive. One of my friends suggested that I order more food and drink but I don’t want to do this just to...

Three straight weeks at the market and I finally feel as though I have the faintest of outlines regarding the food there. Below are comments culled from these trips. North of Roosevelt Pupusa stand on eastern side of Canal: Tried...

of the old jug/junk wine that I am guessing Dr. Debs is not interested in. Their boutique/high end stuff is quite limited to cabernets/chards/merlots, with a few others periodically available. I find its selection fairly limiting...

that perfect wine for that perfect meal. This latter avenue need not automatically mean high prices, but clearly we aren’t talking Costco — or even TJ’s — here. Cheers, Jason

a bagel can be until you’ve had one of these. most people also don’t know that montreal has a thriving jewish population with a rich food history. smoked meat sandwiches are a trademark.

's the right amount – it’s amazing how a cup of flour can vary in weight so much. Also, if you’re really interested in figuring it out, I suggest checking out the book Cookwise by the food scientist on Good...

waiting, either for a table or for their meals. I have heard people tell me they have been waiting for two hours for a table when I know they have only been waiting for forty five minutes. Same for the wait time for food. What is...