See if you library has copies od Jane and Michael Stern’s American Gourmet and their A Taste of America. It will get you going in the right direction and focus a bit better. Onion soup to start or Vichyssoise Meat loaf...

: Get a Juicy Lucy at Matt’s Bar at 38th and Cedar. My brothers-in-law from San Francisco have marked this as a must-stop when they are back in town for the holidays - they have joked about starting their own little bar...

– including La Grande Epicerie and Gal. Laf Gourmet – the crowds were minor, and expressed the same smug, secretly ‘knowing’ glances that New Yorkers who remain in the City in August do, as if to say...

could walk to from the Marriott if you wanted to. Great wine list too I’d favor Marco over the Bonita Springs area if I were you. It’s more manageable if people want to get out and about. And Naples is only 20...

'mores sandwich" I toast some whole wheat bread and spread it with the chocolate peanut butter and a bit of marshmallow fluff. He thinks he’s getting dessert for lunch or dinner. I figure I’m giving him a peanut...

to wait for more consensus before making a decision. Just because I run the site doesn’t make my opinions sacrosanct. Someone with taste more akin to yours might have a different opinion. On the other hand, it is indeed...

. It sounds really strange, but tradition dictates that you only get a b&b plate for informal occasions. If it’s black tie for guests and the table, then you put your bread on the tablecloth. And now you know why God...

I’m in the same situation! I hope you get some responses.

Back before all the Williams-Sonomas looked like each other, you used to be able to get some great deals after the big holidays. One time I picked up a set of kitchen cannisters for $10, instead of their original $100-something,...

I had a great experience at Florent just the other day traveling with a 3 and a 1.5 year old. the staff is prepared with crayons and coloring pages and understands getting food to the table yesterday. it helped that we were there...

:30 on July 4th. Place we stopped had some people at tables, maybe a little less than half full, everyone sitting, eating, drinking, chatting quietly and amiably. Nice, lazy holiday atmosphere. About halfway through our visit, a...

for Vietnamese and fine for kids. Get your dad to Vivace Roasteria on Capitol Hill for coffee. You’ll want to visit the Pike Place Market for foodie stores—check out their website to see what interest you most to make...

I LOVE the note to daughter. LOL! You are so right though because once they sit down, it is hard to get back up and start. Great advice!

to tell the heat level. One local market mixed the medium and hot together … Hatch roulette. A Chowhound poster said the hotter the better because it gets more and more complex. Therefore, New Mexico Chiles are absolutely the...

. Actually, there are a few different restaurants on that Bwy-8th stretch of 56th. Holidays - A Carribean take-out on 57th between 8th-9th. Hope this helps anil