school options in the area? Just to clarify, I am not looking for a career change, but I would love to learn how to make pastry or how to get everything I chop about the same size. Basic cooking skills and techniques.

We had dinner there on a Friday night about month ago. The food was great – a wide ranging menu. Our party had pasta, beef, fish, and shrimp dishes; all were well prepared. Service was a bit sketchy – the host was the...

impressions were that I found the host kind of boring. His narrations were very slow and monotonous. And he didn’t seem like a person who is open for anything. When his Japanese guide asked him whether he wants a Japanese...

Saturday, Sept. 29, is the annual Oktoberfest on Capitol Hill’s Barracks Row from 11 am to 5 pm. Eastern Market Metro Stop. A new feature this year is a "Military Culinary Competition hosted by the International Food...

I’d love some leads on this as well. I want to take cooking classes that focus on techniques & fundamentals for people who are already comfortable in the kitchen but would like to improve their skills and learn advanced...

If it’s just his thing & unavoidable, I’d recommend giving the host a heads up prior to the event. Make sure they know it’s not a reflection on their host skills, it’s just an odd compulsion. A gracious...

, but in this day and age where people often don’t have good social reading skills (as it were), if there’s any possibility of guests imagining a meal might be served, it’s good form for the host to disabuse...

I am hosting a lunch next week and there are a number of guests who happen to be gluten intolerant. Would corn tortillas be an okay alternative? Also, what is the best way of making quesadillas for 10 people?

Savona in Gulph Mills hosts a class most Saturdays in their fantastic kitchen with their head chef — great food, good instruction, and you’ll come away inspired by their creative, well-executed menus! After the class...

show host" ala Guy Fieri. At least Guy has some credibility, some skills other than simply shoveling food into his gullet. I submitted a programming idea to FN recently — I call it “Stomach Stuffers”. The show...

I have to second the Santa Anita Race Track. Every year, we host an Easter party for family and friends. Two years ago, we hosted it at the race track. It was a blast for everyone! We were set up for our own private party under...

Looking for enjoyable cooking class(s) as an anniversary gift for an experienced chowhound, who has attended some of the Bonnie Stern classes, is reasonably skilled, any suggestions?

Even more than their food knowledge, Amy showed far more host skills in her commentary, by admitting her lack of knowledge and locating an answer to the questions she was asked, this made her seem far smarter than guessing or...

Star4 validated the concept of the internet interactive show and they felt Aida was a better host for it, while they didn’t have another unique angle on the channel for for Adam. (While for Aaron, they have something else...

Has anyone seen this show? I have watched it two times and I feel as if the host is very rushed and not in total control of what she is doing. I also thought the show was somewhat disjointed. I had trouble keeping up with what...