, you can place a portion of Mabo Tofu in front of me slightly flavored with a few ounces ground pork and I could not be more happy. Meat should be treated like chocolate – a little bit is divine, too much and your sicker...

Best wishes in L.A. The car in L.A., I assume, will make it much easier for you to roam the city with your child. Without a car, even for an intrepid Chowhound, it is often soul-crushing to contemplating going on the subway on...

Re: Padma’s wardrobe — they’re in Chicago in the fall, instead of Miami or LA — seems like this was a chilly rainy day, thus the hot chocolate offerings were gratefully embraced. Not that her turtleneck...

'll get. Living and eating in paradise, here are a few of my favorites: Taylor’s Refreshers - must haves: mini corn dogs with fries topped with chili cheese, ahi tuna burger, cobb salad (i know odd for a burger joint but...

south of the 5 where the old Barn used to be, is very good and can be very expensive if you order anything with “market” as price. They also will do fresh wasabi here. Sadly, Sushi Itto and Osaka Kappo are both dogs...

I’ve only gone to Wegman’s once or twice. I wasn’t particularly taken with the place. (Though I do remember being pretty stunned when I discovered they devoted two whole aisles to dog food.) Can you enlighten me...

Maybe you’ll believe the Big Dog? Link: http://www.chowhound.com/writing/sftrip.html

Five huh? Okay 1. Breakfast – Al’s Breakfast 2. Lunch – The Lagoon ($5 hot & spicy chicken, rice and egg roll) 3. Dinner (new american) - 112 Eatery 4. Dinner (not new american) - Babalu (for paella) 5. After dinner...

pizza ordered at the last minute or a quick change to omelettes for dinner when it turns out that the roast is tasteless or disgusting and would be better served to the dog than guests—the cost of the roast is nothing...

Ditto re basic facts (phone, CC acceptance, etc.) One thing it’s substantively good for is that if a place is panned, which happens occasionally, you know the food wouldn’t be fit to give a stray dog that hadn’t...

to 2 hours before serving - if you do place the potato encrusted lamb medallions on a rack and heat in a hot oven (425) for about 10 minutes – the potatoes crisp up nicely and the lamb is still pink. Because I debone the...

structure, too. For me, a burger is a hot patty served on a round bun. Pizza is dough covered with a multitude of toppings, one of which must be cheese, and then baked til the crust is golden. Baked flatbread is different from...

is king in Texas and Oklahoma – and it’s hard to imagine that a trail would exist from Yucatan to Kansas City to St. Louis to the Carolinas, exactly because there is indeed a gap in Texas – a pig gap. Being from...

I just gotta speak out in favor of pink wine! I’d downplay the White Zinfandel, but include some quality Rose' (aka “pink wine”), especially if your tasting is in the summer - hot weather, garlic, and dry crisp...

in your soy-and-chili-sauce-covered plate. The point is to drink quite a lot of tea, so when you get down to the end of the tea, flip the lid of the teapot upside down and set it at the end of the table. The waiter will pour more...