; nuts and dried fruits; whole-wheat hamburger and hot dog buns, good in a pinch when I cannot bake; frozen blueberries; cheeses; Ghirardelli dark, milk, and white chocolates in large broken pieces, sold by weight; buttermilk, sour...

& cheese stuffed) and probably garlic bread made from some leftover Brother’s Bread I’d baked on Saturday. When I cook any kind of baked pasta dish, I almost always double the recipe and freeze half. Wednesday –...

terrific more mainstream items for sale at the Maxwell Street Market inclusing great tamales and more traditional tacos. The group gets together once or twice a quarter for some chowing. Tony Bourdain is the chef that you’re...

), relatively upscale, Mexican to Bayless', Cafe Azul (no website, sorry, but search the PacificNW chowhound board for my comments, if you wish). It’s primarily Oaxacan Mexican, moles, banana leaf tamales, and such. We also...

there, unlike many others, it seems. “A solid B”, in your parlance. The Grocery is still good, I think. And I’m with you on Banania. Then again, I never thought Carroll Gardens was all that hot as a restaurant...

I trust that Chino Waynes little one-liner makes it into one of the chowhound publications, or at least into some long forgotten hot thread on best chow jokes Rob

It was great to be back in your necks of the woods, maria. After being disappointed with the cold wet weather in SF, I was really tempted to rent a car and drive up to Freestone to get a piping hot cedar enzyme bath and have some...

A number of societal influences have combined to create “kid food”. You see it on menus all the time, the same old thing - hot dogs, mac & cheese, spaghetti and meat sauce and of course the ubiquitous fries. Sadly,...

reason. So: BREAKFAST. Jake’s. The coffee could be better but they serve poached eggs on corned beef hash and the atmosphere can’t be beat. I like the apple cider doughnuts at Atkins Farm Stand. Get them hot there in the...

a passion for region and its foods, not because it’s a hot place to make money.

. the sauce was unremarkable. partner has the saag paneer (spinach with cheese) which was pretty good. The naan was good- hot and fresh. but the rice that came with the dishes was kind of dry and cold. i also got one of the rice...

Chex mix wilted salads made by pouring hot bacon + bacon grease over greens bird’s nest cookies made out of fried “Chinese” noodles from a can and butterscotch chips (were these an 80s thing?) orange juliuses more...

this along, IMO, is buy lots of canned goods – tomatoes, corn, beans, etc. As for recipe ideas, chicken pot pie with frozen veggies and chicken thighs and bisquick topping is always good. As is tamale pie – same idea,...

JeffB- I relocated from Chicago to the Triangle 6 months ago. I miss beefs (sweet and hot, please, not too wet) and Gene & Jude’s dogs. The way they treat a frankfurter here is criminal. I also miss the “oldness”...

That might be the longest I’ve ever waited for a cup of coffee, but it was downright pleasant thanks to the company. Great chatting with you both — and good luck in your hot sauce quest!