sets (esp. of pots and pans), unless you have loads of space. I have various different brands of pots/pans (Le Creuset, Sitram, Lodge, teflon stuff) for different purposes, and the set that my husband had goes mostly unused. Good...

About opening gifts... this is culturally dependent. In many cultures it is considered rude not to open a gift when you receive it. This is how things work in my husband's family—and it threw me off guard at first. So it is...

I wouldn’t avoid an otherwise great place on that account)... p.s. I have had really good experiences at Koi Palace, and have only been there with my (also Caucasian) husband, though I haven’t been there for dim sum,...

I crave carbs; my husband craves meat. Very typical. We both love veggies too, but it’s a given that at dinner, I’ll eat more carbs and he’ll eat more meat. A symbiotic chow marriage. I know all the stuff out...

), but there are some times when you’re in a rush getting home from work, or you need to bring something to a party you forgot about, and cheating is the simplest answer. Now, I do try to cook from scratch and use organic...

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for me. I had intended to eat it later, but was unable to resist breaking of a bite for a taste. I wound up sitting on a bench on Pont Nuef, shoving the whole thing in my face w/out benefit of fork or napkin, and my husband...

I too am “learning” to eat sushi. Fortunately I go out with my husband, who has lots more experience with it than I do. He lets me try what he’s eating, so that next time I know if I’d like to order it....

I think that you are on to something. I only go to Brent’s for business meetings I have in the Northwest Valley. I live very close to Art’s in Studio City. My husband and I will not go to Brent’s at any other...

is an added feature but it leaves an over-all taste for the entire place. Finally, we get menu’s begrudgingly and I hope for their sack that we make eye-contact before my husband makes a scene. He’d had it. Sure...

: a. Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Majestic, romantic, whistful...a truly magical and awe-inspiring area of SE Asia. Amazing food in both regions. My fantasy is to return and rent a junk boat w/ my husband and explore the caverns...

husband bought to celebrate my birth year), and a Hooper’s 1984 (that his father bought for us since he knew “we like port” ... and didn’t listen when I told him the preferred years and shippers...!). The...

, but does anyone know why we soaked all this fish overnight in salt water before eating it? All I know is “that's the way we always did it,” and that answer is unsatisfactory to my husband who seems to think I was...

I agree 100% - even when the airlines still served food my husband and I would stop here and stock up and bring a bottle of wine for our own feast(I bet carryone corksrews are out now). The other passengers always seemed to be...

My husband and I went on our anniversary and despite the fact that Daniel himself came over, we were not terribly thrilled with the food either. It was ok but as Wilfrid said that is not enough. We had a much better dinner at...