) Lombardi’s pizza on the boardwalk in OC (it was the perfect, incredibly thin NY-style pizza - I still dream about finding one like this) Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

are among friends. I arrange a lot of official and corporate meals however and I would strongly advise any of my clients against putting something like quail on a a menu, unless they knew the people they were entertaining very...

other barometers of sushi/sashimi appreciation beyond a fish’s freshness). I also find your husband’s “freshness” logic puzzling, as a lot of sushi-quality fish is caught locally off of our shores and...

). Pizzaiolo takes reservations, and is a really fun place for groups. I would say 900 Grayson or Bette’s or Homemade Cafe for breakfast over La Note. I like breakfast at La Note, you could be anywhere, and the other three...

. You are quite right when you say that CTM has become the British National Dish and when it is good it can be very satisfying. Like you, when I find somewhere that does a decent CTM, I'll return time after time. Unfortunately, a...

the monastery/brewery Klasterni Pivovar, very close to Prague Castle. Also make sure to check out the local bakeries, which will have one interesting thing after another you’ve likely never seen. I remember these little nut...

to come to dinner! I've got the day off so maybe I'll just head over to the bakery myself – Nabolom – wasn’t it?) I don’t have the menu here so can’t post details (like dish names – maybe...

Pacific Cafe is kinda-sorta out by the Cliff House. I haven’t been there myself, but based upon the posts that occasionally come up around here, it sounds like the kind of place you are looking for. Maybe some hounds will...

all around the market, the Hamel cheese shop, the Marche des Saveurs (Quebec specialties), Premiere Moisson (bakery). I dare you not to get hungry fast. Get something to eat on the fly, or if you want to sit go to Petit Alep, for...

a critical mass in a certain kind of cuisine. The more choices you realize you have, the more you decide to be selective, right down to the individual dish. Eventually, that kind of thinking just become a frame of mind. For...

If you would go to that much trouble because an increased price obviously bothers you that much, why not just ask the server the price? I understand that people don’t like discussing money outloud. But for Pete’s sake,...

I really do. One that I really like is Somethin' Good in Hammond on Calumet Ave. Their Fish Chips are cod and everything they have there is great. Nice people too. Another in the area is Calumet Fisheries, still in Chicago but...

I love to bake bread when I'm really broke. Your’e most likely home a lot, the ingredients are usually at hand, yet it’s so sumptious to have bread hot out of the oven, with that jam you’ve had in the fridge for...

Hello all, My family and I are in the process of moving to Sydney from San Francisco. While initially we will be in Darling Harbour, we’ll eventually move into our own place. Can I get some advice on the best restaurants?...

Jeff, Do you remember a keyword or an author for a Times search? Or approx date of publ? That sounds like a hound must-read. Ok everyone, how do we all finagle ;) an invitation to one of these social clubs? It’s hunting...