liked, and started to serve us small dishes of amazing stuff. NO reservations. (Bourdain, sliding across the ice...)

Unless it’s just too darn hot, you could prepare a top-notch Thanksgiving meal. Perhaps not the very best we have to offer but obviously could be of interest to your guest. You could serve and/or go out for ice creams, too,...

a double drawer model and only use both drawers when entertaining or when I go nuts in the kitchen. Most days I just use one. Saves on water and energy. and they look good, take up the same space as a reg dishwasher.

. Filomena...not as expected. Significantly delayed service..........even for water. I expect to have my food fresh cooked. Our appetizers came out 3 minutes after ordering. Not physically possible if it was fresh made. Although,...

, know you will always be fondly remembered. I still remember the people who did that as a kid ... and the ice cream shop that gave out free cones. You’ll always be in someone’s memory as the nice generous lady, no...

on the outside while staying light and fluffy inside (one reason why frozen fries or potatoes that are first bathed in ice water make better fries). They’re okay if you like potato, but they’re not the ne plus ultra...

) Thai food in a small, stylish restaurant. Linger until about 11 and then stroll down to the river to watch the fireworks. There will be lots and lots of people out (keep a watch on yr wallet). An excellent spot is at the water...

some hot spice in it. Bobby Flay I’ll pass on since everything seems to be cooked with some hot spice or another, though I could be persuaded to try Bobby Flay’s Steak at the Borgata Casino. The guy would probably put...

Melanie, You’re report on sausages is mouth-watering. In your hunt through the East Bay, did you see any Serbian sausages called cevapcici? I’ve only had homemade ones in Chicagoland, so commercial ones may be...

. We drove to 50 miles to their home. We schmoozed for an hour or so over glasses of iced tea, they served us scrambled eggs with lox and onions for dinner, we drove home and ordered pizza.

more festive. Sanitary conditions are a consideration. It doesn’t need to be fancy, but I don’t want to see flies using the uniced fish as a landing field. I don’t want ice from poultry melting into the bag of...

), loove the lighting, and looove the Lounge. http://thomas-w-lv.tripod.com/las_vegas_2006/Peppermill.jpg We bought a Tracfone at Walgreens (thanks everyone for the help earlier) along with water and fruit and returned to the...

, manners alone would make the world a better place. Sigh.... Kindness and open-heartedness, maybe, food and drugs and clean water, definitely – but manners? Whose manners? Does ‘manners’ mean being kind and not...

limited time for kitchen endeavors, so I think that making a home-cooked, well-balanced dinner usually takes precedence over a homemade dessert. I rarely eat dessert at home, and if I do, it will be store-bought ice cream, a...

the descriptions & suggestions thus far. My mouth is watering and I can’t wait to try them soon with a tall glass of ice-cold soy milk (sigh...just like in H.K). To clarify, the Beef Noodle Soup that I am CRAVING for is...