by independent Belgium poll the Lamb Pasanda was a mixed hit—did it wow anyone?

into the countries and places where items originate. Trillin’s hunt for the best Ecuadorian/Peruvian ceviche is a great adventure. He goes down there for days, trying all kinds of ceviche, with a leading NYC Ecuadorian chef...

) This was a very good-plus dish, surprisingly. The fish of the day was tuna, and, contrary to my expectations, it arrived in the form of an elastic-interior, elongated-ball-like shape that was very delicious. This shape was...

...and believe that BYOB is very easy and convenient. As they say, its the little changes that count. This topic has been in the news lately as a result of Whole Foods announcing that they will no longer carry plastic bags as of...

mondays (Sorry!). But we open the doors Wednesday — oh,! happy day

the blaringly bright yellow sign announcing The Original Maxwell Street right off Independence, on the south side of the Ike. Aside from the obvious problem of a place called The Original Maxwell Street being located probably 4-5...

I thought they agreed with the Crowd that it was the worst dish – i.e., independent of the Crowd’s decision?

profound things. Salt’s not a random independent variable. It’s a fundamental parameter in creating delicious effect; in investing one’s creative vision into the food. ciao

when I decided to no longer bar hop and settled down I began to visit out of town grocery stores and wine stores rather than clubs. Over twenty years I’ve probably been in at least one of most every chain in America as well...

Harvard’s Brewhouse, Wayne, PA Independence Terminal Brewpub, Center City certainly I’ve left some places off, either because of poor memory or because they may be too small to accomodate us in a large group. But...

I’ll be in Toronto for a few days soon on business and want to plan ahead to eat as well as possible. Ideally I’d like to find any ethnic / regional food we don’t have in San Francisco. I’ve heard...

and provide their educated and independent opinion. They will chime in and put things right if I’m wrong, or if I’m right, verify my delight so that you can be more confident about going there to indulge. You can...

these larger, ‘official sounding’ yet not official get togethers, that upsets some people. I do very much agree with Ruth that it should be more open and public if one is going to call it a Chowdown. Again, I think...

on me for a while. Plus, I feel her on the oats thing. I’m a five-day-oatmeal girl myself, at least during the winter.

of the ordinary (and fantastic) and so worth a visit- but beware as service can be very average. I would not recomend it on any Saturday night. You probably don’t need to book more than a day in advance. The tasting...