Buttery chardonnay? Some posters here will cry out and insist on having you publicly flogged for asking for that! Anyway, here are some inexpensive ones that I like: Kendall Jackson Vintners Reserve (about $7 - $8) Ch. Ste. Michelle...

Another entry amongst the food court denizens of Irvine is Chicago’s Best. Its counter has been scarcely open for more than a few weeks, yet it has garnered some pretty enthused posts here on Chowhound. And this was even...

-so.L85,000We ate in many stand-in places in Accademia,Ca D’oro,S. Marcuola which had fresh but limited variety of dishes. We had a snack in a Turkish cafe in San Polo.During our walks around town,w e spotted a couple of...

restaurants, and yuppie bars. The bad food available here is staggering. For those who live here, or those forced to dine here, I thought I’d compile a list of restaurants that I know are good, or at least interesting....

-home-in-China tradition is actually innappropriate. I used to be a linguistical curmudgeon, but I have a friend who’s one of the leading lights in lexicography, and he’s persuaded me otherwise (and I’ve learned...

is in a quiet neighborhood in the Arcadia District. The intersection is 40th Street and Campbell Road, which is halfway between Indian School and Camelback. In what use to be a post office, a marginal Swiss/Italian restaurant,...

for Florida-specific cuisine and besides Joe’s, would love suggestions as to where to eat. I’ve looked at Michy’s and thought it too close to what I can get here on the West Coast, but have to admit, Ortanique...

i have quite a small kitchen, with barely any storage space, and a large supply of spices, specialty oils, vinegars,food products of every kind, dishes, and utensils. so First, i would like some suggestions on paring down and...

of the front room, and was also quite friendly. This was the find of the trip, and we’ll be back. Spices! II, San Francisco: Welcome to the New China: loud, brash, but not quite on top of things. The food was good, but like the...

, the preperation, the ride to the club (club in the English sense, not the SF version), the enterance, the place itself. I was star-struck. I have to point out the obvious here, the lack on my part of a food review. I was not...

My prediction and hope is that Richard and Stephanie continue to do well. I really hope that one of those two pull this one off. My other prediction is that they sit in front of a Glad advertisement and say 'Whole Foods' at least...

I agree with you about MSG. It’s not the plague of Chinese food. Sometimes just a tiny bit will enhance all vegetarian dishes to give it that “meaty sweetness”. I don’t use it when I cook for company (in...

IN ONE – Stone’s Double Chocolate Stout mixed with raw egg - BLOODY BREW – Smirnoff vodka, Racer 5 Indian Pale Ale and a few dashes of T-Rex’s hot sauce - MONACO – Franziskaner, crème de cassis, topped with 7-up - “LITE BEER” –...

I had the same experience when I started to buy my bay leaves at the local Indian market. An epiphany is right! Now I tend to refresh my supply once a year, even if I haven’t gone through them all.

Lights out is right. DFH beers lend well to the combos- not a big fan of the barleywine but sounds interesting. My favorite to this point is the punkin/indian brown and Im going to try the punkin/chicory combo tonight. Of course...