it for that fact alone. The owner is Samoan – I thought it must be a Samoan-Czech couple, but in fact it really IS just a “shared” building. They have little to do with one another, except for the fact that LP...

to get us to buy their book. Who knows if that is actually what those at CI wanted to name the book or if there was an entire marketing department in on that....know what I mean?

with circles and arrows. Even when the book had no items on a particular town, I wanted to seek out the local eateries, find the hidden gems, visit the indi-grocery store, scope the farmers' market if they had one, etc. And yes,...

Okay, probably not what you’re looking for. Many of these are only Phantom Gourmet-contrarian, i.e., flouting mass-market notions of worthiness, not Chowhound-contrarian. Feel free to yawn if you’ve heard me grind...

his/her ego to compell others to cater to their wishes. These are the people who misunderstand the difference between providing a service and being a servant. Of course—I think it is absolutely fine to make REASONABLE...

, though thin, is thicker than Franny’s, more of a throwback to the old New York pizzeria days. Franny’s crust is thinner, lighter, drier, crisper—catering more to that modern sensibility that can’t get its...

, just about 1/3 the number that DC thinks it has. The District’s restaurants have done a very good job of marketing themselves as “destination” dining experiences, whether or not the kitchen is up to the task....

(519) 735-1148 - 366 Manning Rd, Tecumseh, ON N8N4W5, CA

617-445-7000 - 129 Newmarket Square, Boston, MA 02118

the delicacy of the glazes on the cups, the work in the enamelware, the inlay in the chopsticks etc. Even in France, the high market restaurants will be brighter than most American places, which tend toward the model of an...

was just taken by marketing and not honest about the food and marketing, etc... and the discussion will go on and on and on. The bottom line is, if you didn’t like the food, you didn’t like the food. Although...

? Should there be two versions per cuisine, to allow for some western sensibilities? I’d love to vicariously enjoy the catering...

those intra-California runs, where signifcant numbers of vehicles can be taken off the highway with good rail service, or commuter service. But there is neither a compelling public policy reason, nor an economic market, for...

BBQ picnic reception. Obviously, I was going to have it shipped from Texas! Then I thought “It's been at least 10 years, let me give Bay Area BBQ one more chance.” Much research and tastings later, Memphis...

eating bean salad. What a shame tho! It really is true though, I used to work in Food Marketing (And had the task to dumb down every word possible describing our products), we TRULY are odd balls... sorry... —Dommy!