and pancakes. There was also polenta scrapple and an Atkins scramble. The smooth coffee, served in satisfyingly large white mugs, is Max’s Blend from McLaughlin Coffee in Emeryville. The staff is always circling to make sure...

develop insulated fingertips, so I usually boil them with the skins and then just pull the skins off easily. Sometimes they are a little too hot and I’ll use a knife to scrape them quickly, but it is much faster than...

I agree with you and Flynn. People take little things as mementos and don’t consider it thievery. My aunt is loaded and always travels first class yet loves to take those little plastic food compartments they serve. She says...

I’ve had good results with the recipe on the back of the Fry’s Cocoa container. The only time I had it fail was when I tried to make Cheesecake Brownies in my 9x13 insulated pan... and the failure was the same...

They are both breakfast places. We really enjoyed Pergamino’s, across from the Holiday Inn at Fisherman’s Wharf on Columbus. One neat thing is they have a large set of one-of-a-kind coffee cups and mugs to choose from...

Thanks for the link. I am trying never to be accused again of traveling without first asking the Board where I should eat. I find that the locals in other cities, even more so than Chicago and excluding New Orleans, really...

Wow! Another amazing list! Now I don’t know whether to do Mugs' Taylor Street first or this ;) Aaron, I thought that you liked Cuenca Bakery! I am surprised that you’re registering disappointment here. It’s...

My cousin, who hosts most years, always does a light soup — either a pumpkin soup or a turkey vegetable — served in mugs or espresso cups.

I felt sorry the evening we were seated near Bill Walsh (NFL/49er fame) and he got mugged. He was very gracious throughout the meal as people approached but I can see it ruining all romance for that evening.

in Gulliver’s Travels, because we never ate an egg from either end in our house (my mom usually soft-boiled or scrambled 'em). Egg cup? What the heck is that thing? Likewise, it was Shel Silverstein’s Lafcadio (The...

down with a clay mug full of nourishing amaranth, corn & chile atole. I know we all have different ideas of what it is to you?

but I was with a friend on an expense account. Can’t eat there very often because of the prices plus the attitude.) Also, I do not mind travelling outside Manhattan (Brooklyn, Queens) but I hate to go on the Upper East...

a California thing (that has since travelled). And, they put it on darn near anything. Especially buffalo wings. But, I have not heard of putting it on pizza until now.

Definately. Having a car and the time and interest to shop factor in. The less you can travel, the worse off you are. Also in a neighborhood like West Oakland where there are no local grocery stores only corner markets that sell...

in the city. Even an intrepid guide like TimeOut (my own preferred guide for travel in Europe) and a hiply-packaged Not-For-Tourists guide (purportedly trying to steer away from well-trodden paths) do not more than mention one or...