to stay away the seafood for budget reasons. And, ironically, this is what Venice probably is know the most for. I have no idea why its so expensive but it is. Hey, we had wonderful pastas, pizza, beef, chicken and pork and...

a dirty look because we laughed as we walked by Susur, his wife and sons. We only laughed because it was a pure coincidence we were talking about him and then we see the man who tied Bobby Flay in the Iron Chef bacon battle...

and go outside (if you don’t have a powerful evacuation fan over your stove) and dry roast some chiles de Japon and/or arbol chiles.. whole (we have our old warped cast iron skillet.. aka The Comal for this). Stuff them in...

good, is well made with good quality ingredients. It’s apparently not the same as New York pizza (or Neapolitan pizza, or whatever). Get over it. It is what it is. It’s ironic, because when it come to other cuisines...

I’ve been scanning the boards and I’ve noticed that the Sushi recommendations are a bit dated... My suggestions: Nobu – incredibly fresh sushi. However, if you get the tasting menu, you will likely not be getting...

folds are used. The standard fold for a dinner napkin is spread it open (iron if necessary), then fold in half to form a rectangle, then fold that to form a square, and finally fold the square into a smaller rectangle. That’s it!...

I have made this point many times – it’s impossible to duplicate the sear of a salamander @ 1800 degrees – even a searing hot cast iron pan does not duplicate the results.

stain. Napkin ironing is a half day event..then there is the butter plate,salad plate, silverware, water glass, wine glass(es), candles , flowers And by the time I am done there is no room for people nevermind food . And if a B...

I also agree that it is, at the very least, a good starting point. For many people, this may be enough. If not, it will stimulate further queries. Ironically, some of the posters who dismiss it, rarely post and aren’t...

meatloaf and baked potatoes roast chicken baked chicken with corn flakes beef stroganoff spaghetti with marinara of some sort. stuffed shells various stir fries swiss steak mixed meats on the grill flat iron steak soups of all sort (10

I agree. We had my daughter’s pre-bat-mitzvah (friday night) dinner there for out of town family and friends. There were 17 of us, a mix of ages from 6 to 76. The pope room fit us perfectly, and made for some ironic humor...

great it would be if we didn’t have to have any of this discussion because the default would be to include the prices with the specials. For the record, I do ask the bartenders for the cost of drinks. Ironically, most are...

iron-stomached youth, warm bourbon with water. That is, bourbon with a pretty generous splash of hot (but not boiling) water in it. You’d be surprised the kind of rude and abusive responses I got from bartenders when I...

I almost hate to recommend them, but you can actually do lots of stuff with ramen noodles. Watch for the sale where you can get ten packages for a buck. You can make a pizza on top of ramen noodles—put the noodles in a...

things like wheat flour burritos), Chicago has become nixtamal country as far as the eyes can see. Ironically, when Diane Kennedy set out a few years back to describe how to make tortillas, she provided recipes for both prepared...