As a server I prefer saying “Are you enjoying your (specific dish)?” I try to do this within 4-5 minutes of serving food. I find it to be more personal and to the point. "Everything" may be OK but your"insert dish... (52 replies, last updated by danna July 19, 2007)

OK Here we go Best of Tri County Area: Indian – India House just west of University on Oakland, tucked just behind (west of) the Lowes store Thai – Panya Thai (in the former home of my old fav Hong Kong restaurant Macau)... (46 replies, last updated by miamisweet March 31, 2008)

out, she scowled, said OK, and literally turned away from us without another word. No “sorry”; no “I’ll check on that for you”. The restaurant was packed by then and we understood that she was busy but we would have appreciated... (33 replies, last updated by observor June 17, 2008)

Ok, I already know the answer to this question but I guess I’m just venting. I don’t understand why corn syrup has become such a staple ingredient in everything I purchase in the supermarket. It has become nearly... (17 replies, last updated by Jess January 24, 2006)

There have been other posts on this wonderful supermarket, but the new stores (as Das Ubergeek pointed out in a separate post) are everything this market is known for AND MORE! We visited the Vallarta Supermarket at 13051 Victory... (37 replies, last updated by george90 November 24, 2007)

Ok, here you go: Chez Gino: salad with potato and bacon dressing, Kalbstafelspitz, and Flammkuchen (a pizzalike oval of crunchy flat dough smeared with—traditionally—nothing other than a sour cream like substance,... (9 replies, last updated by Shoei August 29, 2005)

it a shot if for no other reason than the colorful banter of Marvin the waiter, and the omelete with everything (icluding chili) or damn good grilled pecan pie. And whatever you do, don’t forget the oysters en brochette... (16 replies, last updated by Adrienne June 12, 2005)

You could also try Stash’s polish restaurant – in Old Montreal. Great food a great prices. You won’t go home hungry or disappointed. If you don’t know what to have, order the polish plate which will give... (8 replies, last updated by porker September 16, 2008)

check to see if the dial in the freezer is not in the middle range. For a home freezer, 0 degrees is fine, I do have a freezer/fridge thermometer to make sure. But as long as everything is basically frozen it’s OK with me,... (8 replies, last updated by Tee September 20, 2005)

Love this book for ideas when I have a veg or piece of meat/fish and I am not sure where to start. And there’s a cold mustard sauce in the How to Cook Everything book that is to die for on udon noodles with greens (chicken,... (27 replies, last updated by tall sarah March 26, 2009)

OK, I’ve just started to use my all clad saute pan, and it is SO STICKY! I put a nice thin coat of oil on there before sauteing anything, but it still sticks. I couldn’t saute my potatoes because any crust that would... (31 replies, last updated by comestible February 26, 2008)

his nose up at anything until well after 3. Except for allergy risk (peanuts, peanut butter etc), bacteria (raw honey) or toxins (mercury in tuna, swordfish) I wouldn’t worry about feeding her anything and everything. Even... (16 replies, last updated by foodiex2 September 21, 2005)

If she really has everything, maybe obscure books such as “Madam Maigret's Recipes” by Robert Courtine – suggested by the fabulous meals M. Maigret makes in the Siminon mysteries. Or, another rare one, The Nero... (14 replies, last updated by e revisited December 9, 2005)

Would you recommend Mosca’s if we’re only going to be a party of two? We’re coming to NO in December and were thinking about Mosca’s for dinner one night..I’ve read it’s a good place for groups... (3 replies, last updated by spudly November 6, 2003)

recommend a stop at Hamburger Inn. Opened somewhere around 60 years ago, their niche is the mound of stringy grilled onions on the burger. Everything is made fresh, including the shoestring fries and homey desserts (banana pudding... (2 replies, last updated by MSPD January 31, 2005)