. I used to take notes (no longer) but only do so now as an aide-memoire - with several meals in a short time it's easy to mix them up. But at Spago’s, the wines amazingly parallelled a dinner my wife cooked (she’s...

having about 190 attendees. This particular convention rotates between Seattle and the Bay Area (with the occasional detour into Oregon) — this was the 12th iteration, with this being the third time I’ve run the...

was worried about the lack of business but, when we left at 9:30pm, the place was packed. It's now fully a/c’ed and the ceiling fans circulate the cool air well (previous poster’s complaint). The servers are young and...

, and not the least bit “stuffy”, as I had imagined. One of the amuse, a hot green salad soup served with a mustard dumpling was outstanding, and foreshadowed a great meal. S started with seabream on a bed of chopped...

in Berkeley and Oakland, and can say that, while the area’s nowhere near as compact as Manhattan, it's pretty easy to get around to the good food. You may be in for a bit of culture shock, living in the laid-back East Bay,...

remember what I purchased but the selection of pastry (my interest) was sort of limited at noontime. I do recall being very pleased with CF and would venture there again if the mood hit me and because it's closer.

My wife and I have been there two or three times and found all to be excellent. We now lean towards the Hwe dem bap (SP?) its a big bowl of rice,greens,seaweed,roe,and a huge scoop of great sashimi.. you kinda mix it all together...

were surprised to order in line, but when we asked for recommendations we saw why there were permanent indentations on our laminated menu. It's where the gentleman at the counter had been pointing out fried green tomatoes, shrimp...

" on it, but the idiot buttons for automatic settings are pretty easy. The one feature that I don’t like is that you have to switch it off and on (the button on the right of the front panel). It doesn’t turn off...

2. Regarding the tenderloin, I have had some people say they felt uncomfortable there. It's a little sketchier than downtown LA at 2am because there’s just more loonie druggies wandering around. There’s a lot of...

“Your preferences are for more powerful, ripe and fruit forward wines. The majority of modern wine drinkers are with you. Do keep in mind that a numerical score of 100 indicates a perfect wine in terms of its QUALITY - it's...

to be a great city. I believe it can be great by changing its current direction toward more chain restaurants downtown. Locally owned restaurants buy high quality local produce, pay local income tax, offer unique one-of-a-kind...

So we’re moving. We’re awaiting the arrival of Ubergeeklet and while our particular slice of the San Fernando Valley is a haven for filling, cheap ethnic chow, it's not a very nice place to raise children. Mrs...

Cafe – new Indian cuisine for 15+ years. Father’s Office - it'll be hard, it won’t be easy, but you’ll have to do it.

interesting things among the whites and maybe dessert wines) and 3) excellent food. I live in New York, so I’m also hoping it is not a place with a New York outpost. Also, I realize it's Vegas, and therefore markups are all...