sensation well after I was finished eating, accentuated by the red sauce and slight smattering of cheese on top. Even the beans and rice were a notch above the usual. My only quibble is that the chicken was just a tad bit...

't eat out nearly as often now , and the quality of our wine drinking has gone way up .

of business since his captive customers will now have another choice. The worst case scenerio is for Starbucks to enter a community, undercut the competition, put them out of business, then jack up the prices once everyone is...

to be expensive. While I love to entertain and cook for friends, I know that serving things like lobster is actually a waste of my money because my friends would actually be more comfortable eating things they know do not cost...

, and IMO just a way to jack up the price of the meal by $50 per person, and serve $10 worth of plonk. Next time we will bring our own. Reasonable corkage, but shouldn’t it be waived since you are already paying for...

, evidently what they’ve been eating and growing doesn’t count. that writer sucks. clearly not a food person because they were 10 years too late on molecular gastronomy. marcel from top chef as a reference? how about...

We eat at the Friendly Toast regularly (we’ve been known to schedule any trip north of Boston to incorporate a detour to Portsmouth for breakfast at the Toast) and it’s one of many places I go to where it’s...

Thurmond, U.S. Senator –S.C.” Written on the bottom of the cover in my mom’s hand is apparently a list of other diners that day: “Sen. Richard Russell, Ga., Margaret Chase Smith, Sen. Ribicoff – Conn.,...

of lemon juice. Great meal. I really love risotto cakes, and only eat them once ot twice a year. Later ( after the second bout of shoveling out), will have a trifle- made with pound cake, strawberries and cream.

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been done. You’re setting yourself up for disappointment when you go out to eat without doing any prior research, or at least not paying any attention to it. It’s like a car mechanic learning to fix cars by starting...

for single diners, but also for people who dine with nondrinkers, or if you’re ordering meat while your companion eats fish...

of Maria Helm-Sinskey, formerly Chef of PlumpJack in The City. Grilled Quail, beef tenderloin, fresh prawn and corn chowder, served with fabulous Pinot Blanc, Reserve Pinot, Claret and more. Divine. 5) If you have more time on day...

I guess I live in a parallel universe, I always hated beans in my chili especially when there’s more beans than meat. I used to sit there and pick out every bean before I would eat it. Most times there’d be hardly...

eat where they’re told; they eagerly follow trends and rarely go where Zagat hasn’t gone before. Chowhounds, on the other hand, blaze trails, combing gleefully through neighborhoods for hidden culinary treasure. They...