Has anyone read this book? Or seen the website notmilk.com? The author, Robert Cohen was on a late night radio talk show about a week ago on WOR and he had some pretty convincing arguments about the dangers of drinking milk and...

Thanks Robert, I also put together a Chowhound list http://www.chow.com/lists/170 If you are looking for Portuguese, Spanish table isn’t the best place. The area from about Hayward to San Jose is where the most Portuguese...

brussels sprouts with smoked grits and the cauliflower in the cast iron pot with curry and vadouvan. Brilliant. I can’t wait to head back on our next trip. R. Jason Coulston

Thanks, Robert! Another excuse to visit Alameda, because I’ve been wanting to go to Speisekammer, that you mentioned a while ago.

Table, and North Berkeley. Cheers, Jason

See the post by Robert Lauriston in this chain.

; on the palate, the wine was medium-bodied, silky smooth, supple, and very flavorful — echoing the qualities of the wine’s bouquet; the finish was quite long and flavorful. Absolutely delicious! Cheers, Jason P.S....

); Cassano’s Mexican: Mi Jalepeno Lunch: J’s Place (Jason is a local- went to culinary school in NY and makes great pretzel bread pizza and sandwiches; Fountain on Main -famous for their olive-nut sandwich; Mike &...

I very much enjoyed the VINTJS Sauvignon Blanc ($6) we tasted on Thursday. Crisp, refreshing, tart & tangy. Jason noted in his review that it’s a Sauvignon Blanc/Semillion blend and I’m looking forward to work tomorrow...

The best bánh xèo (aka Vietnamese crepes) I’ve had were at Binh Minh Quan, but they seem to have gone downhill. Had one recently at Vo’s in Oakland, probably won’t order again. Bodega Bistro’s are good. Any...

owns nearby. North on Main from hwy 183 (121) 3 blocks- on the right. Also, A small joint in Grand Prairie I used to frequent....not any signs there i can remember...just BBQ and Fish on Fridays. Crown’s BBQ 1902 West E...

Jason, your comments are especially timely as I have claret on the brain these days. I’m putting on a Bordeaux dinner next weekend and will look at nearly all the vintages you mention. We’ll be tasting a vertical of Ch....

, and has actually done just that – many times over. In some of them, I quoted from about 3 of my 13 books on Port. I think that Jason, Robert and probably Carswell did similar, plus several others weighed in with good and...

You could do Robert's the steakhouse in the Penthouse Executive Club. See my review below.

Thoughts pro/con? I went to Chinatown today to the place on Grand and Chrystie. Shrimp, though frozen looked nice with jumbos from $6-7. Live Sea Bass at $4.60. Live Lobster from $7-9. I hear one should test the back of the...