burrough growing up. Jimmies was named after somebody’s kid...I know I’ve seen that. Like "Joe Shopkeeper made a special treat for little Jimmy, by putting chocolate shavings on his ice cream". I wouldn’t know...

my expectations were too high – it is a little unfair to go into a meal, hoping that it’ll change the way you look at food (esp when in my case, I’ve been veg-centric for a long time).

, they also sell a very flavorful chestnut honey from bees that are on the property. It is a fun little side excursion. Just wanted to share a little more...enjoy!

heard of soda club until I read Jeremy Iggers' new blog on The Rake. He’s up and running there now! http://www.rakemag.com/today/foodnews/archive/2007/08/water.aspx ~TDQ

decidedly peculiar because she loved blue cheeses, limburger and gtoste. There was so little available when I was a kid that today, New YorK city’s Fairways seems like a vast—at one time unthinkable—cornucopia...

is the “lowlight” of the evening, you know you’re eating well. By dish four I was glad that I’d only had some celery and a protein shake on the plane because I was starting to feel a little full – at least until I took a bite and...

sum breakfasts here are amazing. On the occasional Sunday morning we like to dress a little better and go to Il Fornaio in Beverly Hills, plus then we can stroll the nice Williams-Sonoma. But I still pine for my mushroom, avocado...

wait til a little later in the evening when the kids have gone to bed), Indique, Ceiba, Rosa Mexicano (for certain menu items and their margaritas), Jaleo, Meze in Adams Morgan, the bar area at Black’s in Bethesda, Spices,...

of you who drive, this place is very near the NJ end of the Holland Tunnel. A little tricky to find but, as someone else mentioned, it is also very close to the Newport Mall, so you can follow those signs. Pat G.

I realize I am late to this thread but we ate ate DaIvo this past Christmas day for dinner. It was pricey but worth every euro. The schie over polenta was excellent, bringing out very strong flavors from those little lagoon...

Jumping ahead a little, you might also check out some good glassware—Reidel and Speigel (?) have been discussed in some detail on the Not About Food Board and/or this board.

Maybe premature ... but ... Jeremy Fox of Ubuntu restaurant in Napa. I believe he will change the way we think of vegetables the same way that Alice Waters changed the way we dined in American. Fox’s food just doesn’t...

I went to a trendy little “tapas bar” last night. Not really tapas (around here, no one knows what tapas are), just lots of meal-sized appetizers. I ordered a sweet martini, and, as always, I told the waitress the...

'd never head there just for groceries and I’m not sure they’d have what I was looking for. Same with the flower shop, it always looks a little sad. If they had more bright, beautiful bouquets out front I’m sure...

Wow, you are talking about Hartford CT, the city with the densist population of Hispanics on the east coast(second only to Miami) and the best tacos you can find are at the Agave Grill??? Come on Masha Bousha you have to explore...