I may be wrong, but I thought Timbuktu and G&M had the same owners? In any event, I have to agree completely with Joe H. I have no idea why people like, let along rave, about G&M ‘crabcakes.’ I had them once, and...

I’m not going to say too much because it hasn’t aired on the West coast yet. I had high hopes for this show... I love the English version. The shows' recipe for success is very simple, but effective. Gordon goes in,...

I haven’t seen them in a while, and will be heartbroken if it’s been discontinued, but I always try to keep a few Trader Joe's frozen chicken pot pies on hand. Crispy crust, even in the microwave, with a touch of...

If you’re willing to give the beer-battered version a try, I would recommend Bird’s in Hollywood. And if by chance you go and don’t like the rings, the sloppy joes are damn tasty as well....

Broker is still around, and IMHO, a good value for the money. I like the fact that it is all inclusive (comes with salad, side and desert), they don’t nickel and dime you for every part of your meal. My experiences there...

The Japanese have spent centuries figuring out the best ways to eat raw fish. Joe CIA Graduate, the chef down at Trendino’s Fusion ‘n’ Things, ate at Esca once or twice.

I haven’t had dinner at Radius on my own nickel in a long while, but rolled the dice on it recently for dinner, knowing they weren’t doing Restaurant Week (I think they did RW lunch only this season). We got off to a...

that does your ice skates and scissors will be using the same stone turning at the same rpm to do your $500 Hatori. Ever seen what happens to the blue-steel edge and even the high-nickel damascus cladding at those temperatures? I...

intimidated about going into a “serious” wine or specialty spirits merchant. * * * * Trader Joe's began their life as a retailer of alcoholic beverages by carrying three types of wines, and only three: —...

Because there are only 2 bottles of wine under $90. Neither of which were serviceable. Because a cup of tea is $12 and a double espresso is $14. Because they charge for Petits-Fours and mineral water. It’s nickel and dime...

The biggest increase I’ve noticed is in the price of cooking oils and margarine. The canola margarine I buy at Trader Joe's, Earth Balance, used to be a dollar cheaper than its sister brand at the chain stores ($1.99 vs....

i have yet to find a GREAT breakfast spot in LA, but here are a couple of my personal hangouts: lovely/great service/affordable for the high quality: JOE's Abbot Kinney/Venice Beach for brunch. polite service / good quality food...

to miss it when I leave L.A.) I would have sworn up and down the block that Farmer John’s was the best bacon I’d regularly cooked with, until I got my hands on the uncured Niman Ranch bacon carried by Trader Joe's....

As someone who scans the aisles at Trader Joe's a lot, my choice is too easy: Ginger is the new sun-dried tomato.

options we’ve enjoyed have been Nickel Diner and Blue Star. We’d like to expand our options, and are also willing to travel toward Altadena or East Pasadena. I’d love to hear suggestions from the Hounds as to...