, especially from France. There’s a good place in McLean, not far from Total Wine, called FineWine.com. It’s a small shop, but usually has a good selection of Spanish wines imported by Eric Solomon. Also don’t...

're out of it" Blind Tiger Ale House Vol de Nuit Gingerman (good selection, but I don’t like the crowd it attracts)" The Rogue was wondering about "Zum Schneider, the German beer garden at 107 Ave C." I’ve been to Zum...

Joe is right, the Chateau Souverain is an excellent wine for the price. So is the Sebastiani Alexander Valley (try the 99, it is drinking very well right now) To be honest, 2000 was not a great year for CA Cabernet and 2001 is...

Lately I’ve been adding dried bing cherries from Trader Joes.

Schneider's Oktoberfest sausages. These used to be a favourite, a real German-stryle bratwurst, delicious when grilled with potato salad and sauerkraut. One day I noticed tha the package had changed, and, upon reading the...

Here goes, chinaplate. I used puff pastry from Trader Joe's because I prefer all butter as opposed to shortening. Whole Foods also sells all butter pastry, but you could certainly use Pepperidge Farm from the supermarket. This...

The writer may be on the board some, but did miss a few things that have come up repeatedly. Jammin' Joes Beans were not reviewed, when only recently here that was mentioned a couple of times (worth the stop for the beans...

Considerable food for thought here, Joe. Can I suggest another category? Best fast food—I nominate Baja Fresh. They don’t try to do anything complex, but what they do is simple, fresh and good. I certainly don’t...

Go to Schneider's on Capitol Hill.

; a recipe for Mushrooms Stuffed with Spinach (or in the alternative, the flip side was the beginning of the chapter on Onions). I like to make stuffed mushrooms (though Trader Joe's has pretty good one, fresh and inexpensive)....

Have done my St. Louis homework and compiled a list of places to eat: Majestic (Breakfast) Crown Candy Kitchen (Lunch) Iron Barley (Dinner) Trattoria Marcella (Dinner) Pho Grand (Dinner) Pueblo Solis (Dinner) Ted Drewes The...

including MacArthur, Calvert Woodley, Schneider's and others. Last, the highest volume internet wine store in America is the Wine Library in Springfield, NJ which is at least 25% off on everything they stock (and they stock as...

products, they also sell jars of dried sausage which they make in the back room. The dried sausage is not always available, but my husband is addicted to the stuff. The Specialty Shop is located in a little strip mall at Joe Orr...

Dumpling House (Chelsea). 4. Sandwiches at 'Wichcraft (East Village). 5. Cream puffs at Beard Papa (East Village). 6. Beer and sausages at Zum Schneider (Alphabet City). 7. Australian Meat Pies at Tuck Shop (NoHo). 8. (Stopped by...

. Personally, I think Two Boots is horrible. For pizza by the slice, Muzzarella’s on Avenue A between 13th and 14th. Zum Schneider on Avenue C gets busy, but it’s an unusual German beer and sausage parlor. Shoot me,...