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As a fairly recent member of COSTCO, where I buy a lot of bulk foods for our church’s homeless feeding programme, I have been really impressed by both price and standards of everyday products such as Dempster’s bread,...

in the freezer and not having to cut and trim. I buy mine at Trader Joe's. To keep this on topic – I also like to use frozen artichokes chopped and sauteed in butter for quiches and omelettes.

I usually buy liquor (but not wine!) in the Montgomery county liquor store in Bethesda, below Trader Joe's. Their prices for Patron Anejo tequila, Boodles gin and Woodford Reserve bourbon are significantly cheaper than prices at...

a famed greens sandwich) Zum Schneider (Ave C at 7th street). Beer garden that offers great brews and pretty decent German snacks (i’d avoid the heavy main courses and order from the ‘snacks’ part of the menu) in...

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in the village. i like it better than the other famous downtown pizza places (john’s, lombardi’s, joe's), and it has great old-school ny atmosphere to boot. lots of great italian options downtown. if you want to do...

Zum Schneider on Avenue C and 7th street has very good beer right out of Hoffbrahaus (Munich)...and really cute beer hall decor!

I like to make small cuts in it and stuff them with Tuscan herbed salt from A New Way to Cook by Sally Schneider (fresh rosemary & sage, salt, garlic clove or two, whirred up in chopper). Then I put pepper and olive oil all over...

Hi D Butcher – I agree with your view that we ought to drink the wines we like, etc., but I also would like to point out that Joe, who posted about this wine, is a regular poster on this site who has shared with us and...

. Trader Joe's is a good source of ingredients for quick and easy meals. The yellow or green curry sauces work well with baked tofu and frozen veggies for a quick tasty stir fry. TJs also carries veggie Indian foods that are...

A NEW WAY TO COOK by Sally Schneider 600 recipes which span the globe. She promotes cooking healthier, but it’s not a diet book – more on techniques to up the flavor. Winner of both IACP and James Beard Foundation...

Another book in this same vein that has always intrigued me is “Vegetables: From Amaranth to Zucchini” by Elizabeth Schneider. Here’s a link to the book from Amazon.com: http

://chowhound.chow.com/topics/568869 December '08/January '09 – Revisiting Sunday Suppers at Lucques and The Zuni Cookbook 2009 February '09 A New Way to Cook by Sally Schneider http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/592560

was unfamilar with but I can’t remember at the moment), and we enjoyed chatting with Eduardo and hearing about his Mexico City recipes. Eliot also stopped by the tables often making sure his customers were happy, as did the...