Here in SC, they are just now making an appearance on my neighbor’s tree. There should be an extravaganza in July.

Kpaumer, this happens in my office too, and it makes me crazy. It’s funny that this thread popped up just now- a few days ago on 4/21 I was visiting a friend while she and her husband were preparing dinner. She took 2 bags...

, VH1 was created by MTV (actually its parent company, I think) 4 years after MTV was created, to focus on “soft” music and the 18-35 demographic rather than the younger teen market and BET launched a full 18 months...

Well said. Great list. To which I’d add till July 10 or thereabouts, the hamburger platter at Thai American Express Cafe, 2903 Rowena, Silver Lake.

and intimate restaurant on Columbus in North Beach, recommended to us by Limster. http://www.chowhound.com/california/boards/sanfrancisco/messages/29803.html Plus many other prior posts. #4 - Chowhound - 6/20 Swan Oyster is still...

where you can easily refer to it from time to time. 3)Make a shopping list and shop the day before ! 4)Complete anything that can be prepared ahead of time (at a relaxed pace). Also, “Mise en Place” is extremely...

....Can’t wait for Nov. 4th.

, 5592 4) STEAK GENE & GEORGETTI’S (500 N. Franklin St., 312-527-3718) is a Rat Pack-era steak joint still frequented by politicians and hoods (but I repeat myself); take a good look at the first floor as you enter, because...

Ortolan. Ortolan is quite a romantic space (providing you are seated in the leather booths under the chandeliers) and Eme’s cuisine is sublime. About $4-500 should cover a multi-course (degustation) meal plus good wine for...

around. I’ve had El Torrero (post road): Too expensive, sweet salsa, fake cheese lettuceamole (that’s right i said it and i’ll let you figure out what this $4 sensation was pretending to be)- This place is the...

Brewery ————————— 617 4th Street Eureka, CA 707-445-4480 http://www.lostcoast.com/ Due to a late departure from San Francisco, we found ourselves having a late dinner at a half full...

A correction to myself: I forgot that the GST was lowered to 6% in July... I haven’t been up there since then. That makes Quebec’s effective tax rate 13.95% and Prince Edward Island’s 16.6% (6% GST and 10%...

I never really paid that much attention to income levels of posters, but one stood out a few months ago. Can’t remember the topic, the geographic location, or any other specifics except this one sentence (paraphrased) "My...

Have done as you suggest every 4 months,7 times in a little over two years.The issue was almost entirely a freshness factor.X 1%,COSTCO,WHOLE FOODS,TJ’s SAFEWAY,GIANT FOOD,HARRIS TEETER,SUPER FRESH,WEGMANS & the dairy I...

in mourning. Plus their shrimps in remoulade sauce, their oysters in any form. Since Uglesich’s is no more, I’d settle for a week-long food crawl in N.O. 4. Hawker stalls in Singapore – I could just sit and eat...