First thing that I’d recommend is a copy of Andrea Immer-Robinson’s “Great Wine Made Simple” (Straight Talk from a Master Sommelier), Andrea Immer ISBN 0-7679-0477-X, followed by Kevin Zraly’s...

to their first hits of acid had been Bisquik pancakes. After reading Adell Davis, every dish these novice cooks made was seasoned with brewers yeast and wheat germ. shudder. Usually I was the only person around who could cook but...

KevinB could be referring to what we (Canadians) often call a filter coffee with two milks (or creams) & two sugars. A Timmy Ho-Ho’s classic. ;-) (Tim Horton’s coffee chain) see:...

I don’t remember that show but there was a PBS cooking show on in the 70’s called What’s Cooking with LaDeva Davis. She is an African American, her show was funny and she prepared “regular” food. The...

Byron’s Hot Dog Ha Gene and Jude’s Red Hot Stand Jimmy’s Red Hots Fat Johnnie’s Famous Red Hots General Map Al’s No. 1 Italian Beef Ann Sather’s Garrett Popcorn Shops Kevin's Hamburger Heaven...

Melanie’s (Chowhounds kind and knowledgable wine expert) remark about DNA refers to DNA analysis to find what the relationship is (if any ) between Syrah and Petite Sirah. The Univ. Cal. at Davis found that 90% of the...

Whole Foods Market has FINALLY opened in Sacramento. Any suggestions on what’s really good to buy? I tried to find a few items today but it was so crowded and perhaps some items i had heard about were regional and not...

&Ms. – Shannon Lucid (after returning from a space shuttle mission) We are living in a world where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons. Avoid fruits and nuts. You are what you...

to try Hoagies and Wings. Also, the Pasadena location of Hot Wings Cafe. Somebody has been touting a place called Rubicon in Sacramento. Will have to call my friends in Davis. ("Hey haven’t seen ya’ll in a while! What?...

I visited Sacramento and Davis a couple weekends ago, and made a stop at one of the Nugget Markets in Davis. It made me realize that the Bay Area grocery shopping scene is missing something. What I liked about Nugget is that...

's in town on Gwinnett has the ;argest and least styrofoam packaged selection for mainstream stores, but try Polk’s on the way out to Tybee (Davis' Killer Tomatoes and great boiled p-nuts), as well as Brother’s (?)...

, incorporating these can aid in the battle against insulin resistance (Liese AD, Roach AK, Sparks KC, Marquart L, D’Agostino RB, Jr., Mayer-Davis EJ. Whole-grain intake and insulin sensitivity: the Insulin Resistance...

and NOT ORDER the TASTING MENU. 4 hours 5.Never question if Spago has a Sommelier? (Kevin O’Conner is considered one of the finest in the USA) 6.Never question if SPAGO is a First Tier Restaurant

the two, fuqi feipian (sliced beef tendon in chili sauce), I’d give the edge to SG. However, their eggplant in yuxiang sauce was sensational. Best eggplant I’ve had since Taiwan Cafe. Cheers, Kevin

————— Toscannini’s for great ice cream; been loving the earl grey among others. Pinocchio’s for corner slices of their thick Sicilian pizza. Tamarind Bay for deeply flavoured multi-regional...