-2 days in the East Bay. Going to Chez Panisse (up or down) is a must. Upstairs will help your budget. Also in the East Bay I would do a Korean meal (Ohgane or Sura) and an Ethiopian meal (Cafe Colucci or Messob). I would also...

. There is a scale issue at work, and a difference in the mix of recent immigrants. We might have better Russian food than LA (I don’t really know). but I’m pretty sure our Mexican and Korean food doesn’t hold a...

You’ve forgotten the Korean BBQ buffet, which works out rather nicely. You get to grill your own selections, which are premarinated, and the panchan are on the buffet, along with lettuce leaf, rice, soups, etc. None suffer...

for here. I’ve only ate at Miura once, but I was pretty impressed, esp their scallop sushi. It is exactly the way I like it, with rock salt and just a dash of lemon. The owner is very nice, and I had a very good dining...

no. two grilled onions coke. lots of salt, pepper, and ketchup on the fries. i eat the cheesepockets off the wrapper, too.

. The German variety often has sugar, not salt and butter or other seasonings like we are used to.

Let me start this by saying that I’m fed up with living in Clarendon, so take this with a grain of salt. Parts of the Clarendon area are walkable, but if you live far from the metro stops where the cheaper housing is,...

I, too, love reading cookbooks or cooking related magazined while eating. Especially if I am guiltily indulging my favorite treat alone (when the kids and the hubby are distracted): Korean instant noodles. I sometimes eat them...

much beyond their initial impression that it tasted good, so flavors that are strong upfront are more likely to be popular. A lot of fast food is the perfect example of this: that first bite of salt and grease may be delicious,...

of wonderful neighborhoods as you go west: Indian/Pakistani, some Korean, some Russian Jewish. You can search the board for people’s favorites in all these categories. I’m partial to Ghandi, Udupi Palace and Mysore...

Manitas in Austin. It means incredible mole sauce; pecan pralines in Saran wrap by the register; piping hot tortillas made like they do at Ninfa’s; Lone Star or Shiner on tap, and of course, iced and salted margaritas on...

. the vegetarian Indian place in the P.O. Pavillion 39. Tako Grill (again, strechting it a bit $$-wise) 40. Johnny’s Half-Shell (ditto) 41. Bistro du Coin (more so) 42. CF Folks 43. Algazera 44. Well-Dressed Burrito 45. The Korean...

better. Chinese: You’re on your own in Chinatown, but if you’re midtown try Evergreen Shanghai on E. 38th St. Good soup dumplings, sesame pancake, prawns with black bean fish sauce, any salt-and-pepper seafood. Greek...

is of Korean origin (it comes in a fire engine red container) and is this ultra-firey hot kimchi flavor with a ton of dried chili pepper in it. I like it a lot, but man is it hot.

great deals in produce that pay off big. Other standbys are stuff with celery (can buy in bulk, it’s cheap and doesn’t go bad) and tons of seasoning with Adobo (tons of spices in one cheap package - salt and pepper...