, granny smith apples, and walnuts, and a new salad that I’ve been craving since we left, with pomegranite and persimmon. Course 2: danish herring plate (served with aquavit), quenelles (pike dumplings), lobster crepes, and...

After three days of great food in Chicago, my one regret is that one night was wasted at Le Bouchon. Sacrilege? Well, maybe, and one anecdotal dining experience shouldn’t (and won’t) adversely affect such a popular...

We had another delicious meal once again at Le Fandy. Chef Ong is amazing! I had the butternut squash soup to start followed by a halibut steak with saute’ed onions and portobello mushrooms. My husband had the lobster...

I’m taking a Manhattan “tourist” out to dinner tomorrow. It’s a mostly-business dinner, so I’m looking for something along the lines of Saul’s, LeLuC, Jolie...I’d like to mix business...

compare the two. MONDAY: -Lunch at Mesa Grill -Dinner at Picasson or Le Cirque?????? TUESDAY: -Breakfast at Bouchon Bistro -Lunch at Enoteca San Marco -Dinner at Fleur De Lys WEDNESDAY: -Breakfast at Tableau -Lunch at Border Grill -Dinner

The functional (for me) and aesthetic (for my fiancee(ok, functional for her, too)) prides and joys of our kitchen are the Le Creuset Dutch (French?) oven and the All-Clad stainless pans. The instructions for both admonish the...

As promised, here is a belated report of our special dinner out at Le Bernadin last Thursday. It was my girlfriend’s birthday and I wanted to take her some place special (also pushing on our one year anniversary.) Now, first of...

So, what did it taste like? Was it the one mentioned in the article. There are red currant jams that call themselves Bar-le-Duc, but not the same thing. They seem to run about $9 a jar, so I’m guessing this can’t be...

- but would love a full rundown if possible. Also, is 'Le Rungis' only open to “the Trade” and if so, how one can get special permission?

into the pecans). On Saturday I had dinner with a friend and my grandparents at Le Jardin Bistro. Very good service, pleasant breeze in the garden, good wine, good company, etc. We shared the endive salad (with roquefort cheese,...

for which I used our oven. I also made a wonderful pork and porcini mushroom ragout to feed ten and boy did the pot come in handy. Unfortunately, I don’t have a link for it, but really any type of hearty stew/soup is a good...

To the recently closed PALMIRA in the North Heights, and KAPODOKYA on Montague Street, add MICHAEL’S STEAK on Clark Street. All closed up and newspaper on the windows. New restaurants LE PETIT MARCHE on Henry Street looks...

bother to go out in Paris. ****** For dinner, we move up a notch in style, quality, and price. Le Strasbourg is the pride of Bitche (pronounced, alas, “beach”) a small town spread out at the foot of a monstrous...

“Keep in mind that this not France. It is upstate New York,” cautions erstwhile city slicker gala. He’s talking about eating in the Catskills, from around Oneonta to Phoenicia. That said, there’s still...

Chinatown has a new banh mi spot: A Chau Deli, and it’s a contender. Our first report says it’s in the same league as Saigon Banh Mi, a solid favorite among Manhattan hounds. squid kun reports a nicely balanced...