Was in South Beach (via Manhattan) for the past week, half business/half vacation, and went to a wide range of restaurants, many of which I found from this board. Figured I’d repay the favor with a long, boring recap: First...

If you dont know Di Fara is in Brooklyn. Great pizza but its very small, few stools, cash only. Not a full service restaurant like the others. No beer wine etc. Usually order at the counter and try and find one of the few seats....

is being held. I’m sorry, why is perishable risky, don’t most people open favors up soon after they get them? I’m always curious so I open everything immediately. Cheap is also sort of a toss up – I had a...

the fajita platter for lunch. Another VA favorite is about a mile and a half from Ballston Metro—it’s called El Paso Cafe. They do yeoman’s work on all of the classic tex mex dishes and serve it up in a neat...

butter to the chocolate after melting it, but before adding the yolks. The added moisture should prevent the chocolate from seizing up. You might also be sure that you aren’t overheating the chocolate in the double boiler....

Yeah, we were there too early (my usual problem is getting to restaurants after they close rather than before they open!). We’ll get there after 5pm next time.

Porky’s in Inglewood gets my vote. My two cents on Robin’s in that I was disappointed after hearing so much praise for the place. The ribs were good but not great, not worth driving out of your way for them.

Last night around 11, I had already had an early dinner but was hungry and realized there was one strip of veal scallopini that would go bad if I didn’t cook it. I shook some flour on it and cooked it med-rare in butter....

Well, no I’ll know. It did taste more sweet than savory though, but I have had soups in restaurants; never made one out of it yet though. TT

Los Angeles is spread out and HUGE. Even if you have a car, you will not want to drive far for breakfast or even dinner (rush hours last forever). You probably want to plan your excursions for lunch — easier traffic. So...

. I met one of the owners tonight, a really nice guy who comes from South Carolina. This is his first restaurant though he did catering and was in a few BBQ competitions. I get the feeling though he’s been in the Bay Area...

favorite soup ideas, recipes? I tend to make vegetable, chicken noodle, tortilla, chili, and black bean in differnt variations. Any other good suggestions? My husband isn’t crazy about soups for dinner, so they have to be...

Oaxacan cheese is for melting – great in quesadillas and stuffed squash blossoms. Cotija is the very small crumbled cheese you find topping beans or guacamole at some Mexican restaurants. Usually what they put on corn is...

Brasa Roja may not have been reviewed yet on this board but it’s been on the radar since the Colombian restaurant previously on that location closed down. I noted the change in ownership on that post on the .99 pizza slices...

I’m not very good at mise en place, but if a recipe calls for several ingredients to be added at some point in a dish, I put them all in one bowl after prepping them. Just gets tricky sometimes remembering which goes in...