with frequency are wooden cooking utensils. Not just spoons, but also tongs, spatulas, salt and pepper servers, knives and spreaders, and even whisks! Finally, I have a collection of tail shakers (in the shape of a fire...

to those restaurants just because I’m a little homesick for American food. I rarely see locals in these restaurants. They are still restaurants, though, right? The OP was “what were the oldest restaurants”, not...

." And speaking of pork, you can come pretty darn close to replicating that experience with a Kurobata pork loin from Trader Joe’s, either roasted or cut into loin chops. — charentais melons. I just looked down at my...

person I have brought there has loved it. It’s kinda dive-y, a little provincial, but that’s part of its charm— kinda like Pittsburgh as a whole, I guess! The Burgh isn’t NYC, and it never will be, but I...

I am tipping a little more because I suspect businesses are feeling this economic crunch. But this may be a bit “preaching to the choir”. I suspect Chowhounders are more sensitive to the tipping issue, and tend to tip...

know of, at least. We’re going to the Habs/Penguins game on the 22nd and an OSM concert at Place des Arts on the 23rd, so anything pre-game or pre-/post-show would be appreciated, too. Thanks in advance for any information...

, and they do a bang up job. They hosted the Alice Waters dinner for Slow Food Charlotte last fall. A little further out of town is Carpe Diem, which is a local favorite that has been around for a long time. Apps are about $9-11...

for 10 minutes, and eat. If you want to be fussy, take the chicken out of the pan before you turn the oven up, pour off the juices into a saucepan, add half an onion chopped fine and a little wine (or water, or apple juice or...

place and then head home where my short nap turns into an all nighter. I point out the Penguin to Pete on our way down Lawrence, but don’t stop out of sheer misery at this point Anyone knopw where I can get rid of a three...

I agree with the comment that its a bit early to be having a team challenge. Valerie deserved to go home and Andrew is annoying and a spaz! I found it a little interesting that the other two women on Valeries team didn’t...

Thanks for the links – here’s a few more all from the same page http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/food/fuchsia_dunlop.html has Gong Bao chicken with peanuts – gong bao ji ding Chicken with chillies – la...

at least be mentioned at the judges table. It wasn’t, a casualty I feel, of the wildly inconsistent editing exhibited by the show so far. Having chef Boulud as the judge was great, and while I felt the quickfire concept was...