golden raisins, jumbo black raisins, any other kind of raisins, and currents. I also like sun-dried tomatoes in judicious combination with other ingredients in sauces. I get organic raisins at my local health food store, and I...

and Sinners" (harvested near a monestary and San Quentin. I would send my favorite as well. Pumpkin blossom. These travel well and are not heavy since I’ve personally shipped them around the world. So if you are interested...

grapes can be grown (and where they cannot be), what the maximum yield of the vineyard can be*, and what the minimum level of ripeness must be prior to harvest.** Learn what is permitted, and you know all about French wines. / / /...

I can’t say I’ve ever hated tofu, but I’ve learned to really love it in the past 10 years or so. Ma Po Do Fu is one of the reasons. Also chocolate mousse and a great salad that a local gourmet take-out place...

How about Parsnips? I was shopping in my local grocery last weekend and a young woman was on the phone talking to her mother. Her mom had sent her to the store for fresh horseradish root. I overheard the conversation, daughter...

place, catering to the old locals of the neighborhood and more than a few young cops. There’s Bass on tap, but the bottled beers are colder. Natty Bo is $1."- Peter · Duda’s (Fells Point) "Other good bar food can be...

We had a similar experience with our local lunch delivery place – Char O Chicken – now charging $1 extra each for the little containers of guac and sour cream that used to come gratis with the chicken quesadillas....

Café in San Francisco. Here’s a look at the offerings: CROSTINI New Harvest Olio Verde and Sea Salt- $7 Cranberry Beans and Bottarga di Tonno- $9 Chicken Liver and Pancetta- $9 Beef Tongue with Horseradish Salsa- $9 APPETIZERS

“gourmet” things like potato chips and pancake mix??? Reviews on local papers have not been good...I guess I will observe him on Top Chef and see if I should go back to try the food. I also agree with most posts that...

kitchen) because the emphasis is on fresh food. We live in a small town where I walk to the bakery and butcher shop for some of the best pastries and meat I’ve ever had. There are still weekly farmers markets in nearly all...

. However, hamburgers and chicken breast is made to a “just done” (pink free) preference unless the customer asks for well done (dry) or burnt beyond recognition. The latter preference, burnt beyond recognition, is a...

I think I may be the odd man out, here. I taste a lot of wine, am a member of my local wine society. I like some low alcohol wines, particularly German rieslings. But my favourite wines are Argentinian malbecs, Pacific Northwest...

and it was good. But I later found a farmer at a local market that offers a superior product. You can also consider a heritage turkey, there are sure to be threads in the weeks to come about that. This year, why not stick with...

Call your local store and ask to speak to the buyer (ex. deli), then ask which days deliveries come. Be sure to mention specialty items you want (ex. imported cheeses). The buyers order from a list and can make choices. Santa...

the wonderful foods sampled in some specific locale and can not be found at home. Man what is New England’s problem? I can’t find Finnish or Bolivian food either!