I understand where you are coming from – I am from LA and visited NY two weeks ago. We had the same agenda – good local food, no 4 hour meals or celebrity chefs. I posted a list of what we found and reccomend...

I haven’t had their fried chicken there, but I’ve been pretty disappointed the three times I’ve been there. Didn’t even come close to the one in New Orleans. When Jacques found out that I’ve been to...

with graham crackers, and found a bunch, but I don’t think they are the same as mine, but I could be wrong! It’s been a long time since I’ve made them.

of Hells Kitchen. By the time we were done with our entrees, our waitress had been replaced by either a new waiter or a busboy. It was hard to tell which. We ordered the cookie plate and we were very much enjoying it until we...

), with a carmelized sauce and pan charred chicken that I found both delectable and, alas, unavailable at other teriyaki places. I say alas because sometime in 2001-2002 the Japanese couple closed their business and in its...

either. I’ve found two recipes online, but neither looks quite right (one looks gross with 2 cups of sugar for a fifth of vodka). I was going to make a bunch of this for a holiday party, so it’s not a god time to...

Most of these answers can be found on other threads: look up Perola’s and La Tortilleria for Mexican, Jumbo Emanada beside Perolas. There is another empanada place across the street, but I haven’t tried it. Look up La...

, and not me, that is at fault. I’ve also found the andouille sausage they use (which is in many dishes) to be unpleasant. The alligator I consider to be a tourist novelty. I’ve tasted it, and it wasn’t awful,...

Thanks. I’ve been in there a few times, mostly because I found the atmosphere appealing. I had a sub-par crab cake one time, which sticks in my memory. Other times the food made no impression whatever. Nice people and cheap...

along by fads. Tuscan food was all the rage, and I always found it one of the more boring regional cuisines. But do we really have the base to support a place serving real calabrian dishes seasoned with lentischio/mastic?

access and his guidebooks, and comments on how lost he felt despite his prodigious experience as a wine writer. He comments that there is very little information on bottles to indicate the style of wine. He also notes that there...

to why not... - can I heat plates in microwaves? or does it have to be an over? how do restaurants do it? Do most people at home do this anyway? I just found out about it. And yeah I haven’t been in a restaurant for a...

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I found your post when I also thought I had lost the cake recipe – but on another pass, it surfaced: Devil’s Food Cake 1/2 c. butter 1-1/4 c. sugar 2 eggs, unbeaten 6 T. Droste cocoa 2 c. sifted cake flour 1 t. salt 1 t....