." In the evening, take a cab from the Hyatt, in most directions. One morning, try to get by Mrs. Wilkes for b’fast. Skip lunch that day. Skip Mrs Wilkes for lunch. Try Queenies for supper. a little too far to walk, but very...

temperature anyway, and saucisson won’t spoil quickly, either. Without knowing where you’re staying, it’s harder to say where to get the cheese, saucisson, etc. For a sandwich, I’d get a camembert fermier...

"Splendid lamb, chop and loin, joined by a cocotte of slightly louche moussaka, impresses anyway. " NY magazine Anthos 36 W. 52nd St., nr. Fifth Ave.; 212-582-6900 the new donatella arapia joint with the chef from Michael Psilakis...

That does sound terrific. When I’m feeling louche I pour myself a Manischewitz and seltzer. It’s like sodee pop with a gentle kick.

a damn. I am pleased to say that although it was hideously expensive, RiS was not a disappointment. The room itself is not unlike the dining room on a rather louche liner and the chairs were slung far too low so you practically...

percentages. Since I haven’t been over to my friend’s house, I haven’t been properly louching, instead doing a slow hand pour of ice water. Being more systematic would, perhaps, bring out more taste from the St...

... "... the transparent bean-thread noodles stir-fried with crisp slices of mo qua, a zucchini-like squash with the louche English name of “hairy melon.” The gossamer noodles, though, had a robust flavor, thanks to...

I’ll have to pick some of this up, as I love pastis and it sounds similar. Does it produce the same beautiful louche as pastis and absinthe does? I’ve seen it at liquor stores around Steinway Street in Astoria, but I...

person? Or a friend of the owner? Anyway, Larry is not the first person who panned Brasserie Americaine. It was Martha Gehan, a regular Chowhound poster, who posted back in Nov.9, 1998. Among the things she noted was a "louche...

I recently tried two Czech absinthes and noticed that they louched...that is turned a milky opal white when chilled water was added. According to http://czechabsinthe.wordpress.com there is a Bohemian way of drinking absinthe and...

accidentaly ordered in Beijing counts, that is to say, if it doesn’t have to be chitterlings a particular way, then I’ve done it. 71. Gazpacho—-done it 72. Caviar and blini—-done it 73. Louche absinthe 74....

in that louche area, where you have all those nightlife joints yet no one can make decent drink.

Good post. Salumi, Malay, and Harvest Vine may be Seattle’s three best restaurants. I’d add Kebab House at 8102 Greenwood N. (but not for the atmosphere, though it has its louche charm). But Le Gourmand? I don’t...

. George Absinthe in the traditional way (placing a sugar cube on a specially designed slotted spoon and pouring ice-cold water slowly over the sugar cube to make the “louche”). Spur Gastropub (113 Blanchard Street) combines a...

for dessert across the way at the Guzzle. Venerable waterfront place is Foxy’s in Fisherman’s Landing on the NY mainland. Legend has it this was a speakeasy and it still had a louche reputation when I was growing up....