So sad to learn that Snelgrove’s closed this past weekend. One of the last of the great American ice cream parlors. So sad. Link: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,405010072,00.html (0 replies, last updated by Louisa Chu June 11, 2002)

My husband and I are accustomed to sharing an appetizer and a dessert. Is this frowned upon in France? (1 reply, last updated by Louisa Chu May 23, 2002)

Jim’s account of his recent re-discovery of his beloved Arepa Lady is killing me since I’m here and not there. Do we have an LA equivalent? Is there an arepa that good around here? Thanks. (4 replies, last updated by Louisa Chu June 13, 2002)

Shucks. I’ll be a week too late for this. Louisa, I saw your recommendation for a fois gras place on the Ile St. Louis and wanted to find out if you know if it’s open for breakfast. I would love to try and have a fois... (3 replies, last updated by Julie October 17, 2002)

Louisa, My husband and I are moving to London in the last week of August, but we are food and Paris lovers and would be happy to jump over the channel via train or plane for the weekend at any given moment (as long as our... (8 replies, last updated by jenn August 8, 2002)

Wayne’s description got me salivating...vodka sauce is one of my favorites......will you share your recipe or give the source of it????? I once had it made w/ground proscuitto, ever had it like this? Thanx (5 replies, last updated by Dolly May 26, 2002)

Will be passing thru Carpenteria in August and need addresses for great Mexican food. (4 replies, last updated by Louisa Chu April 20, 2002)

I just saw a blurb on the BBC site that Lionel Polaine, the great bread baker is missing. it seems as if his private plane dissapeared off the radar screens. (3 replies, last updated by Seattle Rose November 1, 2002)

I was enjoying an incredible dinner of File Gumbo from Stevie’s with my girlfriend Sandra, who told me about this site. She told me that there is a “food caravan” today – can anyone help me find out how to... (2 replies, last updated by Louisa Chu June 2, 2002)

Can anyone tell me where to buy braesola, preferably via internet? Thanks. (4 replies, last updated by Louisa Chu May 18, 2002)

Just got my newsletter in the mail – forwarded to Paris, thanks USPS – so you all may already know this, but Corti Brothers now sells guanciale for $11.99 for about a half pound. It doesn’t say where it’s... (4 replies, last updated by Louisa Chu November 23, 2002)

Does anyone know of any good casual place – any kind of Japanese food – with outdoor seating right in Japantown? Thanks. (14 replies, last updated by Louisa Chu May 1, 2002)

Where in So. Cal. can pain Poilane be purchased? I’ve heard at Bristol Farms. Anywhere else? (4 replies, last updated by Marco Polo December 29, 2002)

Do I remember correctly that in NYC they serve you a complimentary tray of their sweet spreads with your bread? Or is it only in Europe? Thanks. (5 replies, last updated by Louisa Chu May 27, 2002)

I checked with my Chinese food expert, my friend Nancy who is Chinese/Cantonese, about chiu chow fun. Here is a distillation of what she said: Chiu Chow Fun has been incorrectly translated. Whoever wrote chiu chow fun mixed up... (9 replies, last updated by EatDrinkMan May 23, 2002)