but not wildly flavorful. It does leave a nice sting though, and it’s one of the few places where I felt moved to sop up every drop of the sauce with my bread. The peach cobbler tastes good, but it’s about 70% crust,...

I’m hoping that some transplanted New Yorkers are in the bay area and can guide me to the kind of food I grew up with: food like I’d find in a good Jewish delicatessen or kosher-style restaurant in the New York area....

26/BNStory/lifeFoodWine/ And if you do a search (or click on the place link) you’ll find many favourable comments on this board. You’ll need to make a reservation. Hope you enjoy yourself in TO!

Those molasses cookies...they are memorable, aren’t they? Can’t wait to make a trip to Portland this fall, when I will definitely stop at Standard!

instructions for boiled green bananas. "Wash the bananas and cut both ends off each one. Make slices through the skin along all the vertical lines on the banana. [By “vertical lines,” she means the ridges that run...

should be making reservations for the weekend as we’re arriving November 1 but I also need good places open on Sunday and Monday night. I love “hole in the wall” cuisine for lunch. Don’t think I can manage...

I have been to Octoberfest acouple of times due to living in Prague. i have to say it is an extremely fun experience that everyone should go to. The atmosphere is great, people are generally in good moods. People get up on tables...

The Saturday game is scheduled to start at 1:20, the Sunday game at 4:50. Hopefully, they’ll both end before 9:00. Red’s Java house is right up the street if you want to fill your gut on the cheap (not sure if...

but the noise level makes it impossible to carry on a conversation. The next time we go, we’ll request a table in the downstairs bar area were the noise level is manageable.

After reading numerous posts about Yum Thai and the secret Thai menu my wife and I decided to cash in a few frequent flyer miles and make the trip to Yum Thai. The evening started out well, light traffic, clean pleasant...

since they have moved, I have never felt that the dishes lived up to the upscale prices charged. The only exception is the cream of crab which I absolutely love. The reason why I cannot dismiss this restaurant entirely is that...

, with a separate entrance on the side of the restaurant, is a bit cozier and the waiters there are much more friendly. You don’t have to get dressed up either, although I wouldn’t go in wearing a T-shirt and shorts....

, I can’t say enough good things about the food court at the Koreatown Galleria at Olympic and Western. Their big attached garage makes it useful for passing through quickly by car. Link:...

, La Chaumiere), but I would recommend trying some of the great ethnic places such as Pho-79/Nam Viet in Cleveland Park or Burma Restaurant in Chinatown. Other “DC” places to try would be Old Ebbitt Grill (make a...

Anyone know of a good genuine Persian food restaurant in Manhattan? We’re looking for tadik and a variety of eggplant dishes, chicken stews, etc, not just kebabs. I’ve done a search on Chowhound under Persian and...