from his marine corp. days

necessary. Although I love many vegetables, there’s a pretty long list I can’t stand. Spinach, asparagus, lima beans, brussel sprouts, mushrooms in any form. Suprisingly enough I love okra. Anchovies, can’t stand...

was average, the marinated pork was average, and the chicken was just OK. Believe it or not, I have had much tastier at Poquito Mas. Since I moved here from New York about 8 years ago, I have consistently been disappointed with...

with experience and I deem the menu de terroir acceptable for both of us. Sometime my menu translating ability can get us into trouble though. There are olives and small cheese puffs on the table. We start with an amuse bouche of...

A food that’s not really Italian is most commonly, the “lasagna”. As most know, real Italian lasagne uses a bechamel, the red sauce and even mushroom lasagna we have is delicious but not really Italian. I...

of cheeses and was very tasty. I was tempted to ask for another order of the samosas, but I resisted since we have a lot more food coming. For our entrees we share a chicken dish that is marinated in yogurt and a salmon dish that...

that Vidalia onions are in season, and red bell peppers are affordable I think I need to get some chicken, mushrooms & veggies and make it all happen. Sometimes you NEED sugar and/or fat, but sometimes you can leave it out.

onions and fresh mushrooms in a cayenne pepper sauce over penne pasta) My son orders Skilletini (the Combo w/ shrimp, chicken and sausage w/ marinated onions and green bell peppers in a spicy marinara sauce served over spaghetti –...

heavily seasoned, almost on the verge of being too salty, but okay – They didn’t cut a hole in the box, so it wasn’t that crispy, but good amount of garlic, not that spicy. The fish/vegetable dish had celery,...

Pork chops can be so good or so horrible. I get mine cut thick (at least an inch), and either brine or marinate them.

My mother would take mushrooms caps – put them on bread, face up, fill with a little butter, place under the broiler. Once melted, flip caps over so the butter drissled over the bread, broil a little longer, the bread would...

Quince’s gnocchi with bolognese sounds pretty straight italian as does “spaghetti all' amatriciana di mare” as does “tagliolini al ragu con funghi porcini e Barolo” or the "cartoccio of porchini...

-chain restaurants. Everything made from scratch here too. One of my favorite dishes is their homemade mushroom ravioli. This winter I had a stew over mashed potatos, both homemade. They have menus for each season. It’s a...

The judges voted on the entire menu top to bottom after discussing each dish, that how I think Stephanie pulled it out. I actually think Lisa lost because of her dud of a third dish. First of she marinated the wagyu steak, which i...

Quite right. Heart (technically not organ meat, since it is a muscle) is very good, sort of like fibrous steak when sliced, cleaned, marinated, and grilled. Braised oxtail is delicious, but oxtail isn’t supercheap, in my...