I haven’t seen anything posted about Dharma Garden, so I thought I’d share the excellent meal I had there last night. It’s a fairly new vegetarian and seafood-only Thai place at 3109 W. Irving Park. We started...

I think this is why I’ve never had an issue with my version – I bought it at CompUSA (MasterCook Deluxe 9) vs. downloading the program from ValuSoft. Not sure if you checked their Tech Support link at ValuSoft’s...

I know we are in the middle of the Summer of Cooking Reality Shows but is anyone else watching Master Chef Goes Large on BBCAmerica. I am hooked hardcore on this show. No drama, no fanfare, almost no emotion at all...just a cool...

Hua Garden for out of this world Crossing Bridge Noodles. So I’ve eaten my way across a wide swath of Monterey Park. But until now I’d never sampled the wares at Dumpling Master. Nothing like a blog theme to fill in the gaps....

The cookware forum over at GardenWeb (http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/cookware/ ) has many posts on the MLM scam that is known as SaladMaster. Many selling points have been debunked, and I like to think that we have turned quite...

I immediately thought of this book when I read this thread. It is a great read and gave a good insight to the whole "Certified Master Chef" process.

Gardens. It was a tiny place in Philly’s chinatown where a Pepsi sign was broken off and hanging in front of the Happy part of the sign from the restaurant, so giving it the nickname. A little old lady in the kitchen would...

New York’s hottest new pizzeria is an old-school kind of joint with deep Brooklyn roots. Lucali’s in Carroll Gardens has equipment from the departed Leonardo’s, sausage from Esposito Pork Store, and an owner...

Looking for suggestions on programs or a way to store and categorize my collection of recipes from online websites and ones I have put onto docs from family. It is taking up tons of space on my harddrive and it is not the best...

Given the discerning pallete on those on CH (maybe), what kind of TV cooking and food programming would you like to see, or what kind of hosts, formats? How would they be different then the Food Network offerings, which often...

in the garden area and they cook all day long. It is a great event. John Hogan (Keefers), Beth Partridge/Dan Pancake (Andiamo- Ohio) and Tony are a few of the chefs that will be out there this year. They have recruited folks like...

I was wondering if any ChowHounders had gone through the NYU food studies program: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/nutrition/index.php/page/10. It looks like a wonderful program but I’ve been unable to get in touch with anyone...

i am considering enrolling in a weekly CSA program in queens that supplies organic produce from a local farm (long island, i think). does anyone have experience with this, or a similar program??

to updated traditional Mexican Cuisine. I dream of opening my own Latin restaurant and a professional Latin culinary program will only help in turning my dream into a reality. I have a place to crash in el DF near the...

Does anyone know of any urban garden sharing programs in Toronto? By that I mean where I provide the use of my backyard and in return I get a share of veggies from my garden and others. I’ve heard of this before, but not...