meatballs which I tend to avoid tasted like they were home made and their tripe was cut into small portions. I ate most of the meat and only 1/3 of the noodles. Couldn’t stomach the salty broth. The other dish my partner...

buying groceries, you should say “no bag please” and to this day, it has left an impression. To this day I try to reuse the plastic grocery bags, bring a straw bag or stick things in my shoulder bag wherever possible....

I like to be thankful for the little things. At La Espanola market, I can buy decent paella to go, and get enough different cold cuts, olives, nuts, cheeses, real horchata de chufas, and sweets to make a nice Spanish (or even...

-tum salad at home - wine bargains, and making frozen olive oil (thanks Melanie!) - being obsessed with Le Creuset - Hangar One vodka - buying my first mandoline (thanks GG!) - adding more ethnic cookbooks to my collection - Eating at...

, I recommend AVOIDING the 99 like the plague. Not only is the food bad – tough meat, limp salad), but I have only eaten at a 99 twice in my life, 2 different locations, and gotten sick each time.)

my body has become due to my passion. And yes, he forgets to eat if I’m not there, spending his per diem on clothes and beer (PBR no less!). Some of them can be trained. He now loves the meat at my favorite independent...

I just started buying copies of this magazine, and I think I’m going to subscribe. Any thoughts? Also, this month they had a feature on sushi (fake, with veggies and smoked salmon). My fiance had a bad experience with the...

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2007/09/16/raw_deal/ Very interesting article in today’s Sunday Globe Magazine on the increasing prices of entrees at the higher-end restaurants and the actual sourcing of...

It doesn’t matter. The question is not is it made by a chain, franchise, or out of some grandmother’s kitchen. The question is “Does it taste great”. A follow up is "Is it the best tasting food you can buy...

An interesting place to try is Rochelle Canteen which is run by Margot Henderson (wife of Fergus of St John fame). It’s quite a little haven in the sometimes grim East End. You can BYO at no extra charge (buy a bottle at...

I had lunch at Great American Hamburgers today and for me it’s a mixed bag. The burgers are a commercial patty they buy and then fry well done. For that type, they’re quite good, but don’t expect fresh ground...

It wasn’t a full vegetarian dinner they served meat. As for the cake, the vegetarians bothered by the gelatin in the fondant could always peel it away (it’s not the best tasting thing anyway) and “let them eat...

. With only a very slight pause, between the fish-course and the meat-course, the pacing was absolutely perfect. Honestly, the pause allowed us the opportunity to say something besides “Um-m-m,” and similar. We also got to take a...

neighborhood paleteria is really a wholesaler-you can buy a single piece directly at the location-but most of the product is sold by ambulant street vendors who rent out the ice cream carts or are otherwise subcontracted to sell...

I recommend doing a certain amount of due diligence before you embark on your adventure every day in terms of destination and items to order. Regarding maps, if you can hit up a large book store in Japan, some of the maps you can...