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What’s so kosher about it?

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Are they the clipped appendages of miniature flying bison?

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It’s in the boiling and the malt.

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CHOW Bagel

The ultimate crackly, chewy bagel.

I would like to try the peanut butter mud pie that I’ve heard about at "Sweet Melissa", but trekking out to Brooklyn from Manhattan is not easy for me. Has anyone had it? Is it worth the trip? Thanks so much!!

Refined, upmarket Vietnamese food is winning over hounds at the newish Mai House.

As a footnote: Every chemical formula for the flavors at IFF are stored on a huge, multiprocessor SQL server. At the time it was built, it was one of the most powerful, and largest SQL server databases in the world. Among the...

salty it burned. I actually mentioned the salt problem to the server. I hope this is a fluke because Lasher's is such a good resource for my 'hood. To the OP—-a lot of good press for Hungry Cat’s crab cakes. I...

We couldn’t get into Lashers (thanks Christine for all your recos), so we ended up at Fora’s on 2nd St. in LB on Saturday night. It’s a small space but intimate with good service. Very pleasant experience. I had...

I tried McCormick and Slops.......burger was cold (not just cool), Chicken drums inedible, drinks just ice. Anyone tried Lashers or Smokin Jacks for happy hour? Any other good ones to mention?

's-mix of Italian styles Lasher's-American food in a nice old bungalow setting Enrique’s-good Mexican, family-friendly Any of the Cambodian places on Anaheim between Atlantic and Orange (mediocre ambiance at all of them, but...

cater the meal to suit you based on what’s on the menu that day. Once you say you want the tasting menu the server steps aside and the chef comes out to work out what you’ll have. You won’t be disappointed.

The new spot you heard of is almost certainly Third and Olive, on the site of the former Lasher's Steakhouse. Haven’t tried 3&O yet, but I highly recommend Miki Zivkovic’s other Burbank spot, Bistro Provence, which is...

Yes! I’ve been there (it’s about two blocks from where I live). The lobster bisque is excellent- I can highly recommend it. A dollop of aged sherry that the server added to it gave it just the right flavor. While a...