Well, my major metropolitan area credentials are having lived almost my entire adult life in San Francisco before moving here 5 years ago. I doubt that Mai Lee would survive, or at least be well regarded there. Bahn Mi So 1,...

Seriously ... how bad-looking are the people at the markets he shops at? I mean San Franciscans are a fine looking lot, but when I lived in SOCAL ... well, that’s where the really pretty people are. To ML8000, maybe the...

Park; San Gabriel Valley for Chinese) Cheesecake Factory El Carpintero (across from WB) Mandarette (WeHo) Canter’s Deli. Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles Cheebo (Hollywood, pizza, supposed to be great for kids)...

that burritos are not authentic Mexican. But I would assert that having been invented by Mexicans from Mexico, and originally having been meant for other Mexicans from Mexico, who happened to live in the Mission district of San...

chowhound’s holy grail, totally unavailable. But I think you would be unable to find a restaurant in San Francisco (where most Oaxacan restaurants are not owned by Oaxacans) or even in Oaxaca itself which offers good...

lower than Safeway. Have you checked out the produce prices in Chinatown or your local Mercado recently?

this with the tomato rice which was also enh. I used 2 cans of San Marzano tomatoes, shredded rotisserie chicken from Whole Foods, frozen corn kernels, shiitake mushrooms, spinach and heavy cream. I haven’t had a chance to...

Love spicy. Spiciest ever was Szechuan in the San Gabriel Valley. We had eel, chicken, fish stew, and more. It was like my mouth was vibrating from the spice. Much hotter than habaneros.

’s Market in the Ferry Building, but I would choose Berkeley Bowl over it. Hell, I’d choose Berkeley Bowl over any market I’ve ever seen. It probably even has more variety and better quality than the mega-markets...

like it could be refreshing on a hot summer day. But I have a feeling that people are either going to love or hate this, no meh’s San Filipe Tacos New Stand Offering – Fish taco (fried tilapia, cabbage, red onion, red...

My understanding is that the stuff sold as “cooking wine” is wine with added sugar, salt and preservatives. It can’t be any cheaper than 2 B.C., and I would prefer to add my own sugar and salt to taste, sans...

If people got together to do true problem solving... perhaps someone would think to create an indoor mercado with formal food stalls like the one in Berkeley... and THEN limit the # of trucks to a number that would still allow...

Less or the mercados and put toghter a cheap meal. If not, you don’t have enough income yet to bring your family over and it is just back breaking work and sleep. And if your family is not here you are probably sharing a...