and everyone ended up getting their fill. We ate at Capital the day before going to Sea Harbour. We enjoyed it – classic Monterey Park dim sum at full throttle. I think you’re knowledged enough to know what to expect....

a strange storage method- balanced on a cork extractor- which keeps the ants (my kitchen nemeses) at bay.

for me there’s nothing like a grilled cheese sandwich with a lot of hummus inside, slathered between the cheese and the bread. num. barring that, i love a homemade egg sandwich, preferably on an english muffin, with cheese,...

unfortunately been to several Bucas in the bay area and L.A., including the Citywalk location.

I grew up in Monterey Park, so Asian restaurants were pretty much the norm. If they’re not crowded, noisy and hectic, something is wrong with them. The place where I was the most intimidated was in a small town in Utah, at...

it with Vermentino from Corsica Here’s a link to a current thread on the SF Bay Area board on favorite cheese shops. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/16421#45234

I don’t know why, but I agree the dim sum in LA is far superior to the dim sum in New York, at least in Chinatown. Everything tastes fresher and there’s a much greater variety of dishes in LA. There are a bunch of...

Chicken (and/or pork) Adobo 1# Chicken, cut up or parts (I like legs & thighs) 1/2 C Soy sauce Garlic, crushed (lots, more then 5 cloves) 1/2 C Vinegar (any kind, I prefer rice wine vinegar) 2t Peppercorns 2-3 bay leaves Throw it all

in the SF.Bay Area but I also miss Augustiner Edelstoff from my year in Munich (Dunkles Wiessbier from Schneiderweisse or Erdinger as well). Eye of the Hawk out of Mendicino brewing was a favourite. But maybe my tastes are too...

in the US. If the food wasn’t tasty and serving a purpose, street food wouldn’t exist. There would be no reason for laws if no one was making money. Isn’t that the whole point to free enterprise? There is a...

Coffee milk in Providence. Egg creams in NYC. Old Bay Seasoning on everything in Philly/Delaware. Mild sauce in Chicago. (Like a tangy ketchup/BBQ mix) I love it!

satisfied with Egg Foo Young than the most well-prepared Goose Web with Sea Cucumber. I’m also not sure “East Coast” and “West Coast” means much in this entire thread, since there’s a big...

of the bay variety at that.. he said he liked “any meat” as well, but lamb was "out of the question" 4) The remaining gal would not eat: peppers of any kind, mushrooms of any kind, anything “bitter” (quite...

. About 8 miles east of L.A. is Monterey Park, which has the largest concentrated population of Chinese people outside of mainland China, you think you might find some interesting meals there? You bet. The South Bay area around...

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