In the Wall Street Journal Weekend Journal section yesterday, the Catalog Critic was about iced tea makers. The article begins with this question: "We wondered: is it worth paying $15 to $60 for a contraption that saves the effort...

, recipes, complaints, etc; It was very popular, with mostly chowhound topics. Everytime someone buys exotic, previously under utilized food product’s like Orange Roughy {Slimehead] or other’s like Slipper Lobster [...

... I would like to mention an institution that I find to be way overpriced and completely lacking of charm or character IMHO. To say I was underwhelmed would be an understatement. Morton's steakhouse.

: 17084 Gibson’s: 11335 Morton's: 16410 Keefer’s: 15102 Smith & Wollensky: 22510, 21759, 9342 (humorous) Fogo de Chao: 14817 Note: Chicago Chop House has received the most consistent negative reviews of places the out of...

The March, 2008 issue of [URL=http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/index.php]Metropolis[/URL] focuses on the overarching idea of localism and its relationship to sustainability. It is, as always, a beautiful and well-written issue,...

or Morton's. It is true that I have had great, fatty, rich, absolufrigginglutely gluttonous meals at each of the above. HOWEVER, and I will defend this next statement to the death...it may be because it is what I grew up with,...

From Jan. 7th – Jan. 12th my girlfriend and I deliciously ate and drank our way through the Bay Area. Thanks to everyone from the San Fran board who provided advice and priceless tips along the way. Here’s our actual...

-chain) are $6 to $14. Search “burger” and tons of threads will come up for you. One particularly intriguing recent post was about a great burger at the Santa Monica Library’s Bookmark Cafe. My own current...

WINTER SEASON ....a little more difficult. What type of creative meal can you prepare utilizing only ingredients that are native to your area/region? A radius of say 25 miles from home. (Not written in stone) As close to 100% local...

bowls, a three tier oven rack for sure and a really good ice cream maker. I’d be thrilled with anyone of them... and what the heck a weekend in Vegas as well to eat at Mesa Grill or another visit to Joe’s Steaks for...

operated leaving a smaller pool of better quality places to compete for the shrinking dining dollar. Our area is void of “expense account” restaurants (Morton's , Ruth’s Chris, etc.) and I expect them to be...

True, I had to hunt down creme brulee and only found it in Morton Williams. I now probably have all that is left in pints of that flavor — jk. I agree with you. And so it goes.

because I don’t feel like I’m getting ripped off: Wine Sellar – excellent all around Sushi Ota – excellent (if you sit at the sushi bar) Park House Diner – excellent breakfast Amarin Thai Morton's...

I agree, I think it’s just a matter of time. The damage really has been done by this mass franchisation of good independant restaurants that dumbs down the palette. That’s refering to the Morton's, the Roy’s,...

Responding to the question “Is there fabulous upscale Mexican anywhere in San Francisco?” in topic 381589: There are upscale Mexican restaurants in the SF area, but none get consistently positive reports here. One more...