The Pilot House, but sit away from the boats because most of them are huge smoke belching behemoths, and when the exhaust heads your way it ruins what is an otherwise great meal. http://www.pilothousemarina.com My mother likes...

My mother is coming to visit NYC this weekend, and I have promised her great, cheap dumplings that she can’t get in Florida. I am new to the area, so I have only been to Dumpling House. It was great and cheap, but I think...

was reminded at Christmas when my mother and I agreed that our butcher’s usual fresh kielbasa had been ruined by an overly fine grind, use of overly tender meat, and not enough gristle).

with cheese, but I don’t want to get tired ot it — if I freeze it, will this ruin the texture? Also, please give suggestions on how to eat the stuff (I eat it with cheese, with bread, and I have made cakes with it...

and papaya, warming bitterness of galangal, and the herbal punch of lemongrass. it was delicious, and if i had known then that all the other dishes were to be devoid of heat, i would have saved more of it so the dressing could...

. If it is cheap champagne, (under $16 a bottle domestic or that horrid stuff in the black bottle that is not from France), I think the flavor is so bad that it might just ruin your food. In that case, try saving it for a brunch...

eventually become pastrami, and a jar of garlic eggplant condiment. The pastrami thing is made on premise, the eggplant is shipped in from the mother country. I ate them both for lunch today. The beef is very lean, not like...

Gaaack, those all sound awful, but I’ll take your word for it that they taste better than they sound. I forgot that I have people coming over for the 4th so I will be making a rum punch and using up a bunch then.

). The salad was really, really, good. For our plats I had a simple platter of boiled langoustines and a half-dozen (really fresh) belons while my mother had the daurade and her husband had the ray with a gribiche (tapenady...

I’m making this family favorite dish for Thanksgiving at my mothers about 45 Min. away and am wondering what the best plan of action would be, note I actually use Haricot Vert and not the green beans in the recipe ... http

Hey Fellow Foodie Friends, I’m on the hunt: The object of my desire is a German Feuerzangenbowle, which means "fire-tongs punch" in German. It seems much more difficult to track down than I would have suspected, and...

there. The people it was reserved for came in about a 1/2 hour later. They would have held that table for a hour. It ruined the whole experience and will not patronize them again. I want to tell you also, I’m not and...

Hi everyone, My mother is coming for Thanksgiving this year, and I hope to use her visit as an occasion to go to all types of NOLA restaurants that I have not had a chance to visit yet. I just made a reservation for us for...

. That way it is always available and fresh. You must use good quality heavy duty freezer baggies. Other baggies let air in and ruin the zest.

Hungry Mother: Great food and I’d sell my mom for a No. 43. Drawbacks – bar space can be unbearably crowded and with the door right there – a little drafty.