different. Luckily, Maria Hunt seems to be a rare thing in the food critic business... Someone who is fair, open minded, but not afraid to stick it to restaurants who repeatedly offer bad food or service. Thumbs up for her.... (15 replies, last updated by Alice Q January 18, 2008)

First, the grain of salt you need to take this with: I’m a pastry snob. I don’t like pastry with shortening in it (lard, yes; butter, yes), I don’t like artificial, bitter-tasting colors in my food, I’ve... (6 replies, last updated by bread freak October 26, 2003)

destination left no doubt as to (so far) who has the best croissant in the greater metro area - (drum roll) - none other than Vanille Patisserie (2229 Clybourn), who I already lauded in part 1 of my hunt. His croissant... (20 replies, last updated by suzhof December 15, 2003)

wow I have read Naomi Wise’s Reader column since I can remember and I think she is damn fair (and objective). CH is a great resource for blogs but the reviews here are rarely objective cough “San Diego Restaurants are... (17 replies, last updated by Phineas Q. Butterfat June 7, 2008)

The U/T food section (such as it is) publishes on Wednesday. In the Thursday Day/Night section (the not so equivalent to the Chron Sunday Pink Pages) has the weekly resto review. So far, Maria Hunt has been the most consistent.... (5 replies, last updated by Jim Strain March 25, 2004)

steep - $12 for a plated dessert – for the area and not everything works or is worth that price. The scone was heavenly, the sea salted oatmeal cookie was so salty you couldn’t eat it. The SD Reader and U/T have both... (15 replies, last updated by maureen July 14, 2006)

with such travesties as Olive Garden being the best Italian restaurant in the city. My benchmark for overrated is that it gets lauded by 1. Most if not all of the critics that write for the local papers (e.g. Maria Hunt, Naomi... (303 replies, last updated by NoTrends October 17, 2009)

Naomi's Pizza on Main Street in Queens is a very good NY style pizza & freezes well if you must have a pie handy in an emergency. (They also have tasty falafel & I think I’ve had shakshuka there.) (145 replies, last updated by FerrariMan123 November 24, 2009)

to Bandini for The Great Taco Hunt, and have checked out some places because of his postings. Some major restaurants in SoCal recognize Chowhound, but fewer ethnic places than you’d think — even many of those that are... (32 replies, last updated by Oh Robin September 6, 2007)

://www.chowhound.com/topics/355995 Feb – Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid, Hot Sour Salty Sweet http://www.chowhound.com/topics/366679 March – Leite’s Culinaria http://www.chowhound.com/topics/376081 April –... (74 replies, last updated by foxy fairy April 17, 2009)

I really enjoyed cooking from LOP. As C kept saying, this was his favorite month ever. After hunting down the ingredients, the recipes used most of them, so I never felt that I was buying a product for a single recipe. And, I... (50 replies, last updated by jenn April 30, 2008)

://www.chowhound.com/topics/355995 Feb – Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid, Hot Sour Salty Sweet http://www.chowhound.com/topics/366679 March – Leite’s Culinaria http://www.chowhound.com/topics/376081 April –... (131 replies, last updated by foxy fairy March 17, 2009)

yes, NYC, LA, SF, Toronto (Senses was one of the best meals I’ve ever had!) all have great food at all price ranges but if you hunt and peck, you can find good food in SD. The better ones are: Market Cavaillon Jack’s La... (225 replies, last updated by stevewag23 October 15, 2009)

Slight disagreement on the Joy of Cooking. Oh, by all means get it — but hunt out an old version from a used bookstore. The new version pales in comparison. (57 replies, last updated by foodude March 22, 2003)

I want everything by Jeffery Alford and Naomi Duguid. I found Homebaking on a bargain table, but I really want the Seduction of Rice and whatever else they have. (115 replies, last updated by NovoCuisine December 29, 2007)