with you Susan – great Vietnamese, Thai and increasingly Mexican and Salvadoreno to be found along the Mississippi and Missouri river valleys these days. "the incredibly delicious plate of dumplings I had while sqatting on...

...get the picture, then after she says “absolutely” you have the brochures of the romantic hotel you are going to in Napa for a wonderful weekend. Hopefully this is your one and only time. Think outside the box and...

Maybe you didn’t find it because I’d posted it very recently, or maybe I gavce the store a different name (I, too, was dazed, but then I often am). Here’s the skinny: Foodmart, Intl. 175 Rt. 59 (near route 45),...

with the broth to create what almost seemed like a super sludge, albeit with roasted peanuts bobbing like buoys along the peaks and valleys along with scallions at the bowl’s perimiters. Although this soup packs heat, it...

compartment with a very French gentleman. On our flight over, our stewardess, knowing the occasion, presented us with a bottle of fine Napa Cabernet. When I opened it, he lowered his Le Monde just slightly, and gave me the...

of a guilty pleasure. Very rich, however. Wine list by the glass is pretty extensive, and doesn’t play too safe – their is the obligatory oaked to death Cali chardonnay and Napa Cab Sav, but a lot of better, more...

Yes, only need one to stay open late and not be in the North Bay/Napa. I tell you it would be a recipe for success in SF or the Oak/Berk or even San Mateo.

in the city of Gunsan. Rice and fresh vegetables, simply steamed or stir fried, and some type of fish dish. Mild water kimchi instead of the fiery napa variety, and the rest of the banchan was of the fresh namul or wild types....

in not revisiting FF. A meal that causes me, the next time I am in SF (Napa included), to make FF my first stop. (It is hard to tell whether my recent six meals at FF might have temporarily rendered an incremental meal there less...

variation, the East Coast version was jumbo prawns and ground pork in a brown gravy. CHOP SUEY/CHOW MEIN: Neither of these contains noodles. Same goes for Moo Goo Gai Pan. Both were base mixtures of Napa cabbage, onion, and bean...

the only ones there until closing at 12PM). I had hamachi and maguro to start with the Kelham, Napa Sauvignon Blanc(small botique winery) I brought, then Shige did the typical(for serious wine enthusiasts at least)...