. Leaning against one tv is, of course, an Oakland Raiders plaque. It is all understated ... and then there’s tommorrow night’s celebration of “National Talk Like a Pirate Day” where anyone dressed as a pirate gets a free drink....

I’m trying to figure out if any store/generic product is actually better (at least equally good) as a national one? For example, private label catsup versus the Heinz Ketchup, etc. Only 2 that I could think of so far are...

Thug Chips stir up salty trouble.

It’s better than pie in the face.

Presenting Cheryl Wheeler and the Spudding Taternacle Choir!

“Try Legal Weed”—Innocent city boosterism on a bottle cap or insidious plot to promote drug use?

David Sedaris delivers a pizza.

Nutella experiments from fiendish (and probably now nauseous) fans.

Yup, good food to be had. California Cafe and Napa Valley Grille have good lunch selections and nice wine lists. At California Cafe, you can sit “outside” and observe the nation's largest indoor amusement park....

Had three interesting meals at chowhound currently favored spots this past weekend with friends from s.f. Erbaluce – the meal overall was very good. Service was excellent. I was taken aback by how loud the dining room was....

in terms of greatness, but decent enough. Anyway, they are also one of the few of those restaurants that send interesting and real offers ... not more of that 2 for one stuff. During the week of National Pie day in January, you...

. The chef offers an amuse bouche to begin... which was a cup of delicious creamed tomato soup with a chive stirrer and a crouton topped with goat cheese on the side. I was partial to my dish, Duck, Duck, Duck, which was a confit...

FYI — Some amusing but interesting comments on the value of observations and reviews of Toronto restos on this board in today’s National Post - http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=423380 as well as...

blown away by the exciting choices on the tasting menu and the wonderful little amuse bouche treats. The restaurant also has an impressive wine selection and the staff are top notch. Don’t let the unassuming stripmall...

Street (Rt. 40, the National Pike) in Uniontown, www.caileighs.com. We arrived just before 8 p.m. after being warned at our B&B that we would probably not get in without reservations. There was only one other table occupied and...