The most recent issue of Gourmet features a list of the 50 top restauants in the nation. Magnolia Grill ranks #11, just behind Daniel (2 Michelin Stars) and Le Bernadin (3 Michelin Stars). Lantern ranks #47. I don’t want to...

Like the ones from Dean and Deluca? I am giving Beer Can Chicken holders and my BCC rub with a recipe for x-mas gifts this year. I want to put the rub in a large size metal tin. Where (what type of store or national chain) should...

I have a high tolerance for “character” and quirkiness, even crankiness, in restaurants. It amuses me when La Quebrada affects not to understand my pronunciation of common Spanish food terms, for instance, even though...

a good point though, since around here late night desserts are kind of limited to Marie Callendar’s and Cheesecake Factory (the late night scene at DuPar’s in Studio City can be amusing, in kind of a depressing way,...

Hey all, just wanted to alert you that Smitty’s brisket in Lockhart came up first in national BBQ tour by a Wall Street Journal writer Raymond Sokolov. He samped pork and beef BBQ around the country and in texas went to...

Hey, just caught the postings re: Liberty Heights and have a few things to add. Just a pool hall? Hell, the best food in the nation is found tucked away in out of the way neighborhood bars and taverns, especially when there is a...

I somehow missed this until looking up info on Capricious Cheese, last year’s Best of Show winner at the national cheese fest. I’ve always like the name, and one of their pretty vendors seduced me into buying some...

the waitpeople watched in amazement & amusement). Thanying, 10 Pramuan Rd, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok, 236.4361, 235.0371, F: 635.0113. Nice place; good food; nice atmosphere. Spice Market, in the Regent Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road....

Parkway Grill has very amiable, attentive bar staff...enough activity to keep you amused, yet not obnoxious. Kate Mantilini’s is my other favorite. Lots of activity; conversation or just people watching is always available.

I already suggested that – he wasn’t amused... thanks anyway!

things. Also, having mentioned that I’d read about L.O.S. on the internet, Bill and his staff treated us like we were either old friends or new restaurant reviewers for a national magazine. Their advice and suggestions were...

, an absolute Austin point-of-pride in the national culinary scene, and Perla comin' up strong in the rear. Want cheaper fish or something fried? Right now I’ll hit Quality Seafood on Airport for standard fare.) You’re...

action and I ate without paying. A short time later after a couple of amusing on-air rants about what I was eating, Lynn Rosetto-Casper (sic) of NPR’s ‘The Splendid Table’ was kind enough to ask me back to talk...

to say they were all exceeded to the nth degree. This restaurant definitely belongs in the top tier rankings of restaurants nationally. While some may be looking for a more “New Orleans” experience, if you are looking...

it as a sweet to go with coffee. I found out that Starbucks is trying to also have ‘uniformity’ in its pastries and sandwiches nation wide, so experimenting with recipes. But – still will be produced by local...