Hi, I am an Austrian tourist heading to LA in 2 weeks. I would love to buy some really good peanut butter. I like smooth and salty peanut butter with or without chunks. I hate gooey (is this the right word???) peanut butter that...

The ricotta cavatelli with braised rabbit, escarole, mint and natural jus is quite simply fabulous, one of the best items that I have eaten anywhere in a while. And we only got it by default as it was delivered to our table...

, little gherkin pickles dried off completely, there’s more. Consider that some veggies when sliced will add a bit of their own juice to the pot and may change the flavor of your fondue a lttle bit. Like, sliced red peppers....

address. Almost all the larger brands in these categories are now owned by one of the big food/beverage companies, and if they’re not, there probably owned by Hain/Celestial, which is like a natural foods conglomerate.

add them, but that you don’t need to peel the onion – just cut it into quarters or other big chunks. Wouldn’t advise this if for some reason you were using red onion.

I may be biased because of where I live, but I have always preferred Smuckers all-natural PB.

You can get Sabrett dogs all over LA. Vienna Beef natural casings are the ones that are tough to find. Steve Doggie-Dogg www.hotdogspot.com

I just returned from three weeks in Europe. 16 days of it was on a Rick Steves' tour of Germany, Switzerland & Austria. The rest of the tour I was on my own time in Amsterdam. The absolute best meal of the entire trip was had in...

FOOD ***** out of ***** I’ve been there twice and ordered two different types of crepes. I ordered the mixed berry crepe and the banana chocolate crepe. Chef Gilles’s crepes are very thin and delicate. Also,...

My go-to PB cookie recipe is crazy simple: 1 cup PB, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, 1 tsp baking soda, as many chunks of chocolate as you want. Stir, drop, bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes. You can use white or brown sugar, creamy or...

So, the former Holiday Inn that’s located right next to the 405 in Brentwood had some work done and is now a posh, trendy “boutique” hotel owned by the San Franciso chain Joie de Vivre. On top of the hotel sits...

I only like chunky, and I buy Skippy Super Chunk. I do have a Salton Peanut butter maker and have done that a few times, but frankly, prefer Skippy. However, I prefer my homemade Cashew butter and Almond butter

and over. It had lots of chunks of deeply rich chopped aki mushrooms (which took on their own beefy nature), tons of garlic, a nice bit of meat making the whole fish tasting meaty but light like fish at the same time. Big mouth...

be misremembering the details. The usefulness of this is limited to your own kitchn. There’s no telling what the chunk of cheese you get at the supermarket is wrapped in. Store brands are also an open question. I’ve...

they were excited, hoping to find a good place that offers a taste of home. I like the look of the place. Lots of natural light, white walls, hardwood floors and minimal ornamentation. Bright, clean and no clutter. New paint. Is...