? Certainly some adults do. The original post was about Amarone; apparently a midpriced, fairly loud, not too formal place. And the kids were being well behaved. We could make an analogy with smoking. I have a right to object (at...

Greenblatt’s “The Best Deli In L.A.,” I find it only OK. The Latkes at Katella Deli are very good — so is the chopped liver there— and the kishka at Jerry’s are very good. That said, I...

a New York State folklore award of some sorts by continuing the “shore dinner” tradition, and would swear that it’s true. Of course, the fishing guides are also noted for tall tales... You can still get the...

baked clams. i cribbed this recipe from bobby flay and new york's scotto family: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_25269,00.html?rsrc=search i bake them in batches of three dozen. never once had a single...

THE ONLY place I buy caviar in New York and the best caviar I have ever had. I love that place@! No pretentions just the real deal as fresh as it gets and YES they have lots of other smelly stuff. (not that I buy caviar so often...

I see Chinatown, but I don’t see Boston. I was assuming New York. Highway robbery, no matter which city, but I don’t see Boston.

more filling than Roman-style pizza, and to my mind much less revelatory.(An inexplicable and unjustifiable bias having to do with crust consistency. I feel the same way about the slightly fluffy, Naples-style pizza of New York...

of the country meal here in New York. I am seeing more bills of $150. for two, including drinks. I find that outrageous, thinking how much food I can buy for $150. But, if I want to dine out at these places, I pay it. BUT, if...

with a beautiful purpleness to them. I congratulate you on your Italian market... outside of the Italian markets in New York like DAG... I have never seen any Italian market that even comes close to Trader Joe’s prices. The...

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Your story made me remember something that happened to my wife and me some years ago when we were living in the Bronx in New York City. We had been in the habit of stopping at a German chophouse (I think it was called...

on each plate, also a deal. This all goes toward maximizing your enjoyment of the evening. This is a very common practice when we dine in the finer restaurants in Manhattan, New York. It was quite a shock in my earlier, poorer...

This reminds me of a recent morning at Balthazar in New York City. My wife and I were at the bar, waiting for a bona fide table, actually, but obliging the attitudinal hostess and the very busy restaurant by buying a drink and...

of pasta, egg and bacon. I don’t think I’m alone, even overpriced New York restaurants screw it up, ordered it last week and it was dry dry dry, sent it back twice, all the extra cream in the world won’t have...

of your favorite spots and find out they enjoy themselves. Stranger things have happened. Good luck. p.s. I once had my boss insist on going to a very expensive steak house in New York. He left before the end of the meal and stuck...