Just opened yesterday...simple place, across the street from the junior high, selling cookies, muffins, pretzels, and some candy. The cookies are just like someone’s mother would give to you as a gift; someone’s mother...

I’m glad I’m not the only one who makes (and likes) kale chips! There are tons of nibbly things you could make. I’d stay away from the carbs because of your potato dish later. Try: endive leaves filled with a...

I’m making the cheddar crackers in this month’s Gourmet, because they can be frozen in a log. I’m a fan of homemade cheese balls. I’ll have some rosemary-scented almonds or some such. Any other ideas?...

Am being picked up to go to a BBQ in Napa this evening by two people who love good food. To pay them for their kindness of a ride, I’d like to bring along some goodies. None of us will have eaten dinner, and I’ll...

A friend and I had lunch recently at Oyamel, in their spacious dining room with a beautiful butterfly sculpture hanging from the ceiling, and had the following intriguing, delicious dishes: Started with crispy, not too salty...

I’d try LA Bodega in the Wallingford Center for tapas. Not funky but great food for nibbling w/ some decent wines. Recommend the cheese w/ quince paste!

Had some great little dishes lately and thought I’d share. BAJA TAQUERIA: Piedmont Ave. I think this is the my favorite fish taco so far. Their sign says it’s their house specialty and the best in town and I believe it....

Want to try some caviar pie?

as there arent any really authentic nibbles. None Ive had anyway in Thailand that I can remember. Will save some for you!!!

gonna bike down to coney island with the kiddies today, since there is no school. thinking of going to totonno’s, since difara’s is closed, as far as i know. any other places (besides M&I) to stop for good nibbles or...

Excited as I am to have affordable Shanghainese fare practically in my 'hood for the first time since Meilong Village/DPD days, I’ve held off having dinner at Flying Pan Bistro because of reports that they haven’t yet...

I entertain often and am always looking for a good way to get the dinner party started. I always greet guests with a flute of champagne, even if we’re just doing a Sunday Supper. What do you like to serve as guests are...

For the first 10 years I lived in Boston, I thought fried clam perfection was found only at Woodman’s. After one too many bad fry jobs (and one unspeakable atrocity I saw in the kitchen—you don’t want to know),...

Coming to LA for a week and need a place from La Cienega eastward where I can sit and have a nice meal and a glass of wine while reading manuscripts. So: a well-lit place, preferably quiet, and where a person alone can linger...

Going to the movies tonight at 55th Street and 6th Avenue – could anyone recommend restaurants or bars nearby where we could grab a glass of wine and something to snack on before or after the movie? Preferably places where...