california pizza kitchen. their crust has the flavor and consistency of white bread, even their ‘honey wheat’ crust is awful. also, alejos always gets praised on this board. covering up the worst quality ingredients...

I would take Ironmom’s approach with one batter and freshly-made waffles done on multiple irons. I’d get fancy with lots of self-serve, ready-made toppings – compound butters, fruit compotes and whipped cream,...

is exceptional — salad, soup, 10 pieces of sushi (usually 9 pieces of high-quality nigiri and 1 blue crab roll), and homemade ice cream (the black sesame is fantastic). It also is very reasonable for what you get at $29.50.

In N' Out =) Animal style. Roscoe Chicken n' Waffles. Apple Pan. Dave and Buster’s — not really for the food, but for the scene and drinks. Here are two places I enjoy mexican food in LA: El Cholo Cafe Senor Fish (must get...

way and felt like Martini House’s official greeter! Patrons were three and four-deep trying to get a drink at the bar and the servers made some heroic moves to get food to our table through this crowd. Also, to add to the...

I am so sorry & envious that I couldn’t make it.... all of a sudden I got swamped with deals going on in Thousand Oaks, Chicago & Florida... (I guess the silver lining is I get to try a number of new recommended chow spots)...

Without question, I live to eat, but my wife eats to live. For me, it gets a little annoying when I watch my wife eat bland and uninspired food, just because she’s used to it. I pretty much do all the cooking, but It seems...

. In terms of tv personalities, I think I’d take Bourdain any time in lieu of Rachael Ray, the southern lady, Giada, or any of the rest of the middle america tv chefs, who are meant to appeal to the masses. When Bourdain...

Italian quietly mentioned to another that the meat was a bit dry, the other replied, sottovoce, "That’s what you get when you cook the bird in one piece"! Dessert was some kind of orange-coloured cake, with zabaglione...

filling) - oh yeah, she makes these by hand fresh everyday with crisp dark chocolate outer cases so you can’t keep them around and nibble. We always stand on the sidewalk outside and consume them. They have made it home...

Finally finally finally, moving. I’m generally familiar with the area, but not intimately. (I already get my fish at Tokyo Fish and Monterey Fish, produce at Monterey, pizza at Gioia, bread and lunch @ Acme and Cafe Fanny,...

Christmas Eve: Tourtiere and my youngest St. Poodle, Loulou ate the top crust off before I got it baked. my fault for leaving it out on the porch where she could get to it. It was baked topless and served with french fries cut...

eatery” level. My wife could well be a chef, were she not so good at being a hospital president. Maybe for retirement, I’ll get her into Le Cordon Bleu and fund a restaurant wherever she wants – if I can be her sommelier... We...

One of the ideas behind Restaurant Week is to get you to try new places. I perfer lunches, because I hardly ever eat three courses, and in the afternoon, it just seems easier to handle. Over the years I’ve had only good...

the night before and sat in the fridge overnight. Maybe my mistake was I didn’t bake it long enough, or maybe letting it come to room temperature was the wrong thing to do. The taste was good but it was too mushy/melty to...