happy than when I asked her to go buy me one right then: she knew I was going to be okay. It took me forever to eat that burger, as swollen as my throat was, but oh man was that good. -Nick

...KEPT GETTING OTHER PEOPLE’S FOOD AND THE TOPPING ON MY PIZZA HAD NO FLAVOR...WHEN I READ "HOT SOPRASATA" I GOT ALL GIGGLY AND EXCITED...WHEN I TASTED MY FIRST SLICE...NOTHING! SPRINKLES...WHATEVER....BAD FROSTING VS...

JOC and MTAOFC are culinary standards, but I like the New Your Times cookbook as well. It might not be politically correct, but I learned a lot and still use many of the Frugal Gourmet cookbooks. I love Nick Malgeri’s...

sit down until 9pm. Sounds like the host/ess had a hot date and didn’t want to have to stay a moment later. Not the poster’s problem.

wrong?) -best filipino breakfast (carmen’s, ling nam, ) -best tacos (el zorro, el gordo, where are there quality taco trucks?) -best fish tacos (nick's crispy, ?) -best bakeries (damavand, emporio rulli, delassio, villa del...

, Difara’s, Lento’s (if you get the plain cheese pie), Nick's (if they’re using the good cheese), Umberto’s (before they expanded), Pizza Fresca (before they started losing it) and, always always,...

, and the stews. Pita comes out steaming hot. Excellent value. Dinner M-Su, Lunch M-Su; 8005 SE Stark St, Portland, 503.256.4484; http://www.yahalarestaurant.com/ HAMBURGERS 1. Mike’s Drive-In: Local chain of classic...

we came up with consisted of leftover frozen shrimp, a can of drained pineapple chunks, sliced onion, minced hot peppers, ginger powder, and spicy KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce all server over slightly overdone white rice.(I grew up...

Oh they crack me up!!! Their nick names and overall make fun of everyone vibe is awesome!

compared to the city’s hot chow nabe. If a visitor is staying in my area the response is usually ‘there is no there there, so get in your car and drive to a better place.’ In reality, quite the opposite is true....

No.... I have fond memories of watching Emeril, Too Hot Tamales, America’s Test Kitchen and others while I was getting through college and learning to cook more grown up food for myself.... that is the Food Network I want...

would have pb&j or a hot dog while the grown-ups ate weird fish or veggies. This, along with frequent trips to lots of ethnic restaurants (say what you will about Cleveland, but I do miss its concentrated chow diversity), gave me...

on fresh meats, their sausages (or the wall ‘o’ sausage, as we call it) such as brats, hot dogs, etc are very reasonable with a lot of variety—heavy on the Wisconsin brands. I find frozen food/ice cream prices...

You may want to check out this article by Corby Kummer — who says cookies are “my addiction and my survival food” — on Nick Malgieri’s “Cookies Unlimited.” It appeared in The Atlantic...