Hi Andy, I've had similar experiences in Manhattan on Saturday afternoons so don’t feel that bad. If the good/trendy restaurants are open, they’re serving a boring brunch, or only dinner menu/higher prices are...

Help! In support of a favorite cause, I've entered a charity chili cook-off. My current recipe is pretty darn good, but I’m looking for OUTSTANDING. Any secret ingredients out there? Fabulous family recipes not available from...

? I've heard from someone I work with that his status as a former critic may have landed him some additional criticism.

of bacon is the best I've had in any Brazillian restaurant. Even the rice was deliciously prepared. Shared one dessert that was not on the menu. It was like a very dense kind of flan with sweet grated coconut under it. It was a...

Oh yeah, great idea. I've always wondered about the transit museum gift shop options too.

I live in Portland and also have mixed feelings about the restaurant Fore Street. It’s reputation is a bit overblown and I've heard too many mixed reviews of the food to back it up. It is owned by a guy named Dana Street he...

when you've last been in Philly, but the area around 2nd and 3rd and Market, and going north and south a little, has been more interesting to me than South St. these days. Lots of galleries, cafes, etc. between Market and Race...

is factored in much better value than anywhere else, however it does take time and discrimination. Mention of wonderous Pork Chops makes me think of Meat City, around the corner from Smithfield Market on Farringdon Road, which are...

brother (a true trencherman) took too much meat and couldn’t finish. I was more than happy to help him out, since the sign says “Take all you want; eat all you take.” I've already learned from my rookie...

Here’s an idea for a “30 Questions SF Tip Sheet”. I've drawn on what Stanley Stephan and others have proposed. It may be too ambitious, but it’s always easier to start big and whittle down. I’m not...

elsewhere just becasue of the pervasive Northern California attitude to such matters. Since the best lamb I've eaten outside of France has been from Mendocino or Sonoma counties, I generally choose it if it’s offered but...

I've had what they call chili in Cincy and never could get used to having it over spaghetti. It’s no wonder it never really caught on outside of Cincy. Best food in Cincy was Graders (sp??)Ice Cream.

My favorite is Swee-Touch-Nee tea bags – Orange Pekoe – goes well with milk or cream and sugar. Comes in the red box which looks like a treasure chest. I've tried many others, including every available Twining...

We do a wholesale account with Katz’s and their quality and consistency are spot on. One of the best bagelries (sp?) in SF – though I've yet to visit the aforementioned one on Polk.

I’m pretty surprised at some of the almost nasty responses you've gotten. I own a restaurant, and I would probably given you a free dessert or coffee, or something like that. Not becuase it was so tragic, but because...