restaurants in Charlotte. Dim Sum is good but I find I really want that heat and freshness that I get at Lang Van, Monsoon, Pho 98, even Cuisine Malaya. Charlotte just doesn’t have Chinese food that I’m interested in.

Cooking is like love ~ it should be entered into with abandon, or not at all -Harriet Van Horne

Western Bagel is the same place that has a factory on Van Nuys Blvd in the valley, correct? That was the stuff I grew up on (native Valley girl, that I am) and have never had an East coast bagel so it’s good to know if...

want to call to see what they have before you go. —————— Destin Connection Seafood Mkt, 3750 Norman Bridge Rd http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3750+Norman...

. But to your point of being interested in what’s being cooked in 2004. Yes we should be as it too is an indicator of what’s going on big-picture wise—particularly with the influence of Latin American culture in...

the new owner Tony Bennett bought it as he had zero experience), Greg Norman‘s, and New York Prime however I heard Ed Cribb sold the restaurant and it may be owned entirely by Jerry Greenbaum (California Dreamin’,...

Egregious examples: van-ella, pa-preek-a, saulmon, (pronouncing the 'L"), creme berlee. I’m so with janet on the BS Italian thing. I grew up in Jersey around a lot of Italian families who said “mooz-a-rell”,...

Ray, Tyler Florence, Emiril, etc. along w/ some of the better known local chefs like Norman Van Aiken and Cindy Hudson. There is a reasonable amount of food, drinks and wine at this outer “staging” area. Then at 1pm...