, with the Coop natural foods store across the street in what is now Copeland’s. Today the area has Cesar, which is sort of a tapas place, but really more of a wine bar, a form which is almost unknown in Berkeley. Down by...

drawn out sighs of disgust. Granted the waitstaff is hardly as fawning as the waitstaff at Union Square Cafe or Gramercy Tavern, but nasty? Not once in 3 years. At Joe’s Shanghai, they don’t bat an eye when my friends...

to Costco in most areas as well. The meat is excellent, maybr not quite as good as Costco’s but it is generally a little less expensive. The big plus for Sam’s CLub in my mind is that they sell SINGLE gallons of milk...

I,m a big fan of Jennie Low’s books. She is the real deal. As in, how to duplicate Chinese BarBQ pork. I also, would not be without,“The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook”,by Gloria Bley Miller. These books are...

and 11th Street, has started serving food. It is a fireman’s bar. It’s probably pretty good. I know this may be a funny sounding list, and some of these places have their problems, but they are generally damn good and...

time chili and authentically greasy Chinese street food all within 2.5 hours. Pacing works! - We handled the issue about where to eat south-side bbq (take-out only) by hauling our stuff over to the singular UofChicago bar,...

" and “Top Food Transporter”, and "Top Single Mom" than "Top Chef."

some in single-serving containers. You don’t have to roast the whole chicken, either. Cut it up and use the parts in several different dishes. I also love to mash carrots with potatos for extra flavor and nutrition. Once when...

with pork at every single one, another friend had bi bim bap at everyone and the friend who speaks Korean had cold potato noodles with raw fish and vegetables and a sauce at each one (we had a gameplan!). The small dishes of...

just checking in. 2:20 in the a to the m and time for bed. We hung at the bar for a bit with Sassan (sp?) and a guy from the LA times. Great night despite the harrowing adventure trying to get down there. Thank to Joe H. for the...

to your hotel. Neither is particularly cheap. 6) And don’t forget about Campanile, which is sort of the foodie hang in town. You can sit at the bar, and eat splendidly for not much. Mondays are family-dish nights (pot-au-feu,...

the ubiquitous assumption of “beer is best ice cold”. I’ve presented a reasoned argument. You won’t find a single brewer, beer writer, or other brewing pro anywhere in the world who drinks his beer ice...

Ditto this – I buy the bar mops at Target and keep them stacked in the utility room (right off my horrible, tiny kitchen) and use them for wiping up everything.

. And of course we have a really great coffee bar in the Black Cow, in the same mall as the Grand Union. We have enough pizza joints and delis to defy comprehension. My favorite pizza is at Capriccio’s near the diner, though...

parties on the weekends I spend at my dh’s house, which is in another city. Therefore all the shopping and cooking has to be done the same day. And though it’s probably best to only do tested recipes, weekends are my...