I’m looking to buy the mixins for some ny system weiners online and ship them to a relative in Virginia. Does anyone know of a good RI food website that sells all the ingredients together where you can assemble at home. I... (3 replies, last updated by snl1129 December 17, 2007)

There used to be one in downtown Fall River, but that’s the only one I know of. Might as well go to RI for all that. You might check the Sterns' RoadFood website, they like to document the NY System Weiner. (1 reply, last updated by emdb March 25, 2006)

Are there any places north of RI that offer "NY System/Coney Island System" wieners – small hot dogs with the ground beef atop? I live in Portland ME and have a craving for them... (6 replies, last updated by bostonbabe August 8, 2007)

This is so bizarre – three of us logged in at exactly 10am for a table of 4 for next Saturday. All we got was a page with red "X"s for unavailability. This was returned literally 2 seconds after 10am. WTF?! Is this... (20 replies, last updated by kathryn June 24, 2008)

What do you think of the current food inspection system in NYC? should it change or remain the same? our current system (theoretically) requires at least twice yearly inspection of restaurants, and violations/fines are noted and... (1 reply, last updated by Deven Black January 19, 2002)

Going by Robert Parker’s rating system without reading his notes, is like reading the title of a book without reading the book, you miss 99% of the info. His notes are what make him the best wine critic out there. (41 replies, last updated by Scottydog September 15, 2006)

Ellen and I spent the weekend in Maybrook, a little town about 11 miles west of Newburgh on NYS Rte. 17K. (BTW, I’ve always found New York’s system of highway numbering — or lack thereof — confusing;... (2 replies, last updated by betharoopie July 24, 2007)

Just saw this on epicurious Extreme Farm to Table: The Basement Bistro in Earlton, NY http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2009/01/when-farm-to-ta.html Nice review, but that first picture does not do his food... (61 replies, last updated by TonyO September 18, 2009)

contacted the club (www.ambrosiawine.com), they claim that they are still not able to ship to NY. Any thoughts? (10 replies, last updated by dinwiddie August 8, 2005)

National hot dogs are $1.50 – however, the flavor is not the same.) The cole slaw is excellent, as are the other side dishes that I’ve tried. The service has been courteous but slow. There appears to be a computer-based... (7 replies, last updated by J.Denby February 1, 2003)

In their defense- our experience has frequently been that NY's Eve is not a good test of a restaurant. I think space and $ limit their wine offerings. We have eaten there twice, bringing our own wine($20 corkage) and had a great... (14 replies, last updated by HateCooking January 5, 2008)

My wife an I are going out for our anniversary. I am looking for a place in the NY area with a romantic ambiance that we haven;t been to yet. Past years, we have gone to Levana, Haikara Grill, Tevere 84, Va Bene, Box Tree, and... (17 replies, last updated by Dana Hudes December 31, 2004)

it can be for Detroiters used to using their personal cars to get everywhere to climb down into a dark hole in the sidewalk crowded with people, but the NYC subway system is the fastest, cheapest, and most efficient way to get... (10 replies, last updated by berklybabe February 14, 2004)

Thanks for the suggestion – sounds good, I’ll defintiely check it out. This should be on the Not about Food section but is really a NY centric question so I will keep it on this board. I am looking into moving my... (19 replies, last updated by Bill December 3, 2004)

We’re moving to NY from Seattle and wondering where we should live. After initially looking at the UWS because of access to CP, we’ve moved out area of focus to the east village and LES because every time I visit,... (19 replies, last updated by erin07nyc November 6, 2007)