Thanks to Melanie for including me and for a great job of ordering. It was a pleasure to finally meet many of the folks who have shaped my eating habits for the past couple of years. Indeed, they didn’t charge us enough,...

) apple or cherry pie (depending on which cousin won the “its my favorite” contest) mincemeat – made with moose meat (old family recipe – measured in bowls as in one bowl of this, 2 bowls of that – add...

people'. It really can’t be plated onto a boat in 5 minutes. I think the restaurant did a better job by being prepared when the party walked in, sat down and was ready for them with the first boat and were just waiting to...

thanks for the update on Montgomery restaurants...a very thorough job on ethnic choices...i lived there for many years and found some of the most memorable meals were local specialties that can be found in the “meat and...

the herd. More interesting than their basic menu, although they do a good job with the standard stir fries and curries, too, especially the green curry. Whole fried fish can be delicious if fresh. Dinner M-Su, Lunch M-Sa; 5810 NE...

Previous job, after a couple of months of my personal tea ceremony in the break room, I’d converted three other people. Eventually eight of us were going in on the monthly order to uptons, saving a bunch in shipping. Even...

Both Palmars are definetly related.I ate at the Irving lacation a few months back and they had a sign up advertising the new Western Av.location. Besides doing a excellent job with seafood the Irving location has imho the best...

at this place, the cumin prep wasn’t my thing, but the cook did a great job on texture and making the lamb not lamb-y. The zhajiang mian was made with fresh noodles and was nice but nothing special, instead, any variations...

This is very true. Visitors I’ve had are always shocked that the neighborhoods are not like what they see on T.V. They seem to think that everyone is blonde and for that matter, Caucasian. They seem to think that everyone...

The Chronicle did an extremely accurate job of describing this small Eastern European deli and restaurant, The link is below. Bill Staggs writes: “I liked Babushka, the Russian deli in Walnut Creek, from the moment I stepped...

Caroline, My first job was in a movie theatre. I have definitely seen people pull chopsticks out of their purses to eat popcorn. It keeps your hands clean, and slows down the eating process (the popcorn might make it through the...

, but my local shop generally does a good job of watching for spoilage. I also shop for produce at ethnic produce stands. - a Charles Shaw bottle of wine and more. I don’t expect a lot from them in terms of fresh meat and...

Tartine (on Valencia and 17th) as well as Tartine Bakery? I ask because Bar Tartine does a very good job with much more ambitious food – last time I went for dinner I had braised Moroccan spiced lamb tongue and foie gras...

sedentary due to the demands of my job, so you do the math:-) In any case, I went back to the Flex plan. The Core plan is how I would prefer to eat, but I’m not sure how practical it is for me. I’m fairly compulsive,...

these off nights into gourmet experiences. I just want to get the job done......but with preferably a bit less tediousness. I’m not looking for the chowhoundish satisfaction I pursue every other waking moment of my...