in the habit of splitting the check. But if anyone in the dining group has not been with the group before, it cannot be presumed without their consent. The host or organizer of the group should, ideally, check in advance with...

in a place like Chicago? That’s a question that I think Shannon homes in on and is worth exploring. RST is organizing an imperial banquet in Chinatown, that promises to serve examples of the rarefied cuisine served to...

of Cap’n Crunch or tear open a bag of Doritos. Not a an ironic, tongue-in-cheek, deconstructed “Dorito” hand formed from organically grown Mexican blue corn and coated with in-house dehydrated artisanal cheddar...

reading Jim. “Living the Martial Way” by Forrest Morgan. It touches on the paths our mind, boy, and spirit travel to find the place the “Arepa Lady” is at when she is working her grill. I think you will...

southern city, where I hooked up with a kindred spirit, the local food critic, who is also a grad student and is into ethnic foods because ethnic restaurants tend to be cheap. We would phone each other and exchange new...

journey. Yume Sushi on Park St in Alameda is supposed to be very good though I haven’t been. Also on Alameda is St George Spirits/Hangar One Vodka which is on the former naval base and has a very nice tasting flight, which...

and butter. It’s a trap they’re in, and that’s part of what’s happening. They also just split off the newspaper part of their organization so they can completely focus on video (which might mean their site...

Sorry, no, £30 for two is pretty normal for all London. It’s the drinks that do it. Four drinks can easily be about half of that, esp if you’re talking about spirits with mixer, while a good-sized glass of drinkable...

34 Replies and not yet one mention of Portland, OR – what is this? A best-kept secret? It’s only a 12-hr. drive from San Francisco...sustainable agriculture, organic foods, farmers markets, fantastic Hood’s...

Well not only who they liked, but who’s food seems fun. Hungs dishes may seem technically perfect, but how much more fun does it seem like it would be to eat Dale’s organized chaos?? Or Brian’s circus of many...

Get really organized. Whip a printed list out of your pocket with names and addresses of restaurants and a little bit about them. People are visual. You know how hard it is when a waiter rattles off the specials at a restaurant?...

I agree with danna as well, and maybe adding a comment to your thank you gift like “brought you a little something to snack on for tomorrow” (if it’s food related) so they know your intentions of them NOT using...

. The real gems to be found are places like Vinnys, Casa Portugal, Tacos Lupita, etc.. which are in the true spirit of why this site was started.

I dunno. I’ve been in the situation of having to make polite yummy noises over prepackaged slop. It’s presented in the spirit of hospitality, so I eat it. When it comes to the discussion of food/recipes/technique, I...

, though, is when a child is not disciplined for misbehaving, so he continues to do so, as this story illustrates. A couple weeks ago, I threw a get-together at my house for several friends from work, following an all-day outdoor...