at the harbor- outdoor seating only. The Minnow is also great for lunch. Pace yourself at the wine tasting- and enjoy your weekend! Los Olivos Grocery is a great place to stock up before hitting the 3 wineries I...

because pesto is usually such a strong flavor but this didn’t have any. I love the concept, though, and it is very nicely done. There is outdoor dining and something along these lines is much needed in the area. I would go...

We’re going for four days to one of those fancy campground places. We’ll have a cabin with a small refrigerator, a microwave and an outdoor firepit. There is no kitchen equipment in the cabin. We are not outdoorsy. We...

in a plug for their menus, which are bound in this rugged leather booklet with a leather tie that you unwrap to open the menu. It kind of reminded me of playing D&D as a kid, when the dungeon master would lead us into a tavern to...

Alas, in a town that once had hundreds of supper clubs – the pickings are now slim. For a while there was the wonderful Moonlight Tango Cafe on Ventura Blvd. but I’m pretty sure that’s gone. I think your best...

The one and only thing to do. Eat in the Djemaa El Fna. A hundred or so outdoor cookery stalls. Noise, smoke, food, music, drums, snake charmers... Lots of little local kids, so yours shouldn’t be a problem as long as...

is built around a central courtyard with assort porticos for assorted activities. We were ushered into the outdoor kitchen for our lesson on black mole, although alcoves with the looms provided additional fascination, to be...

. This said, here are a few ideas. Go up the Keweenaw Peninsula, which juts into Lake Superior in the U.P.'s western half, north of where you might be going in Wisconsin. The scenery is rugged (don’t miss Brockway Mountain...

and charming. The food is very French. Unless you dine outside, it feels a bit cramped. Wonderful, if that’s what you’re into. Martini House in St. Helena is excellent, probably a half-hour from the resort. Exquisite...

, but not crowded and rowdy like some of the others. I’d also add East is East on Main st. to the suggestions. They do Middle Eastern and Afghan fare and the atmosphere is fun, with low stools and cushions and rugs, and...

In the same area, Bistro de l’Hermitage. (You can search Chowhound – there are threads.) It’s a lovely little French place on a very wide scenic sidewalk – great outdoor patio, great food – and be...

of the eating was done in chaikhanes (teahouses), local homes, and outdoors. That’s a story in itself, and has nothing to do with outer-borough dining except in how Rego Park Uzbek joints compare to the real thing. All I...

Most of your stops have been worked over lately, but let me make some recommendations for Taos – actually my favorite place. Orlando’s. Lunch or dinner this unassuming place has fantastic food, friendly service and a...

threads here on lobster rolls. I think Red’s in Wiscasset is over-hyped. For a good “upscale” lobster roll try Falmouth Sea Grill (Rte 1A Falmouth, just north of Portland). They have a nice outdoor deck w/ views...

, unlike wood. Brokers were talking about resales of houses only a few years old with bamboo flooring that had clear marks where furniture and rugs had been when the sellers moved out. Wood would never do that in only a few...