jeff and hit up the places there. Then ask around about other places such as on rt 25a and rt 347. You have a lot of small towns in that area and it’s pretty as well. (Except for the suburban strip mall syndrome on the...

, but vile is the only way to describe VerDaddy’s. And BTW, the chef/owner is supposedly from San Diego? If this place opened anywhere near there (or anywhere in California, or Arizona, Nevada and Texas for that matter) it...

, it’s difficult to say what makes Thai food here seem so inauthentic, although I have a feeling it suffers from “early adopter” syndrome, much like Chinese food in many N. American cities. It’s generally...

the buffet was one of the best buffet I have had in a very long while. The owner (Mr. Jose Garcia) spoke to me for a few minutes and said that the food is freshly prepared each morning. Whatever they are doing they are doing it...

Does anyone know when the Ramen Club in Palo Alto is opening? Also, I assume the owners are the same people who have Ramen Club in Burlingame, but is there any relation to the people who run Maruichi/Hana/Sushitomi/Sushi...

-726-9578 This award winning fish and cheese smokehouse has the largest selection in the area. It changed owners last year, but the quality seems the same. The following is available at the store: Cold and Hot smoked Salmon,...

Matisse in Belmar is very good, I think its one of the best around and the chef owner is there all the time now i guess winter you have to par back staff lol , We had dinner there last week $25 each 3 course meal very nice...

day-old syndrome. the rice had a nutty texture.. rice should be fluffy.... even in a musubi... or sticky like sushi... sigh then i ordered gravy fries.. have been having a serious craving.. how do you make gravy fries not so...

to the Neighborhood syndrome is in operation.

. They suffer from what Mrs Ubergeek calls "New Jersey Diner Syndrome", or “damn New Jersey” for short... meaning that they don’t refill your drink when it’s empty, but when it finally does get refilled...

Lest we forget how blessed we are to live in the Bay Area, Lisa Brenneis has produced an affectionate documentary on the Monterey Market and owner Bill Fugimoto. The world premiere of “Eat at Bill’s” took place in the parking lot...

im really sorry that someone had to be so unimaginative as to knock off a very well-executed idea that was obviously a passion of the choclolate room owners. This seems like this is a cynical attempt to cash in on the sudden New...

attributed to "post-holiday diet syndrome." Only three or four tables were occupied by the time we left. Service was first rate—very knowledgable and attentive without being obtrusive. The wine list is interesting and...

was rather good. So it’s on our list to try again. Spices Thai – Neighborhood Thai Food. I’m doing a post soon, but they do routine neighborhood Thai Food, and it’s fairly decent. But they also suffer from...

time at the local bar. He mentions 'a touch of Mad Max syndrome'. He writes about a woman grocery shopping "In a strange way, life just goes on for the remaining. In the dark and fetid Winn-Dixie on Tchoupitoulas, an old woman I...