's tonight. Lonesome Dove in Fort Worth would be a unique Texas experience ... the chef-owner lives in my neighborhood & is a really nice guy. There are Tex-Mex recommendations in recent threads ... Enjoy your visit :)

Yes, John Howie, formerly of Palisades, is the owner and head chef at Seastar.

bad or is everyone (like me) suffering from "empty resturant syndrome" and afraid to go where others have not tread.

to be a destination restaurant. So many fancy/expensive restaurants have boringly similar menus; how many times have we all seen seared ahi tuna or some variation on mashed potatoes? This place entirely avoids the...

and modern decor (the chef, Viktor Segal, is the driving force behind the Budapest food renaissance). Bouchon is more bistro, cozy, romantic, lots of locals, the vision of its owner Alajos Tisza from the food to the light...

by the owner's grandmother? Does this fall into the Homemade it is ok category? Or do I have to worry about spoilage? My dad, who was a microbiologist, has said that kimchi never goes bad, it just gets older. I’ll try to...

to follow her. She dumped us off at the booth, mumbled something under her breath, and left marching away. The server was pleasant and did a good job. The manager lady or owner is usually pleasant too. There is another hostess...

, and in general the kitchen seems much more focused on fresh, house-made ingredients and preparations. And it’s a table-service place with really delightful servers. Too bad, since the Hen House is a lot more convenient to...

When I mentioned Sushi Qube in a conversation with Mr. Imada Yousuke, chef owner from Tokyo’s Sushi Kyubei, he said they had NO MORE relationship with Sushi Qube. That was last fall, so I guess Sushi Qube really had a very...

-30. The rice was nicely flavored with clove and cardamom, but it was sticky and again seemed to be suffering from end-of-the-day syndrome. The entire dish was served over another stale pita which was soaked in salty yogurt...

Have enjoyed eating at Stone Park perhaps a dozen times since they opened, but have been party to the previously-described attitude of the co-owners there on more than one occasion. Last evening, had some visitors from...

, the sauces were a bit lighter than usual. Following the advice of the owner, we had potsickers, sweet and sour pork (not the McNugget variety, but lightly battered and fried pork chops in a thick fruity sauce), garlic shrimp,...

their customers. On one recent visit, I saw one of the owners up front helping a local schoolkid out with his Chinese homework. I think this place is terrific, and hope others will visit —I want my Kung Pao to stay right...

, if you like gryos, etc. The owners are not Greek, but he makes a darn good gyro. this time, I’m going to get to a few more places. I will give you the names in another post. Hound Steve D was a big help last time we were...

just to be accurate, 7th avenue between president and carroll is actually the center slope – north slope starts at union st. they will do very well at that location. it’s a clean pass for many school kids and their...