don’t know if i can come up with 5, but 1. palacinka, in soho (great crepes) 2. hummus place (great hummus) ran out of places but more may come to mind.

Don’t overlook Stater Bros. They have rather good meats at reasonable prices and a good selection of other items. I buy cut up turkey, which none of the biggies like Albertsons carries, and they deserve a look-see.

as a genre. Chinese dishes, by and large, seem to be nothing more than some variation of protein in soy sauce. The flavors just aren’t that interesting once you’ve been exposed to the more sophisticated flavors of...

am I to argue. Another suggestion is the cheese burger at Alameda Brew Pub on Fremont, about a block up from Stanich’s. It’s a nice sized half pound burger so you can order it a little pink if you want. They have...

I am sick of people complaining about the large portion some restaurants are serving. You pay $20 an entree. Maybe you will be delighted if it is the size of a palm? Pack it to go for tomorrow’s lunch and exercise if it...

No, they dont' break the noodles. Put them in the pot and as they cook they’ll drop down into the water. I don’t remember chicken on pasta in my two years there either but 1) I was up north near Bergamo(so maybe other...

. Do they only use them in the straight up iced coffee? Also, my barrista was a newbie, maybe she didn’t know. Despite the plain cubes, though, the iced cap was excellent. I recommend it.

If you happen to end up in Ft. Myers, which has the much larger area airport (RSW), there are several options in the Bell Towers shopping complex, which is a direct shot a couple of miles down Daniels Parkway. The big deal new...

(double-crusted) with a dark chocolate glaze on the top crust was customary. There was a farm around here that sold them by the boatload. I could never cozy up to chocolate and lemon, though. Orange and chocolate, yes. A pie...

, in hyde park). We hyde parkers haul our butts up to the northside quite often to dine, but to those on the northside it seems our neighborhood is on another planet. shesh. Well, that said I would like to know what meal would...

in a long time. I was in London in Oct. and the window of Ottolonghi was trimmed with quinces and red peppers. Brain wake up, you have not had them in years! I did quince and cranberry compote for Thanksgiving and a quince tarte...

is distracting you from eating, stop by one of the huge Taiwanese supermarkets and raid their produce section. For 99 cents a pound you can load up on esoterica that would break the bank in Napa, and that’s no joke.

As someone who grew up in Framingham, I say go for it.

and up. 2 people can get comfortably full (including a bottle of sake) for less than $70 total.

come up with a tentative plan. Please review, comment, suggest ideas for holes in the schedule, musts we may have missed, etc. Wednesday Arrive Barcelona Catalunya/Ramblas walk D – Origens 99,9% - Catalan restaurant near...