to throw food in the trash. I have to keep telling myself it’s not “waste,” because I’ll be paid back in good health for not finishing the whole plate of fries. And if it saves me thousands of dollars in...

and uninteresting unless toasted. 48 hours after baking, must be good only for making bagel chips. Must be baked on the north side of the block of St-Viateur Street west of Park Ave.

and let it cook for a bit. Then add salt and pepper to taste. It’s good over rice but it’s great with boiled bow-tie, corkscrew or seashell pasta. As with most soups/stews/sauces, it tastes even better the next day.

have a wonderful meal at Passionfish without eating seafood: I’ve taken a non-fish eating friend and she loved it). Service is fine, though it has never been the most exciting part of the package. When I first started going,...

I’ve nearly been killed at some fo the best restaraunts in town, n ot to mention Whole Foods. I’ve had good experiences at Spago and Providence for tasting menus. Caffee Angeli is also good about it.

someone we respect very much writes that a restaurant or food product is good or bad, we tend to think that way too or even discount our own personal experience when measured up against an expert. What do the rest of you think?

I’ve posted my trip reports which are written for the newsgroup avlv here too and have gotten good feedback. The report is ver long, but contains a lot of meals in great abd good-value restaurants in Las Vegas. This time,I...

Good point about the plastic bottles. Ironic for people to be concerned about the environment when they’re switching from an unpackaged product (tap water) to a highly packaged one. I buy bottled water for convenience when...

wicked guy and a stable good guy in one package. It’s like a bad-boy biker who, when he’s not taking you on rides up and down the coast, secretly volunteers at the animal shelter, pays his mortgage, and does 50% of...

a great value. In reality, they may be buying an overpriced bottle of swill that that they couldn’t get anywhere else in town, probably for good reason. It seems a lot of the hype and marketing in these so-called...

a guacamole and a chick pea, lentil, hominy stew. The latter turned out to be very good but filling enough to be a meal on it’s own. Tonight I’ll cook up the leftovers and throw in some lime black bean chicken...

Okay I pride myself on being a fairly good cook, but I have a shameful confession: I suck at desserts. Somehow most sweets just involve precision and chemistry to prepare and I am more of a throw stuff together without measuring...

stop. http://www.cuesa.org/ http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/ Filipino and Russian are not strong points in the city. I’d skip Cinderella and Carmen’s. The best Eastern European baked goods are at Crixa in...

Made a batch of Norwegian black pepper and cardamom cookies – doubled the amount of each – with good result. What else can I make cookies with that’s a little offbeat but tasty? Bonus points if it contains...

a good variety left.