On Don Rockwell’s board someone has posted that they are fully booked on Friday night, even for parties of two. On Monday morning I made a reservation for six and was told then that only an early slot was available. Word on...

would like to be added to that list for future lunches in this series The SFCCLS are private, volunteer assisted events. No agency relationship, express or implied exists between any parties and Chowhound, Inc. These are not...

On Wednesday night a barebones scouting party of Ruth, chibi, her husband Justin, and I trekked to Milpitas to try this Teochew restaurant. The Teochew people (aka Chiu Chau, Chao Chou, Chinjew or Trieu Chau) originate in...

. Caviar? No, too small, too firm, not fishy enough. We finally asked and found out it was mustard seed. There were fights as to who should get the last bit. Second round: -poached chicken (taste), with caramelised half-shallots. I...

flair, but are generally really simple to prepare, as well as not time consuming. Sometimes new cooks, especially in this day and age when we’re all so busy, get overwhelmed by how much time they think it takes to prepare a...

....might be better steamed?). By this time I was getting full, but I never let dessert pass me by. A quick glance of the offered menus and I decided on the Lavender Scented Panna Cotta. I asked the server if she might suggest a...

without any credible basis in fact. A person has to be crazy to go back to the past to make ice cream. A person may as well go all the way back and get a cow to start.

We have two full packages of hotdogs in the freezer from a party we had this summer. With just two of us – putting even four in buns leaves 6 – any suggestions – hopefully more healthy than the way my mother...

afford it. Its gotten to the point where occassionally I have to order an appetizer for her directly from the waiter. I would imagine that she would get upset if she didn’t know the prices of a particular dish in this...

Can it be covered in foil instead? Not sure he’ll get the concept.

food and is probably what she knows best. She was quite insistent that we must come back and try her North Indian cooking sometime. I selected to review the rasmalai, the part of the meal I enjoyed the most. It is very difficult...

The chicken is yummy! I also buy my Valbreso french feta cheese there (cheaper than anywhere). In the frozen section there is a turkey stuffed red pepper that I like. I prefer the Montolivo light olive oil myself. Don’t get...

of embarrassment, of a mistake having occurred at all. So we had to wait another 25 minutes to get their lousy, shortcut-filled, Mughal-by-numbers food. What’s especially funny is that another couple we know had the very...

to wonder what was being delivered to the market on the 31st), how if we were two people we would each get a different menu resulting in fourteen different courses for the table, how the meal was served in reverse with the...

Wasn’t “Heat” a fascinating read? If you want to get irate over what you’re eating, read Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore's Dilemma.” I’ve just picked up Brian Wansink’s...