One of my pet peeves is the ubiquitous Baked Ziti or Mac 'N Cheese people bring to potluck dinners. Most times they are dry beyond belief and inedible. One time I taught a class for my community called Let’s Party and this...

reservations. But I’ll admit it is a close call. I’d go to the online website menus to see if either offered more of your preferences. (And this is despite Orris’s online menu not mentioning prices —...

it was pretty easy to get him! We also had Oberweis Dairy milk delivery in glass bottles and it was left in an insulated metal box left next to the porch door. Once I caught a chipmunk with my bare hands and put it in there briefly...

foiegras, you’ve hit upon one of my biggest pet peeves about Sandra Lee. Queen of shortcuts, she buys Pillsbury chub sugar cookies then spends and hour decorating them. Really? Want to show you care at the holidays. How...

Atherton (650) 367-6547 This is a very attractive venue in a most unlikely location – a remodeled pet-food store on a stretch of El Camino that’s essentially a highway, with traffic zooming by the front door at 45 mph. There...

i’m a huge batali fan, and i absolutely adore spanish cuisine & culture...but gwyneth paltrow happens to be one of my top pet peeves of all time. can someone please tell me what people find appealing about her? i...

Major pet peeve for jfood. To quote Senator Dodd: "Don’t write what you can speak and don;t speak what you can wink." The is ABSOLUTELY no excuse for not giving a written list of specials plus the price to all custos. All the...

I admit this is a pet peeve of mine. I have been a bartender for a while and I just immediately give change, unless they wave me off. HOWEVER, if I am at a resto, I expect the server to take the folder, and if it holds cash to...

But dog tastes like shark meat, not beef. Once in a farmers' meeting in northern Mindanao, Philippines, I saw one of the guys with a dog on a leash. I thought, "How nice, first time I’ve seen someone with a pet dog...nice...

. The dessert place Chikalicious in the EV serves a Vinum Petite Sirah "Pets" from Clarksburg as one of their dessert wine options. I’m not a fan of this particular winery, but I see how it could work as an alternative to...

family’s and pet's) dead skin cells, and you breathe that on a regular basis. besides, it tastes like pork (or so i’m told).

One of my pet peeves too. Virtually everything that’s ever gotten broken in my kitchen—incl. some items that still grieve me—was broken because some helpful someone one who wasn’t paying attention threw...

1. Reservations for popular and upscale restaurants are a must. You may need to reserve 1 month ahead and reconfirm. Some restaurants use opentable.com (see menupages.com). 2. Magnolia used to be a pet shop. Need I say more?...

to Toronto’s Centre Island off the “coast” of Toronto, the islands form a protective ring around the harbour and offer great walking, a beach, cafe’s, a public pool, paddle boats for rent, a kids area with...

Food lover, I enjoy street food and Jean Georges, just depends on my cravings at the time. I will also try anything even if it looks disgusting, since you never know what it tastes like unless you try it. One of my biggest pet...