restaurant. I’m sure they've already been to it (whatever it is), but oh well. I know they like Sushi, so we were thinking Nobu (we don’t eat Sushi, plus we’re old, so we don’t even know if that’s...

Hi West Coast 'Hounds :) My husband, two and a half year old son, and I will be in your gorgeous city from September 2nd through September 10th and we are anxious about sampling all the exciting offerings we've read so much about...

The SF hounds are holding a picnic on October 4 that we hope will be an “ultimate” food event. Can you recommend a specialty, perhaps local food item for inclusion in a “Hounds Favorites” tasting (and for use...

The SF hounds are holding a picnic on October 4 that we hope will be an “ultimate” food event. Can you recommend a specialty, perhaps local food item for inclusion in a “Hounds Favorites” tasting (and for use...

no contest at all or just one “Best Thing I’ve Put In My Mouth All Day” (wink, wink…) award to honor the most astonishing/wonderful food at the picnic. We can name it the Best Bite Award. 3. Guests don’t...

, so we’ll be able to see them all soon, when the Picnic website is up and ready. She lives right next to Rosamunde’s so there’s a perfect incentive for me to hand deliver them in a very timely fashion! In the...

info on the SF Chowing with the Hounds picnic should be coming soon... We’re hoping to make this a quick sell-out event!

The SF hounds are holding a picnic on October 4 that we hope will be an “ultimate” food event. Can you recommend a specialty, perhaps local food item for inclusion in a “Hounds Favorites” tasting (and for use...

The last two picnics, I've brought large format bottles (magnums and double mags) to share. Not sure how it goes with smoked turkey, but this year I've earmarked the 1997 Siduri “Hirsch” Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir for...

The SF hounds are holding a picnic on October 4 that we hope will be an “ultimate” food event. Can you recommend a specialty, perhaps local food item for inclusion in a “Hounds Favorites” tasting (and for use...

Two new British inventions ensure perfect eggs.

We itch for lifestyle and status, yet we also itch for the common-sense knowledge about everyday pleasures that wine seems to express so perfectly.

Summer, with its weekends of barbecues and picnics, turn a chowhound’s fancy to sausages, and two artisan producers are currently garnering raves.

The new Oxbow Public Market.

I’m throwing a barbecue for ~100 people soon and am looking for a caterer that specializes in BBQ to provide food and serve at the event. Two that I've come across searching online are Great American Barbecue Company and...