were incredibly delicious. he mentioned it as being one of the best restaurants that he’s been to. sadly, they didn’t have the famous coconut cake on the menu, so we had to settle for a sweet potato pecan pie which...

was dry, and plated as if the cooks could’nt wait until it was off of the menu so that they never had to do another. The mud pie, was about as appetizing as mud. Looked like someone unmolded some freezer-burned gren...

's a little more that half... that kind of thing. What I varied.... First rise- exactly as written, amounts exactly as written, as well as I could. A “shaggy” lump it was. I was nervous. I’ve developed a touch for...

Incidentally, I have seen Hydnum repandum or pied de mouton at local restaurants. This is one delicious mushroom! I assume that they can be found in Chicago forest preserves...? I hope to find my first one this coming season!...

Great report, Scott and excellent pictures. I believe your reviews and overall tone was very fair and evenhanded. Of those you mentioned, my favorite place would probably be A&R for their sandwich and fried pie. Paynes would be a...

of pie before Hop Sing cleared the table." Ben Cartwright, A.K.A. Pa: "you know Hoss you should try this Perina Dog Chow, it’s really not that bad." OK, it’s not the sound of Hop Sing’s bell or Hoss’s...

. Apparently I need something that completely obscures the presence of chicken. The last chicken dish that made him happy was chicken pot pie. He usually likes cordon-blue-type chicken preps, but too much ham and cheese are...

and over again. Belmont offers places such as La Calaca, Wild Abandon, Khun Pic, Blue Monk, a Stumptown, Pied Cow, Genoa (yeah, further down, I know) and the Zupan’s (yeah, and Hoda’s and also It’s a Beautiful...

there’s a stand — run by a mexican family, i believe — that sells it at the jackson heights farmers market as well. the first time i ate it was at s’agapo in astoria; the chef mixed some into the spinach...

and even dessert...all made from scratch. We ate many homemade apple pies, lemon meringue pies, rice pudding and flans. Chocolate pudding was a treat when my dad would bring home a small block of chocolate with him for that...

I haven’t tried Da Vinci’s yet but will do so in the near future. The owners did have a pizza place on Walton Street by the same name but lost their lease when it was renewal time – their successor pizza place...

This is the same Polly’s as Polly’s Pies, and IMO, their coffee is nothing special. Peet’s at the other end of 2nd Street has better beans.

Went there today for dessert and coffee (wasn’t sure if they were going to have lunch today). The coffee was very good and the dessert was truly amazing. It was what they called the "Sweet Potato Pie", really inspired (but...

pies</b>, and we didn't even ask"/> Those scones, jesus. I was happy

is because it is awesome for chicken, I wouldn’t say it is noticably better than everything else there. North Beach go to L’Osteria del Forno. One of the best values in SF, given the quality. The porcini pizza...