that actual realized condescention. i’m not a food snob because in addition to good food, i eat lots of 99cent burgers and $2.50 slices of pizza. however i am a newspaper snob, because i think most newspapers and news...

if this branch still exists, nor do I have any idea of its quality. Any comments? Chocolate Shoppe (5337 W Devon, Chicago) - A converted Baskin Robbins in the under-explored Edgebrook area. Gwiv noted, "The ice cream, which I have...

, or cheesecake factory. I’ll eat a slice of pepperoni pizza one day and some french ham on a baquette with a slice of gruyere the next, stand in my kitchen eating a hot dog while making Hazan’s bolognese. So if that...

good. We aren’t looking to spend $40 on breakfast on a typical weekend so places like Henrietta’s Table or Harvest are out. Ideas?

I don’t think the OP cares about 11 cents. It’s the idea that anyone might just change an amount on a charge. This time it was 11 cents, what if it had been, say 11 dollars?

displayed etc. seems like the store is trying to be all things to all people, offering tons of processed/frozen foods & diapers across the same aisle as the eggs(!), as well as upscale details like the nut bar, gelato and...

although I think there’s room for neighborhood discussions on the site as well. I remember a discussion of Park Slope pizza delivery options that drew a response about how the original poster should make a 2 hour round trip...

Thank you to everyone for their wonderful suggestions and ideas! Chowhounds has an incredibly thoughtful and erudite readership. I’m buying a phone card today in order to make reservations at all these wonderful places.

in rule #1. And if the server doesn’t look with it, I’ll pick the tomato off myself and/or just order it as is. I know that most local pizza places have either “no alterations” or a specific number of...

, bacon... um, what does it come with?" It makes me LONG for New York. Honestly. The lines are long enough, READ THE DAMN MENU ARGH. Pat’s King of Steaks in Philly has the right idea.

month’s thread. -Del Monte organic tomato paste – 39 cents. -Seeds of Change pasta sauce - $1.99 — Summer tomato basil and Balsamic & Onion. I got the summer tomato basil. It’s a pretty chunky sauce. Nice...

consensus on where the best is. You could argue that many people agree the best pizza comes from either NYC or Chicago. Or the best lobster rolls come from Maine. BBQ is all over the country, and will always be contested since...

., and follow the recipes, but invariably it looks like fried rice and taste like... Well, you get the idea.

Quite the opposite. I can’t tell you how often I’ve been “invited” to a dinner party only to find myself in the kitchen because no one else has any idea what to do with a pork roast. Or a whole prime rib....

My health educator in the diet program I have followed since November (51 lb lighter) read us the menu from Buca de Beppo, which I think is a chain but has a site in Santa Monica. The whole menu is Enormous, Huge, Bath Mat size (...