OK, our first trip to Asheville (NC, for that matter) is coming up in a couple of weeks. We plan to hit Salsa’s, Zambra, Rezaz (sp?), and La Caterina Trattoria. And probably Marco’s for pizza one night. Also the...

We’re planning a wedding dinner in the French Quarter. Small # of people (16). We’d like to find a restaurant with private rooms, good food and ambiance for the evening. Any suggestions?

or might not work for all (there will be gastroenterologists among us), but we’d like to avoid hotel food or anything else overpriced and generally blah. Thanks.

My fiancee and I are getting married in June and we’re looking for some spots for a rehearsal dinner or a possible caterer. The wedding itself is n Duck, NC but we’re not limited to Duck alone, Kitty Hawk and Nags...

Hi I am trying to plan an evening for ny husbands 45th and was thinking we’d go to Birches (maybe)-we may have a group of 12 or so. So what should we do after we eat dinner? I am embarassed to admit I haven’t been to...

ok. We were all set to have my daughters Bat Mitzvah at the Villa Barone in Mahopac. The more I think about spending upwards of 20K the more I think it’s crazy. She is really not into it and seems like we were planning the...

. Ambasciata d’Abruzzo (not very many open) Mon. Matricianella Tues. Day trip out of Rome Wed. Agata e Romeo Thurs. Either Colline Emiliane or L’Alto Mastai – what do you think? Fri. Antico Arco We are staying at Il...

sum, whenever he can make it. (Weekends are best for me as a rule; then Weds. & Fris.) I’ll be perfectly happy to pass the gavel on to someone else for February. Who’s in for Penang?

So I am a planner by nature. I have read every message about London on this site to the point that I am confusing and second guessing myself. After changing, rechanging, and changing again my plans, this is what I have planned:...

hi chowhounders, some friends were visiting over the long weekend and they were telling me about CSAs. i guess i’ve been living under a rock but this was totally news to me! :) anyway, i’m interested now and am looking...

're getting all the food from restaurants. How would you plan a meal for 75 people based on take-out food, with these limitations: 1. Everything has to be either served cold or room temperature, or something that will taste good...

The online comic Achewood puts a fine point on the struggle to nail down a wedding reception menu.

Hey Simon, how’s life in Asia treating you? I’m back myself but this time in the Philippines for a few days for a friend’s wedding. Afterwards a couple of days in HK and then possibly 2 weeks in Japan – I...

Very funny! This is what I wrote here: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/363370 – I think we would give it another shot as we are generally fond of Michael Mina’s restaurants - we’d had a superb dinner at Nobhill...

Will be travelling to NYC from Philly next weekend to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary and would love some help filling in the blanks. We’ll be staying on the UWS. We have a dinner reservation on Friday night at...