The best cheese enchiladas I’ve ever had were at Galvin’s el Unico / Rolandos (R.I.P.) off of Denton Drive Cut Off and Maple. Something about the sweet onions they used made them phenomenal. They had a fire and never...

First Chinese Barbecue, which has several restaurants (Richardson, Plano and Carrollton — maybe more) , is the best Chinese I’ve had in the Dallas area.

I’ll be in Savannah this weekend, and will take a walking tour on Saturday that starts at 10:00 AM. It departs from near Reynolds Square, and I am staying on East Macon Street. Looking for a place to grab a quick breakfast...

This is SOP for most Korean restaurants and the problem is not the health department but the fire department. Many years ago (about 20) there was a Korean restaurant on Capitol Blvd. that had the grill-your-own tables. They...

Just saw this in an email from the Dallas Observer: Thanking the Dallas Fire Department for saving us! We shall return in just a few weeks. Please be patient, meditate and rejoice. Cosmic Cafe Vegetarian

chickent around can be had at Chez BabsHoney, a tiny four-seater in Washington Heights. The chef, Babs, specializes in two preoparations. The first, a recipe from the dear departed, Laruie Colwin, calls for brining the bird which...

My fire department does a shrimp feast every summer. Tickets are around $30-40, and that includes all the shrimp and pit beef you can eat, and lots of sides. Plus draft beer, soft drinks, desserts, etc. And you can bring whatever...

Tilghman Island Day on Tilghman Island, MD, in the Chesapeake Bay on the Eastern Shore, south of Easton, to benefit the Volunteer Fire Department. Local crabs caught and cooked by guys from the Island. Best crabs of the year are...

I was scheduled to have my birthday dinner there on Friday and they called Thursday night to tell me that they had to close for the weekend because of problems with the Health and Fire departments due to their exhaust system. I...

Perhaps I’m painfully late in noticing this one, but I stopped by today in hopes of hitting up their great seafood department and I was met with closed doors and empty shelves inside. How long have they been closed, and...

For the life of me I cannot find a traditional Friday Lenten fish fry in the DC area. I am looking for one in the vein of the midwestern and southern fish frys that pop up all over during Lent in church basements/Volunteer Fire...

Dunston’s on Lovers Lane right down to the Texas toast. Open pitt in the dining room (mesquite wood fired) and a great salad bar to boot. Pure Texas decor.

Monday nights 4pm-9:30pm at Barragan’s is $1 taco night. Chicken or Ground Beef tacos are $1 each. With guacamole $1.30 each. Hurry on in the Glendale Fire Departments stock up on them to go for dinner tonight too....

My favorite is Zorba’s in Plano. It’s Chicago-style Greek (think flaming Saganaki), with passable Moussaka and Pastitsio, and good gyros and fries. I am told the Baklava is good, too.

Doyers Restaurant 11 Doyers Street 212-513-1527 Amazing Vietnamese Pan Latin 400 Chambers 212-571-3860 Lombardi’s Pizza 32 Spring Street 212-941-7994 One Of The best coal fired ovens since 1905