nor the seasoning to be executed with great excellence. Just so I can prove that I’m not just bitter against places that charge high prices, I wholly enjoyed my meal at Fleur de Sel in New York at the same price point.

Hmmm...they must have raised the price then (I got a box of 3 for $7 on March 28th) I think the reason why it’s so expensive is that they sell chocolates that they themselves do not manufacture. They mentioned that there is...

Lighting – or the lack thereof. It seems they have a tendency to turn the lights so low in the evening that 1) you can’t read the menu and/or 2) you can’t see the food on your plate. There was recently an...

definitely have my next celebration there. I think it’s easy in New York to go for the “Big Deal,” but I’m increasingly finding that it’s the little jewel in my neighborhood that offers the more...

many of them are not something you’d want to put in your mouth? My wife, a food professional who is now familiar with both the Sterling store and the Wegman’s outlets in New York, has concluded that the Sterling...

. It is only surprising that one dines out regularly in New York and hasn’t had the same experience sooner. It really is that common. I’ve taken just about every person I know to Annisa. I regret your experience. I do...

Speaking of butter, here’s something I’ve always wondered about: My brother claims that sweet (i.e., unsalted) butter is rarely found outside NYC, and that it started as "a Jewish thing, and then it caught on with the...

properly. Nowadays, half the sushiya’s outside of New York or LA don’t even speak Japanese. The thing to remember is that few people are really authorities – there’s always someone who knows more than you...

about Il Mulino or Babbo in Manhattan has more value for me when it comes from someone who has been to Gambero Rosso in San Vicenzo, Le Calandre, dal Pescatore or Al Soriso. If they have never eaten Italian outside of New York I...

"). As to petroleum and beef, the point was made by Peter Singer in “Animal Liberation,” published in 1975. And presumably the point had been made by others before him. In some ways, the New York Times Magazine article...

Pollo Tropical — don’t know if it’s anywhere else in the country, but it’s in Miami. Love their chicken, beans and yuca fries — and one of the healthier choices in fast food. Wish they were in New...

? Certainly some adults do. The original post was about Amarone; apparently a midpriced, fairly loud, not too formal place. And the kids were being well behaved. We could make an analogy with smoking. I have a right to object (at...

I think it’s mainly the overhead and expected ROI that are built into a metropolitan restaurant. You just can’t make great barbecue within those strictures. During a long and bitter thread about a joint in New York,...

kids i find myself finding more and more shortcuts acceptable. What’s not okay for me: any baking mixes, ie. for pancakes ,cake, muffins, etc. premade pie shells, and any readymade packaged dinners. Here in new york, if i...

in New Yorks City, New Jersey and Suburbean area, even going to Riverhead in Suffolk County by LIRR for Polish Treats. I’m proud to say that i’ve enjoyed every minute of my life, dedicated to food and family. Being...