bonechilling temps. Many of us probably preferred to eat stinky cheese with our noses pinched before we (well, not me, but many of us) learned to appreciate it, but now we don’t, and we’re glad. But we had to make an...

My mom’s Christmas day meals were pretty damn traditional, now that I think about it: For breakfast, a once-a-year homemade Danish pastry—a braided wreath with an almond and cheese filling. Dinner was roast goose and...

straight from the ovens—-the bread cools down, but those olives are molten balls of fire for quite a while. I am also fond of the blue cheese bread they make on the weekends. If it’s local color you want in a steak...

Yes, I was overcharged by 4 corkage fees at one visit and 2 cheese plates on another visit about 6 months ago. The students ring up the orders as well as close out checks to present to the guests. They are instructed to double...

required to finish the manufacturing process already, and I choose to finish to my own specs. That end bit that you have to break apart (a) rarely splits evenly, which is annoying, and (b) usually leaves at least one rough edge...

, all of these activities necessarily slow down the entire process and obstruct the rapidity of customer turnovers. Some restaurant patrons (and here I would argue American patrons) feel they are ENTITLED to lengthy explanations...

, but this process has always been our practice and it really isn’t much effort at all. I’m glad the food was great, as now I’ll make an effort to try the place. At the end of the day, it sounded like you had a...

into my cheese omelet, the flight attendent came up to my collegue to inform him that they had his special meal. She then sat down on his tray a steaming bowl of some kind of vegetable and grain pilaf. This was a strictly meat...

Definitely agree on your Urasawa destination. Not necessarily a “must,” but Campanile’s grilled cheese night. Concur on Mexican food as well... check recent threads for recs. Skip Gyu-kaku and head somewhere...

Mr. Diva and his wife got divorced when his two children were small. He cooked a variety of food for them every weekend he had them, but with their mom they ate a lot of processed food. They had limited palates. Then they went to...

Got the Sashimi, Sushi, and Spicy Tuna Roll combo for lunch yesterday (takeout). While I was waiting for the credit card to process, the bartender (Jason?) gave me a shot of hot sake on the house, perfect antidote for the...

Yes, Rachel Ray certainly had no credentials at all. Didn’t work her way up in specialty food stores learning about food and cheese and wine. Didn’t get asked to do a segment on local TV because she was already doing...

), but it also improves their health and understanding of nutrition. Finally, cooking for yourself makes you see how much effort goes into the process so you know how much work it is for others to do it for you. This builds...

(of four) were charged $1.50 extra because we had bleu cheese dressing on our salads. This was a place where entrees were in the $30-40 category. That is just TACKY, tacky. Charge more, but don’t nickle and dime the...

on an important role in this process.