of the feeling. Eli’s has been around for a long time. At least Piazza M has kept the chef from Como Inn when the Marchetti Family closed it a few months ago. He is about to retire soon though. A few more old places of...

don’t recognize most of the foods listed so I just stick to the basics: pork ribs, pindaettuk, dumplings. They also have the unrefined rice wine makkoli. You can also stop by after another restaurant, but keep in mind...

It sounds as if Tekka features an Izakaya menu, which is a much more refined version of our pub-grub. In most Izakaya restaurants, the portions are smallish like a tapas menu, that are meant to be shared while drinking beer or...

.org/panna/resources/documents/mbUseInCA.pdf). So anyway, my advice: buy organic strawberries! Now if only we could find frutti di bosco here in the bay area! Link: http://www.ewg.org/pub/home/reports/Shoppers/Table2.html

it has a really nice beer taste. Quick anecdote about my wife and Heineken. One very, vey hot day, years ago, we stopped in a pub to cool off and have a beer. She ordered a Heinekens (much to my surprise) but couldn’t fini....

would’ve thought it was just a “big burger” patty (albeit solid quality). To be fair, I’ve tried Kobe burgers at a few Microbreweries / Pubs around town, and they all taste pretty similar: Solid, but not...

/West, first thing to do is read Steve Jenkins “Cheese Primer” (Workman Pub. ISBN 0-89480-762-5)—- the Reference Cheese Bible[execept I disagree with some of the wine/cheese recommendations]. St. Agur; a...

Normally at the bar (my regular bar) I leave the price of the buyback drink as tip. If the owner of the bar, buys you a drink, then tip the amount of the drink to the barkeep too. In the late '80s, at a now defunct bar/pub mid

Ah, The Irish Cottage!!! I remember in the late '70s it was still the Airline Pub and I had some of my earliest beers there. There weren’t many fancy restaurants around there back then but it was a great place for a future...

Re Solano: Kirin also does excellent neighborhood Chinese. Cactus Taqueria does passable burritos. I’m a big fan of Pub for a drink and a smoke. Of course, my comments reflect my preferences more than Erik T’s.

I have to take issue with the TV “Guarantee.” TV(s) don’t mean a bad meal unless you’re at a 5 star place. A local sports bar or pub can have some pretty damned good fare. Here in TO we have the Rebel...

by the quality->price tradeoff. I am not used to spending $80 for burgers for two. Oasis burgers are standard and the beer selection is poor – you have to like that atmosphere (similar to Dutch Goose). When I’m in a...

I find that people automatically move for me and my S.O. when we are looking for seats at a bar outside of the Boston area (people were especially nice about this at the Shannon Door Pub in Jackson, NH recently). Around Boston, I...

About #10: Why are you lying in response? I just can’t see asking that question if I wasn’t prepared for an honest reply. I guess this comes from the fact that my friends and I often go out to couple of places that are...

Muffuletta Hot chopped cherry peppers Pub style horseradish sauce Tarragon mustard All vital for sandwiches!