and the café Ciampini for cappucini and cornetti. I’m sure you can get both cheaper elsewhere (Ciampini is old, famous, and—in the mornings—full of fashionably dressed Romans on their way to work), but damn, do...

a very long way. Now the big honking disappointment of the title: out comes a flourless chocolate cake (COULD THERE BE A MORE BORING OR TRITE DESSERT???) with creme fraiche, ten-year-old chocolate sauce and port wine cherries. Not...

Hey Chino, loved your story. I’ve never done the long train bit but after many years of doing the cross country biker bit on my cruiser I got sick of those kidney poundin' miles. The past few times I drove my bike from NY...

out the story about how you were proposed over this very special piece of camembert at an amazingly beautiful farmhouse in France 20 years ago... it’s replication we’re looking for here. So the cheese must be...

... with Japanese Umeshu (sweet plum wine). I do a half-half ratio and it’s fantastic!

Fearful that this could initiate yet another of the never-ending threads about the state of pizza in the DC area, yet at the same time wishing to do the Ciaohound community the service of bringing attention to something of...

the coffe was being served. Over coffee and a little port these 12 people put away 2 pounds of these chocolates and looked like they could have had more :) Next time I might get an extra pound and save a few, so Mr. Smith and I...

Annecy is a gorgeous town. Having lived in Geneva for a year, Annecy was one of our favorite weekend excusion destinations. It is a gorgeous lake town with canals everywhere. One of my favorite things to do in France (anywhere),...

dining rooms. Though they’re all open to the outdoors and you can see the ocean and palms out on the beach merely steps away from the restaurant. Our server this time was not as good, but I watched her and she must have had...

Jardin Des Sens 11 avenue St Lazare 34000 Montpellier 04 99 58 38 38 Also a hotel offering about 12 rooms, open all year , closed all day Sunday and Monday lunch. Next day I drove through Switzerland and on into Austria to the town...

on the food. In the 5-10 times that we have been there, we do not remember seeing a non-Asian there."

blocks or so down Baronne to the restaurant. We arrived just as they were setting the outside tables, and we sat down with the newspaper to wait for 10:30 opening time. Another couple arrived in a cab a few minutes later and the 4...

fun, eating beyond hunger, eating beyond reason, eating …because it felt good. During this one-day odyssey, ports of call included: · Manny’s · La Milanese · Filbert’s · Ramova Grill · Ed’s Potsticker House ·...

they were using to cook the tripe. Our team had started off putting $10 each in the kitty and came out about even. Not bad for a day’s chowhounding!

that this wine will be stunning in 5-10 more years. We were tired at this point and decided to go back to the hotel. It had been a long but rewarding day. London – Friday, October 27, 2000 We woke up early this day. We had a...