-
Board Topic
barbecued chicken
, at the intersection of routes 16 and 13. It is the best of many I’ve had, and they will sell you a gallon of the sauce. But I think they don’t open until memorial day. Not surprisingly, chicken barbecue is also found...
-
Board Topic
Higuma, Redwood City (sushi)
is a highly orthodox sushi experience, without giving the customer the feeling of being in a gastronomic shrine. The bar meets my three basic requirements for a top-tier sushi operation: all the fish are clearly on display, you...
-
Board Topic
Restaurant pricing - death spiral
Does anyone know of information available that shows what the correlation of raising menu prices vs lost sales is? What I mean is lets say your business drops off 10% and you need to raise prices to cover your fixed overhead. If...
-
Board Topic
Top 25 Pizzas in the US
Yes, but it’s a decent article written by a respected food critic which is why he (correctly) left John’s on Bleecker off the list!! On the other hand his ommission of De Fara and his ranking of una pizza napoletano at...
-
Board Topic
Masa's or Fifth Floor?
for inflation using the CPI, that would be about $12-24 and $25-33. Current Chron “moderate” and “expensive” are $11-17 and $18-24. Lots of things affect high-end restaurant prices. Many places raised their...
-
Board Topic
Disappointingly Unspectacular Tea at the Four Seasons: what to do ?
of food, with leftovers.) Top tier: sandwiches, the best of the food – moist, fresh, tasty – cucumber, beef, cheese, etc. Not too fussy. Middle tier: generous assortment of mini tartlets and small patisseries –...
-
Board Topic
Casino Rama buffet?
. In my opinion, St. Germaine’s is a more expensive version of the Keg. To me, it came across as middle class dining, attempted to be lifted to the next tier by raising their prices and competently cooking their steaks....
-
Board Topic
Inexpensive Cake Stand Help
I’m looking to buy 12 cake stands for my wedding in March. Essentially my friend is making my wedding cakes, and we’re making small two-tiered cakes for each table as a centerpiece. The least expensive cake stand...
-
Board Topic
Kiwi Wedding Cake/Monterey
Gordon I was raised in Australia/NZ. The fruit cake to which you refer is a special type. It is not the type generally available in the US. The concept of the wedding fruit cake comes from Ireland/Great Britain.In Australia/NZ...
-
Board Topic
An Ode to Resi's Bier Stube
to Laschett’s: When there last fall, knocking back a few Stiegls, watching some Monday Night Football, I spied, from our perch on the raised tier Mugs mentions, a bottle of what looked like whiskey with a Japanese label...
-
Board Topic
Brigtsen's disappointment
high – we were thinking it would be a top-tier dining experience (and worth the long trip from the Quarter). Instead, it was merely acceptable. Service was good but unobstrusive. We are trying to decide about dinner tonight...
-
Board Topic
Wedding cake ideas
My sister and her husband had three cakes at their wedding. Two where bigger one choco with white and one white with choco and then they found this great ladder tier thingy that came up from either cake and met in the middle with...
-
Board Topic
Hugh's Room: Eat There Or Where?
with a twosome who were there for dinner. If you go after the meal service, I generally prefer to sit in the bar area because the stools are raised and offer a better view, especially if you can get a seat near the rails....
-
Board Topic
Hotel location - a curse for restaurants?
restaurants and terrible restaurants at top-tier hotels. Examples please.
-
Board Topic
Scarlet Tea Room (review + pics)
descriptions of the delectable treats to come really raised expectations and believe me, we weren’t disappointed. The Scarlet Tea Ceremony consists of five courses: - signature sorbet - fresh homemade curd with lemon curd,...
Close x
Basic examples:
Match a word............................................................artichokes
Match all words.........................................................artichoke heart
Match an exact phrase..................................................."artichoke hearts"
Match any words.........................................................artichoke OR hearts


