ballistic. The sommelier changed out the wine, and was selling this btl. B-T-G. That may be the best score, that I’ve ever made (other than a free glass of Taylor '55, but that is another story). I realize that this is not...

busy to accept their dinner invitations. When any of the family comes to us for meals, they don’t do anything to help. Which annoys DH immensely. It’s become a point of friction and I don’t know how to make it go...

, a plie of that tri-tip and a good portion of pork links all cut up. All the meat was covered with a reddish sauce. I also had Mac-N-Cheese, Ranch Beans and cole slaw. The menu said Garlic Roll is free with Combo’s but I...

the (hopefully cold) cream on top. Enjoy! EDIT: btw, if you sign up for their emails on their website, you’ll get a letter offering you free dessert during your birthday month !

Save yourself the drive to San Diego and Mexico...try a dive restaurant thats 24/7 on Slauson in city of Vernon east of the 110 and west of the 710 on the north side of the street called “Azteca”...its a bright yellow...

with their meal. Not tea, not coffee, but hot water because it’s free (at least they don’t bring their own tea bags). And whenever they server asks if they would like a soup or salad, the response is always "is it...

-conscious yearning to have ourselves dipped into some safe, hermetic, manufactured Italian [sic] cultural experience. We do not allow others to dictate our consumer decisions; we make our choices out of sober free will. As for...

Well, you’re very welcome to doubt my word. I’m only reporting what i established on my own. If you’d like to pick up a whole USDA Prime beef tenderloin, trim and carve it yourself and repeat my experiment feel...

-prepared Moroccan you can not beat Pasha on Broadway between Van Ness and Polk. Now, my challenge to you is this: Go try these restaurants and disagree with me. Write a well-thought-out, literate, whine-free rebuttal to my...

at a Japanese banquet. It was the guest of honor’s favorite snacking item. All I can say is that I ate what I was served and tried to drown the remaining tastes and smells away with the free-flowing sake (which was also the...

Legendary Palace because they give you a free plate of pickled cabbage – still pretty crispy and sweet and vinegary. Mmmmm. I also love Indian pickles. Mmmmm.

"1711, from Malay kichap, from Chinese (Amoy dial.) koechiap “brine of fish.” Catsup (earlier catchup) is a failed attempt at Anglicization, still in use in U.S. Originally a fish sauce, early English recipes included...

before HK. I’m no historian, and it’s only something I heard, so feel free to prove me wrong. SF Chinatown itself became very gentrified and touristy...I don’t know when...but it was definitely gentrified by the...

how to make them. Brad knows I am allergic to shellfish but still lets Mr CF know about the special (if there is one), which is important to me – just because I can’t have it doesn’t mean he can’t. They...

and background. He seems to be technically excellent but not instinctively good at creating novel creations that come from a love of food. Similar to Ilan he copies recipes from his previous positions and is not very creative. His...