, check yourself out, and bag it yourself? Why? I am realllly not getting the logic on that one. In addition to TPTB seeing their way clear to letting all the checkers and baggers go without reducing costs (Turkey Hill anyone?) if...

handled to reduce risks, and risks there are, but there are risks with everything. I myself would prefer to have a choice in the matter.

that there’s been a large drop-off in the number of chowdowns in the last two years, particularly because several people who had each organized chowdowns ranging into the dozens over the years for one reason or another...

.) If I hear, “white truffles shaved,” or “a reduced sauce with drizzles of Beluga caviar,” or “Kobe-[everything]” I know (yes know) that the prices will be skewed to the extreme. Am I willing to...

the QF, was fish all that they had as protein? And, Magical Elves, your showmance edit is so lame. Reusing Hosea’s quote five times (not to mention in the ads) reduces the lame horse by an additional leg. I’m looking...

to the movies on Sunday, they stay home with a rented DVD and four bags of Orville. The movie theatre business goes down, so some shut down, and others reduce staff. Now, not only are fewer movies available to seen (since there...

Have you tried the Reduced Guilt Potato Chips from Trader Joe? Pretty damn delicious — you’d never realize they have less fat. To avoid high calorie snacks, I buy Ak Mak crackers — Trader Joe has the best price...

to balancing our food supply and consumption? It doesn’t start there – it just starts by looking for deliciousness. But the inevitable tie-in to artisanal cooking surely ought to “steer” us away from, or...

I agree with your take on vodka straight, but I think strong liquors in shaker drinks (like an up Vodka Martini) need the slight dilution of melted ice for balance as well as chill. Pre-chilling your booze reduces that water...

's reduced the number of choices available to me. Chains serve a purpose, but there is a significant downside. Not much of a grand, sweeping conclusion, but there it is.

TDQ You are spot on in my humble opinion. I think that the quality has gone up, although the selection has been reduced. I was not happy with most of the shops and markets when the first opened but now I’m happy to shop...

fast and beat a hasty retreat to the nearby Tickets4Tonight outlet to purchase same day tickets to the Havana Night Club show, http://www.havananightclub.com/. I used a coupon, found in Showbiz magazine, to reduce the service fee...

make a tighter seal and reduce the amount of space between the lid and the meat). What else do you use your parchment paper for? (Would like to get more bang for my parchment buck...)

> "Strauss whole milk has a higher butterfat content than most types of milk," If by other types you mean reduced-fat types, then by definition yes. If you mean Strauss' whole milk has more butterfat than other brands of whole...

somewhat into the locovore movement, lemon garnish in water has taken on a political weight. everyone is trying to reduce their personal carbon footprint & eat local foods. this is not to say people in the midwest never eat...