The garden of Jolie on Atlantic b/w Smith and Hoyt. Or Restaurant Saul on Smith. Two very nice places...

addendum...there is one dish here that is my absolute favorite that i used to get all the time and that i haven’t found at too many restaurants. it’s the fish braised in a clay pot. it’s chunks of catfish in a...

andrew’s clearly just an entertaining guy in general. he had the culinary boner line that made it onto the t-shirts, and the two lines that had me laughing the hardest at the reunion show. forget hiding out in the kitchen at...

I just read a nicely written, thoughtful review on the Manhattan boards where a poster wrote “I was nervous to try it....” about a food item. Mind you, this was not monkey brains, or deep fried crickets. Heck,...

What are your thoughts on Stew Leonards? I have just returned to the Westchester area and I am hearing mixed reviews. I went there last Saturday afternoon and I enjoyed shopping there. The produce was of high quality and the...

Somewhat related to this discussion, I too keep butter on the counter, I have no patience to try to spreak rock hard butter on toast. My other big pet peeve is when at a restaurant they give you ice cold rock hard butter pats...

in Tivoli a try—I’d imagine it’s quieter now, that Bard isn’t in session, if that matters to yo (does to me). Happy eating! And thanks for not bemoaning the lack of good restaurants up here, it tends to...

's a place there if you’re in that part of town. Just did a quick search, I think this is the place, Brit’s Fish and Chips, 1770 E. Colorado: http://www.pasadenacitycenter.com/dining/readReview.asp?id=6225 There’s...

's is available in the freezer section of most supermarkets. They all did this prior to my arrival in Memphis, so I have no way of telling if a decline in the quality of the food at the restaurants coincided with the emergence of...

My absolute favorite dive is BO’s Fish Wagon in Key West. They have amazing fish sandwiches. I also still love Le Tub in Hollywood...even though I have heard some bad reviews. It’s a great place for burgers & fries.

they are on the right track. I found one good review of Flatblack Coffee. 1369 Coffeehouse and Cafe Pamplona also acheive good notices on various web sites. Where’s a discriminating coffee drinker to go for a good cup of...

Probably not what you’re looking for, but a local chain restaurant in SoCal (North Woods Inn) has a great cold, red cabbage slaw. Needs to be made at least 48 hrs ahead, even better after 3-4 days. INGREDIENTS: 1/2 head red...

Happy Birthday! I can wholeheartedly recommend a wonderful NC bbq place that I have been going to my entire life. It’s called Short Sugar’s and it’s in Reidsville, NC (near Greensboro). Here’s a link to a...

Restaurant on Belmont near el stop. Lakeview Lounge (5110 N Broadway) – On weekends has band with old men playing 60s/70s pop covers. Cna be entertaining. Open late. Near Argyle St. Also not too far from Andersonville dining...

record of making folks' eyes roll back into the heads with pleasure. First, let’s review the pairing possibilities. Twodales had mentioned Beaujolais, Rose, Chenin Blanc-Viognier, unoaked Chardonnay and Riesling/Gewurtz. She has...