Vanessa, your pet peeve happened to me a couple weeks ago at an east side bistro. My first course arrived— white asparagus with three types of ham. I asked the waiter what kind of hams they were. With sort of a blank look...

- glazed pork chops, roasted carrots and potatoes, asparagus - i taught him well ;)

and – the highlight – tomatoes and goat cheese, absolutely, positively delicious. A roasted chicken went by that looked great and we’re also big fans of the moules. Table is one of my favorites in Asheville, have...

I had made a delicious lasagna of asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes, ricotta, parmesan, onions and peppers. My wife and I had it on a Sunday for dinner then wrapped the dish in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge. I had some on the...

thought a simple meal of grilled salmon, asparagus, salad, rice, and strawberry shortcake would be completely distasteful to a guest? I mean really, to strike out on every course takes a kind of genius.

fish was old and tough. Dimitri had roasted pork which he said was good. We had 2 desserts which were too sweet. The cost, less a 20% discount for using Citibank Mastercard, was CLP$28.000/US $54.47. Ratings: 5/10. Tony...

as well! I’m surprised that no one has mentioned “lechon”, which is an entire pig roasted on a spit. This is the standard dish at any celebration, and parties are often judged on how many pigs there were...

places – one in Champaign, one in Urbana. Love the sauce but not real happy with their meat quality. They have a great bbque sauce as I’ve mentioned above, mild to hot – we like their roasted chicken the most. Very...

, like melted ricotta, and the lobster sauce just the right temperament of added flavor and not the distraction you’d expect it to be. each pepper was topped with a couple of roasted pinenuts which was pure genius,...

been a great solution. I still cook from scratch some nights, but we probably eat there meals 3 times a week. At Let’s Dish, all of the meat is fresh – not frozen. And about half of the veggies are fresh. I do believe...

LOL! newhavener, your comments get better every week. i’m still giggling over the one about asparagus...

And I almost forgot about Whole Foods in WP. Not to be missed for meats, cheese, killer granola and the best fresh ground peanut butter (made from honey roasted peanuts).

breakfast) or the sweet corn tamales. Chinese here (specifically cantonese) is better than NYC, but it’s hard for a lone diner at dim sum places or seafood restaurants. Zankou chicken is pretty unique here, if you like...

I think that’s even better than the old saw about stuffing a chicken with stuffing that you’ve mixed with a handful of unpopped popcorn... roast in a 350 degree oven, and in about an hour when the chicken explodes,...

I moved from DC about a year ago, so thought I might offer some advice re. what you can’t get there. Burger and Fries: I do like the one at Zuni. Usually end up getting the anchovies and roast chicken, though. Try...