are the barriers you think you can’t overcome? Let’s put our minds together. This site is all about swapping strategies to overcome obstacles to find the good stuff, so what could be more chowhoundish than to brew up...

et François Ponard, Chassagne-Montrachet, a Brogan Cellars ‘05 My Father’s Vineyard, Anderson Valley Pinot Noir and a Brogan Cellars ‘04 Baby James Cuvée, Russian River Zinfandel. A close friend sells a lot of his Pinot Noir to...

Not an epiphany, but an annual indulgence: River Rat 3-year old cheddar blocks from Gold Cup Farms in Clayton, New York. I guess you could pair it with Croghan bologna. It doesn’t reaaly knock my socks off; just smells like...

green river ice cream, neat looking but lousy; and hot wings, surprisingly good with a heat coming from spices buried under the batter ala Popeyes. At Jansen’s a leprechaunish fellow appeared and asked, are you all...

the 10 minutes to Resi’s Bierstube, but if I’m in the mood for walking, Mirabell offers some good brew in a comfortable space. I also forgot (how could I!) to mention Continental Cafe, a Romanian restaurant on Elston...

of the gates still bear the grafitti where Greek soldiers carved their names, now many meters above the river that has carved a deeper bed with time. Rickety wooden tables with ancient bentwood chairs were set up as an impromptu...

(including slovakia and transylvania) and Alsace, jews were known for goose, esp foie gras (seriously) and cracklings; goose cracklings (or the poorer relations, the Russian and polish chicken cracklings, griven) would be fine...

on the Green or the Russian Tea Room, but I’m sure that they are all hype, and not worth the bother.) Additionally, what’s a good place to eat before a Broadway show? What’s the usual way to do it – dinner...

are the Petite Sirahs from: — Cedarville Vineyard (Sierra Foothill winery; Sierra Foothills AVA grapes) http://www.cedarvillevineyard.com/ — Foppiano (Sonoma winery; Russian River AVA grapes; probably the winery with...

, Cambridge Brewing Company or Boston Beer Works. a hot dog with kraut and mustard at the Brown Derby in Fanuel Hall. any tasting menu at Clio or L’Espalier. pork ribs at Redbones or Hickory Pete’s. a pint of guiness at...