afraid based on what I see at work. Webmasters feel free to delete this post if it is not appropriate. I am just responding to Ruth and Lillian’s posts. Link: http://www.oaklandnet.com/cw/Source/DisplayQuery.jsp

Which Jamie Oliver book is your fave? I skimmed over one yesterday at the library (he was thinner and had a longer, erm, shag haircut). Didn’t realize he had worked under Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers at the River Cafe.

Cute Ruth. Actually that was the first question I asked on my first visit to XOX ... was the shop really called hugs and kisses or XOX. IMO, the perfect gift to give is Chuao chocolate’s PARCHITA, a tiny heart shaped...

, grill them hot, and remember what it’s all about. I keep going to Arnie Morton’s, Taylor’s, Ruth Chris', (but never again Nick and Steph’s) and am not that impresssed. If I had to name a best it would...

Its not just the prime. Its how the steak is aged. There is dry aging which takes a lot longer to break down the muscle fibers so the steak becomes nice and tender, and then there is a much quicker wet-aging process that places...

which are perfect for summer, and for those of us who work full-time. Authors Ruth Rogers and Rose Grey run the wildly expensive but renowned River Cafe restaurant in London – apparently their books are recommended by Mario...

Hi Roger, From Manhattan take the #7 local train. Get off at 46th St., Queens. When you get to the street, ask someone to point you in the direction of 43rd. Ave. Walk along until you get to 43rd, and go right. Mina is on the...

that you might call is that new joint that Ruth mentioned someplace up near Clairmont. There is Van der Bruggs(?) the market next to La Farine and that chicken joint near Monterey Market. The problem with all of those places is...

. Baby Ruth, named after the company owners daughter I believe. I know it’s not named after George Herman Ruth. Mars bar. Named after the Mars family who was big in the candy bar business. NY strip loin steak, obvious again....

as the lead critic at the Dig (who’ll forever be remembered at Casa del Fungy-Phipps for a line about “plundering piles of shrimp” that only makes sense if the lil shrimpies are hoisting the Jolly Roger and...

I coulda sworn they were related...maybe I’m confused. and I always have wondered if j and Ruth were as well (pardon the inconsistency in capitalization, but it’s based on how you post)

as a table oil. I finally settled on the baccaliaro with skorthalia and was happy. Oh yeah, once our waiter realized I was greek he really went out of his way. Anniversary dinner (ONLY CAUSE WE HAD A 100 GIFT CERTIFICATE) was at...

This is going to sound crazy but I just had some of the best lamb in my LIFE at Zushi Puzzle. Call ahead and ask Roger to whip up some of his ridiculously phenomenal lamb chops. Cannot be beat.

during the meal. I was most interested in her descriptions of the contrasts between the two 3-star French chefs (Georges Blanc and Roger Verge) with whom she trained. (Very briefly, Verge is much more laid back than Blanc, both...

by the Garden" by Sheridan Rogers, Viking Penguin/Penguin Books, 1992. Wash freshly picked kumquats and prick all over with a large needle. Layer in sterilized glass jars, layering in about 1/2 cup (4 oz) superfine (caster or...