Is there a good West Indian restaurant in Van that serves Trinidadian doubles, pholouri, or decent roti? Thanks in advance for any tips....

With Fitz gone, I’m looking for a new peach vendor. I’m not crazy about Frog Hollow, and the stall across from them (in the the old Fitzgerald spot) isn’t great either. Any suggestions?

Don’t miss the salumi. Ruth's report on La Ciccia, http://www.chowhound.com/topics/389412#2459770

Michael Brodeur took over as The Dig’s Food + Drink editor last summer from Ruth Tobias, who’s back to freelancing full-time. Michael used to edit the Music section, has managed the Food section before at different...

The author of the Globe review is Ruth Tobias, whose work I’m not familiar with, but most of whose other opinions in the article I agree with (with the exception of Peking Tom’s, whose food and tails I think are...

Well Ruth Tobias certainly isn’t one of the food cognoscenti...especially with recommendations like Gerard’s in Adams Village....truly atrocious. with regards to some of the other places: Green Hills Bakery makes a...

That reminds me- there was also a recent CH/Limster mention of goat cassoulet at Troquet in the Herald: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/455874#3083326 And of course, the wonderfully talented CH Ruth Tobias referred to this board...

a small tapas portion. And wow the tails – they were excellent. Highlights for me included the gingery Crushed Elderflower (gin and sake), the Ruby Tuesday (rye and black cherry puree), and the fantastic “Hot...

/bar boys are pretty cute, too. From the article Joanie posted recently: Shiny happy places When the whistle blows, the bar bargains begin By Ruth Tobias, Globe Correspondent, 9/25/2003 "At Bonfire, the Park Plaza steakhouse that Todd...

Agreed: nobody touches J. Gold. He’s the king. Agree that Devra First gets better with every review. I miss Ruth Tobias. Also, gotta cite Wesley Morris at the Globe, whose opinions don’t always sync up with mine but who...

I’d personally love to see Ruth Tobias make the jump to the Globe, but that’s just me.

Tobias, In my view, the best place for lunch near the Met is Cafe Boulud, on 76th St., b/t 5th & Madison Avs. This is 4-star chef Daniel Boulud’s second-tier restaurant, but the cuisine is first-rate! Polished, yet cordial,...

if you can just figure out the organization. The selection of fresh fish is quite good, usually. *** We used many sources for restaurant information and one from Chow was particularly useful. After we had met Ruth Tobias in person...

Hey Philly Girl, lancaster ain’t Philly by any means. Have you tried Prudommes or Lemon Grass Thai? How about Hess’s Barbuque? Or Jethros? Log Cabin and Black Angus provide steaks that are similar to what I have had...

don’t always love the places he does. Ruth Tobias, who freelances extensively (often for the Phoenix and Stuff@Night) has a lovely, poetic quality in her food writing, and she’s versatile and funny to boot. I like the...