, the crowd shopping there was nothing special either. What I really can’t get over is how one person raved over the Asian buffet bar and how it was better than famous local Asian restaurants!!! Well, I tried it myself. It...

about all the different brands of hot dogs and sausages he tried before deciding on the current vendors. He was raving about some bakery that had the most delicious sesame hot dog buns, but they would not make them smaller to his...

know of very highly regarded restaurants that use a lot of pedestrian ingredients... and conversely know so many home cooks that go out of the way to buy very expensive ingredients (penzey’s, valhrona etc.,) who put out...

I live in the SF Bay Area. "Your Local Black Muslim Bakery" is famous for bean pie. They taste very much like pumpkin pie. Personally, I want the raspberry-green tomato recipe. Procrastibaker, hope you’ll ante up.

experiences. One was The Burger jJint in the Parker Meridian. (Remember your college student union late at night when your friends were serving the food? This is it, man.) Everything there at this restaurant, no matter what you...

not let that scare you off. For Bread, go to Savage, MD, also about 20 min south of you. Bonaparte’s Bakery makes excellent breads and pastries. I think they have an outpost in Fells Point if I am not mistaken which would be...

If you have a chance, take a peek at Fred Plotkin’s book, “Italy for the Gourmet Traveler.” In addition to many restaurants, cafes, bakery recommendations, he also suggests a number of food & cooking shops and...

. A good sign of a relative ‘safety’ in NYC is a bank branch, especially of Chase. Chase doesn’t go to areas where there is not much small business (restaurants, shops etc.)

people thinking about sustainability is that local artisans are producing some very good products— using the op’s cheese example, i can buy local mozzarella at the farmer’s market, and restaurants all over town...

With all the recent interest in things Oaxacan this seems as good a time as any to post on another restaurant. I had been meaning to make a few more visits but probably won’t get around to it any time soon. Maybe someone...

) and garlic flavor were very haunting. Also, the beef had been tenderized a bit, but wasn’t flabby the way it is at some Chinese restaurants. Image: http://www.chowhound.com/misc/mel/chivill/bfcly.jpg

-dinner drinks, ideally not far from the hotel, or near the restaurant for that night. We would prefer that it not be a sports bar kind of place. We are all in our 30’s and drink choices range from a teetotaler to a homebrewer,...

I’ve never heard of the Baltimore Lemon Twist, but it sounds great—is it something that people make at home or is it the trademark of a particular restaurant?

with the great coffee, deserts, and Belgian brews moved to Rockland and is now just a gallery.) Five Islands and Georgetown area and Five Islands Lobster Co. and Lisa’a Lobster House and Grill Belfast- Chase’s daily...

Don’t despair! Keeping with the Middle Eastern theme, you might appreciate this: there is a wonderful and virtually unknown Middle Eastern restaurant at the rear of one of the many jewelry “malls” on Wabash. I...