I shop at Costco several times a week and have been a member since 83. The Executive card is the way to go and I earn the 500- rebate very quickly which more than makes up for the 100- annual cost. I’m not as much as a fan...

old greystone building houses German Expressionist art, including Klimt’s Adele Bloch-Bauer, on the upper floors with the Café and gift shop occupying the first floor. With a view of Central Park on my left and freshly baked...

sandwich with peanut sauce; I don’t even remember what LDC had. Nice room, absolutely jam-packed with people (it was a gorgeous day this past Saturday), competent service, no more. PERBACCO Boy oh boy. If this place weren’t so...

a casserole of water in the oven on the lower shelf during baking, then take it out for the last third of your baking time. Both methods work just fine for me on everything from sandwich bread to peasant breads. For any bread not...

or something like that. You can get a decent bowl of pho and a sandwich, plus other savory dishes....it’s a good value. Also right in this area – Tsing Tao Restaurant is OK but only if you stick with certain...

the server come across as, if not expert, then certainly well-versed. That said, I would probably rather be spending time with my date than the server, so 20-minute diatribes or mini-lectures are not typically appropriate. I went...

, but it can be disconcerting to see what other people consider normal, like eating out most nights or spending $100 on dinner. But you shouldn’t be depressed. You don’t need lots of money to enjoy great food. Work on...

sandwich, Jakeeno’s Trattoria ~Inca cola, Cosecha Imports ~Meat momos, Everest Café ~Vegetarian momos, Everest Café ~Deep fried tilapia platter, La Sirena Gorda ~Curried vegetables, Safari Express ~Al pastor huaraches," topped...

, and perhaps why some small butcher shops survived (many of those not located on designated commercial strips, but actually in neighborhoods were the victim of urban renewal zoning policies that prevented the transfer of a...

To me they are pretty much the same thig where I shop. I just try to get the best I can and the smokiest i can.

i’m not in san francisco. boston is a much different restaurant city — we don’t have the plethora of mid-price dining you guys do. i did preface the comment with “better dining”. not talking...

, I imagine there is nothing anyone can do to enlighten them. They are probably the same ones who think I want to hear about their latest shopping bargains via their uber loud cellphone calls taken during my dinner.

they truly missed the best Italian in those parts... Just my take on all this. There is no Italian in Austin that I know of that is worth spending money on...for me... one last jab: I had a “porchetta” sandwich at...

was silently shouting “yes!!!” We live in a very ethnically diverse area and I think that because he has been exposed to different things he is very flexible. That whole "breakfast is cereal, lunch is a sandwich" does...

had to be as shoddy and sloppy as the reservation system, so we told her we were leaving. She didn’t say “whatever,” to us, but from the look on her face, that was what she was thinking. We were just going to...