Los Banos: WoolGrowers An amazing Basque place, serving up food family style. Merced: Sam Cafe Fairly fantastic mix Asian food, great pad Thai Mariposa: River Rock Inn, great amazing lunch sandwiches Yosemite: Definitely the hotel...

'Etoile, Madison, WI Mindy Segal of Hot Chocolate, Chicago, IL Sam Hayward of Fore Street, Portland, ME Mark Cutrara of Cowbell Restaurant, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Matt Jennings, Farmstead, Providence, RI Bill Telepan of Telepan, New...

and pepper or ginger and scallion), or going to Sam's or Tadich, which are also both walking distance.

OK. Your best retro Caspers is on C Street in Hayward, between Mission and Main. Classic blue & white sign, same small building with wrap-around parking lot. My iconic Caspers is Telegraph at 55th; nothing like a chili cheese dog...

I am a little biased as a Portlander, but I also love Burlington...However, I don’t think you can beat the talent in Portland. Rob Evan of Hugo’s and Duckfat and Corey of 555 get a lot of buzz....Not to mention Fore...

. the owner comped us free dessert of almond tofu but it wasn’t enough for me to go back. now i got to SAm Lok, naan & curry or Heung Ching (on broadway) when i’m there... and i’m there tonight! anyhow,...

deal for $23 pp and its of amazing quality. Also, I used to live in the Bay Area and the best Sushi for a reasonble price is in Hayward at Akihana. Their Omakase is outstanding. Akihana Restaurant‎ 22560 Foothill Blvd, Hayward, CA...

I had Gan Pong Gi you mentioned at another Korean rstaurant (tiny place) in Hayward. It was really good. Is this dish hard to find ?

so far out in Foster City that you can almost walk to Hayward (not really but it’s probably the farthest East you can go without falling into the bay). Their savory hot soybean milk with Chinese donuts are the best...

to eat are anymore. There’s got to be more than the old standbys (Alan Wong’s, Roy’s, Sam Choy’s, Hoku, etc.) You guys are the best chowhounds in the world and I would really appreciate your honest...

Actualy, thinking about it, I think I had dduk and bo sam at Gaboja the other night.

'hounds, we’ve stopped at Whole Foods in St. Paul to stock up for my week of marathon cooking, and also went to a great wine store en route from the airport to WF. Last year we were travelling w/ our dog, so opted to have...

Casper’s Hot Dogs in Castro Valley and Hayward, CA has been around forever and is devoted solely to hot dogs. They used to crunch and snap when you bit into them, but alas the wonderful quality is no more. Have to go to...

Grill in San Fran Sam's in Brooklyn(Pizza) Lombardi’s Pizza in NY

a donut that truly thrilled me. But KK was unlike a donut, it was soft and juicy. When one opened in the Bay Area (Hayward), I went with Burke and two friends to wait on an enormous car line. We left with two dozen. I swear, you...