I’ve been scraping for change for gas money broke all week. So broke that I’ve eaten XO sauce sandwhiches all week. Yes, chinese XO sauce on wheat, and oh two days I had some scallions on them. Not bad. God bless...

Help! I’m spending beyond my means. I love to cook healthy and delicious meals but between fresh produce, fish, meat, and other gourmet ingredients, we may as well eat out (almost). I currently spend about $500 in groceries...

Unorothox methods in the kitchen? I think it’s acceptable (and good)to microwave previously brewed coffee. What are your shortcuts that you stand by?

In the Wall Street Journal Weekend Journal section yesterday, the Catalog Critic was about iced tea makers. The article begins with this question: "We wondered: is it worth paying $15 to $60 for a contraption that saves the effort...

over the golden gate and Take a drive to Sausalito and walk around, drive to Tiburon and have lunch at Sam's and take in views of SF and the bay, check out Muir Woods near Mt Tam. All good things to do outside of Union Square ;-...

windows (picture on website) on the second level and a dining room on the third level. Think of Sam’s and Tadich in terms of décor. There is a nice stamped metal ceiling. In addition to the Blue Plate Special at lunch there...

I’m curious as to how many of you plan your vacations around food/restaurants. The reason I ask is I see a lot of threads where NYers recommend Difara’s in Midwood, Brooklyn for tourists to NYC. Being from NY and...

Walked into Vee Vee last night at 8:30 with my parents – all tables were full and a party of three was waiting for a table. We were greeted by the host who said there would be a 20-30 minute wait. Noticing that 4 of the 6...

, and it was unintentional, was when I had a sample of a “natural” pom juice at Sam's Club. I took the little cup, turned around, sipped, and it was so BAD I did grimace – a lot. A lady that was nearby saw me...

/Wilson and another at Scarborough Town Centre. Sam Steinberg was a food merchandising genius running a billion dollar vertically integrated business. But he could never master getting general merchandise into the stores. (He...

I remember a line in Sex in the City about “secret single behaviour” - things you do when you’re not in a relationship (or if you know no-one is watching). One of SJP’s “secret single foods”...

. Sadly, Giovanni’s recently closed. So an update to the original post Also, closed Blackies Swish wine bar The Jumping Bean Flying Cow Moondoggies was sold to Sam's Hot Dogs. Here’s an updated list of a lot of what is...

I was beginning to think that they came to their senses when they brought back Jamie Oliver. Blah, do they really need another Rachael Ray/traveling show? I’d rather watch the shows on PBS and Onnetworks.com (with Sam...

Chinese shop that had excellent... it’s too many years. I’ve got an appointment in SF on Monday and I’ll try to remember to cruise by and find the name. Was taken there by Chinese coworkers in my company. Near...

Great post – and I know what you mean! I found a wonderful book in a thrift store a year or two ago - “How to Eat Better for Less Money” by James Beard & Sam Aron – written in the fifties, then updated in...