year old Chinese artifacts and is named after the city the owners come from in Shanhai, In the link to the Chron review it says they serve “unusual food, such as five-spice-seasoned boiled peanuts and mud-baked...

for bringing national attention to Seattle’s food culture. That’s why they’re so respected here, and why they get so much press. Because of their focus and attention on local/seasonal Washington products,...

, but with white truffles whose aroma filled the air gloriously. I, although tempted by the truffles (now in season) contented myself by stealing from both of them. I ordered a pasta made with a ‘sarde’ sauce, and it...

especially the 2000 year old coliseum where they have operatic performances in season. Although I am not into Opera, in Verona, it is magical and an experience unlike any other, anywhere on earth. Do not leave Italy without going...

Tulsa menus rarely change with the seasons or with the years. Is it laziness? Do Tulsa diners just expect the cuisine to stay the same? I’m really not sure. • Enjoy! Best Dressy Restaurants Stonehorse Cafe and Market 1748 Utica...

Pierre White. In 2002, he returned to the United States and began working at El Bizcocho at the Rancho Bernardo Inn and within two years was named chef de cuisine. Kaysen’s menu is French-inspired and fanatically seasonal. El...

and that was that I hate fish, but I always choked down my salmon. I can’t eat brocolli (it produces a gag reflex that is just horrible) and I always ate a small piece of brocolli cheese pie. Basically, in my family it was...

‘m thinking of putting it in my will as I suspect I won’t fini in my own lifetime. So there I am in a produce store with seven different types of radishes nestled in lovely deep green leaves. Pretty multi-colored...

nejos, like the corundas of Michoacan, are made of masa cooked with ash (ceniza) to produce a very dense, almost rubbery cake. These tamales nejos are flat as a plate (!), perhaps 1/3 of an inch thick, 7 inches in diameter, so...

with good-quality oils, cheeses, butter, pancettta, whole grains, and tons of seasonal vegetables (ramps, rhubarb, asparagus) so I feel like I’m eating “gourmet” every day. And when I do go out, I eat for...

machine. It produced a good cafe con leche, that wasn’t really cafe con leche, IMO, because it was very foamy. I prefer a bigger cup of scalded, not steamed, milk. Rinconcito makes more of a latte. I ordered congri (aka...

Appreciate the knowledgeable reply, but it’s really the same thing. If the article is produced with the ability to “re”-run it in 75 cities, it can’t have any localness. And it doesn’t HAVE to be...

of preparation (allowing the ingredients to shine). Confucious warned us not to buy any expensive food, because it is "out of season" and shipped from far away, thus less flavor. So, if this was your first visit to Californian, I...

). This will be a chowhound fundraising event. There will be a admission charge to participate (a min goodwill donation of $10 or a min. mecharndise purchase of $25) that will go to chowhound. In addition, we will produce some...

I disagree. There is a great variety of ingredients (although probably seasonal) at markets. They would be pricier than at stores but the quality is much higher. Also, everything tastes better as it is not laced as much with...