on each bite (or it would be too cloying). The 10 mantous are arranged like the petals of a daisy around this dish. No, it’s not a sugar glaze. Perhaps not an egg-white-based-glaze either. Or perhaps there IS some egg-white:...

kitchen action. It seats 4 people (max) and overlooks the final stage where the dishes are assembled and despatched to the dining room. High sides mean that you can’t see over half of the kitchen (no dessert sightings), but...

to be getting ready to open their outdoor seating, which is actually on Southport.

to a swamp/plantation tour. I ask my waiter if he can help, by packing a sandwich to go... and he says that they don’t do take-out lunches, but since I’m seated and ordering, they’ll make an exception. So I get...

's awkward. As it is typical for the checkers to bag if there are no grocery workers helping out, they are usually very quick and efficient. My favourite checker was one who would arrange your items when they were on the conveyor...

with the flaps lifted up and taped together to make a taller box.) Coverd with wax paper. put on seat next to me wedged in tight with foam and wooden planks. Turned air conditioning on high. Drove to Rhode Island. Hands went...

From my current vantage point in New Orleans, (in some respects similar to a desert island) I would be incredibly thrilled if someone could arrange a wormhole to the following restaurants: 1. Empress Pavillion, for dim sum 2. El...

on the menu that changes weekly) with 1 chef and an assistant cooking in a place that seats 20. They charge by the course. As a bonus, it’s quiet and dignified. Not 100% authentic Italian – there’s definitely a...

was kind enough to share two traditional Yucatecan dishes that are not on their menu. (Thank you Melanie for arranging this.) The roast chicken leg in mole and the tamales culado. The roast chicken was fork tender, though I felt...

would have been great. Perhaps a trio of mushrooms—-3 different arrangements and the soup could have been an earthy and delicious mushroom soup.

ooh I would so agree with that, nothing like being up to your eyeballs in the kitchen and guests walk in with flowers which need their stems cut, find a vase and arrange whilst you are in the middle of making a sauce or putting...

we’re seated. Is this being petty? How do other people deal with this situtation?

(two blocks east of State Line) has a big old Sunday breakfast but they don’t open until 11 a.m. (or a bit after). It’s a loveable neighborhood joint bar and grill. Get there early and wait for doors to open. Grab a...

for a couple of days, so in that sense I believe the money and time were well-spent. But a couple seated near me offered the best interpretation of the meal: They had eaten at the French Laundry, where ingredients are also...

Re: guests starting to eat before the hosts. Obviously this depends on whether it is a sit-down dinner at one table or a buffet dinner with a much larger number of guests who are seated at several tables. In the former case I...