-court press, which means dinner on a day when I’ve had a very light lunch. They’re withink walking distance of my office, so I’m rooting for them to pull it off.

If your office isn’t foodie-minded and your objective is to win, I’d say go with pretty. Any chance your amazing sounding gingerbread recipe would work as gingerbread men? Then you could decorate modestly (eyes, mouth,...

as Brownsteins only its 150m’s and its on the left). Indian: Thali of India, Win-Jeff plaza (jefferson and winton) — The best, where all the indians go. Dim Sum: I love Golden Port (East Ave, right across from the...

Hi CH, I eat sushi quite a bit especially at lunch. There is a take out sushi place near my office and not only do I enjoy it but I often have chosen it as a healthy lunch option compared to other places near the office. My usual...

bazaar, polite, respectful and have a sense of humor. Or it could be the demi-fro and Samoan-esque feature.

a winning recipe and were then told how the dish was made, how it was the server’s personal favorite and that they wished it would stay oin their menu forever. When the spiel began, I tuned out. We all had something else....

Thanks! Also found it at Dominion. Apparently we are now “officially” in the Christmas season – or to be more politically correct the ‘holiday’ season (as during the original thread I discovered that...

that working in intelligence he had to give intelligence briefings to the higher ups.You had not only regular officers at these things but some general or generals as well, so I’m sure that he was very correct in his...

: There doesn’t seem to be a publicist pitching, nor any payment to Los Angeles Magazine, not even any baiting of L.A. Times' S. Irene Virbila quite yet (at least I don’t think yet) . I work in Culver City. We order...

plate looked wonderful. Jamie’s not winning.... oh cry me a river. Her contributions to the team, from concept to her "secret" ingredient might have earned her the win, but the judges don’t see any of that. All they...

ask for Merguez and politely reply that their restaurant is Moroccan, not Tunisian. The only truly authentic Merguez that I know of in the Bay Area are the ones you can buy at the Halal butcher on Geary near Leavenworth, as...

. During the daytime, serving office workers on a regular basis, the coffee is not bad at all. But, in the evening and overnight, serving sports fans etc, the coffee is always really bad. The long and short of it appears to be...

politely fibbing that (s)he’s not hungry at his/her own party. I’ve BTDT as host before, and I’m Jewish (not Orthodox), so it can happen to anyone. Assuming your friend is fairly observant, planning on a...

that a copper fry pan is not the way to go. Just seems like if they could use copper for the sauté (where All-Clad wins) then they should use copper on the sauce pan (where copper will win). I did notice when Cooks Illustrated...

plastic-bound book, six inches high, and is often hidden in a stack near the cash register. That’s where it was hidden here.        Tonight I went in and took a Chinese menu as I was shown to...