it?" I ended up with quiet a selection of cheeses and a bunch of dried fruit. Crappy presentation and very boring. Still nothing. I assumed it had to be in the dessert. I got a peach cobbler which bored me to tears with its...

My newest purchases are Alice Waters The Art of Simple Food and Patricia Wells Vegetable Harvest. I love them both.

't have to grow, harvest, and mill the wheat themselves. With the kind of workload people had then, it wasn’t hard to eat big meals and stay thin. If people then could see how we live today, I think the thing they would...

that people who self-select to post on Chowhound are much more likely to think that organic milk/food tastes better. Of course, that’s an assumption on my part. Like I said, we may just have to disagree.

bread and rolls were provided throughout. First was the selection of small cruda/raw: a scallop sliced, a small oyster topped with a gelee, some sliced marinated clam with greens, and a small serving of tartare. The first three...

like and cook it along with the white rice. I buy it in the bulk section. Coarse or medium bulgur (save the fine bulgur for tabbouleh). If you have Middle Eastern markets near you, head right there for a good selection.

, and in the predominantly Hispanic areas you can find supermarcados, which tend to have a decent selection of produce. Otherwise, you choice is to carry groceries on the bus, or shop at highly priced corner stores which stock a...

with that and a great selection of really cheap ethnic markets with great spices.

nice, and they serve it with red and green salsa. The salsa verde is usually spicy, and on occasion it can be extraordinarily spicy. My friends and I though the difference in the spiciness of the dish was due to the days that the...

. The last thing to evolve was an appreciation of late harvest Rieslings and Sauternes . . . Then everything changed in the mid-1970s, with the success of White Zinfandel and the flourishing of stainless steel . . . Traditionally,...

with gluten (other than a small selection of fresh fruit) and refused to allow you to bring in your own food. Even worse, they only served free beer — no wine. So my expensive “VIP” ticket brought me little...

complex wines that are terrain-driven. My purchase of California wines have dropped significantly in the last decade partially due to lack of availability (Quebec has a limited selection of California wines), but mostly due to...

fishery in the world that harvests Chilean Seabass in a sustainable fashion (as certified by the Marine Stewardship Council). More info here: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/seafood/chileanseabass.html I think it’s...

Café in San Francisco. Here’s a look at the offerings: CROSTINI New Harvest Olio Verde and Sea Salt- $7 Cranberry Beans and Bottarga di Tonno- $9 Chicken Liver and Pancetta- $9 Beef Tongue with Horseradish Salsa- $9 APPETIZERS

levels (oeschele) at the time of harvest and not residual sugar in the finished wine. Heat and spice – These are two completely different things, with heat being created by chilies and spice (think exotic aromatics) created...