phewwwww! I thought i’d get raked over the coals (brace) for my “dark” views of Austin’s Italian scene. It just ain’t happenin'. I had a great carbonara, as a matter of fact, just last night. No...

breast mixed w/onions, peppers, a bit of cheese. I actually overdosed on this place when I first moved to JP and so I’ve been on hiatus, but it’s good food quick & cheap. Even more takeout (and even quicker and...

I wanted to make a double batch of bran muffins, so I measured out the cereal and poured milk over it to soak. It looked like an awful lot so I checked the recipe and instead of doubling the cereal amount, I had QUAD-rupled it! I...

queso blanco for a charge. His horchata is sublime, much creamier and fuller flavored. I suspect he uses whole milk rather than skim, and didn’t mind the premium price of $1.50 for this drink. The tacos of carnitas, lengua...

instead. He serves a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup as a cheese course. He does a caesar salad, though it’s somewhat of a departure from the standard caesar one would normally imagine. He gives a great recipe for...

amen, Tara! You can’t get much closer to the life cycle than eggs. One of my faves of all time is my special egg sandwich. Take 2 slices of rye (onion rye if available), toast them with sweet-hot mustard on one and mild...

who don’t because what their mothers eat is tasted in the breast milk. And there are certainly taste-limiting issues like the ones Dave mentions above; we’re starting to hear more about phenomena like supertasters...

put this down and i’m all yours" i immediately put down the coffee urn and returned to take their order- which i immediately punched in and returned to the table with milk for their coffee (i had originally brought cream)...

I gave up the garlic press for a microplane, which also works for nuts, cheese, and citrus zest. Since the press is a one-off — doesn’t multitask — it was downsized.

milk, ginger tea) as well as barley drink, soybean drink, chrysanthymum tea drink, and “Milo Croissant Ice,” or iced Milo with no added sugar. Fruits are pretty unique in SE Asia. Durian is considered the King, while...

. Perhaps next time they will charge me for a sprinkle of parmesan cheese or the grinding of fresh pepper?

). Nothing beats those. Gotta make 'em with sour milk or buttermilk for the right flavor.

- A wonderful little place with great carnitas and guisados and special soups, but really awful rice (topped with colby cheese?!?) and mediocre beans. As an aside, I especially love this place because the cooks are often singing...

, coated and deep fried and served with a nice sambal. I also enjoyed the Burmese tea, made with both evaporated and condensed milk, somewhat strange taste but good enough that I ordered two. Dessert was two variations of shweggi...

Francisco area, I come across lots of people with very twisted attitudes toward food — right now the new thing is to buy only cheese that’s never been wrapped in plastic. Apparently it’s no longer enough that...