. (Not talking about allergies/ keeping kosher.)I have seen people appear really stressed when faced with a menu that doesn’t seem to have mac and cheese or chicken breast on it. Any armchair shrinks out there?

. However yesterday I laid out $80 and this is what I took home...tell me if you feel this is worth it or a rip off, I’m curious about public opinion of the whole Farmer’s Market Experience. Here’s my take home:...

" when Robin Williams passed out at the sheer variety of food at an American Supermarket. "It’s never had the nasty overcooked-cabbage flavor (I believe the Poles have a specific word for it!)" As I mentioned, my Polish is...

Thank you, I will check those out! :-D

Kansas City?? That’s where I live! Why, in your opinion? (I’ve eaten at lots of great places, but thought there must be a lot better out there!)

Hi Allen, What a treat it was this morning to find you here, clearly in top form! I’m sad to say that I’ve yet to sample the miracle of the Arepa Lady. First I lived too far away, and now that I’m in NY,...

's about as standard as it gets. I usually order one of three things when I go out — Gimlet, Martini, Manhattan — unless I’m going somewhere really good, and if I’m assured fresh juice and not sour mix...

, Rick Bayless, and Mario Batali come immediately to mind. After that they’re just churning them out to keep the brand alive. Of course that’s not true for a lot of others: Paula Wolfert, James Peterson, Jean...

meal. Stack it high, with a lot of the surrounding plate unadorned, and it looks like less food than if everything was in a single layer on the plate. Personally, if I get a towered meal, I separate the layers before eating it....

to a half a year has elapsed since my meal there, I really couldn’t describe it any better than he has. In comparison, Blackbird is also excellent, but it doesn’t to me have the special occasion feel that Les Nomade...

$85 and got six pretty decent bottles, 4 of which we tried on the spot. Only $10 out of pocket, so not bad. However, when I started researching these wines, they were mostly obscure and low quality producers that are not widely...

, noodles cooked to dollrags and swimming in a sticky-sweet sauce, and the wine was some kind of pitiful sweetish varietal from a winery near Chattanooga. They poured themselves tiny glasses and left the rest to us...next time we...

fills up. So snack often, but keep it smaller, controlled portions and make sure there’s a satisfying variety of crunch with soft, salt with sweet, etc. I don’t like water either, unless I’m working out. So I...

occasion: Saturday Dinner. attending: Four people – 2 native SF, 2 native French Finally got reservations on a slow weekend at the venerated Slanted Door. Should have tried it before exposing guests. The new digs are lovely....

Every single restaurant I love has “let me down” from time to time. It is the nature of the business. 2 Amy’s is no exception. But I love that place. Warts and all. They make some of the best food in DC on a...