, and a celebratory bottle of Jaeger. Do let us know what all you end up making. Sounds like a blast. Blue skies, Catherine

're probably looking at a mid to upper range menu, somewhere in the range of 500/table. I’m assuming here that your budget will have to include tax and no open bar, right? As for the cake, I’m not sure I would want to...

hailing you to big sky country, big taste country where they know what to do with an animal... alright, let her rip (R.I.P.) you can hardly contain yourself, got milk indeed!... It hits you, the sweat begins to bead up on your...

as Montreal, and if we wanted to visit the city, we’d go to Montreal; Dad knew where everything was there. Watched a lot of WPTZ-TV though! But as a kid, I loved going to the US grocery stores in Vermont – there were...

't like their taste in restaurants, movies, bars. Their parties were either snoozeworthy or high school dramas. It took a while, but I found friends who liked going to locally owned and ethnic restaurants and searching out fun...

Foie gras, good bread, prosciutto, onion bagels, Krispy Kreme donuts (I’m a diabetic so I would binge...well.... like there’s no tomorrow). Hoagies, cheesesteaks... oooh, Whatchamacallit candy bars! Okay, that’s...

, and let it rest. Best way to serve it in my opinion is with a french or italian style loaf bread, with just a teeny bit of mayo — thats the real tapas bar way to do it.And have some nice olives on the side with some sherry...

handle the situation when it arises. Have I sounded completely like a child Nazi? I hope not, but patrons of any business should be aware that it is a place of business, and treat it with the respect they would any other. Blue...

and are currently using the one semi-finished room as a bedroom. Well, as soon as we realized the extent of their gut renovations, we gave them extra credit for the entertaining attempt. Of course, just as we’re getting...

Wa Bistro, Nozawa, Tsukiji, Sushi Gen Non-Sushi: Nanbankan, Yabu, Manpuku, Kokekoko, Mako, Torafuko, Sanuki No Sato, see the Tuempura Bar thread below, KaGaYa, Otafuko, Kotohira, Diakokuya 2) Chinese Dim Sum/Cantonese : Ocean Star,...

I’m certainly not part of the "sky-is-falling" crowd when it comes to farmed Atlantic salmon, but it certainly isn’t a fish I would eat or buy on a regular basis. Here are some links, FYI....

than the wine/bar. they charge corkage because they can allow the customer to bring in hi or her own wine, and still make money off of it, as the diner is not buying wine from them they do miss out on a sale. ut they let you go...

That’s the ticket. In Duesseldorf there is a wonderful little bar about five blocks from the holiday inn that makes beer downstairs and serves at communal tables. It was a regular stop for Jfood when in town.

it a lot afterwards – I think part of the disappointment is that I had heard so much and read so much about TFL beforehand that a) expectations were sky-high and b) nothing seemed “new” or innovative (even...

there you knew that Marcel had lost. Marcel’s upside is huge though. Where he wants to go with cuisine is so interesting. The sky is the limit for him. Ilan is a great chef too but where else will his cuisine go in 3...