to work in an hour easily. Come to think of it, I’ve never been there on a nice-weather weekend except to buy a drink during a bike ride...in all of my visits, I’ve never had to wait in line at all.

the first few members of a party of six......it seems the others are late. Politely these folks ask, "can we take our seat, have a drink & wait for our friends"? In an accomodating fashion, the hostess seats these people.....once...

I miss Aki too! I designed a little Chinatown eating guide from notes taken from his posts and my daughter and I had a great time bouncing from fresh fruit juice drinks to bahn mi (Vietnamese sandwiches) and a bakery for dessert....

of some really good local inside information. Having said that you know I am obsessed with food and quite experienced in eating/dining/drinking my way through not only the Quarter but the suburbs including the old Le Ruth,...

Another salted turkey success here. The meat was tasty, moist, and nicely seasoned. Cooked quite nicely on the grill, with a minimum of fuss. It worked much better overall than my previous attempt, which involved slow-smoking a...

I’ve never had much luck navigating the FN website. It’s always been slow and clunky for me. But since this thread was posted it’s been completely jammed up. I suspect people are as indignant ans you and I and...

Intelligentsia coffee as well as a wonderful collection of teas that were refilled frequently at no extra charge. While we waited for our food I watched the wide open kitchen work with fervor while our waitress prepped some...

Picking the time when you go, go when it’s slow, helps. The required wait can be avoided, if you know what you want and go to the counter.

. Same if I get imperious about how I want things done, or demand that slow-paced places hurry the hell up. Or otherwise act like the nightmare tourist (this is ALL travel for me....every bite I ever take, including –...

, dining experience and general overall love affair with Mexican food. As I’m typing this I’m sitting here sipping on an aesepticly packaged drink - jugo de nopal con naranja (cactus juice with oj) - that I picked up...

too, since the pork cooks in the slow-cooker for 6 hours.

. But we were the early birds, there was no excuse. I think the drinks were fabulous, some kind of lemonade I think. That was the best lemonade ever.

My children are dying to try Souplantation, but the Marina Del Rey location is always packed. And while I’m willing to give a salad bar/buffet situation a try, the crowds are a real turn off. Those slow moving lines past...

. Lots of food, decent satire, and quite entertaining. It does slow down a little in the middle, but overall, you won’t regret the read. I’ve also been dipping into Mark Kurlansky’s “Choice Cuts.” A...

Not exactly food, but Iced Tea. Everyone else in the world thinks that we are absolutely nuts to drink this. I’ve served it to people from many different countries, and their disgust has been evident.