the past two years as the great savior of Downtown Dallas dining. One of the appeals of this place is that it is supposedly “hip” and “urbane” because it is located in an authentically old building, and...

Murakami !! What about the simple tomato spaghetti Murakami’s characters are always whipping up. Think of “The Wind up Bird...” guy. One of my all time favorite books. ( I once gave a copy to a man I was wildly...

Shortly after I proposed to my wife, we went to a Buddhist temple in the country to get a blessing for our marriage. Apparently American visitors were extremely rare, and possibly even rarer, one who entered the temple, kneeled,...

broken (hence the grilling, broiling, top of the stove theme to all the dishes), and in any case he knew I would take care of that part: a couple of truffles for my sweetie: the dark chocolate one went quite well with the rest of...

Colicchio says in his blog tomorrow. Still – can’t see Andrew lasting the whole way. His fidgeting bugs me and I think his potential explosiveness could hinder him. Not surprised that Eric didn’t make it through...

of killing an animal with the knowledge of what I have done than buy meat wrapped in clear plastic and ignore the pain and suffering animals to which animals are subjected by agribusiness. I respect vegetarians and often cook...

My sister ordered from Grand Sechuan at St. Marks (8 Street) located between 2nd and 3rd Avenue (NYC, NY). The bill was $65. The distance was up one block and across one avenue. She didn’t know how much to tip, but figured...

other things, of course) and that is filtering down to my son. No one has a bigger effect on children than their parents when it comes to learning to discriminate between good/bad/mediocre. But it takes commitment, consistency,...

or the rolls or the sauces, etc. etc. So, each of us will have our favorites; there just is no single answer to this question of “the best,” given our variety and number of choices, and given our own preferences. If...

area). Sure enough, one minute later we were shown to a lovely table that was completely cleared and ready (so clearly no one was ‘waiting to pay’.). They didn’t want us standing near the entry but didn’t...

the several times I had been there before. But time can change one's perspective and taste... Or not. I was in an out-of-control burger mood today, and was already on Pico in West L.A., so I figured it was time to give Apple Pan...

I think it was a question in reference to the OP, admittedly I have the same one.

The Room Speakeasy One of the friends actually recommended you guys to me... It’s been fun reading, let me assure you!

, but very comforting. On the same note, curried potato and cheese subs are wonderful- there’s a place in Toronto that makes them, and my approximation is: scrub one medium potato per person, or a bunch if you want...

ok this is not about the scandel, but... has anyone else noticed that all of ilan’s dishes are basically exact replicas of the dishes he probably has (does) prepared at casa mono? the clams and fideos? that is one of the...