-balls" were just barely steamed, so the juiciness of the fish wasn’t sacrificed to the kitchen gods. At some point here, a second bottle of sake, Kira Honj Yozo, known to us as “Gorgeous Devil”, was needed....

places far away. Well, I panicked. We arranged to eat in a week later with our friend and another friend in tow. We feasted like it was the end of the world. Eating in revealed the artistry at work in this kitchen. This food had...

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I completely agree with Infomanic. I was a Monday night regular at Santarpio’s for years, actually to the point of hanging out in the kitchen with Rocco and the gang, talking sports or whatever while waiting for takeout...

NO integrity. I think it will come down to Jeffrey and Melissa. Susie seems smitten with Melissa.

, but there he was expediting the line at the open kitchen and running from table to table to say hello to patrons...our neighboring table who were locals confided that he has always been very accessible.) Was his show one of the...

My friend wants to make a dessert to win over a man she is smitten with. They are going to a church potluck together, so she sees this as a chance to win points with him. This strategy might work because he cooks a lot for...

They really did seem to get along well. I didn’t realize Casey was a “black widow” lol. And could Padma be more smitten with CJ?

. the kids (against my advice) both opted for hot dogs – and the four of us split a large onion rings, fries and two chocolate shakes. we all left that kitchen table full and happy. my wife especially had been disappointed...

. The dining room and sommelier team provided very good assistance, and their efforts contributed meaningfully to my meal. Chef Tramanto and the kitchen team were attentive, and added a number of items not ordinarily included in...

, which I find ever so much more exact and far easier. At the very least, I wish that the recipes that call for self-rising cake flour, also had the amounts for regular cake flour, baking powder and salt. Despite these problems, I...

different styles. (NC and RP are sort of similar.) The creative-toppings thing I call California-style, since it was invented at Chez Panisse Cafe, copied by Spago in LA, and popularized nationally by the California Pizza Kitchen...

Currently (meaning: for the past year or so) I am smitten by Judy Rodgers' Zuni Cafe Cookbook. What lovingly detailed instructions and sensory descriptions. For example, five dense pages of copy to explain how to make (the best)...

that touched it wrapped in a plastic bag in the garbage of the communal kitchen. I do that to all my lunch ware anyway.

Despite that many Chowhounds gush over this place, my pick is JKWB. As soon as JK left the kitchen to start building his Culinary Dynasty, the place went downhill in a hurry: sloppy service, sloppier cooking. JK might be King...