toasted gently on only one side. Dress it with a stripe of plain old deli mustard, and prepare to purr when you take that first bite. And for onion rings? Wasn’t that what Tony Soprano was eating when it all went black?...

varieties, and more. Like I said, a plain slice is $3, but they have an excellent deal, the Boxcar Willie Special, which is a slice and a pint glass of Pabst Blue Ribbon for $3.50. Hey, you’re gonna want a drink anyway, and...

. Brown’s cream soda at Band’s comprised the alltime perfect lunch. And then there was the Bon Fire, where I went for 99 cent lunches in fifth and sixth grades. Other times I went to Woolworths and watched the...

It gets worse. The Carmella Soprano and the Uncle Jr. ar two of their choices along with references to the Godfather. Guess this is the Strega version of a snadwich shop (shoppe?) Although, I have to admit that Dr. Jekyl is a...

$1.75 Linzer Tart $2.25 Macaroons or Brownies $2.75 Assorted Pound Cake $2.50 Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies $1.75 Baklava $3.25 Rice Pudding $2.25 Chocolate Pudding $2.25 Jell-O $2.25 Egg Cream $2.25 Milk Shake $3.25 Double Dip...

chance to practice Spanish. They serve Venezuelan and Colombian treats at La Arepa, including Colombian sodas! The pabellon was loaded with goodies— an arepa stuffed with meat, avocado, cheese, beans too I think – and...

Peach Melba and Melba Toast were named after Dame Nellie Melba, the great Australian soprano. In the late 18oo’s she stayed at the Savoy Hotel in London. César Ritz and Auguste Escoffier were the managers of the hotel....

inviting than the dining room. Menu changes often. (Recently switched chefs.) Dinner M-Su; 2832 SE Belmont St, Portland, 503.238.1464; http://www.genoarestaurant.com/ 3. Mama Mia Trattoria: Red sauce, East Coast, Sopranos-style...

Don’t forget Cincinnati Chili, served on spaghetti and spiced with cinnamon. And Red Cream Soda. Mettwurst at the ballpark. Also, Goetta (sort of like scrapple) from across the river in KY.

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISmgOrhELXs Then again, if you don’t have a designated driver, you might as well go for a soda (Kim Mitchell): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylncpJy5Rc&feature=related Going for tea with a monk on...

As a teenager, I inverted the amounts for baking soda and baking powder in choc chip cookies. The made for some eh cookies, and some ok dough (if a bit salty). Gotta remember to more closely look at ingredient list... Smokey

and then it looks like a Las Vegas Casino with all the $20 on the table or a scene from the Sopranos and I grew up with many of them. So to your suggestion that I throw >$1,000 charge on my CC, and collect $800 from my buds. Now...

Mike I – originally from northern NJ but now in DC at Andres' restaurant. He’s got that blustery Tony Soprano bit about him.

's: Busy for a reason. Especially loved are the German Apple pancakes. Very good eggs Benedict and specials, as well. Many say they have the best pancakes in town. Interesting old soda fountain interior. Free scones. Lunch M-Su,...

Hi Sam, I’m curious, as Italian is a language my understanding of which is mostly limited to what I’ve picked up watching "The Sopranos" (I wonder how “gabagool” is actually spelled and what it is –...