famous restaurants in China were once brough to Frendy Laundry and told “You're going to eat at THE BEST restaurant in the world.” They all turned up their noses and said “Says who?” Needless to say, their...

I wonder if the headaches are due to tyramine, a vaso-dilator which is a byproduct of fermentation. It is found in freshly-baked bread, aged cheeses, and wines, especially red wine. (Chianti is the worst.) It is also found in...

means a huge peppery biscuit submerged in gravy with bits of spicy italian sausage, and slipped under a broiler...with cheese on top? I think so. It was biscuits and gravy taken to new heights. Also had a side of canadian bacon...

I really don’t think it makes a difference, cake or pie, however: Pie- have plenty of really great vanilla ice cream to go with it and perhaps some sharp cheddar cheese if it’s apple Cake- have plenty of ice cold milk...

-pat restaurant for burgers or some such.) I had a fromagier that introduced me to about 200 cheeses while I lived there and also taught me the wonder of creme fraiche. The boulangere patiently taught me the differences betweent...

My mom says her mom used to make her gravy with Mil-Not—a vile, canned, early form of soy milk that was at one point cheaper in Oklahoma than regular milk.

. Perhaps next time they will charge me for a sprinkle of parmesan cheese or the grinding of fresh pepper?

My husband says he feels it in the back of his throat..like that sensation when you are about to get a sore throat. I think he has to get a fair quantity, he doesn’t seem to notice if I use soy sauce or canned beef broth in...

that Whole Foods would carry (ie: bulk grains, soy products, etc). In Redlands, they have a weekly Farmer’s Market night. I’m not sure when it is anymore, but the Chamber of Commerce should know. There is a large...

10% if they’ve feeling generous. (We only go to Chinese restos for big fam things.) Not only that, but everyone takes not only leftovers but also salt and pepper packets, soy sauce packets, mustard packets...if for some...

order. As for educating folks on the cuisine, my first 6 to 8 months at Hama-Ko was an education. I learnt to pluck out shiso buds off the stems and drop them into the soy sauce at Hama-Ko. They served me cuts of fish that I never...

and serviceable. Taco Fresco (105 W. Adams St.) – This place is awful, with cheap meats that have their own unique flavors, and I mean that in a bad way. Their watery guacamole is the worst I’ve ever had, an insult to...

between a head cheese and a peppered salami. This appetizer came a little late and we all had our soup and several of the entrees were on the table before it arrived. But once on the table, I think we cleaned the platter pretty...

(go figure, they can eat Sichuan food, but are scared of wasabi) and all of ours arrived without. Okay, no big deal, there was a lump of it on the plate we could stir into our soy sauce. The robata was merely okay, except for the...

Must be a regional thing, 'cause we’ve found being accommodated in restaurants to be the easiest part of doing the South Beach thing here in SoCal. The hardest part is trying to think of mac’n'cheese or a baked potato...