have wildly imaginative combinations as well. Some of their more unusual ice cream flavors include lox, pizza, sweet corn, jalapeno, coca-cola, pineapple, garlic, white chocolate, and watermelon chip. For the more conservative,...

Visiting Calgary soon and am wondering if there are any local specialties or must-try dishes I should make a point of having, or even restaurants that are considered Calgary institutions. I’m not necessarily looking for the...

Seems there’s a good bit of creative cooking going on in the heartland. Are there any places in the DC area that cater to midwestern transplants? What other specialties might be worth seeking out?

I thought these were a uniquely New Mexican specialty! I used to see them at Rainbow but I can’t say I have recently. I believe one still may find blue corn taco shells and organic blue cornmeal, which I keep on hand at all...

not turned up much in LA. Perhaps I’ll have to wait until I get back to Oregon, where little artisnal locals-only businesses that produce specialty foods seem to be so common. I think that the giant corn you are referring to...

For those of you who enjoy regional specialty restaurants, the newly opened K K’s House in San Gabriel takes specialized dining to an extreme. Based on the happy octopus logo on the restaurant, the main attraction is...

It’s more commonly known as måche, or sometimes lamb’s lettuce. Most major supermarkets will carry it, though it is often called måche mix, and is combined with frisée and radicchio. Specialty grocers such as Harvest...

folks is a soft tamale made with FRESH sweet corn and some masa. This is a summer time specialty made only when fresh corn is available. I hope we can find a local supply, as I haven’t had one since I left LA either.

Just saw a topic about Diners a little bit ago and that got me thinking about my all time favorite meal..CORNED BEEF HASH!!! The only Place I have had it recently is in Hollywood at The Wild oats cafe on melrose. I gotta say they...

When I lived in East Harlem on 110th street there was a grocery store on the street (I think between lex and 3rd) that carried corn husks, banana leaves, cactus and tons of other specialties from Mexico and the Caribbean islands....

I am tossing around the idea of writing a series of articles for a magazine about specialty food places, but since the mag is national, I cannot focus solely on those I know of (I’m in Ottawa – the Prime example here...

I had an interesting conversation this afternoon about smoked pork shoulder........... It’s almost St. Patty’s day and corned beef is .93 cents a pound; but I don’t care. I prefer smoked pork shoulder for a...

(apparently not related to the other Poncitlans) and had a gordita de lomo. Bec of the constitution of the crumbs in this gordita, I suspect that it is made with masa harina (dehydrated corn flour) and not fresh nixtamal masa; it...

We always have a problem when we want pizza, because my partner likes a crispy crust. And ordering from Veneto gets very expensive. We tried Tony D’s yesterday, in Corn Hill Landing. It was really good. I guess they do...

I wonder if anyone else has tried the pastrami or corned beef at Amazing 66. I was waiting for a friend to arrive for lunch and was looking through the regular menu, and noticed the oddity of pastrami and corned beef on a Chinese...