, car rental & hotels, so we’re not going to be headed for a fancy, adult-oriented downtown restaurant with $20 entrees... I’m a MoCo resident, but I eat much more in downtown DC than I ever do in Bethesda, even tho...

Everytime I see Rachel Ray I want to split her head open with a axe handle. If I hear e.v.o.o one more time I am going to go on a 10 state killing spree.

is delicious. We go for happy hour (3:30 – 6:30??), 2 for 1 margaritas, get an order of guac, split a giant plate of rib eye fajitas and leave extremely happy and stuffed, and not just because of the drinks! The guac is...

the scale tips one way or another; opinions are rarely split evenly. And yet I almost never see a place that is roundly praised or panned without exception. One opinion I’ve seen voiced with some frequency lately is that...

and they have incredible sweet potato fries. But I’d stay away from any fish or entree choices. KING EIDER’S PUB in Damariscotta. We had to go twice because the first time we went for their famous Pemaquid oysters,...

It was quite a coincidence that Phantom was about fried clams tonite. Altho he only gave Essex a 7 in entrees and listed Woodmans, Clam Box, No Name and a place called Dube’s in Salem in the “Great 8”. A friend...

Senor Baja is owned by a split of the same family that owns El Taco Nazo. I have to agree that Senor Baja is an also-ran but even so it’s so far superior to the fish tacos I’ve had in the SF area that it’s worth...

for the last two thirds of that time. It isn’t so much that things didn’t exist as it was that the average person didn’t have a clue as to how to acquire them. And no, I’m not talking about a plethora of...

restaurants. Starters: Asparagus Salad, Potato Leek Soup Entrees: Pork Tenderloin or Chicken Casserole Sides: Applesauce, Corn on the Cob, Peas, Cottage Cheese Dessert: Lemon Merengue Pie, Snack: Orville Redenbacher’s Pop Corn...

up at 6:00 to see if tables are open or show up anytime and just eat at the bar." Now I am all for bar dining when you are alone and do not feel like taking up a two top. In fact I did it a lot in my single days. Hell even a...

for recs. having said that... starters: endive salad with stilton & pear beet & goat cheese tart bacon-wrapped quail entrées: seared scallops short ribs [**the restaurant is known for this dish] buffalo burger venison desserts can be hit

are on a par with some of the finest Italian restaurants in the city." Wow, gnocchi that’s as good as a whole restaurant. "It (the diver scallops entree) was an exemplary composition that achieved more succulent depth than a...

against). For me, an ideal lunch at Reale’s is when a coworker and I split an eggplant parm sandwich and a Florentine calzone. At restaurants such as Reale’s, I tend to crave the baked items, whereas when I go to a...

roast into pieces to cool faster. instead of storing a large batch of soup, stew or chowder in one big dense mass in your biggest tupperware, split it into 3 or more flat rectangular containers, next to each other rather than...

, even by Chicago Thai standards: tom yum, shui mai, beef massaman curry, chicken ka prao, et al. No fusion, not that I wanted any, so no foie gras or truffles to explain the prices — only a smallish, and to be honest,...