negros, never.) Last, do any of the Brazilian places make acaraje? Acaraje w/ vatapa — now that’s a vendor I’d like to see at Maxwell St. Jeff

musky scent. Wandered through St. Stephen’s Basilica, and was sorry to be turned away when I asked to see Stephen’s mummified right hand. All the signs say it’s on view daily. I decided to splurge for lunch and...

according to the waiter. The first half course was lobster in a sauce of it’s own roe topped with ginger, oven dried tomatoes and basil. The matching wine was a Condrieu Coteau de Vernon 1999 by Georges Vernay. Something I...

is that that taste is consistently there and is not a flaw. The other imports rated were: Kirin, Foster’s, Asahi Super Dry, Labatt Blue, Tecate, St. Pauli Girl, Dos Equis Amber, Corona, Beck’s, Molson Golden, Grolsch....

This prompts a related question from me. Can one acquire a taste for wine? I’ve never liked a wine I’ve tried, now of course, after tasting many different kinds, I stopped trying. I never acquired a taste for beer or...

detracting from the taste appeal. The delicately smoked pheasant part was fine. Michael Mina, Aqua Potato Crusted Scallop, Domestic Caviar, Smoked Salmon Cream. Missed it. George Morrone, Fifth Floor Roasted Sonoma Quail with White...

a more serious version of the Maxwell St. expedition? Could we get the mysterious RST on camera? At least mob witness style, with his voice scrambled so no one has to know the T stands for Trotter? Mike, who’s got all the...

This may sound ridiculous, but why aren’t some boundaries tossed around when the restaurant is being chosen in the 1st place.? We eat w/ my best friend and her husband very often and, depending the husbands' moods and...

!!! if you don’t know, use your 1st language. . . otoh i’ve eaten some “vegan cassoulets” that had very fine execution & i think it’s fine when a good cook references classic recipes and names the new...

to behave appropriately does so then things will work out. One more thing I think is that it never hurts to give others the benefit of the doubt. He may be a clod but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s mean-spirited....

That happened to me the 1st time I made my sweet potato pie. What I learned was that you can’t just go by baking time, but have to do a jiggle test to see if it has “mostly” set. I’m sure the part of your...

. george shepherd

Proper bangers are available frozen at either of the two tea rooms on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and 2nd St. in Santa Monica.

and consistent. As far as capitalism – how many spin-offs of Jean Georges are there? I do not presume they are for simply altruistically presenting a culinary experience. Sorry if the spelling is off – it was a long...

In my family of not chowhounds, someone brought one of those George Foreman type grills (different brand though) to the gift exchange and it was by far the most popular gift. It was stolen at least 5 or 6 times until my mom ended...