Sometimes — usually around 2:30 a.m., with a belly full of booze — nothing hits the spot (or pre-empts a hangover) quite like White Castle. — Paul

Brandy, anyone? I especially find Duff Gordon Spanish brandy to have a spicy, fragrant flavour, and a great bargain at only $21.35 Cdn for a 750 ml bottle. There’s also a lighter French brandy, St. Remy (not Remy Martin!),...

of that — someone totally unfamiliar with an entire region of the country who’s maybe watched Paula Deen or Deliverance, but certainly not Paul Prudhomme or The Waterboy ;-)

've been eating there (and their other location on 135th and Western) for 20 years. Green Burrito – Again, go to the source. The only Green Burrito worth eating at is the original one in Hawaiian Gardens on Carson St....

should note that they are best off accessing the hotel using Stockton and following the street as it becomes Fourth St. The restaurant is indeed located on the Fifth Floor.

Here’s my favorite line from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. They’ve just robbed the second train and another train comes up and lets out a huge posse. The gang rides away, and Paul Newman shouts "Split up." Newman...

With the caveat that it’s been over a year since I’ve been to Mayflower, I’d have to say that S&T Seafood’s dim sum is much better. However, you order from a menu for hot from the kitchen plates rather...

St. Augustine, FL, 1565, oldest permanently settled city in the US. By the Spanish. Some of the Parishes in LA are referred to as the Florida Parishes because they were once part of a large portion of land owned by Spain. You find...

Quebecois cheeses and how they compare to their French counterparts, or about the nice new wines they have tried from Faugeres or Pic-St. Loup or Alentejo, or where to get the best natas or canoli or duck confit or calamari. They...

The trouble is most of these people are caricatures. Paul Deen is a great example. She’s so over the top, Y’ALL. And her food seems ridiculous to me. I think it’s a systemic problem over there. But it must be...

We were right on the tip of Lake Champlain, about 1 mile north of the border. Honestly, when we went to the States, we would go to Swanton or St. Alban’s most of the time; sometimes we’d branch out to Rouses Point....

Hiro’s total attention. To reproduce the URASAWA experience: 1000- ea Airfare to Tokyo (or more if you like 1st class) 500- ea Same Food 300- ea Hotel 500- misc —————— 2300- ea Priceless...

to this board or embed a reply in a review I’ve meant to write on restaurants on 63rd St. My first impressions are that the Flushing Chinatown has heavy Taiwanese influences and that the Manhattan Chinatown has had a large...

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

glen). I prefer the Gueleguetza on 8th St, more eclectic crowd. Stop by at Taylor’s Steak house on the next block before for a drink, nice old fashioned bar. On the weekend, there are women across the street from...