, continental European style. Again, if you go up Grafton Street, walk through Stephen’s Green, up Harcourt Street (on the same side of the Green as is Grafton Street), there’s an incredibly great coffee shop / take...

shops run by the Budapest Wine Society. The easiest one to locate is near St. Stephen's Basilica. Sweets. Hungarians have quite the sweet tooth. They satisfy them in the cafes and cukrászdas. The most famous is Gerbeaud which is...

I wouldn’t try Stephen Pyles, we had trouble there a few weekends ago and they still have not responded to us after repeated calls and they did not come see us table side after the complaint. I think York Street is...

I’m interested in whether any San Francisco Chowhound can tell me where I can find Issan (Isaan or I-san) cuisine in San Francisco. I’ve read that it’s Northern Thai cooking that’s very similar to Laotian....

that serves good quality food, the room has a nice intimate feel, and possibly a dance floor. If possible, we’re trying to avoid the big generic reception hall venues. Our budget is around $85pp (including food and...

. While his restaurant clearly is inadequate in terms of space, he gets around the community and may be able to find a proper hall. Keep us posted.

Le Marais is excellent, and has a very attractive room—when you first walk in, you are in an authentic French charcuterie similiar to Les Halles on Park Avenue South, but the food is better.

of reasonable walking distance from my office. - The pho at Vietnam restaurant, 12th Ave just the other side of Centre St or so, is (IMO) quite good, and definitely egg noodle free. And you are only 3 blocks away from Stephen Ave,...

Do & Co at St.Stephens is currently closed, but there is a Do & Co in the front of the Albertina (go up the elevator !). Huth ist definitely worth trying, but there are other good places right in the city center: try Zum Finsteren...

I am looking for NYC-grade lox in San Francisco. Fast. Is this quest hopeless?

's the Steaks Katz’s / noplace If you want to see Howard Dean (the moral equivalent of Stéphane Dion), you should probably go to the Palm or the Caucus Room. If you want to see Mayor Tony Williams (Gilles Duceppe), try Les...

Lip-smacking report, as always. Is Empress Harbor the place that is directly across the hall from Charming/Shiang Garden, the Hunan place?

I have been reading and hearing about how excellent Piperade is and want to hear from anyone else who is a Basque food maniac like me. Have you been and how was it. AND, more important, who knows of any good Basque food in the...

There’s a famous lobster hall in Harpswell, down route 123 off Brunswick, although the name escapes me. Very scenic drive to the end, where you can’t miss it. I haven’t eaten there myself (don’t ever get...

He’s also the chef of record at a steakhouse down on Duane in the near vicinity of Le Zinc and City Hall. A couple of older dudes were coming out when I want past there, and they raved about the place. It’s expensive,...