They don’t stock good vermouth for the same reason they don’t stock a lot of good stuff, but rather line their bars with artificially flavored liqueurs and 20 flavors of vodka: there’s just not a demand. Hell,...

New regional editions of Grub Street threaten to devour Eater.

What do you all use when a recipe calls for fish stock? I can’t stand the thought of making it from scratch — not because I mind the labor (not at all) but because I hate to use up wonderful fish for stock. Are there...

Chocolate Cran Krispies

i’ve heard tell of a bar on the UES that makes the best tail. does anyone know if there is one place or am i so out of the loop and so not aware? i don’t know what the tail’s name is but it is essentially a...

That would be the Hogfish Bar & Grille and yes, it is definitely a hound kind of place. The Killer Hogfish Sandwich is da’bomb and be sure to try the Fried Lobster sandwich with Key Lime Honey Mustard. Yum! I’m...

I was just at South End Formmagio’s where I found the following for some stocking stuffers: Chocolate covered and chocolate stuffed figs (Rabitos Royals from Spain?) $1 each, scarily good Fancy hot chocolate mix $3.50...

Walgreens stores in San Francisco (and perhaps elsewhere) have their entire selection of Ritter Sport bars on sale for $1.39 each. [Note to mods: I posted it on this board because their sales vary regionally, even within the Bay...

A couple months ago I decided to make some room in the freezer by making stock out of the gargantuan bag of shrimp shells I had been accumulating. Of course that didn’t save any room because now I have a gargantuan bag of...

I needed some duck stock today and looked at many different shops (Bristol Farms, WF, Henry’s, Jonathan, TJ, Ralphs, Vons etc.) but couldn’t find it anywhere. It looks like after looking at so many shops today that it...

Today I took about 2 gallons of decent homemade stock and reduced it by 2/3 just to see what would happen. Now this is some hardcore stock concentrate it’s a fairly dark golden brown liquid that is packed with flavor and I...

stock for optimal results. So when I had remnants from 2 whole crabs the other night, wondered why I couldn’t try my hand at crab stock. Sure, most online recipes called for the whole crab, meat and all, but wouldn’t...

This thread about how Aida (of “Ask Aida”) made a vegetarian dish using chicken stock, http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/615149#comments , got me thinking. What does “vegetarian” mean to you? Not talking...

Walgreen’s in the SF area are having one of their periodic sales on Ritter Sport bars — $1.50 each (reg. $2.29 or 2/$4). Stock up before your favorites are sold out.

bags (think taking up half a shelf of an upright freezer) and I’m wondering if we can somehow take it from its frozen state to stock without killing anyone. (I am not looking for the world’s best stock here, I’m...