've tried—to the Jaliscan spreads I crossed the border to sample earlier this year. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22982768@N05/sets/72157605323039564 BTW, speaking of tepache, and in case you haven’t already noticed,...

prescriptions from a local pharmacy, go to that local video store for your DVDs, buy your groceries only at the local co-op, buy gas from an independent gas station. I personally don’t have the time to seek all these...

Chile Guacamole http://www.pepperfool.com/recipes/lamb/new_mex_lamb.html New Mexico Chili with Lamb http://www.pepperfool.com/recipes/holidays/turkey_tacos.html Turkey Street Tacos http

This is very true. We’ve certainly gone to places that should know what a Negroni is and don’t. Then again, we went to the Irish pub down the street from my law school and found a bartender who knew them and made them...

Hey, you were up the street from Castroville and my mom was down the street. There were cases and cases of artichoke hearts passed around from employees of the packing sheds. Don’t know if these were bought at employee...

I guess you didn’t read what I wrote. I said it was a hypothetical. But you don’t have to taste them to know that she doesn’t use artisanally grown organic corn. Street vendors simply don’t use ingredients...

of the market I hadn’t seen. And so I went back to see those vendors, too. After walking through the local art fair close to the FP, we walked around more of SF in spite of our fatigue—the farmer’s market was...

with artificial colors, flavors and preservatives to boot. Why does dessert bring out the worst recipes? Is it because pastry is seen as difficult (but surely no more difficult that many of the cooking projects discussed)? Or is...

the last two finalists. The others don’t seem to have that charisma of command a top chef needs to boss a kitchen—dealing with custoners, vendors, drunks, inspectors, trademen, union thugs, owners, bail bondsmen, coke...

seafood in a slightly sweet spicy sauce. Ordered a whole pescado, grilled (100.00) - which was moist and pleasing. To drink – mezcal on the rocks (40.00-50.00?) The setting was perfect – a constant breeze, the...

't really Chinese, in my estimation, but Chinese fusion (and more expensive than traditional Chinese). For standard Chinese, I like (on the West Side) Tam’s, and on Ocean Street, King Chwan. >>> "not as good as Sabieng or Star...

Chuck: I need to introduce you to the group from the Chicago Chowhound board. Chicago has a large Mexican population and an open air Sunday market that is lined with vendors selling some of the most authentic Mexican food that...

in the fresh case. There’s little pies in the olive case, bottom shelf. And not just Steve’s Key Lime. Abu’s Sweet Potato Pie, Bean Pie (like the Nation of Islam guys sell on the street in Oakland), and Pecan Pie....

I am happy to be able to get cheese curds from the vendors at the local Farmers Market here, and make my own poutine! Yum! I just got some curds with onion flavor I’m dying to try this way. One thing though...avoid cold...

's Bar (on 82nd Street)and Continental (on Roosevelt Ave). The deli’s -kosher and Italian. Seperate butchers for pork and beef, seperate vendors/stores for fresh fruit & veggies. And the two ladies who had a store that was...