. Trust me, Ocean Star for dim sum (Pleeez). I’m Chinese and only a Chinese person should be allowed to argue with me. Mission 261 is fairly new and great. Cava was not even that good and La Paella was just alright....

would be expected in a Michelin two or three star in France, Germany, Belgium, England or the Netherlands. The single European restaurant that it reminded me most of was Gerard Boyer’s in Reims, France which has three...

Wow, thanks a lot for letting me know! Makes bluehour’s charge of $20 for the plate (and it is a very nice sized piece of foie gras, BTW) seem like a bargain.

I just bought my first official piece of cast iron........a 12" Lodge pan. Doing the first seasoning, etc., but what sort of advice, best uses of, etc. can you guys give me?? I am a pretty decent cook, but generally use Le Crueset...

down with linen clothes and candles. They serve the BEST honey butter & croissants as well as a delicious (fresh, good ingredients, perfect size) dinner salad with most of the meals. They take pride in their pressure-fried...

went for soup noodle dumplings — these are OK not great. place is gross, really dirty and staff is nasty. doesnt bother me to eat on styrofoam, it is a small joint but it does bother me to see a unkempt restaurant // i can...

I ate some great food in Bombay last week at three restaurants—two easy to find, one a little more tucked-away. After a lot of agitation and explaining from me as to what I wanted, one of my brokers (a Gujarati guy) took me...

'd like to have it...a simple, “yes, please” and nod of the head is good enough. If it’s important that you know what you’re eating (it’s not to me, but I know it is to some), go somewhere where you...

are super friendly, the restaurant is clean. You’ll be totally happy there and then when you get your check for $25.00 you’ll be even more thrilled.

It’s called Hawaiian Market, but it isn’t a Hawaiian market....mainly a Chinese market. Don’t ask me why.

I actually LOVE Fairway in Red Hook, mainly because it allowed me to leave the co-op . . .the one issue I have with it is that they’ll have one category of item in several different places (say, yogurt —...

really dig it. Rumor has it that Atlantique serves some of the best seafood in Chicago. 5101 N. Clark 773-275-9191 The Hopleaf This terrific bar recently opened a kitchen. I haven’t tried the food because the prices sent me...

-make their tortillas from fresh nixtamal masa, the pinnacle is still the tortilla from the Monica’s/Rubi’s stand at Maxwell Street Market. Fried calamari taco? Oh, another interesting California invention. How...

For red chili I have been experimenting with adding chorizo – gives a nice red color and adds depth to the beef flavor. About 1/8 – 1/4 of your total meat weight seems about right to me. Pork green chili may be unusual...

can go straight to the Ben Pao website at www.benpao.com People (including me) sometimes mention Adobo Grill and Salpicon as alternatives to Topolobampo and Frontera Grill. All of these places offer fine, creative Mexican food. I...