I keep hearing that Lyon is the culinary capital of France, but I’m not finding much discussion on these boards. I’ll only be there one day, but I’d really like some ideas on great spots for lunch and dinner,...

Someone posted a tip on chowhound that Golden Rule would pull instead of chop if they weren’t busy. Recently I had the occasion to ask on during a slow lunch day and aside from a little guff, they complied with no...

ones from HIC with a metal strainer and sold out quickly. There were 2 articles in the latest Saveur on bacon grease and pork fat. I am going to be talking with a local food writer about the Broadbent’s bacon we carry...

I’ll be taking my SO for a special omakase b-day dinner this Friday and I have a sneaking suspicion that uni will be one of the courses. I’ve had uni exactly once before – 8 years ago I tried it and had a really...

paid store is far too expensive a proposition to do more than once in a great while, and while I take advantage of duty free when I travel, most of the wines sold at the airport are pretty high end and more than I want to spend...

on the phone trying to figure out how much we would need to feed 17 people). That aside, they recommend “a light hand” in dealing with the turkey. I was planning on brining. First of all, I thought this would make my...

to previous discussions, or Does anyone want to talk about it?

of going to a “sit down” restaurant for just dessert during prime dinner hours. We’re having dinner fairly early...maybe 6 or 6:30, so we’ll probably be trying to get dessert around 7:30. Is it bad form to just...

take a cab) to Elizabeth’s on Chartres in Bywater for a wonderful breakfast. Eclectic clientele, interesting menu...and praline bacon! Also fairly cheap. Enjoy New Orleans—good, cheap food is pretty easy to find if you...

I’m coming in from LA will be meeting some friends from Denver for Jazz fest and would like to take him and his fiancée to a nice dinner. I would like to make it some place nice and more of a local spot that isn’t so...

of these smaller places in Pilsen are only open during the day, so this would be better as a lunch idea than a dinner plan. If you are walking around the neighborhood in the afternoon on Tuesday, check out the excellent Mexican...

The Botanical (Mod aust) (on Domain road, opposite the botanical gardens) is lovely for breakfast and dinner. (www.thebotanical.com.au) Pearl in Richmond has really good breakfast http://www.pearlrestaurant.com.au/ Tutto Benne...

about it...they should have shot me on the spot...as I was thinking about shooting my friends who left G’ville late afternoon and were surprised not to get to dinner at 6:00. FIG: GREAT!!! I had been once before and like it...

of the little strip mall you see as you come off (few steps walk). Grota’s has been written up several times on this board and is a favorite. Buffet during weekdays runs about $5.50, a bit higher at night, topping off at...

Hi Hounds! I’m writing my annual cheatsheet of where to eat during SXSW in the downtown area, and was wondering if there were any new, notable, and good spots that have popped up in the last 12 months. I know that Capitol...