Will be there for a taping and want to eat lunch someplace decent. Will have my mom and dad (late 50’s) and my nephew (14) with me. We are open to all suggestions. Thanks!!!

Riga Bakery on the Alameda in San Jose suddenly closed about two weeks ago. A taped notice on the door mentions personal reasons and a difficult decision, but gives no details. It was one of the very best in town, and my favorite....

f.n. and f.l. are owned by the same people, right? if so, doesn’t seem so surprising that they’d juggle some shows.

We are a group of 6 who will be attending the taping of “The View” on a Friday and need a restaurant rec hopefully within walking distance from the studio on W. 66th. Something fun & upbeat!

Long gone. I still have my Lou Reed tapes.

Has anyone tried the chicken at Pollo Campero? Evidently it has somewhat of a cult following with people from central america. I recently viewed a video tape of people waiting in long lines to get some of this product. Thanks...

Although I have heard bad things about the food, service and prices at Sebastian’s in Toluca Lake, Gordon Ramsay has apparently paid the place a visit. Tonight on Kitchen Nightmares he is going there to help the place out....

is currently taped to my car’s sun visor. Yo, dog. -thi

this is indeed sad news. Both of the Palios bros were nice guys. Strange, I just did an interview with a restaurateur this morning. On the other side of the tape was an interview done with John done in 2000. I’m glad the...

've never used the service myself, but friends have used it with mixed results. Some breweries simply aren’t interested in going through the red tape to send a case or two as a special order.

On the advice of a local, I have booked a business dinner for a group of colleagues at Alana’s on N. High Street, just a bit north of OSU. Would appreciate any feedback from chowhounds! Thanks — Jeanne

Going to the Boston area next week. We’re interested in casual but great eating. What would you suggest as a non-touristy place to get good lobster. Also, heard there’s a great Italian place as well. Would appreciate...

Going to the Jon Stewart taping this week and looking for a good moderately-priced spot near 54th and 10th, but no French and Italian. Any ideas? I’ve taken this crowd to Hell’s Kitchen before, so that’s out....

Thought I’d share two of mine in hopes of getting some other ideas. I photocopy the recipes I’m going to use and tape them to my kitchen cupboards with masking tape - this way I don’t have to rifle through...

They have had signs saying they’ve been remodeling for months.. Does anyone know if/when they’re reopening? They changed the name, but the signs are still up & the tape machine says that their only remodeling. I would...