ballistic. The sommelier changed out the wine, and was selling this btl. B-T-G. That may be the best score, that I’ve ever made (other than a free glass of Taylor '55, but that is another story). I realize that this is not...

service you don’t automatically need to spend more money but increase your knowledge/understanding and also passion of what your are doing. I also made the experience that SD in comparison to other cities as SF, Boston, LV etc....

the way we tasted June Taylor preserves, various cheeses, dips, nuts… I’m sure you get the idea. It was a wonderful morning that ended with a really reasonable $10 wine flight at the wine shop inside the Ferry Building. Our meal...

Yes, but the sushi places don’t call it “surimi”. If you order crab and avocado et al, you get the fake stuff automatically. It does not say surimi and avo roll at all. That’s my problem with it....

-loss programs. Whenever I see an ad for a weight-loss program, I automatically hear the loud ringing of a cash register. To me, the commercial weight-loss programs are all highly exploitative. They also sound iffy to me in many...

to somehow speed up metabolism and after some years of practice, to change your body in such a way that you’ll automatically stay away from things that are bad for you. And I don’t mean “bad” as in...

types of restaurants, and in NYC, when you’ve lost the novelty and the “wow” factor, you’re just another pricey place in a city full of pricey restaurants. Just because there is a much higher demographic...

the latter “bland” in taste. Anyway, I agree with Brian S. that steamed dishes in Cantonese restaurants are usually light and refreshing. Some examples are steamed live shrimps / steamed scallops with vermicilli and...

and soft and pliable. Bacon confit en croute — eh...tasted like Egg McMuffin. Tomato sorbet with tomato confit in tomato water — delicious and refreshing. Simplest is often best. First course: wild Japanese albacore...

, drink made with an Italian syrup, etc) becomes more sophisticated and refreshing if you add a few tablespoons (per quart) of cider vinegar. Your guests won’t know what you’ve added, but they will love the drink ! In...

WOW! Talk about cranky posters lol! I 'd have to respectfully disagree with all of you. I think it’s a nice touch, albeit, perhaps more an automatic, ‘This-is-what-I-was-trained-to-say’, greeting rather than a...

In order of brow (from high to low): 1. Brie with mango chutney on crusty french bread (the mango chutney offers a refreshingly sweet alternative to regular jam/jelly) 2. Hardboiled egg with salad cream (tangy English equivalent of...

to really learn about something new! Thanks for helping to open our eyes and tingle our taste buds! You are very refreshing in your approach with such great information!

Even if Hung is kind of arrogant, no one in this group came across nearly as spitefully as the people from last season. It was refreshing to see the group leave the judge’s table arm in arm. I’d eat in any of their...

. After dinner, we had two decaf coffees and a Taylor-Fladgate 10 Year Tawny Port. Again, a chocolate torte was offered to celebrate our anniversary. The tab came to $351.86. I would definitely dine there again, though maybe I...