I think it might be comparing apples and oranges, as the styles of cuisine is quite different; Cantonese for Tung Lok (maybe even a bit of Teochew) and Fook Lam Moon vs Sichuan for China Village.

There’s a lot of good Polish food in Chicago but it’s not downtown. A fairly close place (the opposite of elegant but famous for its huge cheap home-cooked all-you-can-eat “Polish smorgasbord” is The Red...

in environmental engineering, and always have been struck by a couple of things. first, the furor about relatively minor things with questionable effects (like the whole scare about apple juice a few years ago), compared to the...

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a printed list on the way out (and I forgot to do that). Perhaps the most noteworthy wine pairing featured a very earthy red wine, which I believe was a sangiovese. This accompanied the breast of pheasant with apple cider foam and...

the Quickfire Challenge, they almost all rose to the challenge and presented pretty amazing amuse bouches in 10 minutes (except for that apple appetizer!). And a few looks of panic on their faces when they saw the tables of...

. either one will do. SOKOLOWSKI’S—100% total cleveland, grab a kielbasa or three, have a bottle of house green apple soda, tip the piano player and have a look out back. best view in town. game for game? try...

stuffing—maybe 10-12 varieties of whole grains, boiled up together then mixed with sauteed onions, shiitakes, sweet-cured ham, walnuts, fresh roasted and peeled chestnuts,fresh garlic, maybe some fresh-picked thyme, and...

Janet, I think you need to take the situation out of your own context and realize others may have very different situations. In many cases ALL of the guests arrive from out of town. Kind of difficult for Aunt Gladys to bring a...

P.S. There were 18 of us. And the cost per head — even after the donation to Chowhound — was a mere 10% of the cost of the Laboratorio blowout ($25/per, which includes tip, tax, and Chowhound donation). I know, I...

Love the food history timeline. The most interesting thing on it was the news (to me) that the Granny Smith apple was first imported to the US in 1960. Can anyone corroborate?

Fritters, Orange French Toast, Sauteed carrots (not boiled or steamed) with butter and a dab of maple syrup, Baked Apple Pancake, and Gateau Ganache were a few new things that worked out well. Deep fried mounds bars, pumpkin...

pineapple. 4) Frozen apple strudel imported from Germany. 5) Frozen gyoza (shrimp, pork, vegetarian). 6) Decent wines at low cost.

thew, you stood up well to the acid test. My next trip back to the Apple, drinks are on me.

ate one of the best things that has ever gone into my mouth – a (green) grape sorbet that just sang “HELLO!” And so the Big Apple redeems itself once again. Thanks to Chika and the boys in the hidden burger...