bad advice to a customer. Read the article about Sam’s in the current Food & Wine Magazine, and you will see: 1)How proud Sam’s is to sell 5000 cases per year of Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay (#1 seller there); 2) How...

and tender. You might have to do it in batches (and add more oil) not to crowd the pan. Remove to a bowl and mash with potato masher to make it take on spreadable consistency. You can also use a food processor, but I like the...

in tin foil for structural integreity. Where the contents of said Burrito melds into a higher food Item. Thats what I am looking for While I know my usual places I am concerned If I don’t find the best, She will still have...

in it and that is good too. Also, it is hard for me to recommend a chain restaurant as a food snob, but I highly recommend the Artichoke Soup at Cheesecake Factory. They only have it certain days, so call ahead, I think they...

kids LOVE the (very sweet) cake batter ice cream, and the blue gelato. I like that this is a local family business. With all the flavors you’re bound to find something you like! I think it’s a great addition to the...

: crab pot stickers, Chesapeake style crab cakes, sea food fettuccine, bisque, spring rolls, or a New England style lobster roll with crab instead of Maine bugs.

is my idea of a food heaven. We enjoyed ourselves very much and will go back. I want to try those pancakes. I noticed two tables near us had pancakes on them and they looked like real homemade pancakes. Tanks again Boss....

frequently find music and food events tied into their tasting so check ahead of time to see what’s going on. Their wines are small lots which include an excellent Zinfandel and Pinot Noir. They have also released a second...

four words. whole foods salad bar.

. I disagree about the plastic imparting a taste to the wine even over a far longer period than any wine would keep. The plastics used are food grade and I have had water from bottles that were bottled more than a year before...

Isn’t it Durian? I’ve never seen it in the US. The problem with Durian is that the smell and the taste are totally different (very unusual in food), so don’t know if you’d try to ‘match’ wine...

This was at least partially inspired by the fact that my oven is currently on the fritz. Here’s the idea – You make a batch of the best brownie batter, pack it in a coffeecan and steam it like a steamed pudding. Doing...

I’m planning a Pasadena wedding too, and just two weeks ago finished my cake tastings. :) I went on TheKnot to look for cake recs, and then narrowed it down from there. We ended up getting one from Jacqui’s Cake...

thread hounds for teaching me how to do this. it’s so easy and so delicious. vinegar in the water is key. on some buttered toast, with some s+p, it is incredible comforting food then the frittata. inspired by the italian...

i thoroughly enjoy my calphalon one (it’s a 12" saute). it is NOT, however, nonstick in the teflon sense. it does require some oil, though less than with my stainless pans. it will develop a nice fond. it releases foods...