Glad you ended up going to AOC despite the occasional nay sayer. The arroz negro is rich and delicious with that aioli. Just out of curiosity, which wine did you have with that dish? I agree that the meats are probably a weak link

no repercussions, I’t just put unpasturized heavy cream in everything. Thus ends my stream of consciousness post for the day.

, Veerinder Chawla, is passionate about his teas and educating consumers about them as well. In terms of paying more for certain teas, I find that high-end loose leaf teas can often be steeped up to five times (some say ten, but...

around. Sounds like you are in for a nice time wherever you end up. Enjoy, Gary

Ooooh, I thought the same as you. Things you’d want to eat if you knew the end was near.

. He can eat seared tuna because it looks like steak— go figure. I find big American steaks rather disturbing. Just don’t take your picky eater to a sushi restaurant; it always ends up more or less that way. On the...

It’s been a long time since I was in Toronto and I do recall many ethnic establishments there but not with specificity. Perhaps if you indicated which ones you have covered in Toronto, we could zero in on some other types...

? Manhattan clam chowder? Paella Valencia? There’s a huge difference between a recipe and a truly geographically determined product, like olive oil from a specific region, San Marzano tomatoes, etc. Surely Thomasen was...

bread on each table), Fried Rice usually had peas in addition to egg and onion, and subgum meant “everything” - chicken, pork, beef, and shrimp. “Subgum Wonton” was all of that (and sometimes lobster in...

how about a nice creamy polenta with a mushroom and marsala reduction lasagne with bechamel chicken and dumplings baked eggs with ham, cheese and truffle oil

Onion Rings. I wouldn’t make the mistake of ordering the potato offerings there again. Actually, the rings tasted off, like they were fried in old oil or something. I didn’t finish them. Maybe both my trips there have...

-loading on the high end) All the Coney Dog talk has me fondly remembering my high school days in Detroit eating french fries at National Coney Island because they didn’t always kick out the teenagers like the Big Boy had no...

of places to put another vase filled with flowers so they end up getting stuck in the kitchen, where nobody really goes anyway (if I can help it!).

the meaty half from the cheesy half, and put it through the oven. When it came out of the oven, she added the lettuce, tomatos, onions, seasonings, oil, vinegar, etc. (It should also be noted that while it was really good, it was...

Yes, that’s the place. Nijiya has only prepacked fish/seafood, whereas Safe and Save has a fish counter. So, if I am cooking some seafood dish, I’ll often end up at S&S for the actual seafood and at Nijiya for many of...