Park Slope! So much food! Where to even begin? Best Overall: Rosewater. Hands down. You’ve got a chef who trained under Bouley who goes to the Prospect Park farmer’s market every morning. One of those places where the...

For those who like to know the ending before you decide to read along, here’s the state of my brother William’s table at the end of service. Streamers from the poppers, a bevy of wine glasses and empty bottles,...

. This is an easy and fantastic go to breakfast. Hope these ideas help!!, A fellow low-carber who winces in pain upon reading some of the delicious recipes on this board and knowing it will be another 2 months until I can partake :...

is a beach restaurant. Actually, I think there are a couple of them. There’s one that’s on the dirt road next to the Foxploration studios run by a fisherman who cooks up what his buddies catch. Can’t get much...

of the people behind the counter could be improved upon (as usual in Middle Eastern places – oh well). I don’t understand people who like the dry-as-a-bone, gigantic crusty falafel at Falafel King or Eat a Pita. Yuck....

Shan is a mixed bag (no pun intended). I love the haleem pack, but detest the biryani masala. With a dish as variable as biryani, it’s hard to make a coverall masala that will go well with everything from lamb to chicken to...

is famous for roast everything — hearty Castilian fare. You can walk it off touring the castle. Back to Madrid. Fast Good is a just a small deli, with high prices due to its celebrity chef connection, in a boring area of...

soup (spicy, with shrimp), the sweet pork soup with hard boiled eggs (its wonderful, who knew!), and the curry noodle soup. Everything was so incredibly affordable. I thought the fried yellow sticky corn patty (from vendor behind...

neighborhood with easy access to everything. The rooms at the B&B were cozy, the surroundings beautiful, and the owners extremely kind and accommodating. In the mornings, they had a breakfast with an array of fresh fruit and...

That sounds sooo good, I tried my hand at homemade Gnocchi and it came out pretty good if I do say so myself. I also made applesauce and pureed peaches for my little one who was wholly unappreciative :-(

oh, hello mummy, that sounds like a great pizza!!! I personally don’t think broccoli has any place on a pizza, but then again I’ve thrown pulled pork on pizza to make a sort of southern bbq pie so who am I to denigrate...

, starting with Genoa and including places like Caprial’s and possibly Paley’s, Wildwood, maybe even Castagna (only been to the Cafe, which I like a lot), etc. What’s your favorite place in town for a splurge...

I didn’t post on it after my dinner there because I felt like I did everything wrong, but I was rather disappointed in my dinner at Yasu recently. I went with a dining companion to have a serious conversation and he is not...

, there are some who daresay that Langer’s has the best pastrami in the world, even better than Katz’s. I do not know for sure, but from everything I read and see, it seem superior to anything we have here. Rob

For those who don’t have this book, the proportions are 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup boiling water. Now that I think about it, I may have added 1/2 cup boiling water, so I suspect my sauce is not quite as viscous as it should be.