on, pizza in my early teens, sushi...using a charcoal grill for the first time to cook a whole salmon for the first time...discovering even more ways to eat tripe in France, Italy and Rosemead, CA...coming to realize that to me...

) Plain Turkey Jerky Cranberry Almond Clusters Cereal Blue Cheese and Roasted Walnuts Dip That’s right off the top of my head. They have tons of good, reasonably priced stuff

in Riverside, check their web page. You will be, however, in the middle of some prime citrus country. You should be able to get some pretty decent oranges and lemons (before all the encroaching housing tracks gobble the last...

Total Top Chef rip. Right down to the FN exec purusing the kitchen ala Tom Collichio..... and the disaster continues to unfold

unique dining gems like Carrie Cerino’s, where the ambience is just the way your grandma remembered it and an unbelievable mix of traditional Italian for the long time “regulars” juxtaposed with unique and...

right, not mushy, again with a delicate napping of reduced pan juices. The grilled jalapeno garnish was lovely— Hits: carnitas, lengua Misses: al pastor Hours: 11am to 7pm, 7 days a week Phone/email: Unknown More info: http

shop stocks a daunting selection of Chilean wines at wholesale prices.” Restoran Jofre, Jofre 388, Santiago, fono 635-1927. Won in the best value category of the Wiken Awards 2006 published by El Mecurio. We were impressed with...

of parmesean cheese (don’t kill me) the canned version, sour cream, and fresh salsa. I don’t add taco seasoning to the turkey, just my mojo spice; red chili flakes and california chilie powder, garlic, and cayenne....

of links to interesting threads, allowing the casual or first-time visitor to jump right into the thick of this board’s varied discussions. To access these posts, the easiest way is to open another browser window, paste this...

Hah, once I figure out a reliable way of recommending them I will...there are so many varieties and grades, plus tea packages here have freshness dates on them, which I don’t remember seeing back home. What I have learned...

chefs, but I’m wondering if I have to register it with the local police. I tried it. It does whip the cream, BUT – you are at the mercy of the N2O to decide how soft/firm the peaks are (they are way on the firm side)...

Syphrite: Funny, I feel the same way. I think it also has to do with the fact that the food in California tends to be fresher. I am still waiting for the BEST meal ever to be eaten in a New York restaurant. I can run off a bunch...

If I’m really stuck and can’t make the pendulum swing my way, I order several drinks and by the end of the meal, I don’t much care.

to aprentice to cut bread for two years to move up to be able to pour water (that’s a joke). I also think California really dislike the formality, the butt kissing/snubbing and pretense.

a recognizable “type” to the readers of the time. (Set in California, by the way.) I suspect Greeks, like Koreans, tend to turn up in the restaurant biz because of some network of money-lending within the ethnic...