moment. Our server was sooooooooo nice. Calm, quiet, and charming in contrast to the bustling dining room and muted chaos going on around us. I enjoyed the bustling energy at Zuni, but our server’s serene nature really...

; sometimes I just don’t bother. It’s interesting for me and it’s fun, but I don’t lose sleep when someone tells me I’m wrong. Hell, I even expressed some (admittedly sarcastic, but still genuine)...

if you like rich, decadent French-Spanish (yet still very Cal) tapas and cuisine that go great with all sorts of interesting wines. Mojitos are good at Ciudad and appetizers are OK, but don’t commit to an entreé. Have a...

that even a killer hostess gift doesn’t undo boorish behavior. Do not turn up to a party with additional guests without calling first. Even if you bring me something from Harry Winston, I will still be annoyed. Call from...

for — sorry!) is to show it off without much adornment. Perhaps slices rolled into “cigars” like on an antipasti platter, or atop crostini with a spread of onion jam. My favorite is still the classic Italian...

Yep, they still have the 2 for 1. Stopped by tonight after 6. Unfortunately they sold out of the salt-rising bread by 6pm. That fresh fruit filling in the pastries is really some of the best in the Bay Area. The blueberry pocket...

the (wonderful) food we got at home. i’ll still go there for the cheeseburger and small fries maybe twice a year. i always loved Eddie Murphy’s bit about being a kid and wanting mcdonald’s, but mom says...

the birds, and finally found one — but he made a mess of it, actually going through the breast of the turkey rather than the back, and then leaving the backbone intact and still attached to all the limbs! What a...butcher....

Monday: I like katebauer’s suggestion of 112 eatery as a place to eat. A great room and great food. I understand, though, that reservations can be hard to come by and I don’t know how far in advance you can make a...

you share with at least two or three people or else you won’t have room for as much of the other stuff lol.

amount of time in which to demonstrate what they knew...or not. It was actually kind of fun to watch, rather than cringing through it. I’d eat Aaron’s food any day. He’s still not so great on camera, but he can...

and liked it much better. but it’s still not great, and the margaritas are cloying. i’ll hike to Ole when i get too homesick for mexican. elephant walk. ate an insipid meal here last spring and won’t go back. that...

website is about Vietnamese cooking and restaurants, but they are in the Los Angeles area. Nevertheless, it might still be helpful: http://www.geocities.com/raytamsgv/vietnamese_restaurants.html

much — ordinarily either one or zero drinks per meal; and III) I ordinarily read when I eat alone, and with a table there’s more room for my book or magazine. The overall service I had the other night was very good....

A man after my heart, yep, the Meyer lemon from DF still blows me away after all these years. Image: http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e365/GordonWing/DellaFattoriabread.jpg