of everything, good bad and indifferent, with links to menus etc http://www.brooklynnow.com/greene/restaurants.html The BrooklynNow site also has maps and links for a number of other B’klyn neighborhoods. VERY handy. THX!

since I will be there so long I was wondering about other offerings of the city. I’m a big fan of Thai and Vietnamese food (a nice Pho shop would be wonderful) so any suggestions would also be welcome, and anything unique...

I have lived in Charlotte for almost 2 years and have eaten everywhere, so here are my suggestions. You will have to google them because I don’t have addresses handy: Expensive, but exquisite food in an incredible setting:...

we had an egg-cooker when i was growing up. it did poached eggs, too (steamed is more like it...) but it was handy and reliable. the egg’s consistency was determined by how much water you put in the base. when the water was...

. It just wasn’t the same. I used margarine instead of butter. I didn’t have cumin so I used cayenne pepper. And I know you said to use such-and-such, but I didn’t have any handy, so I left it out. And it really...

out what you really like and keep it handy.

of the winter and the second in the peak of the summer heat. The book “Desert Gardening” by George Brookbank was really useful regarding what you can grow and when. Sunset’s Western Gardening came in handy as...

will come in handy, too. In California there are quite a few great places to get cheap California wine if you know what you like. I will definitely need new wine haunts. We can’t wait to start exploring in Charlotte! Thanks...

BBQ = grilled Lox = smoked salmon The imprecision of language is indeed irritating. I hate it mainly because you now have to explain your terms, where the conciseness of a specific, well-accepted definition used to be very handy....

The trick is to find those great places before they become big names, so that it takes less effort to eat there. That’s where some chowhounding can come in handy.

My plan is for Thomas Keller’s recipe :) In the future I’ll try other methods to see what comes out best.

I’m very lucky to have a hubby who is a handy builder. We’re putting a 9 foot island in our kitchen, and I requested he make a 3 to 3 1/2 foot section out of wood (the rest is marble), so I can have a built in cutting...

it there yet. Oh and you could always wander further up 4th for a light snack of the twice baked almond croissants or a scone from Thomas Haas and a damn fine cup of coffee at 49th Parallel... psp, your omnivorous approach to...

a double basket in a standard portafilter handle, and a triple basket in a “crotchless” handle. Standard Mazzer grinder. I’ve become handy with the triple basket, even though the spatter is problematic....

of the most intriguing chefs today: Thomas Keller, Eric Ripert, and my personal favorite chapter in “The Reach of a Chef” Chef Masa Takayama—as a matter of fact, Ruhlman accompanies Bourdain and Ripert on his...