for the mold? And, What are you going to do there? Well I just want to say I drank the water, breathed the air, and had a GREAT time. I saw great live music every single day, sometimes several times a day (Irma Thomas at the zoo,...

not the best translation), but if you venture further afield, particularly outside the 1-5 arrondissements., the restaurants may not have an English menu, so have a dictionary handy and don’t be afraid of creative sounding...

- "Yeah, I know Thomas Keller created this recipe, but I think it would be a lot better with some anchovy paste." Not Gonna Happen. Whether they’re taking direction from a celebrity chef or a guy in a long white coat, the...

in handy as I had Eastern style pulled pork 3 times in 36 hours. Now if I can just get to Lexington... BTW, I read where the James Beard society gave lifetime awards (American Classics, I think) to the big destination places in...

in plastic) about 1 hour. Now start rolling it through your machine. Start on the widest setting, roll it through about 12 times then start narrowing the roller width. It’s real handy to have a pasta drying rack because if...

You really never hear much about Razz or Atlas Bistro on this board. They have been two of my favorite places. Razz is at the corner of Shea and Scottsdale Road, Atlas Bistro is through the AZ Wine Co. at about Thomas and...

. If you’re dead keen to do the Seabus thing, you can pay $2.50 to go there and back. Compared to driving and parking in SF, Vancouver and environs are a breeze. Just a thought to facilitate more Chowing possibilities eg...

This is a ways off Hesperian, but it might come in handy. A few minutes west of Mission on Harder Rd in Hayward, there is a Taqueria Castillito that is pretty good. We stopped there once while in Hayward for some reason or...

Richard has worked in the kitchens of Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller aside from being trained at the CIA. So I’m pretty sure he’s mastered “traditional” or classical cooking, but just finds...

I like it. Expands on what I’m saying. That prewashed stuff may be disappointing in the salads for which it’s intended, but it’s extremely handy for cooking. But in that sort of application, though, why not use...

I don’t know what you mean by Staron. We had an integrated sink (two, actually or two sided, one deep, one shallow-VERY handy).

-gloves, making sure we had all the syrup and butter we wanted for whatever pancakes we ordered. Fast-forward 30 years. Do not drink any longer and now I usually have a Thomas' Multigrain Lite English Muffin with Natural Skippy...

I made a wonderful moroccan chicken stew this winter with prunes and dried apricots over cous cous. Legs would definitely work for this. I don’t have the recipe handy but you could find something comparable in Epi or...

sack o' spuds, but the last few times there were too many bad ones; same with yellow onions. Canned staples: anchovies, tomatoes, refried beans, etc. Drinks: Thomas Kemper sodas (root beer, ginger ale, cream soda); various bottled...

, garlic is handy. Then I finish them in the stockpot with some added tomato sauce if it’s too dry. A splash of vinegar is nice, I don’t always use herbs.