Guys (not just you, lemongigner), we’re all here in our spare time to swap chow tips and info for fun, so it’s best if we all work to avoid huff, rhetoric, and idealogical “issues”. The Internet is rife...

Thank’s for that Lola’s tip, but the diet finally kicked in so I’m avoiding restaurants for a while. Solano Cellars has to post a 30 day notice of the pending sale before owners change. The ownership change goes...

. With all these locals popping up has anyone tried Caruso’s in Capitola Village? I got a very positive tip from someone but the menu did not seem as purist Italian as I was hoping. Still it looked decent but I have not...

Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to walk down there for lunch tomorrow.

Re your post above, Eatnopal, you really should try Coatzingo when next you are in New York!!! http://www.chowhound.com/topics/247808 And thank you tractorfeed for the tip about New Brunswick. I’ve long searched for Oaxacan...

about it. Google searching turns up lots of recipes, but none of them really sound like what Fred was talking about. Thanks to you, I’m going to pursue this “sambal belacan” tip. That’s a new clue. Jim

No i havent had islamic chinese before. This is the type of stuff i was looking for. I know there is a large population of muslims in China but i have not been exposed to them in my travels. Thanks for the tip.

Thanks for the info. Takoyaki is a knotch higher in skill level for most, so I wouldn’t think that Gaja would offer their patrons a shot at making them. But it would be great if they offered this on the menu. And thanks for...

, at least I’ve decided on the color. That’s a first step. And thanks for the tips for bargain retailers. Gotta check out those Fri. Amazon sales. Also good to learn about Straub and Lodge brands, but I’m still...

: Someone told me that the wait staff do not get any of the tips. It all goes to the owners.

We taste salty, sweet, bitter and sour with our tongue. We taste umami with our mouths. Everything else we taste with our noses. (Excuse me while I wipe off the whipped cream off the tip of mine.) ;-)

Welcome. Not everything gets analyzed but if you bring up what’s “home made” or convenience foods, it will. Whatever you do, don’t bring up tipping.;-)

skipped cheese or dessert and headed out. $106 pre-tip for 3 apps, an entree and a bottle of wine (and a bottle of evian). I would totally go back for wine and cheese – the bar area was cute and the cheeses looked aMAZing....

. This is a bit of a rant, I know. It’s not aimed at anyone who has offered great suggestions. It’s geared toward the people whose "tip" is "just do it my way and things will be fine."

Thanks for the Charlotte tip! The business interest that used to take me to DCA frequently just moved to Charlotte...so I’ll be going there a lot (two or three times a year, anyway) in the future!! BTW, Reno has also made...