flavored sausage, that is mildly reminiscent of fermented Louisiana boudin, is referred to as Issan, the grilled sausage, delicious with hints of curry and lemongrass, is Thai Sausage. Ho Moak is, as Rob mentioned, catfish curry...

crispy enticing skin that screams “Forget your new year's resolution of reducing your fat intake!” My chef friend also highly recommends the grilled (or roasted?) pork neck (or belly?) dish. Been to The Kitchen three...

-known-about by visitors is Fogo de Chao, an enormously fun Brazilian place where a couple of dozen waiters come to your table about every thirty seconds offering many cuts of freshly-grilled meat, all tender and smoky, and...

(pictured below). Here’s how they describe it: "Open-faced sandwich of house-made pastrami, grilled onions & sharp white cheddar" Not entirely traditional, but decent. Like their burger, expensive, though. They should double...

, who popped it back on a shelf for the next sucker. For main courses, two of the men chose a supposed Georges speciality: grilled veal kidneys. They got platefuls of what tasted like chunks of tyre rubber. I had a pair of scrawny...

A couple of odds and ends related to this topic: - I remember when Johnnies used to keep the giardinara on the counter across from the grill. You could just help yourself! - At Fontano Subs, I always ask for my sub with hot and...

something called a half smoke, a medium spicy sausage. It is available at all the hot dog vendor carts. I believe you can buy them in links at Eastern Market. Late at night, when nothing else is open, you can always visit...

, the guanabana, mamey and papaya are good (imho). Serenata is a good idea esp on the weekend if there are mariachis busking for tips.

French. Seafood wise, I would have to say that the best seafood in LA is the Water Grill. This is not like Le Bernadin as it isn’t in the classic French style of fish, but it is far beyond the normal high end seafood place....

's resturant pleasure can be maximized not by trying every place, but by restricting your places. He writes that you should seek to be a regular somewhere by dining their often, greeting the manager, tipping well and generally...

. Is ignoring customers a common practice here, and is this kind of wait the norm. Or was this an off-day, short staff, or something? Wouldn’t keep me from returning, but just wondering. And thanks for the tip.

seat six. the kid’s don’t bother anybody and you get to eat killer food. another tip is to go early if you won’t have a private area, the restaurant probably won’t be as full and you won’t bother so...

factory in Berkeley. This was my first meal at Carrera’s and it lived up to it’s billing. I had the best grilled chicken sandwich I’ve ever had: juicy chicken with caramelized onions and a red pepper sauce spiked...

Baby Backs from 17 St Grill were moist and delicious. Accompanying beans were also great. Pork shoulder from Ubon was very tasty, but could have used a little more sauce. Ubon coleslaw had a significant amount of pepper in it....

or not I don’t know. a couple of suggestions: Gotham Bar & Grill (contemporary American) Union Square Cafe (same as above) ilo (scandanavian twist) Chanterelle (French) keep in mind these places are quite expensive for a party...