/turkey/beef... MMmm! There are loads of vendors along the main street where you get out of the MRT station. Also in Chinatown (in the “food stall street”, there’s an amazing spring roll (popiah) stand that makes...

The main thing is getting good fish or seafood to start with. In the midwest, you are often better off buying frozen seafood—most shrimp that you buy a the grocery store are simply thawed, and are not actually fresh. If you...

Whole Foods is mainly useful for raising the bar on other large markets in our area (Boston). I miss our old Bread & Circus (and the Coffee Connection, before Starbucks invaded), but I digress. There are things I can only get...

, but their food is what Don Alfonso’s was 8 years ago, mainly more rooted in tradition. Tadeo e Federico has a fancy room, yet the food straddles that fine line between rustic and elegant and I much rather would eat there...

else along doesn’t really work; as Tom Sietsma in the Washington Post notes whenever someone asks him about his dining companions' opinions “I'm being paid to give my opinion, not someone else's.” Further, it...

Grilled ahi Cod, Hailbut or sole braised in wine and citrus juice Roasted salmon with cilantro pesto Lentils and rice Beans and rice Main meal salads – most commonly this is a big greek salad with some tuna tossed in or a...

Count me as one who frequents both stores, considering my proximity to both. But the main reason is because there are certain items I like that are carried by one, but not by the other, so depending on whether or not I need a...

was more important to me than living closer to my friends who are scattered throughout the Park Slope/Carroll Garden/Cobble Hill area. Which is the main reason I decided to live in Elmhurst, Queens. Low rents, good cheap food,...

flavor in every bite. This was my first time here (Alex recommended it first) - my first course of fried oysters with a salty/sour/citrus condiment was absolutely perfect with an emotive Fiano di Avellino. Not so lucky on the...

Yep, I’d have to agree with you. My combo relied on the creme fraiche and blini fried in butter to pull the whole thing together and dilute the caviar effect. As you say, extravagant luxury seems to be the main reason for...

A couple of things, more or less glamorous, mainly vegetarian (but if you don’t like broccoli or potatoes, you might struggle here): baked potato with hummus and broccoli broccoli bake—lightly steamed broccoli (and any...

more fruits, salads, and nuts. I did WW mainly to lower my cholesterol and was successful and have now stopped WW as I lost too much weight.

's dish and she said with tomatoes and roasted poblanos, I swear, the first thing that went through my mind was “where's the bacon”. Omit the goat cheese and use a good melting Mexican cheese like Chihuahua or Oaxaca,...

that it is cheaper to make my own is a bonus, but not the main reason I do it. Another point not raised by Mr. Weber is the value of time. Sometimes I am willing to pay more to buy something at a store nearer home, rather than...

? For mains I had some Gulf shrimp covered in a creamy sauce (sorry, I forgot the exact name- I’m sure if it were totally delicious, I’d have remembered). This was a huge pile of small-med sized shrimp. Yes, the shrimp...