Whole Foods on North Ave), the horrid MOR music (true also at the chains). Yet on pricing and product quality, at least for my family’s staples (bread, olive oil, peanut butter, fruits and vegetables, legumes, canned...

's attitudes. New Yorkers are generally pretty kind, but also impatient (which is true of many people nationwide, I’m sure, esp. in cities). It may take longer when there’s a group of adults with developmental...

for the whole family. She was (and is) a larger than life super loving person. She loved to cook all day long and chat with whoever was hanging out in the kitchen. She has the true passion. All she ever thinks about is food. Her...

. And for heaven’s sake, a good waitress would NEVER tell the patron that she’d eaten the food and it tasted fine to her! There’s simply NO “side of the story” that makes that kind of behavior...

/San Marino neighborhood, but a true jewel, and one of the most romantic dining experiences. The chef has experience from all over the world and brings a diversity of tastes to his dishes. Also, if you have time, take a stroll in...

the dazed glazed look that was on many a face and the crumbs aplenty dotting dozens of happy mouth corners, there’s little doubt that everyone had a really good time. In true chowhound fashion, our group really impressed...

Overall I was quite taken with the meal, a nice range of flavors, textures and spice levels. While it is true that some dishes, for example Nam Prik Kapi (red dip with dried shrimp, garlic and fermented shrimp paste) may have...

-rite for some ice cream or check out a taco truck (14th and Harrison). Re: Emeryville to Yountville in an hour...depends what time of day. Non-commute and it might be true. (6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.) I’d give...

, somebody gave me a piece of gum and I thought, for nostalgia’s sake, I’d give it a try. Big mistake...I nearly barfed. My brother won’t eat ketchup. A number of our friends in high school worked in the...

-of-the-day,” were in abundance. Service was very good – just a notch below Dondero’s. they shared the same wine glassware though. Too bad. We started with the Tidepools’ Pupu Platter for two, consisting of Lobster and Mango...

no GLOP. Following is a definition of this bizarre stuff (though for the sake of discretion I won’t say where I got it): "GLOP: A versatile substance with a central role in the cuisine known as...

, but true, Chicago does not have one establishment that makes traditional Cuban as good as a place in an airport. (Then again, I understand Manny’s of Roosevelt and Jefferson now has a very respectable outpost at Midway,...

and last time I tried to go to the late Tuttaposto, on a Saturday, and asked if they had anything, to be greeted not with “Sorry, all booked up” but (insert stereotypically gay tone here— sorry but it’s...

. To walk away with a decent portion of food you’re spending at least $15, if not $20 or more. And the food isn’t THAT good. It comes off of a buffet line for heaven’s sake. Maybe it’s just hype and...

the base was so subtle. The fritters had a nice corn and onion taste and with a much stronger base would have been overpowered. They provided the true corn flavor for the dish. But if that’s the case, then there needed to be...