was a happy find for me today, just the kind of hole-in-the-wall joint I love and always have high hopes for. My sole disappointment was that some of the Shanghai specialties like salty soymilk soup (yan doujiang) and scallion... (8 replies, last updated by choctastic November 24, 2006)

http://www.mediterraneanfestival.org/images/stories/TWIN_MedFest_Menu.pdf Who has tried the menu at the St Elias Festival? (2 replies, last updated by sqwertz October 12, 2008)

Watsonville and San Juan Bautista were represented. Few were organic, the exceptions were Ibarra and Twin Girls. I bought some Bing cherries ($2.50/lb.) from a grower from Linden and unpasteurized pomegranate juice from Twin... (0 replies, last updated by Melanie Wong June 13, 2009)

Last week on this board there were several posts about the funny looking cherries now for sale at many places. The cherries look like they have a malformed twin attached to them. I’ve tried to find what this condition is... (1 reply, last updated by cherrypicker June 2, 2004)

flavor. I’ve tried the farmer’s markets and all the reliably good grocers around here. Mostly I’ve tried bings, which I like, but I’ve also tried Raniers, not my favorites, but I just keep hoping. Is it... (5 replies, last updated by JudiAU July 1, 2004)

Dumb question, Jane: I’ve seen only Bing and Rainier cherries. Are the fresh sour pie cherries another variety? (7 replies, last updated by mr.nelso July 13, 2004)

Twin Bing candy bar Cheese Balls: breaded and fried cheddar-like substance. Similar to mozzarella sticks, but smaller and in no way Italian. (38 replies, last updated by ktmoomau April 6, 2008)

else. She won a James Beard award this past year and she deserved it. I have even spent time scouring the archives just to read her old columns. Amazing! Check her out eve if you don’t live in the Twin Cities! You can find... (5 replies, last updated by sandhat February 2, 2002)

lobster binge. Peach Farm, also on Tyler St, does a reliably wonderful job on seafood, I’m sure they wouldn’t do you wrong. But I had an amazing salt & pepper spicy (deep-fried) jumbo crab for lunch at Gourmet Seafood... (10 replies, last updated by Limster June 23, 2006)

anyone seen these frozen tubs of tart cherries at any Twin Cities stores? Or even seen fresh tart cherries for sale anywhere? It seems like I see WI Bing and Rainier cherries but I assume those are both considered sweet... (23 replies, last updated by karykat September 15, 2009)

burlat cherries is that it means that bing cherries are only a few weeks away. Second best were The Peach Farm’s garnet cherries. These were beautiful deep ... well, garnet—colored ... but, IMO, they weren’t as... (33 replies, last updated by Spatlese June 4, 2008)

this small. Only the Olson twins might consider the cookie binging. There was mention of a weight watcher place next door. Didn’t see it, but really, no harm done to the dieters if they stop by. Prices - $$$ (12 chocolate... (7 replies, last updated by Bruce January 6, 2006)

Yes, another addition to the Chinese restaurant Hall of Fame in addition to the Golden Dragon in San Francisco, the Golden Palace and Twin Dragon in L.A., Chinese Cook in Lynwood, and Four Happiness in Monterey Park, among... (26 replies, last updated by bearmi March 20, 2009)

Yau ja gwai are usually just sold as “Chinese donuts” or "twin donuts". They’re like a foot and a half long and three or four inches wide. You tear off bits and dunk it in your porridge. I don’t actually... (19 replies, last updated by gsltvl April 25, 2007)

with an unrelenting obsession centered around obscure candy bars. My question is, where can I find such regional rarities as the Clark Bar, the Valomilk, the Twin Bing, and the Idaho Spud? Will I have to order them? Or is there a... (43 replies, last updated by spinach November 30, 2007)