Jfood agrees. Cultural tendencies always trump these, what some would characterize as puritanical, ideas. Believe it or not jfood also believes that raising the drinking age to 21 is the single biggest cause of binge drinking in...

binges.

more about weekend quality I noticed. The owner was actually not accommodating & quite rude regarding kids friendly food anymore. They do have good desserts. I’ve mentioned before, love Los Mariachis. Have had good...

I love Anoush. My buddy and I go all the time and we’re pretty chummy with the owner, who is a complete legend and Cumberland foodcourt player. We’re convinced he’s Marcelino (from the Seinfeld rooster episode)...

Solera’s chilled pea soup with mint and spicy poached shrimp at the 2nd annual Taste of the Twin cities (7/17/07) was excellent The shrimp was cooked perfectly, tasty and neither dry nor raw. The soup was even better, sweet...

Many, many years ago we found ourselves at a county fair in southern Idaho – possibly Twin Falls, but I can’t remember for sure. What I can remember is the large Idaho potato, in which the vendors had drilled a hole...

- Dominicks in La Crescenta. Excellent thin crust pizza! Not cheap but TASTY. Dominick’s Restaurant & Pizza 2948 Foothill Blvd LA Crescenta, CA 91214-3411View Map 8182485680 Bada Bing in Pasadena is okay... but only if you get...

Ah yes. My twin sister and I once went to a Tiki type place after smoking a huge joint (this was the 70’s mind). The first thing on the menu was the “Flaming Poo-Poo Platter.” We had to leave the place for air...

is open into the wee hours. The Grotto, maybe? You can get a Moody Burger late, or some Twin Anchors ribs. In short, lots of options besides Tempo, Bijan, the myriad tacos, hot dogs, pork chop sandwiches, cabbie joints, Golden...

good pan-fried and steamed vegetable/pork buns. It’s a madhouse in the morning, but if you can brave the rude attitudes, it’s definitely worth a try. They also sell the fried dough/sesame bings in the morning with soy...

, and where can the best example of it be found? For instance, I’d never had Jucy Lucy (which is a cheese-stuffed burger) until I’d come to the Twin Cities. My favorite Jucy Lucy thus far is at The Nook in St. Paul, MN...

I grew up in Pennsylvania and completely agree about the fresh from the garden corn on the cob. Twin Kiss — frozen (one stripe chocolate, one stripe vanilla) custard in a waffle cone

from one place after another, so though it was a generous suggestion, it may not work. I’m not a fan of Katz’s and feel the deli scene has gone downhill. I haven’t been to Ben’s deli, but that’s...

My new favorite Italian place, besides La Buca on Melrose is Tratoria Tre Venezie on Green next door to Twin Palms. They’re rabbit and sage pappardelle is wonderful.

“secondary” goal (my primary twin goals being to lose the weight and get fit/healthy) to expand my repertoire of healthy from-scratch recipes that I’ll be able to draw on in the future after the weight is gone....