Summer 2008 Gift Guide

Please dads, grads, brides, and more.

Grit and Grub in San Francisco's Tenderloin

From down-and-out to up-and-coming— the city’s next Mission District.

. As far as the slide pans go, I tried the 10" fry pan, and it is just super slippery. A terrific all-around nonstick pan. BONUS —- the Unison line is dishwasher safe. It’s easy enough just to rinse and then throw in...

Wandering on Post Street-what better low to the ground working man info on things than the dudes parking cars. Question? Is business as good as last year? Answer(in unison)-It is way down here-just like everywhere.

My recommendations for Napier area would be Unison - My favourite winemaker of the area, and often the person doing the tastings Ngatarawa – Often have some interesting bottles open Vidals – very good range, great Syrah...

This morning we took a great tour of Four Roses Distillery (1224 Bonds Mill Road, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; 502-839-3436), which makes some of my favorite bourbons.

and oyster mushrooms, slippery, and bluntly snapping in unison with the pasta. Rich sauce with woodsy mushroom flavours. Half orders are available. Venison is exceedingly tender, not a single sinew in three husky pieces. A good...

's supposed to be used for searing meats at very high heat. I am tempted by the Calphalon Unison Non-stick grill from Williams Sonoma. Or should I just stick with the cast-iron grill?

local Cici’s pizza (for my special order double anchovy pie), all the staff shout “welcome to Cici's!” They don’t have the unison rhythm quite down like a well honed restaurant team in Japan, but...

in that there is almost a cool edge to it; it exists in unison with the strong flavor, and doesn’t dominate it. That, in conjunction with the excellent firm texture of the noodles makes this dish my current favorite at S&T,...

, at every table, all night. When two waiters removed the domes they said “abra-ca-dabra” in unison. The overall effect was not as amusing as they hoped. The hotel is worth a visit, the swimming beach is small but...

and above average. It’s always a good sign when you walk into a place with your SO and you look at each other and say in unison “Boy, this place smells good”. So, next time you are in Taos go to: The Purple Rose,...

't really get a full meal without ordering a few different dishes in unison. Also the people patronising it all deserved a good punch in the chops. Self-entitled, irritating clientele, and that is being diplomatic.It is so...

Just what we need. I know. But another attempt to go to Blair’s last night was thwarted this time by our inability to successfully plan a unison arrival time with one coming from a work meeting in Burbank and the other from...

I had a perfectly good steak the one time I ate there. My wife once went with her brother. They looked at each other over dinner and said, probably in unison, "this is the sort of thing mother could have made." She will not be...