, that is apparently unique to my family and was always made and served on rice when the main meat dish did not include a gravy (isn’t that the purpose of rice – to hold up the gravy?). The few people I have given the...

a blue-cheese-burger-o-phile, I gotta say that this one is pretty decent for a chain. Blue-cheesey, salty, tangy, oniony, and AYCE fries! Of course, when I’m not in the mood to drop 10 bucks on a burger (w/ tax & tip), I can...

, but it’s true. How is it possible? Were our expectations too high or misplaced? So great is its reputation, so universal the praise from layman and critic alike, that we doubted ourselves all through the meal and even...

butcher shops for me if I ever wanted to eat meat again. LOL! We raised our own beef on occasion when I was growing up, but having a housekeeper is not an unattractive thing! So a dear Turkish friend who owned the three finest...

for actually cooking, well I have hundreds & refer to many often for inspiration. For solid info regarding techniques I love the old Good Cook series from Time Life. Also use the '70’s edition of Joy for temperatures, new...

It seems that everyone in the local Chowhound Universe has recently posted about his or her trip to The French Laundry. Not wanting to be left out, I offer the following thoughts on my June 14th visit to this Culinary Mecca....

the Biennale site (also Castello) Trattoria Anzolo Raffaele, in the square of that name in Dorsoduro. There are also a number of locally patronized trattorias in the Frari/San Toma area of San Polo, near the university, that look...

'm not a big wine person, but both tasted good to me, and of course, it’s always nice to have a nice red w/ red meat. Dessert was cheesecake with strawberries and raspberries. At this point, we were both stuff (the steaks...

-five cents and put the money into improving the logistics every so slightly. Udupi Palace (University at Milky Way): The paternal side of my family is South Indian, and this great cuisine (these great cuisines, actually, because the...

. or Meat. Best Low-Buck Vegetarian (not Vegan) - Cafe Tierra Luna Sol by McArthur Park on 6th St. & Park Pl.. Best Beer and Soda store collection under one roof: Galco’s in Highland Park on York & Ave. 56. Micros, Belgians,...

touristville at 169 W. Ontario St., 312-943-3222), is perhaps the best-known place for this Chicago sandwich, though as Vital Info noted (14736), “Al’s meat is much different than most Italian beefs, a bit thicker,...

going to ask if anyone had ever actually seen Peloursin bottled on its own and came acorss this interesting note on a website: "1996 – At the University of California at Davis, Dr. Carole Meredith and her colleagues...

I also suffered lower GI after effects, as did the friend I brought along. Sadly, this somewhat universal reaction (sample of 4) mutes a bit my appreciation of the meal. I do not think it precludes me going back and sampling the...

Yes, I think it’s valid, fair, reasonable to “suggest” it, as the odds are probably better than 60:40 that this is true. Is it universally true? Of course not. In addition to members of the particular ethnic...

it was first used, in addition to all the food shops that are still there, there was also Pig by the Tail charcutterie (in what’s now the Cheeseboard pizza-serving space) and Lenny’s meats. What’s now...