an issue you’ll be living far from the center of LA. You’ll have a much longer longer drive to all of the desirable places you mentioned in your original post, which implied that of the good stuff will be in easy...

totally agree with you. If not for Elia coming up with the dessert centered around Elan’s bay leaf, who knows what Elan would have concocted. And, as you pointed out, Mkey was a worst choice for Marcel. Mia would at least...

made in the true way are perfect amalgamtions of flavours that truly dont do it justice. Would someone be wrong for liking this? No taste is subjective. But when someone wants to experience something alien and different it is not...

My parents were first-generation Americans, both children of Russian Jewish immigrants. Food seemed to be the center of the universe to the whole family – perhaps because my grandparents were all poor and hungry most of the...

, and perhaps why some small butcher shops survived (many of those not located on designated commercial strips, but actually in neighborhoods were the victim of urban renewal zoning policies that prevented the transfer of a...

Why would you associate Chimis with Texas? They’re an Az/Sonoran dish for sure. Now deep fried /puffy tacos I would associate much more with the Southern Plains, (Texas Oklahoma Kansas), and really haven’t encounted...

each piece from the center outward into a 12 by 6 rectangle on an oiled baking sheet. I don’t see why you could not do the same on a round pizza pan. There is no mention of a rising time for the shaped dough, but I should...

-Paul Riopelle) and were walked to the bar for a short wait and a tail. I found the room to be lovely – the large glass windows looking out on the decidedly modern, urban square; the interior a pleasing combination of deep reds...

be influenced by the international interest in such things. The fact that someone like Diana Kennedy is admired by New York food critics adds respectability to traditional Mexican dishes in the US, Europe, and in urban Mexico....

Compass, near Lincoln Center is an amazing space and has great farm fresh food. It is expensive but they have a great 3 course lunch prix fix for 25. What a find!

The fact is, no matter what Crane’s website says – many restaurants refuse to go the limited menu route when hosting large parties. I work for a large department in a large medical center and am responsible for...

so.. Everybody had pigs because they were economical livestock. Large gatherings called for a large main dish that would feed a lot of people – like roasting a whole pig. Both the urban and rural populations embrace...

in the center. Hubbie had quail- also very good, skin not as crispy as I like it tho. Entrees brought the tangine morrocan short ribs, israeli cous cous, and a melange of fruit and veggies for me. It was excellent, and very...

kids who move to the big city of Chicago, buy some new outfits, and call themselves urban sophisticates. But sometimes it’s fun to eat in places like that. It is a very attractive space with low lighting (guaranteed to make...

in that center island service station). When I paid, I wrote out my check and handed it to the owner. He looked at it and harumphed, “I can't take this! It's not a local bank!” Well, excuuuuuse me, it was drawn on...