I’ve caught the mid-afternoon vending-machine virus. I was immune until now, but now I’m stuck in the office the whole afternoon and when the job is mindlessly boring the first thing I want to do is eat! I bring lunch...

A story on how Coca-Cola is celebrating Earth Day.

How could humans survive all these millenia without this gizmo??? http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2009/03/lets-pizza-italian-italy-pizza-vending-machine.html

So my birthday is coming up and a very dear and generous friend who appreciates my culinary proclivities wants to buy me a special gift. I’m thinking pasta machine—not the type that mixes and extrudes—the kind...

I’m heading back to Denver on Sunday. I’ll to find some green chili. Is this basically the same thing as New Mexico green chili? If so, is it Denver’s or New Mexico’s? I’d love to find some good tacos...

in the West Side and Valley, of course. That said, how 'bout some Cheapo Challenges in other areas?

Grrr, I just wrote a really thorough response to this but I pressed a button and it disappeared. Sigh. Anyway, great topic. Here are my faves: The vending machine amuse-bouche The buffet table amuse-bouche The seven deadly sins...

, but in that case why not install a coffee vending machine. Same thing basically. So here’s the unsolicited advice: drip coffee is cool. For 1/5 the cost of a bottom end espresso machine, you could get a nice tasteful ceramic...

on the listing for “made in Italy” and check the box for the same when it arrives. IMHO you’ll use the machine more if you get the motor now. Unless you’ve got a set of willing extra hands (and even then)...

and then the heating pad I had the chocolate on trying to heat it up. The tempering machine has an explicit instruction not to dip cold centers. Oddly I’ve never challenged this instruction, but it’s because I use...

While I’ve always viewed Framingham as a Brazilian wonderland, I’ve also been aware of other nationalities. Obviously there’s wonderful Dakshin, and there also used to be a very good south Indian place right in...

Anybody have an outstanding bread machine pizza dough recipe? I recently made the recipe that came in the owners manual and it was totaly un-outstanding. Any help?

ELB, please tell us more about Konkan Cafe in Inglewood. Like Ice Cream Machine I can’t find it in the public health database or in the phone book. What’s good to eat there? Thanks. Link:...

of the machine

! Chowhounds still on the fence about ice cream machines (there seem to be postings on this every couple of weeks or so) should take the plunge—I’m a cheapskate and anti-clutter nut and I am thrilled with this...