During the next month or two check the Small Potatoes stand for two different varieties of garlic. Wallace planted them from a heirloom seed catalog and, if you are a garlic lover, give them a try and let him know if he should...

food for a road trip. The Merrick Inn is nice. http://www.tedsmontanagrill.com/ http://www.lexcorkys.com/ http://www.murrays-merrick.com/ Wallace Station is an absolutly killer sandwhich shop in a totally unassuming building in...

Hong Kongese. I especially like one called Chicken Farm but I don’t think they have an English sign. Look for the big chicken. By the way, as far as dim sum goes, very few places in HK use dim sum carts. Instead, they will...

and casual) in the dining room. For example, is The Herb Farm great (say a Norhtwestern French Laundry) or is it an overhyped ego trip in the vein of the Inn at Little Washington? And what of Lampreia, Rover’s,...

on whether you are looking for Indonesian food proper, or rijstaafel (a colonial invention). Don’t forget to eat aged gouda for lunch—either go to the cheese store (we went to De Kaaskamer, got some great cheese, best...

, as are the burgers (choose from beef, bison, turkey, lamb...) This could be one of your inexpensive meals. Wallace Station – actually in Midway (about 30 minutes down a beautiful, farm-lined road) is a superb spot for...

Peach Farm-Chinatown, Bernards-Chestnut Hill.

proficient in your understanding of cheese. Cheeses of the world will be studied from the beginnings on the farm to the finished products at the table. Throughout the series, regional wines and condiments will be paired to the...

Fiesta Farms on Christie has it. 7.99 IIRC

Do you live in San Francisco proper? Full Belly has a delivery option, but they don’t do SF. Eatwell Farm, Terra Firma Farm, and Two Small Farms are all good and do SF, but don’t offer home delivery, you have to pick...

farms, too, though I found the produce and other food in the market overpriced. We also had a really nice lunch — can’t remember the name of the place — sitting outside in February. The weather in the valley is...

I have yet to find a lobster roll that rivals the lobster roll at the Kimball Farm in Jaffrey, NH (Near Monadnock). It comes on a toasted split-top hot dog bun – the roll usually contains one or two entire claws plus lots...

I’ve had good experiences at Angelfish on Bay Farm Island, near the Oakland airport.

that they made a few weeks ago was extremely bitter. The current batch is really lovely. Many of my favorite vendors were there. Zuckerman’s aspapragus and potatoes, Swanton berries, Balakian Farms which has the most...

I was in Parma for only one day, so I am not able to steer you to the best restaurants. But you may want to visit one of the farms where they make cheese. The cheese assn sets up the visits. Email me if you want me to dig up an...