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Help a Brit plan an American-themed BBQ!
of punch or tail. We have a Weber kettle barbecue, btw.
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Ladies and Gentlemen.....The new Champ Pizzeria Libretto
Does anyone know if there is any quick parking nearby? I was thinking of stopping by for a take out pizza tonight, and maybe stopping by Caplansky’s for their grand opening... Trying to decide still... but yea, I’d be...
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What was your favourite restaurant that went downhill after they solidified their status
I worked (and frequented Taco Bell 15 years ago and loved their steak and chicken products, these days the chicken and steak is shredded and tastes nothing like it did back then,
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Best Burgers in Los Angeles
The first kind you mentioned is the kind I’m after. I am usually prejudiced against sirloin since it is too lean to pack a decent flavor punch. The best burgers I have eaten (including Father’s Office) are made with a...
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Zuni Dinner Blowout (with photos!)
was absolutely lovely. Sweet but not cloying, with an ambrosial mouthfeel. Next was an Italian aqcua de cerdo (citrus water) dessert wine, which packed quite a punch. Sort of a cross between Grand Marnier (in flavor) and vodka...
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Winter 2009 Restaurant Week Reviews
the seafood soup to start – tasty lobster toast with a nice piece of lobster tail. Soup was OK – nothing distinguishable about it. I tried the clams app as well and it was good, but my friend who had the...
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MSP Month End UPDATE - inform your fellow chowhounds
salad which was very filling and great mix of textures. I would have asked for the dressing on the side though because every piece was really covered in it. Zushiya (Maple Grove) - Eh... we have to fulfill our sushi goal though :)...
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The eating healthy for $3 a day challenge … help
Here are a few of the items that I’d need recipes for. Breakfast is set (55 cents) Oatmeal with cinnamon & raisins (20 cents) Cup of coffee with milk (20 cents) Orange (15 cents) Unless I eat out, that’s pretty much the only thing...
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A Splendid-o Sunday Suggestion for Superb Service (lengthy review + pics)
restaurants around the world, and in their hometown of Vancouver. They are even acquaintances of Chef Pino Posteraro and thus Splendido had its bar set quite high in terms of Italian-based fare. Apologies ahead of time as well...
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First Trip: Fresh & Easy, Mesa AZ
) Australian Cab/Shiraz blend, 2.99 for a grand total of 33 dollars and change. Not bad, about what I’d expect to pay, maybe a little less. Nothing strikes me as a steal value wise, but conversely, nothing is outrageously...
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Suprising Eats in Montgomery, Alabama
thai as authentic thai- and I hear if the owner is in the kitchen it is worth it- otherwise no. They don’t have a liquor license but you may be able to bring in a bottle- sripraphai in woodside killed me on setting the bar...
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In Photos: Opening Night at José Andrés' Bazaar, or, The Tale of a 49-Course Dinner
spinach at Mizuna only days earlier. There, I felt the amalgam was too sweet, but that didn’t pose a problem here. 13: Japanese baby peaches [$12.00] With yogurt and olive oil. The peaches had a lovely sweetness that was...
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November 2008 COTM The Art of Simple Food: Pasta, Bread & Grains
: Combine 1.5 c. AP flour, 1/4 tsp. salt (I used 1/2 tsp. kosher salt), 4 tsp. sugar (optional; I used 2 tsp.), 2 tsp. baking powder. Cut 6 TB cold butter into small pieces and incorporate into dry ingredients w/ fingertips till...
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Never been to NYC...would love recs (inc. places w/no reservations needed, favorite casual dining that locals frequent, cheap eats, a few places to splurge)
. When you reach the counter, put a $1 for each sandwich in the counterman’s tip cup – though not mandatory, it is a tradition — and order pastrami on rye. He’ll give you a piece to taste. If you like it (the...
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Durant's: The post I never thought I would write (PHX)
was now $22.50. The filet mignon was now a whopping $40, and I was in complete shock when our server told us that the special of a small filet with three (3) Gulf shrimp would set us back an astounding $48 and change. Then, there...
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