on this menu. Indeed, I’ve been served better desserts at weddings and fundraisers. The service was generally excellent except in two ways. First of all, the reception was not gracious. We arrived early and were basically...

bright and pretty and retained “bite” (over cooked asparagus is absolutely sinful). And as for toppings, salt, pepper and butter were about it. For things like collard and/or mustard greens we’d cook them with...

fraiche Bavarian cream mousse filling, champagne buttercream, sugared violets), but it was a smashing success. At the reception, a couple of my chowish SF friends actually asked me "this tastes better than the other Citizen Cake...

I found chefs to be quite receptive to helping someone get experience. They were there too once. I approached a very famous chef in SF once and was pleasantly surprised at his openness. If you are genuine and have passion for...

, but that is my perogative. quite frankly, i’m sure many people share my outlook. if we would boycott every restaurant where we saw someone being treated badly, i’m sure we’d be eating in almost every night.

’d love to know who makes this for them. The cleansing stock needed a little salt to bring out the full depth and was MSG-free. The soup was served in a big tureen and we were a little worried that we’d be charged for a...

practically imagined that we’d go in, bet a race and say, been there/done that, let’s book. No, we fit right in amongst the demimonde. The remodeled Maywood Park impressed with its snazzy Vegas sport’s book look...

was a natural to check out. They have 1/2 lb burgers for $2 on Tuesdays, a dozen wings for $2 on Wed, and a German sausage plate all you can eat on Thursdays for maybe $5?(not positive because I don’t eat it). Fridays is a...

catered a friend’s wedding. Nice and thin. Peppers on Detroit is also a little Italian place and has pretty decent pizza. one thing we HATE is a sweet sauce and overly thick crust( Unless your in Detroit and eating Pizza...

to teach them. The girls have been amazingly attentive and receptive. Daughter-units Alpha and Beta have also been able to dine out at special occasion restaurants since they were 8 (they’re teenangsters now). My two...

in restaurants. In fact, I think in Minnesota, we’d probably call that Johnny Marzetti “hotdish.” Sounds good! ~TDQ

who is known for her counter surfing abilities (she is a real chow hound everything is potential food, my DH’s wedding ring,a needle and thread a horrifying list) had been nibbling away each time I let her out the other...

. For a year and a half I had a classroom of adults with moderate to severe mental retardation. We’d sometimes go on class trips, but more often (since it’s more natural than going in a huge group), we’d go into...

-worthy....they may not be posting much at all regardless of the reception. They may, though, be reading the boards and getting information and be ready to post if/when they find a new place that’s worth it.

not quite made it — the three-year old seems light-years away. On the other hand, I was recently at a wedding with a 5 year old who clearly could be taken anywhere of interest to his parents. Of course, you could also apply...