There are no good or bad cuisines. Just good or bad chefs. You can eat pizza every day in a different place and only have lousy pizza. Yet pizza (as I’d assume you’d agree) can be terrific when good. Same for french...

the amount of champagne we’d ingested be the reason?), but I do remember it was fascinating.

Had to find out about zur. See below. Must be ready to boil up and add stuff to. Na Zdrowie! (a Polish toast) Link: http://recipes.alastra.com/polish/zur-soup03.html

endive served in whole leaves. This style made the salad both attractive and easier to eat. The apples were tart and crisp and were joined by mild gorgonzola and toasted walnuts. The whole thing was held together by a bright...

was the amuse goulle, which was a three part tasting — corn and lemongrass soup (a 2-sip slurp) which was fantastic; a goat cheese filled crispy wonton in a cider vinegar reduction with concord grapes, and a toast with...

Toaster. I hate toast, bagels, etc... Juicer.....Actually, I will get rid of it. Who wants a juicer?

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...

salad, offers side accoutrements like toasted sunflower seeds, chickpeas and other items). The tomato sauce of the vegetable makhani dish tasted like a heavy dose of tomato paste thinned with a bit of cream flavored with a few...

Holy smokes – what a thread! The original poster posted just a day ago or so, and look at the response. Can you imagine if the request actually pertained to all 5 boroughs? We’d be breaking records here. By the by,...

, and pastrami as good as Katz’s (or Second Avenue Deli, RIP) THEN we’d be talking.

to be a similar style of food. Doesn’t have to be right in LA, for that matter. Can be a short drive there, and then we’d crash in the city for the night.) Between LA & Los Gatos: - Possible dinner Monday night?? -...

and we’d had a reservation). I was unhappy, but didn’t say anything because we were with my parents who were visiting from out of town. A year later, this time my brother is visiting and we sit at the sushi bar. After...

(61), Poached Cod with Lentils and Salsa Verde (p. 49), Creamed Tomatoes on Toast (p. 213), Spinach Mousse with Anchovy Hollandaise (p. 196), and Stewed Rabbit with Balsamic Vinegar and Parsnip Puree (p. 170) to name a few....

House-Cured Pancetta, Soppressata and Coppa- $16 Robiola Bosina with Toasted Filone- $9 Potato Croquettes- $9 Escarole with Meyer Lemon and Parmigiano Reggiano- $11 Satsumas and Cara Caras with Hot Pepper and Bitetto Olive Salsa- $11

, eggs, waffles, pancakes, bacon, orange juice, toast) and served in the breakfast room. She made a fairly simple dinner every night (pot roast or spaghetti or pork chops or fried chicken, an occasional roulladin) and served full...