fried all beef hot dog (Best Brand, but skinless) served on half of a circular pizza bread (like a pita). A double gets you 2 dogs. It is topped off with potatoes, green and red peppers, and onions all fried in the same oil. This...

’t like much at all. I’ll start. Last week, it was late, my daughter needed dinner, and I was driving by JJ Fish on Harlem in Oak Park, so I stopped. I had some okay catfish there a few years ago. This time, I had the...

Americanized Chinese fare slopped up by most restaurants in this country. I just found the place in Houston a couple of weeks ago, then, my pal Mick, who writes reviews of Asian restaurants for the Austin Chronicle, told me about...

supermarket chains offer selections of locally-grown produce today. That’s a good step in the right direction for consumers and smaller growers. Check out this week's sale circular from Safeway, Chowser. The majority of...

, register and cashier. It’ll also list the store number. One last thing; don’t be petty or use finger pointing. As cathartic as that might be, it will cause your Letter to be circular filed right after opening. Keep...

I know I’m getting into this late, but for the last week or so I’ve been really missing heritage variety tomatoes that this time of year would be flooding into the farmer’s markets in the Monterey area. Some of...

Temecula and were hungry the first time we ate at Chino Hills. That dinner was so good we went back a second time several weeks later. Although the food is enough reason for us to return to this location I do hope Albert is still...

With your small wedding party, check out the Private Banquet Room on the Second Floor of the Universal Hilton. I haven’t seen it for 5 or 6 yers, but I recall the could set up the room with a 30 person Circular Table. It is...

Sorry – looks like the “).” got appended to the link. I edited the post, but in any event, it’s http://teamasters.blogspot.com/ He has a rough idea of his selection at:...

recognize that I am a minority of one, but this was the second trip I’d made here in about 2 weeks, and my opinion was not only unwavered from the first visit, but strengthened, in that these are some of the best ribs and...

The sports analogy was what began to occur to me as I was reading the posts. How many of us know someone who is a terrible golfer but keeps taking lessons and buying magazines and playing twice a week and swearing they love it?...

Berkeley Bowl? I would waste so much food if I lived in the Bay Area. I’d be there at least once a week even if I had to drive an hour or more each way. And I know I’d overbuy thinking of all the great dishes I could...