I think it’s a machismo thing, but they only do octopus. There are two ways of eating it. Some people will stuff a live baby octopus down whole in their mouths while other people will cut it up and eat it. When cut up,...

tamales on the planet. I wouldn’t stand before her and say, "But gramma, those’re not authentic!" (She’d’ve given a dismissive wave to the whole idea of “authentic,” as she was an inventive,...

The Kaesung Botsam (their spelling) served at Seoul (the restaurant) was a platter with steamed sliced pork, raw oyster, kimchi, raw whole garlic cloves, and a couple of other odds and ends (it was several months ago!). I...

I prepare at home. I did not include ALL of the many different foods and dishes that I’ve eaten in the different countries—only what I commonly prepare. I’ve worked a lot in the Terai of Nepal, in the rice-wheat...

-Mex (moreover, I’d guess they’re Indians from the Yucatan). That’s the interesting thing -the whole story – and he blew it. If he thinks this is Mexico City style food, he’s nuts. He asked them...

if not spectacular. But the other was a phenomenally bad cook. Yet she really loved to cook, which was a very strange combination (oh, ask me about her spaghetti sauce). It was then that I realized that not everyone could do what...

—the last a fine touch, especially since the complementary bread basket contains only wheat Greek bread; white seems better for scooping up the four dips. Everything tasted good although the dolmades tasted like...

a regular (not surprising, but at most places if they don’t know what “flat” is, they ask). They missed “medium” on my eggs. The biscuit was pretty good even though they appear to use some wheat...

were pressed together and the whole thing was grilled or fried (sorry, can’t remember) ben

Lots of great choices, especially here in SoCal, but there is a chain that does burgers as good as I’ve had, and that’s Ruby’s Diner, based in Orange County. Does the whole nostalgia thing right with a fun...

Here’s a couple I like on both themes: Peanut butter, hot pepper jelly, and bacon sandwiches. toasted wheat bread. Not really that weird. delicious. Melon and sweet cherry tomato salad with salt, lime, and cayenne, hot...

, etc. Wheat dishes as well as your steamed rice. I think Deerfield Garden does a decent job with the mongolian beef. But seriously look at some of the places discussed here as having Shenyang food (shenyang in el Monte,...

Was it me or did you just want to shake her (Gael Greene) by the shoulders the whole time about that toy boy and say why are you enjoying this? Even a+ sex wouldn’t have made that worthwhile, IMO.

My mother was a fantastic cook and an incredible baker. This gift must skip a generation. I am an okay cook (rather hit and miss with dishes coming out FABULOUS or just...okay) but my baking leaves a whole heckuva lot to be...

they had that look of fish fillets that have been cut long ago and whole fish with dull, sunken eyes. This is pretty much the stuff that is going into the prepared fish dishes, so ...