the curry sauce was nice. The saving grace was the fried Hainan chicken. Stephanie said she liked the seasonings so well, she didn’t want to sully the delicious flavors by dipping it in the sambal. The gingery rice infused...

/friends. Perhaps their circumstances prevent them from reciprocating in a manner you would expect or like. I don’t look to the reciprocation as much as I do to the fundamental social grace of taking a gift for the...

half as graceful as Carrie Bradshaw’s fictional columns.

understand that you might be fighting a losing battle and be willing to lose gracefully. In return, she might buy you a drink. 7). We love you. Thank you for coming. Thoughts? 2). We are all here to have a good time. Neutral moods

the dreaded bathroom. Don’t get me started on “handicapped accessible” it is like “one size fits all” or “serves 4”. I really need a lot of help and my husband and I havent figured out a...

I am an adventurous eater. Even by Chowhound standards; I’ve eaten a huge range of things in my twenty-one years. Rabbit, venison, raw shrimp, goat, stewed tripe, and everything that floats in Chinese congee have graced my...

Market at Lincoln a hair north of Roscoe; Trader Joe’s at Lincon & Grace. Whole Foods usually has the best [albeit overpriced] produce around in the winter and spring [summer and fall you’re best off going to a...

: STFU". Carla’s post-verdict response has been the epitome of grace. Casey – not so much. As a side note – Casey’s griping about Carla grilling the sous vide steaks – among any number of things...

touch, a grace note to a fine evening. Ryowa Ramen House: I’ve read that this place is Kobe-style authentic. I wouldn’t know. I like ramen, and I’ve had some bad ones, a lot of mediocre ones, and a few good ones....

appealing and approachable to four new young cooks. For more international foods, I love Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid (Hot Sour Salty Sweet, Seductions of Rice, Flatbreads and Flavors) and Grace Young’s The Wisdom of the...

and the degree of warmth, grace and charm that everyone there (M. et Mde. Boyer especially) exudes is not to be believed.

at all. As a matter of fact, she’d probably help with some of the cooking & probably offer to help with the dishes. 3) She is SO not full of herself; she is gracefully confident, with just enough of a touch of insecurity to...

, their ego Viagra. Its like haute couture. How many of the clothes you see at fashion week will ever grace the bodies of the average person? How many people will actually taste the food at The French Laundry? Mind you these are...

not to confront them with their bad behavior. They count on your good manners, knowing you won’t be rude. They themselves (like my SIL and her family), are completely void of any and all social graces. They are oblivious to...

experience. A big improvement on their gindara misozuke, which on the previous visit I found way too salty. Also improved was their vegetable tempura, which was graced with a more delicate batter than on the previous visit. (I...