" in the first place. ;-) With the already low prices, and then the additional 20%, most of the items are aproximately HALF of retail. I just got the 10 qt. stainless rondeau I’ve wanted for a while, for almost half the... (9 replies, last updated by Leepa October 5, 2009)

We’re planning to spend a day in Montreal this coming Saturday. Can I get some recommendations for good vegetarian (not necessarily vegan) restaurants? We don’t want to go to the Commensal...I find a lot of their food... (13 replies, last updated by cyberveg January 3, 2009)

Hey MTL hounds, I sometime see recipes calling for Israeli or Levantine couscous, which seems to be a larger gauge couscous, about the size of small peas. I don’t think I’ve seen this in stores (maybe I haven’t... (14 replies, last updated by TheSnowpea March 24, 2009)

According to their website and the door; they close at 10 on Sunday. Well, tonight.. me and my boyfriend went there at around 7:30, and we were told they were closing in 15 minutes! Why? They ran out of meat! The girl at the counter... (24 replies, last updated by adriansonline October 4, 2009)

Le Coin du Mexique: Report I had a chance to eat at Le Coin du Mexique with a few other Hounds the other day, and here is the report: Le Coin du Mexique is a friendly restaurant with a very homey and casual décor. It is jus the... (12 replies, last updated by william_howard_taft January 6, 2009)

Gould on Taft. That might be worth checking into, too. Or call Brennan’s Houston—they always do festive holiday meals. I also think you should try Pizzatola’s BBQ on Shepherd while you are here. (9 replies, last updated by MA6564 November 8, 2008)

She crab soup was “invented” in the early 20th century when William Deas, butler to the mayor of Charleston at the time, added crab roe to the crab soup being served to visiting President Taft. Here’s a good web... (15 replies, last updated by strangebob9 July 22, 2008)

I am not familiar with Pearland, but here are some of my Houston favorites. Go to www.b4-u-eat.com for reviews and locations. BBQ- Goode Company, William's Smoke House Vietnamese – Kim Son this is Viet/Chinese, the one on the... (24 replies, last updated by neverfull March 8, 2007)

Interesting requests – great food that average people eat – you may be over-estimating the average Houstonian’s taste (or the average person’s taste anywhere) but I’ll assume the ‘great’... (51 replies, last updated by mialebven January 15, 2008)

I’ve tried (and loved) the cupcakes at Cocoa Locale, but how are the cakes? One friend told me that she tried them at Esperanza (she was pretty sure that Cocoa Locale supplied them because the cookies and brownies were the... (108 replies, last updated by mammab November 22, 2009)

Remember the scene in Dead Poets Society where Robin Williams tells the class to rip out the boring, technical introduction to the poetry text? I happen to be a big fan of J. Evans Pritchard and company, so here is my... (51 replies, last updated by John September 9, 2000)

. In an edition published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1965, some of the original grammar is cleaned up a bit, though the author of the Foreword assures readers that “[e]nough errors remain to leave the proper flavor of... (137 replies, last updated by buttertart September 23, 2009)

Cafe India on Williams Trace in sugar Land yesterday. It was solid enough but not as good as Himalaya on 59 and Hilcroft. I had lamb vindaloo which had a nice spice to it but I could have had more. The potatoes were very good in... (45 replies, last updated by lynndela June 6, 2008)