. As you can see, we are willing to travel around town for good food. Any other suggestions, including in the Pasadena area?

The bread is a bit of a problem, but Mario’s deli in Glendale is way above average. Larchmont Wine and Cheese has great sandwiches, but they could never be called Heroes. The little Italian bakery on Colorado in Eagle Rock...

Chocolate Layer Cake (2 of them) Mascarpone Cheesecake Chocolate Kahlua Balls (variation on the midnight rum balls much discussed here) Poached Pears in Spiced Wine w/Crème Anglaise Palmiers Lemon Curd Tarts Peanut Butter Fudge Brown...

drinks and beer are made with somebody’s tap water, anyway. Better drink wine.

pickles – whatever is your favorite 1 T. coarse grained mustard 1 T. champagne or wh. wine vinegar pinch salt pinch pepper Swirl everything in the food processor with Pulse a few times until well mixed, and ready to serve. Store...

You’ve raised an interesting question. Most Americans have a skewed concept of what food “should” cost. Due to federally subsidized industrial agriculture, modern Americans spend a smaller proportion of out...

and tasty flavor, somewhat reminiscent of a satay, but with a distinctly Mexican bent. All of the tacos were around $5 for an order of three with some chips, certainly a fair price for good quality food. Having read and now heard...

restaurants serve these miniscule courses (9 course sounds like a lot, but if you mashed up the food i ate, it probably would fit in a 1/2 pint container), but these were already tiny AND lacking in flavor. i blamed it on my...

your question, I find that I am more likely to get great service when I am out with other guys (say at our monthly wine outings) than I am when in a mixed group. Maybe it is the perception that we spend more and tip better than...

In today’s NYTimes food section there was a recipe for cold-brewed coffee which brought back memories of my childhood. My mother had several friends from Holland who always made coffee in this manner, i.e., steeping coffee...

(the Culinary Institute of America’s bible)....it will elucidate on any and all food preparation that you may have a question about. Once you have the basics you can riff off of them and start experimenting with different...

it into the rice. An addition, (or instead of) to the egg would be some lard left over from making pork rinds, or here in the USA, bacon...with some soy sauce..comfort food at its best! As for being lazy, if there are no eggs nor...

I need to upgrade a few of my cooking items. 1. Vermouth... I seldem have white wine around. I know that some people like Julia Child (although she never mentions it by name) say stay away from a particular brand. So what brand...

places in LA. Fish is fresh. The sushi rice is plumper than other places and with less vinegar. I prefer my shari al dente and with a little more rice wine vinegar. It was a nice change of pace. They use high quality rice. Fresh...

I totally agree with what Nina said intially about this place BIG DEAL! I went there around 8 pm a few nights ago and while the food tasted OK, it was not worth walking through that dark, dangerous area ( under a highway I might...