Winter 2007 Gift Guide

Give while the giving’s good.

looking for someplace with great food, chill atmosphere for relatively civilized dinner on sat...atleast i want it to start out civilized....oh yeah, and i need to be able to get a rez easily. any gems u know of wud be...

I tried gelatin already & found the texture a bit too jelly ish,i used 1 sheet,if i use less than dat wud it turn out better? (i used 6 egg yolks,4 whites and 250g chocolate) i also was tinkin of adding sorbent to help preserve...

Hi Hounds - We’re meeting some out of town friends late Friday afternoon in Penn Station and wud appreciate any suggestions for a nice dinner location in the general area of 34th to 42nd Streets between 7th and 8th Avenues....

Will be attending a funeral at Riverside Memorial tomorrow (Friday) and Josie’s was recommended as a “nice place” for lunch following services. The postings about Josie seem to be out of date. Any current info...

Tried the place... nothing great. wud rather go to Bombay Grill on lexington ave. Value, service, food is excellent

Need to host a small family dinner on the Upper East Side. Someone suggested Le Boeuf ala Mode on East 81st. Any comments, suggestions as what to order, etc. wud be much appreciated. Thanks.

greek tavernas that are looking old and grundgy to us in the city, so its worth the trip for the food and the setting and its so trendy looking who wud ever think it would be in astoria on a simple street. i would like to know...

I’ll be in Port Chester tonight visiting family and wud like to take some relatives out for either a Brazilian or Spannish dinner (not Mexican). Cud some area Hounds offer suggestions? Price not an issue – just...

one for lunch!!! That Crab Cakes restaurant was so mediocre... I wud not recommend anyone go there. There service was good, but that was about it...If I go back to Oakhurst or Fresno, I wud definately go to DiCicco’s!!! And...

This is across the street from my office and I’ll often opt for WUD for a reliable cheap bite for lunch. (If you are used to eating hot dogs in the East Bay, don’t get confused and order a “Top Dog”. They...

food than LA ;-), but Dan can communicate in both languages — he’s no Sy Stallone, you know wud I mean? It could get a bit expensive, however, because you’d have to hire security to keep out a large contingent...

I was wondering if the available times on opentable.com are the same as if you would call the restaurant on the phone. I am considering making a reservation but the time seems a little earlier than I wud really like. Do you think...

happened to go to biasetti’s and saw larry there >unfortunately, ordered the ribs—maybe my ribs standard is too hi >>if i had seen larry earlier, i wud have gotten the “tucker pork chops” they looked good,...

essentially scrapple is Haggis in pig’s clothing as any good Scot wud know. Just a different animal and grains involved. Use a sheep and pin oaks it’s Haggis, use a pig and corn it’s scrapple. No doubt it came...