The last time I went into Boston, I was horrified to discover that Ned Devine's in Faneuil Hall no longer served my favorite appetizer of all time: warmed and breaded goat cheese bites. Please help me find another restaurant in the Boston metropolitan area that serves a similar appetizer. [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2008 - 2 answers

Where can I eat some good North African food in Paris? [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - 3 answers

What are the best restaurants specific to Philadelphia for vegetarian or seafood fare that you've been to this year? [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 9 answers

Recommendations for restaurant on Devon Avenue in Chicago? [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2008 - 11 answers

Cheap, quality eats on the Vegas strip? [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 23 answers

Seattle filter: What are the best places to eat on the "ave" in the University District? [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 24 answers

Crawfish in Seattle? [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2008 - 6 answers

Please recommend some unique dining experiences in Richmond, VA and the Hampton Roads area. [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2008 - 19 answers

please recommend food and cooking podcasts or internet radio [more inside]
posted on Dec 24, 2007 - 7 answers

Seattle recommendations, please? Sushi? Sunday breakfast / brunch? Dive bar? [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2007 - 18 answers

So I'm going to San Diego because I'm a big ol' geek and I'm finally going to San Diego Comic Con this year, about which I'm super excited. While in San Diego, what food should I eat/buy? [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2007 - 28 answers

Where can I get the best chicken and waffles in New York City? [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2007 - 6 answers

Please introduce my non-American friend and his mother to Real Americana food joints in North East USA, the more picturesque and famous the better. [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2007 - 31 answers

I am trying to make a decent list of 24 hour/late night restaurants in the Seattle/Lynnwood area. There are the obvious (Denny's, Dick's, Shari's etc) but we grow weary... [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2007 - 15 answers

Are there any Burmese restaurants in the Toronto area? [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2007 - 2 answers

Where can I find Sloppy Joes in New York City?
posted on Dec 29, 2006 - 1 answers

Good Chicago take-out/delivery (particularly near the west loop)? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2006 - 10 answers

Where to eat in Seattle? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2006 - 33 answers

Recommendation for a nice Portland Oregon restaurant? (Both an immediate need and future wish list) [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2006 - 14 answers

Recommendations for a good place to have a meal in or not too far from Soho in London? [more inside]
posted on Sep 16, 2006 - 14 answers

Show me to the rice table! [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2006 - 8 answers

What to do in the Riverchase Galleria area of Alabama (besides shop)? [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2006 - 4 answers

I need good but affordable restaurant recommendations for New York (specifically Manhattan). [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2006 - 44 answers

I need recommendations for a casual (read: jeans) restaurant in San Diego's Gaslamp district. My only other requirement is that they take reservations, as we will be a party of 8.
posted on May 29, 2006 - 12 answers

What is the condiment "saba"? [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2006 - 7 answers

At P.F. Chang's, our waiter didn't write any portion of my family's order down (party of six.) This seemed to be the custom at this particular location, but I don't understand why. Do restaurant managers specifically instruct their wait staff not to write the order down? Why? Is it considered more personal and attentive? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2006 - 37 answers

ParisFilter: Michelin-starred-quality restaurants on short notice? (Spoilers inside for those going with me on the trip.) [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2006 - 13 answers

I'm trying to put together a restaurant guide for an academic meeting being held in Los Angeles' Universal City. Aside from the (mediocre) places along the nearby Citywalk, can folks recommend interesting / funky / neat / fancy and other types of worthwhile places to eat within a short taxi ride, drive or public transportation trip (from the Universal City metro station)?
posted on Mar 19, 2006 - 7 answers

Tell me all of your favorite places to eat in Hong Kong. [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2006 - 5 answers

Please recommend a Washington D.C. restaurant for a couple of adventurous foodies on a budget, but who want to have "that one really good meal of the trip." [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2006 - 41 answers

I'm looking for bars or restaurants in the United States that serve Canadian food. [more inside]
posted on Jan 15, 2006 - 44 answers

Where can I find great Indian food in NYC?
posted on Jan 6, 2006 - 20 answers

Are there any good, authentic, homemade Mexican restaurants in the Boston area? [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2006 - 26 answers

Pelmenyi in Buckeye country? [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2005 - 3 answers

My friend and I are going to go check out an Ethiopian cuisine place tomorrow and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for what we should try? [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2005 - 26 answers

I want the tasting menu, she wants plain chicken and mashed potatoes - how can my girlfriend and I eat out and at home so that we are both happy? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2005 - 24 answers

My husband and I are spending this weekend in Portland for our 12th wedding anniversary. We are staying at the Mark Spencer, and have tickets to a play Sunday evening. I'd like to book us a dinner someplace nice (but under $200 including wine/tip) for dinner either before or after the theater. [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2005 - 25 answers

This question is for a friend of mine: Good eats in Austin? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2005 - 8 answers

NYC Hotel Splurge: My bf bought Spamalot tickets for a weekend in June and we are looking for reasonable deal on a high end hotel ($250-350/night) to live it up a little. Royalton? Sofitel? Other? Also seeking food recs. [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2005 - 15 answers

Why does eating in a restaurant make me crap my pants?

I have a generally healthy, varied diet. I can eat anything prepared at home, regardless of how rich, fatty, or spicy it is. But nearly everything from restaurants causes massive stomach upset. I have an intense need to go to the bathroom within 20 or 30 minutes of eating restaurant food - sometimes it's diarrhea, sometimes not.

I can eat junk food, fast food - even Taco Bell - without problems, which adds to my confusion about the cause. I thought it might be MSG, but the local Chinese restaurant is one of the few places I can eat, and they do use MSG. Is there one particular food additive that I'm not aware of that might be doing this? Any other ideas?
posted on Jan 18, 2005 - 52 answers

NYCFilter: This should be a simple question, where can I get fairly decent, cheap, fast Chinese food in Soho or Chinatown? Details and Midtown analogies inside.
posted on Nov 22, 2004 - 23 answers

I'll be in Nashville for all of next week, and I'll have most evenings free. What is there to do? Food recommendations (vegetarian friendly)?
posted on Sep 10, 2004 - 1 answers

I've been reading more about sushi after the discussion on Japanese dining and I came across mention of tipping the sushi chef. Do you tip your sushi chef separately, especially if he's not the owner, do you buy him a drink? And where are you?
posted on Sep 8, 2004 - 12 answers

At a Japanese restaurant, I'm tormented by the fear that a whole world of tasty Japanese treats lays just outside of my reach hidden behind a wall of California roll. I have a theory: if I challenged a handful of local sushi chefs to show me a broader range of more authentic Japanese food, at least one will be willing and able. I'm afraid that years of making smoked salmon-cream cheese role may have dulled his skills and strangled his spirit. I want to be ready to help pull him out of his waking matrix-esque nightmare but I just don't know enough about it. Besides the stuff that you can get at any Japanese restaurant anywhere in the world, what's the most wonderful thing you've ever had in a Japanese restaurant?
posted on Sep 7, 2004 - 27 answers

I go to NYC at least once a month, and I'm always on the hunt for good vegan restaurants, especially in the East Village area, although I'd love to hear about good eats in other areas of the city as well. I've been to Quintessence, Bonobos, and Caravan of Dreams, and I go gaga over LifeThyme, the grocery/bookstore/cafeteria on 7th Ave and 9th St - they have six inch high veggie pizza that's to die for. Are there any more yummy vegan places I need to know about, and if so, what's the most yummilicious thing on the menu?
posted on Jul 29, 2004 - 28 answers

Good Mexican Food and Record Stores in Denver, anyone? Enter for more...
posted on Jul 12, 2004 - 18 answers

A browse through the frozen food aisle of my local grocery store shows me all kinds of prepared foods from well known restaurant chains. Buffalo Wings from T.G.I.Fridays, BBQ Chicken Pizza from California Pizza Kitchen... what I want to know is, when I go to the actual restaurant chain and order the same products, are they just doing what I'd be doing if I bought the store-bought product? Is the "chef" at California Pizza Kitchen actually making my pizza to-order, or is he pulling a frozen pie out of his freezer, and popping it in the oven?
posted on May 15, 2004 - 11 answers

Healthy restaurant options in the Big Easy? I'm visiting New Orleans for a week with family, and I've been warned that the place should be called "the Big Greasy." Does anyone have recommendations for fresher, greener eating options? I've seen sites dedicated to helping people pick restaurants, but I'm hoping some here have personal Nawlins experience.
posted on Jan 12, 2004 - 11 answers

I had dinner in a Mexican restaurant a while back, and the menu made this claim: There are only three true "cuisines" in the world, French, Chinese, and Mexican which predates the other two. In that case, can anyone explain to me what "cuisine" means, and how it differs from just meaning "style of food"? Why, apparently, is there technically no such thing as "Italian cuisine" or "Indonesian cuisine". Or am I just placing too much faith in Mexican restaurant menus?
posted on Jan 3, 2004 - 8 answers