haven't been to flushing for a few months, looking for suggestions as to who is cooking very well right now- will be out there with a party of 8 on wednesday evening.
Very familiar with and love, hunan kitchen, spicy and tasty, little pepper ( college point) and Hunan
also golden mall stalls
thanks in advance for any help

Thanks for everyone's suggestions. We had a lovely day touring Mount St. Michel and then did a picnic lunch at a convenient set of picnic tables with a view of the Mount on the road leaving the Mount.

Looking for a recommendation for a restaurant in Nice open for Sunday dinner serving consistent quality food at a price point of 35 euros or less ( not including wine). Could be French bistro or moroccan cuisine. Can be in Nice or on the outskirts as we have a car.

We're doing a day trip to Mont St. Michel in September, driving there from Orval where we are staying for 3 nights visiting the Normandy beaches and surrounding area. In the past I've noted no positive recommendations for a lunch ,e.g. a souffle, in Mont St. Michel, is that still the case? Any lunch options in the surrounding area?

Anyone familiar with the Capital Maestro electric wall oven, specifically does the broiler work as an infrared broiler? Experience at searing meats?
Any comments on other manufacturers making an electric wall oven having a infrared broiler.

thanks for replying-let me know how it goes when you do self clean-
have you had any problems with the simmer position being too hot?
We have the wolf rangetop in our country house which has a low simmer of 500 BTU but I understand the Capital Culinarian at its low simmer position gives off 1200 BTU and that has been one negative concern for me.
Have you had good results with the infrared broiler?

Did you come to a decision? We are trying to decide between a wolf dual fuel range and the capital culinarian gas range with self clean. One negative about the wolf electric oven is that the broiler does not appear to get very hot- 550 F according to rep whereas the capital gas oven has the infrared broiler which puts out 16,000 BTU-not sure what temperature that gets to but my experience is hotter than the wolf. However capital seems to be the only high end gas range with self clean- any thoughts from folks out there with experience?

Does the self clean work well on the capital range?
It seems to be the only gas high end range that has self clean

Any suggestions for restaurants within 30 mile radius of Newport Vermont. Looking for place with emphasis on quality regional food. Price point should be $40/person (not including wine) or preferably lower .

looking for suggestions for restaurants in quebec city , emphasis on dishes of the area using quality local products , price point of perhaps $35-50/person or lower not including wine.
We are staying at the chateau frontenac and have a car.

thanks in advance for any help

Suggestion wanted for an Indian restaurant in the Berkeley/Oakland area. Could be veggie or not, emphasis on quality of food. Price point of $30/ person or less.

Thanks in advance for your help

Two years ago I attended a two week cooking program in Chengdu China at the Institute for Higher Cuisine, the school where Fuchsia first learned about chinese/sichuan cooking. The program was very well done with English translation provided by the school. If anyone is interested the program is coordinated in the USA and details can be found at www.cookingschoolinchina.com.

Salute was our choice. Best course was the roasted octopus. Tender , yet firm texture with a good taste of the sea. Portion was enough for the two of us to share. Shared pasta course was ok, needed more porcici assertiveness. Shared meat course, the tuscan meatloaf was weak , not much flavor outside of some added spice.

Well we had a wonderful meal at the Hunan Kitchen. Started with Sliced conch in hot oil and Sauteed spinach with ginger, both of which were freshly prepared and were perfect at getting the mouth watering. Moved to Big fish head with chili, BBQ fish, Sauteed string bean with chicken, lamb with cumin, white pepper smoked beef, spare ribs with bamboo shoot, pea shoots with garlic, Ma Po Tofu and three kinds bamboo shoots. The dishes were served at a reasonable pace and each was just off the wok, i.e. had wok breadth. Perhaps the most interesting dish of the evening in aprt because of its novelty was the white pepper smoked beef , the white pepper of which according to a chat with the chef is imported from fukien province in China. Others thought the two fish dishes were the highlight. Perhaps the only dish below excellent was the Ma Po Tofu , which is better done at little pepper and in my own kitchen.

thanks for all the suggestions. We're heading to Hunan Kitchen tonight (wednesday) and will report after the dinner

Party of six going to one of the above this Sunday May 20. Any suggestions as to which you would picK? Give preference to food over ambience.
Favorite dish at each?

thanks in advance

It was just two of us so we didn't try many dishes but I was very impressed by the Braised Pork Mao style which used pork belly and softened the fat to a beautiful custard consistency. Better than I've ever had this dish.
I noticed many of the fish dishes coming out of the kitchen looked lovely including the fish head dish

thanks
I've been to Spicy and Tasty and Little Pepper many times and love both of them. However, I was very impressed at the Hunan Kitchen a few months back and have wanted to get a group there but chinese friends are also high on the Szechuan Gourmet in Flushing where I have not been.

Can anyone suggest a good website for food or music or art events in bay area- visiting from end of May through middle of June
would like to be informed as to whats going on.

Looking for input, comments, suggestions on dishes on a dinner for about 10 people at either the Szechuan Gourmet in Flushing or the Hunan Kitchen Grand Sichuan in Flushing. Diners are very knowlegeable about sichuan cuisine.
Which one would you choose?
Thanks for any help

Any suggestions for restaurants in Urgup, Turkey or Goreme, Turkey. Visiting in Mid March 2012.

Thanks to everyone for very helpful replies
First of all, the performance by Kevin Spacey was wonderful, how he does it every day is just mind boggling to me.
After the performance we went to Le Comptoir on Grand St, about 3 miles away from BAM. WE had our car and found that parking was available right across the street from the restaurant- at least on a sunday evening at 7 PM. The meal was absolutely delicious and the Foie gras brulee was novel to me and wonderful. The only problem with the restaurant is the small number of tables for two and the sound level but it was a fun evening.

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Le Comptoir
251 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Will be at BAM on Sunday for a 3 PM performance of Richard III , exiting at about 6:30. Looking for restaurant serving interesting high quality food, american ,french or italian doesn't matter that much. Emphasis on quality, passion from the chef and use of local ingredients to the extent possible at this time of year. Price point of perhaps $125 for two with a simple bottle of red wine. Not looking for steak house

Thanks to everyone for your very helpful suggestions. We dined at Ma Cuisine in Beaune and loved it. The food was bistro type home cooking and delicious. I had the escargot which were plump and savory with the garlic sauce followed by a wonderful cote de veau sauced with chanterelles. One of us had the menu which was very well priced at 25 euros. The wine list in my view was a notch or maybe two above excellent- two full pages of DRC and two pages of Yquem. We had a lovely Chassagne Montrachet rouge premier cru although i forget the vineyard-went well with the chop and a tripe de veau . On the wineries we had a wonderful visit to Anne Gros including a tour around her vineyards , an introduction to the cellar, and a tasting of 6 wines from the tank, cask and bottle. There is a charge but well worth it.

we are staying in Beaune on a Thursday evening in the middle of October ( 4 people) . Looking for a suggestion for dinner and for wineries that allow for a visit and tasting. Prefer good burgundy cuisine and nice cellar selection , cost should be 55 euros or less without wine. Appreciate any suggestions.

We had a beautiful experience at Les Bacchanales. Dined in the back garden with live jazz and Monsieur dufau's explanation of each course. I loved his version of polenta with girolles and eggplant. Apparently he dries his own corn and uses that in the polenta mix. Roast squab was also wonderfully rich and the house smoked Chevre introduced a new taste to me.
Thanks again for the recommendation.

thanks for all the helpful suggestions, matyson's was wonderful!

thanks to everyone for all your helpful recommendations, we tried Tournesol and loved it; one further note-on monday, tuesday and wednesday- tournesol has a $25 tasting menu- hard to beat that.
I like the breadth of their wine list- including many wines from the southwest such as Bergerac

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Tournesol
50-12 Vernon Blvd, Queens, NY 11101

try Top Quality on route 46 -their roast pig is delicious, crispy and moist and I think the charge for a whole one is $180 or portions at $7.99/pound

looking for recommendation for French/Italian or American cuisine in Brooklyn or queens. Bill for couple with bottle of wine should be $150 or less. Food should be of consistently high quality and not boring I.e. No broiled salmon on menu. If Brooklyn then preferably downtown or nearby, if queens then LIC or closely.