Mandy's Profile
Business Lunch near Miracle Mile
I'm looking for a quiet place, preferably with booths, for conversation. Any suggestions? Thanks. Mandy
Celery plus a lot of leaves!
I bought a HUGE bunch of celery with a bushel of leaves at the farmer's market yesterday. I've been eating masses of celery/fennel salad, but what can I do with the leaves? Coincidentally, Mark Bittman had a recipe for celery salt in yesterday's NYT, but what do you do with celery salt? Thanks.
Pepe's NY Pizza or other thin-crust in Studio City area
Anyone know anything about this place? I'm looking for some good thin crust pizza for dinner.
Great croissant in Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Noho, etc?
Pain Quotidien on Ventura near Whitsett. Good coffee too.
Need help choosing: Walrus & Carpenter or Ponti's?
I'm looking for "NW cuisine," as I lived in Seattle many years ago and have great memories of my first tastes of really wonderful mushrooms, salmon, oysters! So after perusing the board, I've narrowed it down to two. Please help me choose; we only have one night in Seattle and I'd like a memorable dinner.
Looking for Northwest Cuisine
We're coming from LA, staying downtown and have time for one lunch and one dinner. I would love to find great Northwest food--oysters, mushrooms, and whatever fish is in season. Any recommendations?
Kid-friendly place between Penn Station and Central Park for visitors from LA
My 7 yr old and I will be meeting my husband for an early dinner. Any suggestions for a moderately priced place that would welcome a child? She's an adventurous eater who loves most things, esp. pasta (though my husband doesn't eat carbs). No sushi. Japanese or Mexican, please. Thank you.
Help needed in the Valley
Try Cafe Bizou. It gets crowded but food is pretty good and prices are reasonable.
Empress Pavilion in Chinatown
I wasn't looking to be chided, just inquiring about the restaurant. But thanks.
Empress Pavilion in Chinatown
Has anyone been there lately and how was it? My mother is insisting on going there for mother's day. I would hate to waste all my dim sum calories on a substandard place when there are so many good ones a bit further away! Thanks.
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Empress Pavilion Restaurant
988 N Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Food stand in Griffith Park?
Years ago I read an article about a nice little lunch stand in Griffith Park. Does it still exist , how's the food and where is it? I cannot find any reference to it on their website.
Restaurants in Laguna
We are heading to Laguna this weekend and would love some suggestions on where to eat, both kid-friendly and not. Would love to find casual Mexican and/or seafood as well as a nicer grown-up place, any type of food is fine. Thanks.
Looking for the best steak tartare and frisee salad in town
My husband has described his birthday meal, and now I have to find the place. Any suggestions? Prefer WeHo area but will go where necessary. Thanks.
Need venue for 80th bday luncheon
We are having a luncheon for my discriminating mother and 10 of her friends. Need a quiet, lovely place. SF Valley or adjacent preferred. I am drawing a complete blank, other than Hotel Bel Air, which is closed for renovation. Thanks.
Anchorage, Seward or Homer sushi?
I've searched this board and cannot find mentions of good sushi places in the above cities. We are from Los Angeles and can get great sushi but I thought all the fresh fish in Alaska would make for exceptional sushi. Recommendations welcome! Thanks.
Need LA-centric food gift
I would like to send something which reflects our city to a foodie friend in Singapore. Any ideas?
I Cannot Seem to Make a Decent Margarita
Help! My barbeque yesterday was great except for my lousy margaritas! I've tried numerous recipes and they are never very good. Yesterday's was fresh lime juice, cointreau, and Cuervo Gold. Too strong and missing something...I don't know what. I poured it into a pitcher and added salt to the rim, a lime to the glass--but still not very good. Please point me in the drection of a foolproof margarita!
help with dried cannellini beans
I followed your instructions and my beans were delicious! I'd never cooked dried beans before and cannot wait to do so again...the texture was wonderful. I added spinach and mixed with pasta. Thanks! Mandy
Storing potatoes
I joined a CSA this year and they've been sending me some lovely little potatoes and yams. My problem is if they stay in the cupboard for longer than 3 days they start to turn soft and sprout. My supermarket potatoes seem to have a longer life. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a gadget I can buy to keep them in that will extend their life or are they sending old potatoes? Help!
How do you cook just plain, old broccoli?
I make a sauce of evoo or butter, chopped garlic, fresh lemon juice, s&p, pour over steamed broccoli. Delicious.
Masses of sorrel
So on a whim last summer I planted sorrel in my garden. Now I have a HUGE amount and no idea what to do with it. Salad? Frittata? Help!
Delivery to Warwick Hotel in Midtown--54th between 5th and 6th
My husband is arriving at this hotel tonight after a frenetic snowy day in DC. I'm in LA and don't know Manhattan--I would love to order him something yummy to be delivered to his room--any ideas? He loves ethnic food. Thanks.
Little Tokyo
Looking for a restaurant with enough choices to appeal to a 5 yr old for dinner after the Music Center tonight. She loves Japanese food--any suggestions in Little Tokyo or surrounding area?
Chocolate dessert
I've got to bring something chocolatey to a potluck for 40 people. I would like to find something memorable but not too labor intensive. I'm finding lots of brownie recipes but was hoping for something more interesting for a fairly inexperienced baker like me. Help!
Portable, non-smeary healthy toddler snacks?
Chowser: this recipe sounds perfect for a school-day breakfast. How long do you bake it in the cupcake tins? Do you think it would freeze well after baking? Thanks.
Help! I started a fire in my gas bbq (again)!
So I put two deliciously marbled prime steaks on the bbq tonight. After turning them, I went into the house for less than five minutes, which was enough time for smoke to start pouring out of the vents. By then the flames were too big for me to open the lid, so I stood helplessly by as my steaks charred. (We ate hot dogs.) How do I avoid this in future, or, fix it if it does happen again?
Easy raspberry recipe
I've got a load of not-too-sweet raspberries and would love to turn them into something my 5 yr old would like. Smoothies are out. Any ideas for something easy?
Buying fresh fish--sorry, unpleasant topic
A post on the Los Angeles board about finding parasitic worms in fresh salmon got me concerned about how to find these worms. I often buy fresh fish and always rinse before I cook but never examine for worms. Yuk! Are these immediately visible or do I have to poke at the fish a bit? If I found anything living in my fish it would go into the garbage, but if I have cooked these worms, will they be killed and therefore harmless to whoever eats the fish? Yuk, again. Please enlighten me!
