I'd never heard of it. Does it really add anything to an Asian dish which already has many other strong flavors?

Fear Factor food is in. You know, chocolate covered bugs, candied worms and things like that.

I've had dry ice punch and lived to tell, so it must be okay. It LOOKS really cool, like what the "mad professor" has bubbling away in his laboratory. Haven't got a clue where you'd get it from or how you'd store it.

I think with both French Toast and Bread Pudding, the bread should be stale, as it soaks up the liquid better and DOESN'T fall apart like fresh bread would.

Oh no, pizza crust dipped in Ranch is GREAT!

Denny's of all places has good Ranch dressing, but I think it comes out of a packet like the HVR one does.

Been, but not eaten there. It's a pub, but with a nice room upstairs accessed via an old spiral staircase and a hole in the ceiling. Downstairs gets very busy with the after work drinking crowd.

Hot, fesh, Baguette, dipped in Garlic and Peppercorn Ranch! Yum!

I saw some PC too the other week and wondered if I ought to get one. And I was gonna ask if it tasted any different to a regular cauliflower, but I guess I don't need to now.

I never used to like brie, but if you drizzle some maple syrup on it, it doesn't taste so bad! Add some toasted walnuts and you've got a dessert sandwich.

I'd use the bread most often used to make Cuaban's with.

Brioche is always good as well.

Crispy Honey Shrimp!

Wouldn't that much orange juice just curdle the cream? I agree, zest might be better.

I'll give you everything EXCEPT the seeded rye bread.

I KNEW someone was gona say cheese and fig chutney.

Fine, then I'll add cheese and chili, like real, green thai chilies.

I can't STAND cottage cheese. Every time I try it, even after many years, it still just looks and tastes like wallpaper glue.

No, you're quite right, but when they get creative and make specials, boy is it good!

Where can I find good Chinese in London? I don't mean dubious grey meat and soggy vegetables, but quality, fresh food, where I'm confident it's not cat or dog I'm being served. No buffets.

Skip the samosas from Ambala.

Ambala aren't that great. If you want REAL, fresh, and not cloying Indian sweets, go to Ealing Road in Wembley. Try Prasad Sweets or Saya. Or, there's a great place on Kingsbury High Road called Gayatri which has improved vastly over the last 10 years or so.

In Indian sweet marts, it's all about turnover, not just the finished product, but of the raw ingredients. The places I've mentioned always have fresh stuff and they sell out quickly.

As for what to get, try some Phool Khaja and kaju katri. Prasad does wonderful Jalebi's as well!

Does anyone have a really GOOD, tested beer dip recipe? When I was in Texas, we went to a ranch house party, and one of the items was this wonderful cheesy-oniony dip. It LOOKED like something somebody had thrown up, but it tasted great. When I asked what it was, I was told it was "beer dip". Does anyone know how to make it?

What about Automat on Dover St? Do they do breakfast?

I've not been to Kulu Kulu, but I see it all the time. Is it better than conveyer belt places like itsu and Yo Sushi?

I've never been to Le Gavroche . . . well, I mean, I've BEEN there, just never eaten there. Good classic French food?

Well, there IS good sushi in London; places like Umu and Hakkasan, for example. And then there's always Nobu, and there are three of those in London.

But, it's not the most reasonably priced, I'll give you that. Though, having said that, Umu has a good set lunch and while it's pricey, sushi is ALWAYS gonna be more expensive than other foods.

I've not been to Sushi-Say on Walm lane, but I keep reading good things about it.

Which London restaurant do you think has the best service? And by service, I mean from staff at all levels, from telephone receptionists, greeters, waiters, managemers, busboys, etc. I'm looking for places that aren't just merely competent, but outstanding. And in London, that means people can actually speak and understand English.

I'll start. Any of the Caprice/ Ivy/ J Sheekey/ Daphne's places have always been very professional, in my opinion.

Sam's Brasserie is located in a little back alley off Chiswick High Road, just west of the Turnham Green area.

http://www.samsbrasserie.co.uk/

What about Gordon Ramsey's flagship in Chelsea? Marina O'Loughlin just gave it a quite scathing review, but I was there the day that went to print and the place was still packed!