What happens when you take an old tavern concept, insert a gourmet chef, and enhance the atmosphere for diners? These days, chances are you’ll get the “Gastropub.” Still cozy and... Read more >>

I have found the equivalent to the Soup Nazi from the Seinfeld show. We’ve been going to the same little restaurant in the 7-Eleven strip mall for twenty-one years. Just a teeny hangout on our... Read more >>

One of the biggest upsides of downsizing is the realization that our most valuable assets are not found on a balance sheet. Relationships with loved ones, maintaining good health, the luxury of time,... Read more >>

You know when you have an amazing meal at a restaurant and then go back but it’s just not the same? What if every time you went out to eat, it was your first (and last) time at a new place?... Read more >>

I have had enough. Enough of the apathetic customer service agents who don’t care that I’m stranded far from home in a sketchy neighborhood (thanks AAA!).  Enough of the cowardly... Read more >>

When I was young, I loved to eat breakfast out. As a pre-baby boomer, I was of the generation called the Silent Generation—to be seen and not heard. Eating away from home was a luxury reserved... Read more >>

When Chef Ed Brown opened his New York City restaurant Eight One this past spring, the feedback we received was that portion sizes were too small and the prices too big. And so, like many chefs... Read more >>

Who doesn’t love eating out? It’s great not to have to cook for yourself, but it can also be anxiety-inducing to think about someone else cooking for you. Just what happened to the food... Read more >>

Does anyone else feel homicidal when they unwrap the heavy, white, one-side waxed deli paper and unfold a battery of mistakes forced upon the sandwich you had hoped for? When Americans have an idea... Read more >>

It’s a common custom among friends and business associates going out to breakfast, lunch, or dinner to disregard the tedious process of dividing up the check. Rather than determine what each... Read more >>