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While looking for the most festive way to celebrate Brazil's participation in the World Cup Finals, I ended up compiling a list I thought Chowhounds could find useful if viewing the game out this e...

I checked the Acadia website, hoping they offered one, but it doesn't appear that they do. We were in New Orleans last October and fell in love with po'boys - especially seafood po' boys - shrimp,...

Can anyone advise me on where to find raspberry lime rickeys in either Manhattan or Queens? I'm desperate for this treat, which I only seem to find in New England with any regularity. I did hear of...

I love Chinese food. But I have also always suffered from an inferiority complex that what I eat here in London is not the real McCoy. Two nights stopover in Hong Kong (my first visit) gave me an...

Summer's coming and I'm looking for a homemade version of the Jello Chocolate Pudding Pops I loved as a kid. I scarcely ever see them at the grocery store these days. I wonder why? I haven't b...

Anyone know where I can get extremely fresh buckwheat flour?

I have been working in the Rosslyn/Pentagon City/Crystal City area for the past few weeks, and my husband wants to come visit me for a day or so during the week so we can have some "romance". We a...

I will be in LA at the end of May and am desperately in search of great Mexican food. I am a vegetarian (dairy-friendly), so I am looking for some vegetarian options. I would really appreciate yo...

My husband and I are living in Annapolis for a few months, here from Cal., and want to try as many interesting restaurants as possible. Have already been to: Lewnes'and Aqua Terra (exceptional d...

I am a New Yorker on my way to Chicago for the first time. I have spent my life defending the NY pizza (i.e. thin crust) to the rest of the country. So now it is my turn; in my week in Chicago I...

Looking for yemenite (sp?) in NYC - preferably Brooklyn. Know of any?

Anyone know where I can find the best, most authentic Russial pickles?? The variety I'm looking for is not the Malossol, but the Salyonie (the extra salty, vinegary variety). This is a highly subj...

yes, there is an actual product called "liver mush". It used to be quite popular in North Carolina, but is now even getting difficult to find there. Anyone ever heard of it or know where to find ...

I live in the Kalorama Triangle area and would like to locate a source for good home-delivered pizza(as close to New York-style as possible). Any suggestions?

Hello LA chowhounds! I'll be in your neck of the woods next Saturday and Monday, and I'm looking for suggestions for great restaurants I shouldn't miss for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I've got so...

Greetings fellow chowhounds, Just moved here and am looking for place to get "Jah Jahng min" (sp?). It's a Korean/Chinese noodle dish with a hearty brown sauce of beans, pork and vegetables. (i t...

I'm not sure that's the right name for it . . . but I have fond memories of a dip made from just cheese (and flavoring of various sorts). It had the consistency of, oh, about like hershey's chocol...

its my aunt's 60th birthday and i am in charge of getting the dessert. any recommendations? i was thinking cupcakes from magnolia bakery might be cute, but does anyone have any better suggestions?...

I've just returned from Afganistan by way of Islamabad, where at a local restaurant I ate a dish cooked in a small clay pot. It was pieces of mutton flavored with ginger, garlic, scallions, chiles-...

Usualy sushi is one of those things that just doesnt work on a buffet table. It is a waste of my and your time to go into why. Every city has one or two exceptions that offer good fresh all you c...