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The leaf & branches appear to be slightly fuzzy--or is that just a trick of lighting? Birds eye chili plants have a similar shape & overall bush form, but they definitely don't have any fuzz. I've never seen a hairy-stemmed chili...

Did the peppers point upward or downward? Did they grow in clusters, or as single peppers spaced around the branches? I had a thai bird's eye pepper bush for several years until this winter's freezes killed it. It's a capsicum frutescens , though there are countless varieties within the frutescens s...

for the Saints-49ers Monday Night game. Any suggestions on where they should stay and where they should dine? Hotel Vitale on the Embarcadero; Quince, Bi-Rite for ice cream, and the cafe upstairs at Chez Panisse....man, just thinking about this makes me want to get on a plane. We got married in SF;...

I believe it did bring up a relevant underlying question, however: Is the quality of our local media coverage a reflection of our status in the food world? I think not. We're a small media market, by global standards, so we're downright lucky to have a full-time reviewer at the daily newspaper. On ...

The store referenced upthread by willifred is Asian Gourmet Market, owned by the same folks who own the Little Tokyo restaurants around town. It's primarily Japanese, though it does carry some pan-Asian ingredients. I shopped at it this weekend, and I was pleased to see an expanded produce section a...

I haven't heard anything about the Sazerac restaurant that would make me want to spend any $$ in it. RE: noise level at Domenica, it can get a bit harsh as the evening wears on....my better half is pretty deaf, so we either go really early or request a table against the wall or in the back corner. G...

Yeah, it's k-12, not just HS. It's nice to see some "real" infrastructure that can survive the frequent storms, not just repairs of earlier, less-hardened structures. I saw the "walrus crossing" signs, but I didn't drive all the way to the end of LA 1, where some of the staging/c...

EAC, you shoulda stopped for a "tar ball" flavored snowball while on the island. It's weird to see all of the cleanup workers & media buzzin' around GI, yet virtually no visitors. Doesn't the new high school look spiffy?

Practically every cajun home cook I know keeps a jar of pre-made roux tucked away in the pantry; they may not boast of using it, but it's such a timesaving thing. You can make roux-peas or baby limas in a roux in just minutes, and you can whip up all sorts of delicious weeknight cookin' with a coupl...

Technically, I think the sign now says "Sal's 90 West". Haven't been in the place since Sal took it over from the interim owner after Gustave.