Rhubarb may be somewhat of an acquired taste, but once it’s acquired, it’s difficult to ignore. I know that from personal experience and from the number of requests I regularly get for frozen rhubarb, which is tough to find in the valley.
Heidi Knapp Rinella
If you’re not Asian and are trying to figure out if an Asian restaurant is authentic, here are two surefire clues:
Taste of the Town has fielded some pretty offbeat requests from readers over the years, and this one ranked right up there: Anne McConnell e-mailed in search of English muffins that are not fork-split — that she has to cut herself — and have a dense texture without so many nooks and crannies. And lo and behold, readers delivered:
No doubt the question I get most frequently about the Sterling Brunch at Bally’s is, “Is it worth it?” That’s because it’s long been the big ticket in town — at least as far as brunches go — in recent years steadily climbing to its current $85.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
Regular readers of Taste of the Town know that we tend to run, give or take, about a six-month backlog for requests. The file’s getting particularly fat right now, so let’s clear some out:
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