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+1 on Roncal - I am addicted!

Some friendly advice, Ed: you need bigger glasses to match your new face.

There was Kitchen Market, a very good SF-style burrito place a few blocks north, now closed and replaced with a Qdoba Grill. Maybe that's the confusion.

Better yet in my book, a black and white - or black and brown (choc syrup, coffee ice cream) - ice cream soda.

BTW, if there's no malt powder can you still call it a malt? Isn't it just a milkshake?

Just back from Vancouver and had wonderful meals at 941 (a Serious Eats reco for tapas - thanks SE), Cork & Fin (also small plates) and above-mentioned Tojo's & Vij's. Beware - omakase at Tojo's now starts at $80/person (our guide book said $50) but it was truly fabulous and more than enough to eat.

Vij's opens at 5:30. We put our name down then on a Saturday night and were in for the second seating at about 6:45. Enough time for a stroll down to the water and a drink at the bar, where waiters come around with fabulous free hors d'ouevres. Order the deviled egg appetizer for sure.

The mussels were fabulous everywhere but especially bin 941. Also their duck confit. Expect to wait for a table there - it's tiny - unless you come late.

Cork & Fin is a little roomier, takes reservations and has delicious oysters, fish dishes and a warm, enthusiastic staff. It's also in a more interesting neighborhood (Gastown as opposed to downtown).

And if you find yourself in North Vancouver at lunchtime or snack time, check out Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates for delicious sandwiches (which sell out early), pastries and, yes, fine chocolates. No tables but there are some bar stools. Tip - small bites of the truffles can be sampled in the secret compartments along the righthand wall as you face the counter!

Thanks to all!

Simon: I agree Sal & Carmine's is an excellent slice joint, but don't think you can put it in the same league as DiFara.

Re Grimaldi's, I was at the Brooklyn spot a month ago for the first time in years and the pizza was just as fine as I remembered from when it was still called Patsy's. Maybe there was a bad spell in there that I missed, but I recommend folks give it another try if they haven't been lately. Tip: you can save yourselves an hour wait by ordering to go and sitting out on the pier.

Haven't been for a couple of years but I like this upscale Thai place a lot (never tried the noodle shop - I think that's new): www.lemongrassrestaurant.com/

Hot from Dom's oven
A circle of bubbling bliss.
The diet can wait

OK - I'll give you difficult, but not tasty? Come on. A good grapefruit is so tasty... and so refreshing!

And while I'm at it, what makes a peach more difficult than, say, a banana? And does anyone really think grapes are tastier than, say, cherries?

Loving the chart, questioning the judgment.

Ed, you're messing with tradition here and on a slippery slope. Pretty soon you'll be having t'giving without cranberries and sweet potatoes too. (Come to think of it, I don't like turkey all that much and rarely eat it the rest of the year either. Maybe we should just order in Chinese food.)

But to answer the question, I always skip the pumkin pie. There are just too many bettter choices on the table.

"could you do a walking tour of washington heights sometime?"

cybercita, I've lived in the heights for 18 years. It would be a short tour. It's a great place to live but we leave the nabe to shop and eat. One exception is a good neighborhood Indian restaurant, Kismet, on Ft. Washington and 187th.