Epinions Recent Reviews for LouiseWR

Do it right and you can't beat Carmine's

Wed, 8 Aug 2001 23:00:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - We were considering a family-type restaurant on the Upper West Side and remembered Carmine's, which we hadn't been to in years, yet remembered fondly. Would the fried zucchini sticks still be as good (and abundant) as we remembered? In a word, YES! For...

Guacamole only please!

Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:42:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - I have long heard of Rosa Mexicano and in fact for my husband's 40th birthday, his Manhattan-based sister hired them to cater his party. I realize now that I must never have budged from the guacamole table because that is what I remembered with such...

Beenz.com: These beenz have run out of gas

Sun, 29 Apr 2001 18:51:32 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - This is a heads up for all you beenz collectors. It's doubly sad for those who are aware that freeride.com has also come to an end. It appears that we are at the end of the road for beenz.com, based upon several indicators. The first is that...

House of cards

Thu, 5 Apr 2001 15:19:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - Andre Dubus III has written an engrossing story of three main characters whose lives intersect over a house in northern California. For Kathy, the former addict and previous owner, the house represents the one final thing she has blown in her life after...

Thomas needs a good spanking

Wed, 7 Mar 2001 15:01:25 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - My first-grader daughter loves Robert Munsch books and brings home as many as she can from the school library. She was sure I would love them too, but frankly, I found the stories off-putting and the illustrations unattractive. The kids, in this case,...

Everyone needs a good rescue dog around the house

Thu, 15 Feb 2001 17:05:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - My sons (ages 3 and 5) are crazy about the rescue heroes line of toys, and I must admit I am, too. They are durable, well-priced and have interesting design details. Smokey, a brawny dalmation, comes equipped with a ladder on his back to aid in...

Rescues in the night!

Thu, 25 Jan 2001 12:58:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - For Christmas, my 5 year old son received the Glow in the Dark Jake Justice. We tested his illuminating powers immediately and were thrilled: he glows! Even at bedtime when I turn out the lights I can see him glowing in whatever spot my son has left...

"The Depressing News"

Thu, 7 Dec 2000 21:54:30 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - Wow! When my book club decided to read this book based on others' recommendations, and a Pulitzer prize, you'd expect certain standards. Okay, so the story kept your interest, but in a morbid, what's-going-to

happen-to-this-loser-next sort of way...

I felt so grown up

Mon, 16 Oct 2000 15:00:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - La Cote Basque, has, for two years now been my husband's and my anniversary dinner place. It is the one opportunity of the year to get out of the Jersey suburbs and head for a sophisticated dinner in the Big City. Located in the heart of the theater...

All those squiggly lines and boxes!!

Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:32:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - I knew the kids were getting a little tired of Candy Land and Hi-Ho Cheerio so I cast back to my childhood to remember what we played during my younger years and came up with Chutes and Ladders. I wasn't sure my 4 1/2 year old could handle it but he...

Vegetarians need not apply

Wed, 4 Oct 2000 23:23:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - If you are a meat lover, what could be better than having men roving a restaurant, holding large spits of meat, who at your bidding, then carve it directly onto your plate? This is the concept behind Churrascaria Plataforma,a brazilian steak house...

Bizarre!

Tue, 26 Sep 2000 19:17:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - I'm not a huge Pokemon fan, but I tolerate it in moderation with my kids and I'm fairly knowledgeable (I'm embarrassed to admit) with the various Pokemon, and I even really enjoyed Nintendo's Pokemon Snap. However, this game is just bizarre, like we've...

Say it ain't so, Anna!

Sun, 10 Sep 2000 11:11:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - In 1877, in Russia, Leo Tolstoy wrote one of his two masterpieces, Anna Karenina. What makes the book a classic is that even though social mores have changed dramatically in last 100+ years and the book takes place in a very culturally different country...

To boredom and beyond

Mon, 4 Sep 2000 00:06:30 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - I have to be upfront and admit my 4 1/2 year old son has already watched this movie 6 times in two days, at a length of 70 minutes (yes, it was a rainy weekend and I couldn't think of anything else for him to do). He loved this animated movie. Frankly,...

What's not to like?

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 09:57:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - I'm not a fan of Pokemon per se, and we survived the Beanie Baby craze with a minimum of fanaticism, but I had to admit to my kids (ages 2,4, and 6) that these combo Pokemon/beanie babies were actually pretty cute. Poliwhirl may be the oddest looking of...

A pokemon I can live with

Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:50:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - Thanks to two older siblings, my 2 1/2 year old son has been caught up in the pokemon craze (it's one of his more intelligible words). Thanks to a recent sale on Pokemon merchandise, I relented and permitted them each to pick out a pokemon beanbag toy...

Wake up! This is cute!

Mon, 21 Aug 2000 13:32:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - I am not a Pokemon booster by any means, and thank goodness my kids caught on to pokemon late in the fanaticism. This cute Pokemon beanbag was discounted to $.99 at our local toy store (so how could I say no?) and I have to admit, the plush, well made,...

I can't believe it's actually cute

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:55:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - As ugly as most of the Pokemon figures are on the low quality graphics cartoon series, the beanbag variety is actually cute. Now that it seems that the fanatical interest in Pokemon is waning, most of the Pokemon toys are going on sale in area stores,...

Anyone can be a princess

Sat, 12 Aug 2000 16:58:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - I never thought such a cute game could turn into a cutthroat competition between sister (age 6) and brother (age 4) and at times, Mom (age ?), over who would end up winning all the jewels without getting the black ring.

This adorable game is...

No crocodile tears here!

Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:13:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - When we first used this alligator teeter totter, I looked at it and realized three kids could use it at the same time (how great!) and certainly the traditional two kids could use it at the same time, but what I did not realize was that a single child...

Flashback to 1968

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:44:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - Wow! Playing this game again with my 4 year old really took me back to my own childhood. My brother and sister and I had finally found a game we were able to play on our own, without any adult help. My daughter, at 4, was a little young to play this...

Mighty fun

Sun, 6 Aug 2000 13:07:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - As the mother of two preschool-age boys, I am a huge fan of Tonka anything. The brand is always well-made and is of enduring interest for young kids. I love that there are no batteries required, no annoying beeps and bells for grown-ups to put up with,...

Looks and personality

Sat, 5 Aug 2000 19:18:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - This Sunggle Bug by Step 2 has got to be every child's favorite toy -- I know this from the many fights which break out at playgroup over who gets to drive next.

It is kid-powered which is great for kids who like to go at their own speed; the...

Hard, Plastic and Cuddly

Fri, 4 Aug 2000 23:46:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - My 4 year old, who is crazy about all things Toy Story, recently conned his grandmother into buying him the Power Boost Buzz Light Year. Up until now, the toy he dragged everywhere with him and with which he falls asleep at night is his stuffed Springer...

Pretty but a little impractical

Wed, 26 Jul 2000 09:58:18 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LouiseWR - My 5 year old daughter begged me for Rainbow Horse and her sidekick, Sprinkles, when the ads began appearing prior to last Christmas. Since she loves both horses and Barbie, it seemed a good fit.

She was thrilled to receive it Christmas...