Epinions Recent Reviews for lapook76

A Timely Tale

Sun, 23 Feb 2003 23:56:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - It is not an era of repose. We have used up all our inherited freedom. If we would save our lives, we must fight for them.*

-Henry Thoreau

Georgie Hall, a fourth grader from Concord, Massachusetts, is scared. The President of the...

Low-Carb Cooking at its Best

Wed, 19 Feb 2003 20:10:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - Americans are getting fatter and fatter. Over the past decade, despite a heightened awareness of what is supposedly "healthy" for us to eat, the rate of obesity has climbed alarmingly. Why? Advocates of a low-carb diet claim that the reason is that in...

Cuchi Cuchi

Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:44:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - Its name alone grabs your attention. Whenever I tell someone unfamiliar with the restaurant that I went to "Cuchi Cuchi" for dinner, he or she inevitably laughs or else looks at me incredulously. The restaurant's name is "Cuchi Cuchi"? Really?...

Almost Good Enough to Eat

Wed, 26 Jun 2002 12:55:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - My fiance and I are totally addicted to Origins products. Our bathroom looks like their store. When we do go to the store, the salespeople try to get me to buy things, and I say, "I have that at home already...and that, too...yes, that one,...

Fine Dining in My Hometown

Sat, 15 Jun 2002 13:22:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - Last night my fiance I ventured over to Flora, located in our hometown of Arlington, Massachusetts (just ten miles or so outside of Boston). We were looking to celebrate a little. Not a big celebration- we'd both had a hard week, and we were looking to...

When a Squid is a Squid.

Tue, 28 May 2002 17:26:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - You've probably heard all of Aesop's fables about animals who have done wrong and then learned their lessons. You've heard all of those preachy morals about not being greedy or selfish or boastful...

But have you heard the one about the little...

Musings of a Bug owner

Thu, 16 May 2002 20:47:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - As the three year lease of my beloved yellow '99 GL New Beetle draws to a close, I thought I'd take a few minutes to reflect on my Bug-owning experience. Owning a Beetle is not like owning your average car, and I doubt that I'll ever own a car quite like...

Nearly Thrilling Grill

Sun, 28 Apr 2002 12:23:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - I didn't intend to go to the East Coast Grill last night, but it ended up that way. My fiance and I headed over to Inman Square in Cambridge, MA to go to Oleana, one of those hip new restaurants that everyone is talking about, and we hadn't been...

Party!

Tue, 23 Apr 2002 19:02:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - Picture this scene: You are planning a party... You're trying to decide on a menu, and would really like to impress your guests with some amazing dishes. You start flipping through some of your fancier cookbooks, searching for the perfect recipes. But...

Not thrilling...but a relaxed and decent dining experience

Thu, 7 Mar 2002 18:35:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - On a cold and raw winter night in Boston, there is nothing nicer than to sit by a fireplace, warm and cozy, filling your stomach with comforting foods. This is what has pulled me back to Christopher's time after time, despite the fact that the food is...

It was good...but not the best sushi in Boston

Thu, 31 Jan 2002 19:52:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - As a die-hard sushi fan, I had wanted for a long time to visit Ginza. Located in Brookline and in Boston, Massachusetts, Ginza has been touted for years as the "Best Sushi in Boston." How could I not go?

After being deterred a number of times...

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:19:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - You walk into a bedroom. At first nothing seems amiss; a cool summer breeze wafts through the window, lifting and fluttering the filmy curtains. Everything is orderly and the top of the dresser is polished to an efficient shine. Then you notice the...

Hotel Palacio De Seteais: The Place to Go to Live Like a Queen (or King!)

Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:49:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - Oh, what I wouldn't give to be able to live in a palace. My very own palace with spacious rooms, lush gardens, and a small army of servants anticipating my every need.

Staying at the Hotel Palacio de Seteais in Sintra, Portugal, was about as...

Ooooof.....Food Coma....

Wed, 12 Dec 2001 22:14:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - You know that feeling you get when you eat and eat, past the point when you're full, just because it tastes good and there's lots of food left on your plate, and suddenly you feel so full that you think you're going to pop? My fiance and I jokingly call...

A Small Christmas Miracle

Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:00:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - I suspect that most people, if you ask them, will tell you that they still cherish a book read to them by their parents during their childhood. When I think back to the Christmases of my youth, two books stick out in my memory. They were the books that I...

For your falafel fixation...

Thu, 29 Nov 2001 18:39:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - Last weekend I had a severe falafel craving. It could not be tamed. (In case you don't know, falafel is deep fried patties made of ground chickpeas and fava beans that are usually served in a pita with tahini dressing and various veggies...). Much to the...

Come take a walk through history with me...

Wed, 28 Nov 2001 18:33:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - Look around you. Where are you sitting? Most likely in your home or at work, staring at a computer screen. Have you ever stopped to wonder what your surroundings looked like 100, 1,000, or even 10,000 years ago? Would you even recognize them?

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Blue Ginger: Heaven in a Restaurant.

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 12:50:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - As my fiance (then boyfriend) and I drove to Wellesley, MA for my birthday dinner, I was nearly giddy with excitement. I had been dying to go to Blue Ginger Restaurant for well over a year. I had bought and drooled over chef/owner Ming Tsai's cookbook,...

For anyone who has ever dreamed of flying....

Thu, 15 Nov 2001 20:33:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - I am nervous about writing a review for this book. I am sitting here in front of my computer, my well-loved copy of The Fledgling on my lap, wondering how I can do justice to my favorite children's book of all time. And that is not a trivial...

The Most Beautiful Cookbook You Will Never Use

Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:54:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - I am at a bit of a loss as to how to rate this book. If I were to rate it purely as a cookbook, I would give it two or three stars, as most of the recipes are virtually impossible for a home cook without the aid of a restaurant kitchen and an army of...

Don't be such a worrywart!

Fri, 2 Nov 2001 12:15:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - Have you ever thrown a party and then worried that nobody would show up?

Have you ever gone to work or school or to some social event, and worried that you would be dressed differently than everybody else?

Or have you ever worried...

Soup to Soothe your Soul

Thu, 1 Nov 2001 17:04:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - As I sit at home on my couch today with a nasty cold, I find myself craving the nurturing goodness of a hot, homemade bowl of soup. To me, soup is the ultimate comfort food. I find myself needing to make soup when I am sick, stressed, or unhappy. This...

From Straw into Gold

Tue, 30 Oct 2001 19:06:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - Remember the story of Rumpelstiltskin? The one about the girl who is given the seemingly impossible task of weaving common straw into threads of gold? Just when it looked like the evil king was going to cut off her head for disobedience, a little man...

Imagine a Trillion Goldfish

Thu, 25 Oct 2001 16:12:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - To anyone, not just to children, a million of anything is nearly impossible to conceptualize. Most people have a sense of what fifty or a hundred or even a thousand of something might look like, but how can we possibly picture what one million would be?...

Goose Bumps, Hiccups, Snoring, and More

Wed, 24 Oct 2001 17:48:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lapook76 - Did you know that if you wove 1,000 human hairs together, you could lift four people with it? Or that the 50,000 dead skin cells that fall off of your body every minute make up about 75 percent of the dust floating around your house? In addition to that,...