Sometimes, meals seem to pass beyond the ordinary and into the realm of a glowing imaginary. This can happy for any number of reasons - good food, good company, flirtation, the right night, the perfect cocktail - and it rarely has anything to do with the price of the food. Those wonderful nights, and the restaurants that create them, have to be savored and shared. We were lucky enough to be lulled into one of those nights by Anteprima, and we cannot recommend it highly enough. more ›

We were at Isaacson & Stein Fish Company a couple of weekends ago and saw some octopus that we were sorely tempted to buy. Of course, we're not entirely sure how we'd prepare it or how we'd make use of a full octopus. This got us thinking about where we go to eat octopus in the city. We are madly in love with tender octopus appetizer at MK (pictured) and our mouths watered as we watched Chef Jose Garces of Mercat a la Planxa prepare Pulpo Gallego. more ›

While the first few minutes of this video are fraught with danger, tension and action, we're glad everything ultimately turned out all right. more ›

Lorenzo Lamas. Deborah "Not Debbie" Gibson. A mega shark eating the Golden Gate Bridge. A giant octopus battling said shark. What more could we EVER want in a movie? Expect Rob's review soon! more ›