The following are shortened versions of full-length restaurant reviews that have run recently in the Times. The date the original review ran and its overall rating is in parentheses.  

Spring is here, and that means allergy season has started. Are you prepared?Unlike most health conditions, seasonal allergies follow predictable trends.  

Every year, designers and decorators are turned loose on a San Francisco classic and the result is always stunning. Take A Peek Inside to see how the Pink Palace has been transformed this year.  

Movie release of popular former TV show has fans planning visits to show's hot spots  

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our adopted son is in kindergarten, and at school there was a discussion about President Lincoln. The topic turned to slavery, where he was singled out for having "brown" skin (he's biracial) and that his relatives were slaves, versus the relatives of the other students who were