Starting with an article by Roy Blount, Jr., in “Cornbread Nation,” I have been compiling a food playlist on my iPod. Here’s where we are thus far: A Chicken Ain’t Nothin' But a Bird by Louis Jordan & His... (18 replies, last updated by Fydeaux September 15, 2009)

and Coffee," Prince “Punky's Dilemma,” Simon & Garfunkel (“wish I was a Kellogg's cornflake”...) “Eggs and Sausage,” Tom Waits “Toast and Jelly,” Poi Dog Pondering ONE EXCEPTION: No... (138 replies, last updated by mcsheridan August 23, 2009)

buttons on the right: -Share Videos (for Facebook, embedding on a website, or sending the link) -Related Videos (a mix of related content similar to a video playlist) -Full Screen -Volume At the end of each video you will see prompts... (9 replies, last updated by mudaba June 15, 2009)

It’s been well over a year since my original coffee wars post, and Ritual and Blue Bottle are still entrenched, and Organica hasn’t reopened yet. But my idea of branching out is trying new cafes, so I’ve been wandering the... (16 replies, last updated by Mission Terrace Foodie May 1, 2007)

lappie in the kitchen with me and put it on the freezer, well out of the way of the stove and the sink. I put on iTunes and either put it on shuffle or a playlist of various things I like, or else I put on my Pandora station,... (103 replies, last updated by BaltoPhilFood October 13, 2008)

-prepared, that you can’t help but return. (they serve breakfast, lunch & dinner – good coffee too). Despite not being on the sea, the outdoor setting is magnificent – sit either under the thatched roof or... (4 replies, last updated by gueraaven April 25, 2009)

(but of course you won’t), but Steppenwolf could be on the playlist. And thank God, the TV doesn’t work and you probably won’t find Blackberries inside! (25 replies, last updated by Norm Man February 27, 2008)

on a song. I put together a playlist of songs whose titles had something to do with food and burned discs for all everyone. Some of what I chose may already have been mentioned, but here is my playlist: (Do the) Mashed Potatoes... (54 replies, last updated by sarahvagaca June 1, 2007)

trigger the fascinating creative conversation of “I wonder what kind of person lives here”, plus a good chance to showcase your killer music tapes (or I-Pod playlist). (14 replies, last updated by G.Insomniac January 31, 2005)

We had a similar experience this week as the person who wrote the above review. Food was decent and my friend raved about her coffee, but our server made us feel very uncomfortable. Every time she left the table the conversation... (25 replies, last updated by KimchiKitty October 26, 2009)

, but friendly (almost as bad as it was at Quaint when they first opened). The music is a disaster, both in playlist and in sound system. Muffled, with too much bass, but clear enough to know that what is playing you really... (24 replies, last updated by mwl718 September 9, 2009)

– somewhat refined but also edgy. An additional note is that the in-house soundtrack is provided via Ipod playlist and that evening consisted of songs by U2, Alice In Chains, Neko Case, and others – while I heard another pair of... (8 replies, last updated by Vinnie Vidimangi November 15, 2009)

The best list of food-related songs I know of: http://www.jass.com/tom/next/noms/2006food.html Tom Morgan, a dj on NOLA’s WWOZ FM (90.7), does a jazz food show every year. The link takes you to his playlist for the 2006... (94 replies, last updated by neverlate August 9, 2008)

Whether a fine dining room or a coffee house music seems to always be a part of the ambience and I agree it can make or break conversation/mood at a table. Perhaps if the chef was picking the music as well as the fresh... (32 replies, last updated by bwvanleeuwen1 November 15, 2006)

from where I used to work we’d go along the lines of: "Would you like to have coffee at the bar?" Sometimes we’d even go so far as: "We’d like to buy you a drink at the bar if you’d help us accommodate some... (41 replies, last updated by chefbeth May 9, 2009)