with an agenda instead is just plain upsidedown. I really lose respect for CH when I see mindless policies enforced instead of a little intelligent discretion. FWIW, the product in question is quite unappealing to me so my...

agreeable about BYOB provided it’s discrete (German-style sausages without beer is like PBJ without the J).

://www.danielnyc.com/cafebouludPB.html - Cafe L’Europe – I haven’t been, personally, but it has a great reputation http://cafeleurope.com/index.html - Bistro Chez Jean-Pierre‎ - people seem to either love it or...

the bottles of domestic Nutella, were a few discrete bottles of the Italian version. There was no special signage, no form of demarcation or differentiation. It was as if they didn’t want anybody to know that they had been...

-named Italian restaurant in North Beach sold me a whole case and in another, an un-named French restaurant sold me three bottles of 20-year old Sauterne. So it IS possible — you just have to be quiet about it and ask...

consider checking out the TimeLife Foods of the World volume on Latin American cooking. Despite no discrete section on Guatemala, many of the dishes are nearly identical to the ones in the above mentioned title. What a wonderful...

81 of the Health Code) states that restaurants can use their discretion as to whether or not they allow people to sit outside with their dog. So, this is a variable condition and may also be dependent on the manager assigned on a...

That’s strange... I’ve never heard of that but taxation laws are state by state. I know I read/heard somewhere that even the “mandatory” tips or service charges are still at your discretion. If the waiter...

I’m looking for suggestions for a restaurant to have a lunch business meeting somewhere near Stonestown. Food should be reasonably good and the restaurant fairly quiet so that business can be discussed discretely....

We’d love to have absolutely hard and fast rules on exactly what goes on any given board, but there are too many boards and too many subjects for that to be possible. When something isn’t quite clear, it’s up to...

, is rarely served at the discretion of the chef. You don’t have to get omakase at Yasuda; but I can see how that’s not a neighborhood place. For me, my favorite spot is Kuruma Zushi. the somewhat shoddy decor makes it...

I really like Annisa, and think of it as romantic in its own discrete way, but it is very modern.

and a la carte there was a completely joke though. Almost any sushi or Japanese restaurants will serve omakase which is off-menu dishes on chef’s discretion.

I posted the same thread under “manhattan” (http://www.chowhound.com/topics/406589) but I think there is supposed to be plenty of outer-borough coverage in this book so hence, the dual-board post. moderators, moderate...

I’ve been conducting a discrete survey about town in a quest for the city’s best fish & chips. Over the past 2 years I’ve eaten it at many locations and so far the winner is 75th Street Brewery. Although the...