I like places with the menu posted outside (with prices!) because that way I can check it out discretely before committing... (cheapest dish on the menu is $20, not in my price range... everything has seafood in it, sorry...

, but mine was a bit heavy on the lime and light on the fish sauce. Next time I’ll taste with more discretion now that I know what I’m looking for. (4) I made half the filling but was only able to fill 4, not 6, squid, so either...

is overflowing, literally with the most glorious shrimp, lobster, mussles, crab and monkfish piled high, floating in a pool of garlic and saffron laced tomato broth with a discret undertow of olive oil to bring it all together....

to the card and no one ever knew), it should be done discretely. Just as the check folder should not be flashed around the table so the date knows how much the meal actually cost and how much of a tip has been given—that to...

in front of me while we were at someone’s house I had to discretely hide it. Hopefully, as those kids get older, they’re also taught to be grateful guests.

their jobs, I respect the checkers and am aware that they may be having a horrible day. On the baggers: since I like plastic bags and leave it to their discretion how to bag (I grab a plastic fruit bag and double bag my meat, so...

to one meal per day Also, you get 35 extra “points” per week (more if you exercise) to spend on “non-core” foods at your discretion, if you want an occasional pat of butter, or a glass of wine or bump up...

" in the Catalan original) works through each discrete spice or “taste” in the order of the clock, s/he is also simultaneously unravelling time, and memory. As each “pure” spice/element is introduced unto...

Perhaps you misunderstood my peeve about the ‘yummy noises’. These are not discrete little ‘mmms’, these are all out, freakish yelps of orgasmic delight. They are really inappropriate in a public setting,...

of wine, giving it discretely to the host/hostness and making it clear it is “for you to enjoy” ... almost certainly a generous gesture motivated by gratitude. yes, there might be some hard cases like if somebody...

That would drive me nuts (pun intended, I guess). By all means, if you have an allergy severe enough that sitting near someone eating the food is a risk, then discretely share this info with your neighbors. If they have a problem...

6:00 PM. No one is welcome and service is not available to the public until then. Any exceptions are at the discretion of ownership and or management and clearly none was given.

That kind of reminds me of stories of various famous Mexican artists, musicians, composers, diplomats etc., who would go to New York, Paris, Vienna in the early 20th Century and would discretely carry around tins filled with the...

and jobs and promotions ARE lost over such things. It may all be old-fashioned, but it does happen. In our town, there is a discrete (and very expensive) service available to teach corporate execs and wannabe’s how to manage...

I complain by absolutely refusing to order/eat anything with it in it. I got a kani at a sushi restaurant recently that came made with that stuff. Very politely and discretely I sent it back and reminded them that, that was not...