for the meal and then requested a refund, she couldn’t have been all that displeased. Usually, when people do that, it’s because they are angry/frustrated with the service, not the food. The longer they think about...

old child paying for a meal for two clients who neither liked the food at the restaurant in question nor wanted anything more than to have money spent on them spoiled a recent celebration. Personally I would take any child over...

Isn’t it naive to think that these large corporations are collecting all this information just to find out what food's moving off their shelves? Why do they need all that specific data about what particular merchandise...

really enjoy dining at BH. >> November 2002 — Amex Food & Wine Best New Chefs Event at Blue Hill I had a good-plus dinner at Blue Hill tonight in connection with the AmEx/Food & Wine Best New Chefs series for NY. The dishes and...

). Cool. Using a food processor fitted with a steel blade process garlic, onion and mushrooms with on and off bursts until finely chopped. Melt butter in frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic, mushrooms, onion, salt, pepper and...

Many of you may have read a recent article where a wealthy man had spent an obscene amount of money on wine while dining. The Wine far exceeded the food bill. The total was in the thousands for food and wine. What is appropriate...

We are coming up to NYC from Washington D.C area with three adults and three young children (all 6 or younger). Any brilliant ideas for lunches and brunches especially. We want chowish food but are realistic about the options...

Hello Chowhounders! I have been married for 1 month and realize that I was raised by wolves! I love good food, I am willing to do the work but I can’t find any great recipes(or is it me...lol) I find a book-a few things are...

wonders. So they’re inspecting their treasure on the kitchen table when someone notices mom in the driveway. Quick thinking his brother isn’t, but quick acting he was so the whole lot was swept up into the bag and...

I was wishing recently that the Dugan’s delivery truck still came around. I’d love to have the driver come up my front walk and hand me a box of Whole Wheat raisin muffins for breakfast. My mother didn’t drive...

of the varietal? What about wines, that are excellent, but may not be “true” to YOUR memory, or idea, of the characteristics of that varietal? I often hear folk talk about a great food dish, that does not meet their criteria for...

had a very oooolllllldddd pressure cooker. I guess I didn’t secure the top very tightly, because later on my Mom and I heard a loud “POP!” and "whoosh! The liquid and bird inside decided to explode! What a mess!...

them and am grateful to them. And, as noted, am fortunate that I never yet met anyone crude enough to say “you don't tip, you don't get served” to me. I would love to know which part of the country hires service people...

. Couple that baggage with the load of slight guilt I was feeling for having made several reservations through Opentable.com on prior evenings and having cancelled them (with some notice, but not a great deal) when I secured...

liked the place for the food, I would pretend that’s what happened and forget about it...