. By the way, it is considered impolite to refer to people as ‘oriental’. Food and rugs are oriental, not people. People are Asian.

. There are all sorts of quick lunch palces between say Washington Avenue and Napoleon Avenue besides Casamento’s. Would it be impolite to ask why you’re restricted to MAgazine Street?

The food at Yank Sing is very good. I don’t recommend it automatically—I’ve been going there for over 25 years and it’s still my favorite in SF. If you’re looking for heavy food served impolitely, I...

run by some NY radio food reporter.) While the rooms and the pool are very beautiful, the service is lacksadasical at best and verged on impolite. The food was AWFUL, and, worse, we saw them frying food in palm oil! We stumbled...

> If you have a definite group thang going on, though, they will hold a table for you. Not really a “reservation”, more like a favor. Better to ask in person. I find bringing a big group to dine in at least a little...

you ask directions in Spain, nobody EVER says “I don't know”. They all point you in some direction...sometimes the correct one, often not. I was practically apoplectic about this until my buddy Nono Fernandez explained...

I find the chocolate ones a little too dry. For me the jam and nut are the way to go. On a different sublect, when you go to the store it is traditional and not at all impolite to ask for a taste before you purchase smoked fish....

Thanks, DU! I’d never be so impolite as to ask my host to serve whatever it is I brought...bless you for the reminder. I’ll check on the pretzels!

maybe not, but imho, not to wear one in a fine dining restaurant in Paris is impolite. (Ugly American, anyone?)

Lunch only, I believe, though I have no idea what their specific hours are, aside from breakfast. They’re probably trying hard to generate some traffic – I asked the guy directly (perhaps a bit impolitely) about the...

. And then walked away. Now i understand if this place is operating at full capacity, but it was 90% EMPTY!!! my boyfriend was just shocked at this inexplicably quizzical response. the attitude of Janna and the hostess were so...

remembered it’s impolite to lick one’s plate . . . With this, we enjoyed the following selection from Lou’s cellar: 2001 Rudi Pichler Riesling Smaragd “Achleiten,” (Wachau, Austria): Light straw in color, the bouquet is classic...

actually, after thinking about it, I realize that it isn’t really the germ issue that makes me uncomfortable. Indeed, I think I have less germ phobia than the average person....but still, I’ve been taught that it is...

Heads up, folks: We were at Mosaica recently for a business lunch and a family dinner and both experiences were disastrous. The lunch was especially embarrassing, as our clients clearly were appalled but didn’t want to be...

LOL. As impolitic as your post may seem to those not familiar with the culture, I have to agree with you. Soju tastes, at best, like cheap vodka. Kind of harsh, and only palatable when paired with enough fiery Korean cuisine to...