I have some nice medium and dark colored damask soft cotton tablecloths and napkins. The darker and medium range colors seem to show the food grease stains worse than white linens do. I have White Wizard and Fuller Brush’s...

not folding the napkin as folding would involve dealing with dropped crumbs. Tips I think are funny, usually because I can’t imagine people doing this. Do not blot or wipe your lipstick on a linen napkin. (eeeww) Use a tissue...

Haveli—it’s fresh and steaming hot.

When one leavesthe table between courses, does one place his/her napkin on their seat, so as not to offend others with a possibly greasy, lipstick/ food-stained napkin on the table? I usually leave it on the chair, and have...

Kitchen linens get crafty.

There is Chef of India (chefofindia.net) on Eglinton East, and Bombay Bhel, not far from it. Chef of India offers a buffet under $12 everyday. Good but not extraordinary. The place is very pleasant, quiet atmosphere, tablesloth,...

Tried to go to lunch at Ambala yesterday but Westwood Blvd was like a parking lot because of the road constructin (will it ever end). Wound up at Jaipur close to Westside Pavillon and had a splendid buffet with white tablecloths...

to receive menus and then our server missed taking our drink orders. When we asked for silverware, she gave us paper napkins and said they "ran out of linen" although other diners continued to receive linen napkins throughout the...

Wow! Was I ever impressed with this place. We had a wonderful Mother’s Day dinner here. Ambiance is elegant, with sterling silver and red roses in purple glass vases, deep purple linen napkins and small candles in purple...

Tried to go to lunch at Ambala yesterday but Westwood Blvd was like a parking lot because of the road constructin (will it ever end). Wound up at Jaipur close to Westside Pavillon and had a splendid buffet with white tablecloths...

of the menu and see a picture of the place to see the atmosphere (linen tablecloths, paper napkins, or something in between?). Funny how much I just expect there to be a website that I am shocked to find there isn’t one....

Have been to the Serendipity Restaurant in Oak Orchard, very nice. Too bad they don’t have white linens. Do have cloth napkins. Very good food. Will try Rehoboth Beach area. Just moved into the area so I am searching....

chipped in on the table/china/etc rental. set the whole shebang up in the field beside a bonfire. it was served buffet-style, but on nice plates, glassware, with tableclothes, linen napkins, etc. a dead cover band (the possums...

Long article in this am’s Times Pic: the restaurant’s creditors are trying to force it into Chapter 7. One creditor is the linen company, which explains the sudden and mysterious disappearance of linen napkins from...

One important change: Camellia Grill stopped using linen napkins about 18 months ago. Their napkins are now a high-quality, fabric-like paper, albeit still dinner-sized. Most everything else is still the same.