on it. Heck, they did offer impossible to find wines, as most had been taken off the shelves, and much of it was good. The “deal” was a bit less than most of their clients knew, but if both parties were happy, and a...

Yoko, Merced 456, fono: 632 1954. Haven’t tried it but this was a review I read on www.destino.com said: “This Japanese canteen is an eternally popular diner for hungry city workers at lunchtime and party people during the...

when I was in grad school our "dinner parties" with friends frequently featured things like pasta puttensca— no meat, and you can make a lot for a reasonable amount of money. Add a tossed salad and some garlic bread and...

it is I want to do. I hand over my credit card as unobtrusively as possible and ask him not to bring it back until the other party has left — I want this to happen anonymously! The one exception is when we were at a...

That’s right, I forgot about Ranch 99, I went to the one in Fremont frequently for great seafood and Asian specialities. My Chinese New Year party was last weekend, and I sent the DH up the hill for what I needed there.

at the bar, and if a few parties like us leave after wating in vain – well, at least they’ve dropped some money at the bar.

Yes, I have actually. I think the remodel was to accommodate to the dim sum crowd, because when I went on a sunday afternoon it was packed. Even though it was crowded, our party of six were seated almost right away, and when we...

for parties or a solo binge. Excessive notion, that last one.

course constitute a party foul? The ambiance and service were absolutely wonderful, but some of the dishes fell short (IMHO). If it hadn’t been an expense-account excursion I would have felt gypped.

Very true, Morton. Once, as a wee lad, I arrived at a Christmas party famished. Spying the buffet, I made a bee-line for the jam and slathered some on a cracker...only to discover (much to my displeasure) that it was caviar....

Gosh, given that we had a birthday party for one of the chowhounditas at Swiss Gourmet a few years ago, you’d a think it’d make the cut. Sorry. I’ll comment tommorrow on Kid Millions and related issues. Rob

and served with crackers). This year I used FunwithFood’s cranberry sauce with rosemary and marsala. Puff pastry pesto, and tapenade pinwheels. Have made pinwheels before for other parties but always served warm....

...for the sake of keeping this party going smoothly. I’ll never reach the point where I open, study, and carefully file each paper as it comes in. But if I could just file stuff where I could get what I need when I need it,...

. The purpose of the diner was purely social, and was often chosen because you could smoke. We were usually there pretty late at night, after a party or a nightclub. The first time I visited a chain restaurant was about ten years...

will make the right impression on the women around them, not the men. I once had a (rare) argument about a joint birthday party I was throwing with a very good friend. She didn’t think we needed a big birthday cake (there...