Like I said, asking politely to have my own sandwich warmed in the galley oven has worked for me on multiple occasions while flying in first class. I haven’t tried this in coach, though, and wouldn’t rely on it (i.e....

"I can’t imagine someone calling his waitstaff snobby when the same someone won’t allow for a single mistake." I’m always at the very least polite to and patient with my servers. I’m aware waitstaff are...

between 1910 and 1920, and then more than doubled between 1920 and 1930), SF was still 25 percent bigger in 1910, and had all the established political, financial and cultural institutions. BTW, I’d like to see the source...

. Such a bad chef. And BOOOOOOO to the no kicking anyone off tonight!! You should damn well be able to communicate and run the front of the house. its the same as the back, communication and teamwork. doyee. same business, same...

with porcini mushroom, ginger and sesame seeds Heck even Los Grisoles has a more interesting menu with a funny, colorful and politically incorrect menu http://www.restaurantelosgirasoles.com/Pag2-1e.html - Pistachio cream soup -...

://www.restaurantreport.com/Greatdebates/critics_p1.html "7. If you recognize a food reviewer in your restaurant, do not give them a hard time or order them to leave. Instead, politely ask them if they will call you before the...

Or as Miss Manners would point out, the restaurant intentionally puts you in a position where they have reason to believe you may be uncomfortable. All else aside, that’s rude. Polite people, and restaurants,...

that through social and political channels—tax incentives for retrofitting factories or retraining workers and such... EDIT: here’s a link to the wikipeida summary of the book "The Consumers Guide to Effective...

say is that everyone is very polite and seem to be having a great time. Other than that I’d rather drive back to Berkeley to eat.

I’d be shocked as well...unless this was par for the wines by the glass at the resto or the server made some big deal about how special the wine was, which I suppose could be "polite code" for “this is an expensive...

I love meat. I will order carpaccio and steak as my main course. I do see how this article can be offensive, but I’m not going to get too politically correct about it and take it for the light hearted piece it was supposed...

Hmm. I wonder how Rocco really felt. I get a sense that he is being really controlled and polite because this is Padma’s blog and not his. He did explain what he tried to do as a judge, which is admirable, albeit...

Ipsedixit, I trust you aren’t as judgmental as this question comes across. Did you feel this way before they stopped serving meals on planes? My short way of saying that perhaps you could have posed this question in a more...

is perfect with the dice. We kept deferring the dishes to each other, fully well knowing that if they made one full trip around the lazy-susan, no more polite gestures would be expected in offering tastes to everyone. We just...

We were offered kola nuts recently at a Nigerian wedding. My husband politely ate his. I took a tiny nibble and furtively hid the rest in my purse. What a wimp.