damn it i drove through this intersection twice tonight after visiting a friend up the road, and couldn’t even see the place where exactly is it? and what is the best side street to find a parking spot? i’m just going...

A chicken club brought to me by room service in a high-end English countryside manor-style hotel. Fresh crusty bread, sublime fresh-roasted chicken, good English bacon (much meatier than ours, kind of a cross between...

like Manchego (Spanish) or Stilton (English). Salsa is used many ways in Spain. In North America, it tends to refer to a chopped or pureed melange of fruits and veggies, and usually implies some punch, either from chilis, or from...

a semblance of control. I have found it easiest for the hosts to supply the soft drinks, punch, plates, cups, etc. and warming trays and have the guests bring the rest. Of course you may also want to cook some dishes / entrees...

when we first met. The local art theater offered a card – I think you paid $70 and got 10 admissions, so they would punch the card when you came in. It would have been quite strange for me to find out after the fact that he paid...

hour" you should tip on the value rather than the actual bill. For table service never tip less than $1 per person no matter how cheap the food is. If you are a regular, tipping high will pay off in preferential treatment. I tip...

is nice, a nice beige-yellow dotted with paintings of Mayan landscapes and posters of various Yucatan landmarks on the walls. I was told that they’ve only been open 8 days, so the service is still a little ragged in terms of...

with the punches. I also build in time to shower and change.

to a resto, I try to go to one that is known for one thing only. This usually means that one thing is at least okay, and also, you don’t run into as many service problems. I totally agree with moh too that if the kimchi is...

I actually just learned how to work a POS machine (the computer at a restuarant that I had only before seen the staff punching things into). Splitting a check on one of those into 4 different checks would take under 20 seconds. I...

-marshmellows? In my house (Ok, in my Mom’s house) “Ambrosia” means a big bowl of carefully separated citrus sections and juice with some sweetened coconut. It’s diped out with a punch ladel - but is...

much you are spending on them... whether it’s a burger or a plated-table-service-wedding-hall-surf-&-turf... if you don’t think I’m worth it – don’t invite me! If you don’t think I’m...

you can learn to do when you are weeded in orders during a Saturday night service.

Great advice.... I would also remind people that our economy is primarily driven by Service jobs... if we all dramatically cut down on our food & dining expenditures its just going to put more people out of jobs... it will...

meat for white meat and brine brine brine...) is annoying, and their tasting panel is foolish. Like another poster I had a very bad customer service experience with them. They started automatically charging my credit card. I...