; I don’t need to know my server’s names, where they went to high school, and all that kind of nonsense). The only weird part was when a hostess noticed my teenage stepdaughter taking some pictures (of the lighting...

I think Tomasso’s is a great pick for a family...regardless of the neighborhood. I’ve been dining there since before I was born (while my parents were in gradual school in the 1960s), and I’ve been bringing my...

I’d have to divide my time into three day stays in several places. In the air from place to place, let’s revisit elementary through high school cafeteria foods like bierocks and “chop suey” and junk and fast foods like BigMacs,...

will not tolerate poor service. I do understand that servers count on tips, but I come from the school that one must earn a living, you are not entitled to one. When we are dining and the service is less than desirable, I will...

bingo BobB. i knew a girl like that in high school. the way she would order french fries with a zillion sauces on the side and extra plate, silverware etc would make your eyes cross. she had a little speech she’d give to...

Depending on whether you need a huge variety...back in grad school when I was limited on funds, I used to make a huge pot of vegetarian chili the first day of the week and have that. The next day, I’d serve it over rice,...

We live in Colorado, where water is precious. Agriculture, including irrigation for the pastures, fields, orchards and greenhouses that produce our locally grown foods, uses 90%. The remaining 10% is for domestic use, public...

that cuisine’s homeland or because the people from that homeland frequent the place, or if I’m lucky, I’m being taken there by a person of that ethnicity or background, that really understands the food. One of my...

I felt “uptown” when we got a portable dishwasher when I was 5. We lived in a rental house when my dad went back to school, and my mom wanted a dishwasher but not one for the landlord! After that, we successively...

Think of it like college football rivalries. Or, here in Texas, it would be high school football rivalries as well! ;> Seriously, the regional 'cue attitudes mirror those of a fanatical sports fan. There is nothing quantifiable...

Yeah I have gona soda free for years at a time, but am in law school at the moment so diet coke and coffee are pretty much staples of my diet which is horrible, but sometimes it is the only thing keeping me going through class....

Thanks for asking! We had a great time as guests at the home of a Brazilian friend in NYC. Other guests were members of her extended family, as well as old friends who join her for Thanksgiving every year: a French couple who run...

Ever since I was in law school many years ago when I had to decide in advance what to eat, I made plans for the week. In any case now, I always decide the day before what we are going to have for dinner the next day. My partner...

Nick, Thanks for the report. Now I’m craving a burger! Here are my opinions on some of the places you mentioned: Foothill Broiler – I haven’t been in years (and I also worked there in high school so I may be a...

I’ve searched through the tipping threads and have not found this exact topic discussed. I’m a bartender at a NYC bar, didn’t go to bartending school and I fell into the job as a fluke, but I digress... Anyway I’ve...