were some sort of secret that I couldn’t crack. My radar has much improved as I’m sure yours will too. Sometimes you walk out of a place feeling cheated because the meal simply was not very good. Minnesotans are...

Aha, the true secret ingredient being wax not plastic. Thanks for the clarification and thank goodness for seven year olds :)

where the secret entrance is (and is a good story for going home). Despite the fancy hotel vibe on the outside, the burger place is casual. Don’t bother with Mexican here. We still haven’t really figured that one out...

and tons more fun. It has been proven bright folks have many other things to thank their creator for than it being Friday. They also do not believe that the crew at Olive garden was sent to a special university in Tuscany to learn...

From right to left: Blue Sky Cafe Yellow Fur Chicken Congee - $6.95 Salt Pepper Chicken Wings - $5.50 Salt Pepper Quail - $4.95 Red Wine (braised) Ox tail clay pot - $7.95 (secret receipe/self made) Lamb brisket clay pot - $7.95 Salt...

faster, etc. I whole heartily agree with you regarding communication. I developed my own "secret shopper" program to both re-train and reward my employees. As a business owner, I need to know what my customers think of my...

I think women tend to worry more that people are watching and taking note of what they’re eating. All the secret eaters I know are women.

and although secretly I’m thinking how mine would taste, it’s a pleasure to be a participant in the banter with the staff and kids. So really, I guess I’m pretty lame I don’t have any food standards to...

, so I imagine it’s frustrating, but I can’t imagine she’s ‘that’ type of chef...maybe she is. is anyone else craving some good old kraft? Or grandmom’s secret recipe?

a totally non-seasonal ingredient. then they do not believe me that we do not stock the out of season ingredient *at all." no i don’t secretly have asparagus somewhere back in the fridge, it’s october, dude. do you...

crystal light is my shameful secret. When I quit smoking I developed a terrible sweet tooth, wanting something sweet a few times a day. I often use crystal light to curb those cravings. it’s not particularly good, but it...

. Why did I win? no one touched them – evidentally that was the secret criteria for winning – no one had come near nor even considered eating your food. Other classy foods are cheese whiz body shots, anything with Ritz...

I mostly agree with your “what the market will bear” take on NoKa. However, the Lexus/Toyota analogy does not work because Lexus and Toyota make no secret of their relationship. Toyota owns Lexus and openly promotes it...

Just a few retorts: Try Dom’s again. Secret specialties are pan fried chicken livers and fried chicken, of all things. Also try the Chicken a la Dom and the canneloni. The canolis are the best I’ve ever eaten. Thin...

updated my PDA at the Coffee Bean and bought my wife something nice at Victoria’s Secret. After that, we went to Zia (http://www.ziarecords.com/Home)(a great place for cheap dvds) where I got the Showgirls Special Edition...