a place that will indeed impress the senses BUT with a minimum of stress (worries about etiquette, for example, or service that’s not too friendly). i thought that a tasting menu would be a good option, but i’m open...

Normally I would have alerted the manager but she was happily watching the whole hand carving incident while she was eating. I’m not some shrinking violet repelled by any slightly unorthodox staff etiquette. The staff...

I was wondering, is it considered improper etiquette to request fat to be trimmed off your brisket before they weigh it? Snow’s brisket is the best I’ve had, but they do leave quite a layer of fat on top (I know, I...

Servers do, but the public doesn’t get any etiquette training anymore and more often than not, they just keep looking at the menu and talking about stuff that’s on there long after being ready to order.

Hi, Thanks for the responses. Keep them coming! Also, I’m not used to waiting for a table (ie, no reservations, like Pearl Oyster Bar); it just isn’t done here. Is there particular etiquette? How early should we go if...

powder to either side before I sawed softly through an airy pocket. I cut my way an inch or two toward the center, collecting a molten glob of mozzarella and a partially singed basil leaf along the way. Coming back out to the...

shiso (perilla) perhaps? I think the etiquette issues for Americans interacting with Japanese are huge. Even at our most polite, we may come off as pushy. Also, this is a “high class” restaurant presumably still...

the diagram at the website above, you know the dinner knife goes immediately to the right of the dinner plate, sharp edge toward the plate. I know. It looks more symmetrical and better balanced aesthetically with the sharp edge...

and placed it on the tabletop, at the edge. She told me that in France it was impolite to have one’s hand on one’s lap and that it belonged resting on the table at the fleshy part right below the wrist and definitely...

This is great so far, thanks a lot for the comments! Don’t know where I’m staying yet, most likely in Ann Arbor but I will be driving so it’s no big deal the distance between places (and yes, I meant...

in montreal to get some good seafood as well. Oysters, raw scallops, crab, clams, etc. Also in Old Montreal is L’Orignale. This is Canadian / Quebec cabin style environment with a local edge but, again, the music is funky...

Fact is you gotta know how to order: cheesesteak or just steak, "with" (this is hilarious) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesesteak#Cultural_etiquette as for cheese? "Cheese White American cheese, provolone, and Cheez Whiz are the...

. Depends if I’m shooting for a “fun” or “civilized” evening. Not that BB is uncivilized or LN is boring, but you get the idea (I hope). The food quality was comparable; LN gets a slight edge in...

required to finish the manufacturing process already, and I choose to finish to my own specs. That end bit that you have to break apart (a) rarely splits evenly, which is annoying, and (b) usually leaves at least one rough edge...

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/503808 This thread talks about the etiquette surrounding disposal of an olive pit. It got me thinking about food that I eat only in the privacy of my own home, because I the way I eat it would be...