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Restaurant
The French Laundry Restaurant
(1 Rating), 24 Discussions
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If you had to pick one neighborhood in LA to live in for best dining options, where would it be?
Yeah if you have a scooter or a horse to tie up while dining. Have you tried to park in those areas, OMG!! You have to venture out kiddo. Try SPAGI’s in Upland, Rosa’s in Ontario across from the Ontario DoubleTree and...
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Service protocols. How do you stand on the old standards?
i’m sure all us tradionalists that have commented above will be taking dinner tonight gentlemen wearing jacket and tie, ladies, dress, no pants suits. Of course the next topic should be the proper way to hand out that...
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Chains you're tired of making excuses for?
) in order to reach my dietary goals. I will also go on the record that Marie Callendar’s has the worst food anywhere. Their pies used to be good, but the one and only tie we ate at MC in Stockton, I was so put off by my...
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Hot sauce - What do you have in the house
E-N, Actually they have done a pretty good job of promoting the Tabasco brand name. There are all kids of Tabasco paraphanalia, clothes, ties, etc available (here in N.O. and I would assume nationally/internationally). What they...
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"White Trash"-themed barbecue: your suggestions?
I agree, Zeb has certainly lived a sheltered life if he thinks coleslaw, corn on the cob and watermelon are trashy. For God’s sake, Martha Stewart shows that stuff in her summer picnic layouts (along with the pashminas tied...
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How many fellow Chowhounders are or have been in the biz?
Waited on tables at Leonard’s of Great Neck, a huge, garish catering outfit on Long Island. This was back in the early '80’s. Had to wear a bow-tie (clip-on, of course), black striped pants and a red bolero jacket. I...
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Using your credit card at Restaurants
Okeedokee, tie me up and put me in a rubber room. I think that most people want to spend money. The banks and advertiser have the consumer’s greed and the consumer’s desire for more and greater going for them and have...
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Nectarine dessert at Zuni is just that
. That was it ...a bunch of lightly dressed greens with those apple shavings. I’m with the presentation of “Yo” ... “catch” ... maybe it could somehow be tied to the Olympics to make it a more festive...
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Your experiences with obligatory eating? Eating 20 guinea pigs in Peru
The worst part of working at HQ is that you’re tied to your desk between 8 am and 1 am, so unless you were smart enough to stop by the market before coming in for work, you are obligated to join in the pizza delivered for...
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How Did You "Deal" With Being Poor (and Young) Before You Could Afford to Dine Out (or eat well dining in)?
Simple: I cooked at home what I couldn’t afford at restaurants. That’s what’s so great about learning to cook early in life. Now granted, my Scallops in Black Tie will never be confused for Daniel Boulud’s,...
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What is your deal breaker?
I spent some time in Paris a couple of years ago and tasted every macaron that crossed my path. In the end, it was a tie between Laduree and Pierre Herme, though the latter definitely had more interesting flavors (and colors!)....
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Woman sues over lack of avocado in Kraft guacamole
for millions, or personal benefit. It just seems like there should be another way for her to bring up her point, instead of tying up the courts.
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Enough of the praise ... what's the 5 WORST of LA?
I have so many I have to split them into chain and non-chain... CHAIN: 5. Houston’s 4. Jerry’s Deli 3. Pit Fire Pizza 2. Marie Callender’s 1. Cheesecake Factory NON-CHAIN: 5. Red Moon Cafe or Junior’s Deli (tie) 4....
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food allergies.....ask or tell?
Manraysky and Michele Cindy, you’re in good company. I’m also allergic to raw carrots and potatoes (cooked ones are fine). Unfortunately I’m also allergic to raw celery which my allergist told me is tied to the...
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