exceptional versus the 80% of vendors that get 20% of the business.

exists), I feel better about spending $2 on something at the farmers market vs. $2 at the store, and there is sometimes a greater variety of seasonal things. And sometimes if you go at the end of the day, things are cheaper so...

that Cat orders wine from vendors for all three restaurants and it able to get multi-case discounts (with some vendors) therefore he profit margin is higher. All that being said, I have been able to try so many wines at both...

I thought the Scots were famous(infamous?) for their deep-fried Mars bars hehe. Every year Calgary hosts the Stampede (exhibition & carnival plus rodeo) and for the past few years the food vendors have been trying ou new deep...

meeting with Wedding Vendors (I’m sure you guys have already noticed, attach the word Wedding to anything and automatically with price sky rockets), before meeting have a guest count, a budget and what your expectations are...

China doesn’t have the same sort of immigration policy we do. I’m sure they don’t have an American expats community comparable in size to the ethnic Chinese community in the US. As for the difference between...

I couldn’t disagree with Plotnicki’s point more. I think Jim has had problems when folks have challenged Chowhound’s policies, but I think he has encouraged dissent about conventional Chowhound wisdom about the...

the restaurant’s cell phone policy. Maybe the author’s goal was to make going out to eat more exciting – to create a frisson - with inaccurate information. If so, she failed. All she really did was make herself...

contribution in 2008 on tamale street vendors in upper Manhattan: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/514388 These are the posts that are examples of strong signals as opposed to the noise that require a filter in those mega-threads...

an amazing policy! No standing in a long line, no ordering only at the bar, and no fighting for the next open table! All that, and Ketchup! What a concept! Aroma bakery Cafe on Ventura is great for any meal. It is a typical...

a great loss. I always have enjoyed regional and seasonal beers and other foods when I have traveled and hate when government policies interfere with that pleasure.