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In a number of states when you see the bottle in a wine doggy bag, it is considered a closed container. It’s great to know you can enjoy the balance of your wine at home.

There was a recent online WSJ article about taking leftover food home from restaurants and it contrasted the different attitudes between American and Euros. I’m curious, amongst chowhounds ... do you doggie bag? I almost...

When I was a chld, my mom would always bring home a doggie bag, but it usually just had the rest of her meat in it; sometimes a potatoe she’d fry up the next morning. I’d start nibbling on the meat by about 2 a.m. and...

They are legal – but the law doesn’t help much until restaurants get the super special bags. So, for now finish that second bottle!

this happened to us today too, a customer called to say that they got all the doggie bags from last night except for her penne vodka (half eaten). She made the biggest fuss about it. I have just sold my restaurant so the new...

The law was passed but the implementation date is unclear in DC. It is still illegal to remove an open bottle of any kind in DC. When the new law is implemented, you will be able it take home an unfinished bottle of wine in a DC...

offering to cook them for me, in a way that she assures me, will convert me... Something to do with bacon and chestnuts I am skeptical. So, to my dilemma... I work with the lovely M... who just this minute has presented my with a...

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I’ve gotten this crazy looking wine bag from Babbo. All sealed up. They followed the letter of the law. That was right after this legislation was passed. I’ve not encountered any problems taking home unfinished wine...

Finally made it to Apizz last night which I’ve been meaning to do for weeks. Well the evening started off well, initially, when they were very kind about moving a rez since my in-laws flight was late landing, and in fact we...