. It was packed (largely with septuagenarians), and I was glad we made a reservation. While we were seated shortly after arriving and had a lovely waitress who did a very good job describing the food and pairing our dishes with...

With the new law in Toronto, enviro bags are the new plastic bag! They are taking over my house and we seem to accumulate more wherever we go (giveaways at conferences, freebies if you spend more than X dollars at Shopper’s...

Paulett writes "You must also open your own bottle and pour it yourself." All the places we’ve been to in Chicago for BYOB they open the wine and serve it to us. Were they breaking the law??

I want to buy a dining gift certificate for my in-laws for Christmas in New Orleans. They go there all the time via Florida, I’m sorry to say I’ve never been via Jersey. Can anyone help me out in providing some...

The opposite. If you don’t check the pantry/fridge before you shop, you will inevitably buy either a duplicate or triplicate of something you already have a whole one of. I currently have at least 2 full Costco-size bags of...

Any interest in discussing the new Take Home Wine Doggy Bag Laws enacted last year in New York State?

chooses a wine varietal and you are asked to bring a bottle of it. Can be any price level, just so long as it is the specific varietal for that dinner. All wines are given a number and bagged and no one knows which bottle (s)he...

and welcoming, and tread the line between smart employee and potential loving daughter in law and bringer of grandchildren. This is what I know about for sure: all three of us like Chardonnay and green beans. And brandy. Its...

Ever since the law got passed I haven’t heard word one about restaurants offering to pack up unfinished wine. Has anyone else?

the thread, I just remembered an integral part of my self-bagging procedure: for ages, until I recently moved to a neurotically-carbound Midwestern city, I used my backpack to hold heavy unwieldy items/liquids(quarts of milk,...

My mother-in-law was in town for the holidays. Key facts about my mother-in-law: she lives in a small town, she likes to eat, she likes to drink, and she likes to treat. I have been hoping on one foot for Boule to open because I...

Bag-in-box packaging does a great job of keeping wine fresh. The problem here in the US is that almost all box wine is nasty, and the few exceptions are only mediocre, e.g. Black Box, Delicato, Three Thieves. A few topics on box...

seemed surprised that we were there. Once we had ordered the food we opened up the wine list and my friend began, “So I was thinking of ordering an Italian red and we were wondering if you could help us choose between . . .” at...

that the 'house wine' served in a carafe is something other than a bag in a box, it rarely is anything but jug wine. Jug wine CAN be good, if you search for certain brands and such. I use 1.5 litre bottles for some cooking, but...

just like a doggie bag. So it’s definitely legal to take home your wine in CA, and bad form only if you go to some kind of weirdly prudish restaurant.