As a diehard foodie with kids and a low income, I want my fine dining restaurant experiences to be absolutely PERFECT. If I'm going to waste the babysitting time and blow through a ton of cash, the evening should be unmarred.
So I loved these lists. Waiters, waitresses, take note!
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When a Feller Needs a Friend
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11 hours ago
Considering how many of my best dining experiences have been in your company, I couldn't help but think of you when reading those lists. Which, for the record, are spot on.
ReplyDeleteOne I would have added, from an experience the Better Half and I had not once but twice while in Greece -- if a party has conspicuously not ordered alcohol with their meal, do not present them with a complimentary after-dinner drink, even if it is customary. If you do present them with an after-dinner drink, and they politely decline, in the name of all that is holy, DO NOT insist, or make them feel uncomfortable when you finally take the glasses away.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about brass that so upsets the dining ambiance, apart from the muted flugelhorn? Clearly this guy has never listened to Bill Watrous. Not every brass arrangement has a Maynard Ferguson wannabe playing double high Cs.
ReplyDeleteEven though I am "away'" I just had to see what folks were saying. JG... you never cease to amaze me that, no matter the subject, you always take the road not travelled and I don't mean in the good Frost way either. Brass??? What an ass.
ReplyDeleteUm, Uncle Jim, might I gently suggest that GJ's opinion is perfectly reasonable, and a matter of personal taste? I'm not familiar with Bill Watrous, but I'm willing to admit the possibility that his music would make a lovely accompaniment to a good meal. While I understand that the two of you don't really see eye-to-eye about much, perhaps this shouldn't color your view about something as benign as musical preference.
ReplyDeleteCan't help myself Dan. I think no matter what is said or ,mentioned someone always and I do mean always, seems to be a fly in the ointment.
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