Restaurant reviewer busted

On Thu, 6 Jan 2011 22:46:40 -0500, "J. Clarke"
wrote:


You are probably joking, but it does tell me they're trying to hide
something. They're probably trying to be like the restaurant with the
unlisted telephone number and no published address; but that sort of
exclusivity has never been an allure to me and I'm not one of the
celebrities they wanted to attract.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.
 
On 1/3/2011 2:05 PM, notbob wrote:

The most I have paid, personally, was for George's 50th birthday at NOLA
in New Orleans, I think that was just over $200, without any wine or
cocktails. I can't imagine paying $350-500 for 2 people.

Becca
 
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Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:


Things work differently in different countries. I have heard from
several sources that other countries have medical folks who perform the
same function as MDs in the US, but only have undergraduate degrees.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]
 
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"Bob Terwilliger" wrote:


Frankly, I didn't think that the original comment above was funny, but
I've know that my sense of humor has been broken for a long time.

On the other hand, I found sf's comments funny, in a weird sort of way.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]
 
Dave Smith wrote:


Perhaps the service/food WAS terrible. "Unnecessarily cruel" is pretty
subjective. Can't you imagine that a critic would be more objective
about the quality than a "partner" of the owner.

gloria p
 
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blake murphy wrote:


I admit to not being very invested in restaurant reviews. My MO when
looking for "someplace different, for Alex' sake!" is to plug in a type
of cuisine, or perhaps an area of town, see what comes up and how places
are rated, then read a couple reviews about it, deciding from there. If
someone says the lamb shanks are great at Caspian Bistro, I'm there.
(And have been there.) Especially if a couple people say so.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
On Fri, 7 Jan 2011 06:05:25 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote:


That's something I forget to do. Does their "senior" start at 55 or
do they make you wait 10 years?

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.
 
On 30/12/2010 3:15 PM, Wayne wrote:



Speaking of jackasses, I had an English professor who quite serious
thought that he was one of the smartest men on the face of the earth.
He got a gig as the movie reviewer for the local newspaper. "Quest for
Fire" and "Chariots of Fire" were playing at the same time, so he did a
compare and contrast of the two. It is too long ago for me to remember
the details of his review, but I was not at all impressed. As far as I
was concerned, they both had "fire" ion the title, and that was about it.
 
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"Jinx Minx" wrote:



We haven't been there in a long time, either. Loved it! The owner was
very hospitable while we were waiting for our order. She came out with
a small plate of some little noshes and samples. Pretty impressive.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
On Jan 3, 9:37?am, Dave Smith wrote:

I like a decent bed, decent shower, microwave (I bring food to reheat
as it saves money), fridge would be nice (though I do have an electric
cooler I can haul in), and free wifi.

Last summer, my sister and I traveled from Washington to Colorado,
then we went down to Arches National Park and the Grand Canyon before
driving home. We took a cat with us for the cat show in Colorado. So,
all hotel rooms had to be pet friendly as well. And we were careful to
pick hotels near the two parks as we needed to leave the cat in the
hotel during the day while we were out at the parks. The weather was
hot, so we set her up in a pet tent in the hotel room for a nice
boring day in the air conditioning.

We really didn't care about amenities as we spent very little time in
the hotel rooms. During the travel, we were arrived around 9 or 10pm,
and leaving by 9 or 10 am. Often earlier.
 
On Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:21:53 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:



Yup.

I think that is because the high-end places are so very expensive. I
was reading the NYT about a place in Manhattan that was named as
serving one of the most memorable dishes the reviewer had eaten during
2010. This is a well known chef's place. I hit the restaurant's web
site and saw that the tasting menu was $150 per person. That is before
drinks or wine, of course.

A couple of drinks and a decent bottle of wine and tip and you're
talking $500 or so for dinner. Why waste that on anything less than
perfection? A place with those prices should ensure that the diner
walks away with damp underwear and goose bumps.

http://colicchioandsons.com/menus/tastingMenu.pdf

The NYT does have reviews of less expensive restaurants, though. The
section is called "$25 and Under." At those prices, many more folks
can afford to experiment and there is no dependence on the star system
as there is at the high end.


Boron
 
On 2011-01-03, Dan Abel wrote:


It's a racket here in the US. Unlike law schools, the AMA limits
openings in certified medical schools to keep the numbers, and
therefor the competition, down and the fees up. Thousands of
qualified kids go to foreign medical schools cuz there jes aren't
enough openings in the US.


nb
 
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:14:25 +0100, "Giusi"
wrote:

In a city where celebrities use pseudonyms all the time. Yep. It's a
good way to go broke fast.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.
 
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