Stag writes, “Tip”, I learned recently, was historically a shorthand for “To Insure Promptness”. Now, however, it means the obligatory 15-20% and hovering hosts, bus boys, and servers who flit and flutter around your dining table. The problem with tipping is not the cost (god knows they work for it) but that the dining experience [...]
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a lesson in tipping
Posted in Restaurants, Travel, tagged E.A.T, organic on June 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
buddha is still hungry
Posted in Book Reviews, Restaurants, tagged 100-mile diet, Buddha Dog, hot dog, Jamie Kennedy, Kraft Dinner, memory on March 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Stag writes: This is not a spoiler: at the end of the novelThe Gourmet, the famous French food critic, Pierre Arthens, dies. We know this will happen from the first page of the book, and the real suspense is built around his being tormented by his inability to recall the most delicious food he’s tasted [...]
