Latkes + Hanukkah + Christmas

If by 2 hours you mean by car, then place wrapped frozen latkes in a cooler and surround with ice packs. Fill voids with crumpled newspaper. They will still be frozen solid by the end of the trip.

momdgp in Home Cooking

Rehearsal dinner suggestion in Marina del Rey area

Thanks everyone! The bride & groom are leaning towards 26 Beach, Beechwood and Hal's. Hope they select one of them, otherwise I may be asking about Santa Monica next week. ;-)

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26 Beach
3100 Washington Blvd., Venice, CA 90292

momdgp in Los Angeles Area

Rehearsal dinner suggestion in Marina del Rey area

Good question westsidegal. It will be a Friday night, thinking about seating at 6pm-ish to accommodate jet-lagging east coasters. The wedding is in September, if that helps as well.

momdgp in Los Angeles Area

Rehearsal dinner suggestion in Marina del Rey area

Does anyone have restaurant suggestions for a rehearsal dinner for 30 people in Marina del Rey? Something nicer than Cheesesteak Factory, but not as expensive as Cafe delRey. A friend suggested The Warehouse, but I heard it has gone downhill in quality the past few years.

momdgp in Los Angeles Area

Servers at ethnic eateries ...

Two comments:

A chinese friend of mine said that most of the cooks and waiters at a japanese sushi restaurant are chinese (she speaks and understands mandarin). Most americans can't tell orientals apart so they "get away with it."

Whenever I go to my favorite mexican fast food joint, I marvel that only in america can indian people serve mexican food to jews. :D

momdgp in Not About Food

Looking for JFood!!!!! [Moved from General Topics board]

I still have a couple GG spurles. Mine have darkened and a little more worn than yours, but still going strong.

momdgp in Cookware

Do you pronounce the "t" in moet?

This will probably show my age, but years ago Marcel Marceau did a Moët TV commercial, where he stated "Mo-et, with the T". Although he spoke aloud, I remember that he mimed the champagne glass.

momdgp in Wine

Do you "Comp-shop"? (esp at Whole Foods)

I've heard that other stores get cranky as well if they catch someone comp-shopping. Since the price of food among stores can vary wildly, I would recommend using a small recording device and verbally record the prices. If you speak softly, the employees will (hopefully) think you are just talking on your cell phone.

momdgp in Chains

Best diner along the NJ Turnpike?

It's called Skylark Diner, Rt. 1 (http://www.skylarkdiner.com/).

Wonderful place, despite its garish fifties-style outer space exterior. Everything tastes like it's made from scratch. Skylark was my first choice for my graduation from Rutgers dinner this past May. Even my in-laws and teenage boys, who hate everything, loved the place.

momdgp in Mid-Atlantic

Help with narrowing selection of restaurants in Montreal

I appreciate all these suggestions as well. Most of them happen to be on my frighteningly long list of restaurants I'd like to try, which helps a great deal in whittling it down or we would have to stay a month instead of 3 days LOL! Thanks all!

momdgp in Quebec (including Montreal)