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Seperate Checks?
Thank you all for your replies. My close friends and I always just add the gratuity and split the bill evenly. We figure over time it all works out pretty evenly. I was thinking that we were putting extra burden on the waiter but your replies have helped me revise my thought process.
Seperate Checks?
I was out to lunch yesterday with a group of ten women. As the waiter began to take our order, several of the women asked that we all have seperate checks. I consider this a breach of restaurant etiquette. What do you think?
Costco food finds - 3rd quarter 2011 [old]
No Fage Yogurt at the Sand City, CA store. When I asked someone stocking the referigerator, he said he didn't know if they were going to carry it anymore as Kirkland now had their own yogurt. Anyone tried the Kirkland brand and did you like it?
Lunch before Alcatraz Tour
Thanks Wolfe, I had forgotten about the Diner and it is just the kind of place they would love.
Lunch before Alcatraz Tour
We are picking up friends at SFO at 1pm on a weekday and have reservations for a 6pm Alcatraz tour. I am looking for a place to have a late lunch before the tour. I am thinking about the Slanted Door but wondering if any of you have other suggestions. We like all kinds of food and price up to moderately expensive. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Slanted Door
Ferry Slip, San Francisco, CA 94111
What do you love to serve for brunch?
This strata is incredible and always a hit
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Spinach-and-Cheese-Strata-107754
What are your tried and true favorites from Epicurious.com
I make Orzo with Everything, to rave reviews, for every potluck that comes along.
What are you making right now?
Stock base for Thanksgiving Gravey. To be frozed til then.
Alton Brown's Free Range Friutcake and another that uses the candied cherries and pineapple type friut. This is my first try at fruitcake and I don't know which kind will be best.
How long does fruitcake keep? Will I have to remake for Christmas or can I just keep spritzing them with brandy til then?
Looking for a New Cranberry Sauce Recipe
This is a family favorite in my house for several years now. Men really love this
Need a new direction for cauliflower
I made this last Thanksgiving and everyone loved it.
http://www.recipecircus.com/recipes/MEANCHEF/Cauliflower/Whipped_Cauliflower_Dijon.html
Big Sur fire
Another good website for those of you who might want to track the fate of Big Sur restaurants.
http://surfire2008.wordpress.com/
Big Sur fire
Here is the best website I know of for fire news. Everything in Big Sur is in danger and we are all praying for miracles.
http://xasauantoday.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/big-surventana-%20wilderness-fire-news/
What is your favorite cookbook of all time?
If I have to choose just one, this is my favorite too.
Alfresco Dining in.......Monterey County?
If you stop by this bakery, be sure to try the oatmeal cookie with pieces of dried apricots instead of raisins.
Best clam chowder in monterey?
The place you are looking for is The Grotto. Best clam chowder in Monterey. I haven't been there for a while but they give samples out front and it can be served in a bread bowl.
Goji Berries
One of the news letters I subscribe to today had some information on these berries. Their suggestions for use are trailmix, yogurt, and oatmeal. They also say these are anitoxidant rich and a good source of protein and fiber. They have been credited with curbing appetite, boosting energy and well being earning the name " the happy berry". Hope this helps.
NEED A GREAT SALAD RECEIPE FOR POTLUCK
I second this, it is soooo delicious and is always a big hit.
Looking for non-sweet, non-oily jicama recipe
I made this Emeril recipe for jicama slaw, using a yogurt dressing, and loved it. Didn't use so much sugar and it was still a bit sweet just from the jicama. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_112636,00.html
Help me find this thread, trashy retro party?
Search for white trash food and you will find several threads
Tried & True German Chocolate Cake
The recipe I have been using for the last 40 years is found inside the wrapper of Baker's German Sweet Chocolate. I wouldn't use any other.
wings for Sunday: bake vs. fry...help?
I do a version of this by boiling the wings for about 5 minutes first. This removes most of the fat and begins to break down the connective tissue.
No-cry onion methods
I use a small votive candle next to the cutting board and it works like a charm
Food from the Sixties?
It was no mistake, it is an old Sunset recipe from the sixties. As written it is a jar of mustard and a jar of red current jelly over cocktail wieners. It actually tastes pretty good.
Looking for a place to have lunch in Healdsburg
I know I have seen this discussed here before but searches have turned up next to nothing. I am going to be passing through Healdsburg on Friday around lunch time and am looking for restaurant suggestions. Any kind of food and moderate price preferred.
Catering for luau on Monterey peninsula
Does anyone know of a caterer on or near the Monterey Peninsula that does a Hawaiian Luau.
Looking for Pecan Snack Food
Casehere, thank you so much. That is it exactly. I will look again at Costco since the value is much better there. I am grateful for your reply.
Looking for Pecan Snack Food
I am looking for a snack food that had pecans, pepper, dried cranberries, and orange rind in it. I can't remember who made it. It used to be carried by my local Target and I found it briefly at Costco. Do you know who makes it or where I can find it. It is so good.
