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The bar in the Westin Copley Plaza is pleasant. Bruce

Is that cost in Canadian? Bruce

Stand up noodles. Hot, quick, and tasty. You can't go wrong. Japan is filled with quick-meal restaurants. Ask you coworkers. They'll know. Bruce

There's a bunch of Congresscritters, but they're generally not noteworthy. Bruce

All the best restaurant reviews mention the "Weenie Woman." Bruce

Thanks for the review. I'll be going in a few weeks. Bruce

L'shanah Tovah. Bruce

Interesting. I've gone to the restaurant for lunch a few times, but I always have more interesting dinner plans. Bruce

Quick! To the patent office. Bruce

I applaud this attitude, but there are people with health problems for whom it will not work. I'm not saying that you have to cater to them, but recognize that they do exist. Bruce

I agree with everything you say. Every business has its risks and costs. Every business has a series of things it needs to do to keep customers. This is one of them. Bruce

"Anyone baked with Splenda?" I'd be scared to. Bruce

I love this. Quack medicine applied to wine. Why didn't I think of it??? Bruce

This has been suggested earlier. My opinion is that it's one of the costs of doing business, like the cost of someone eating more bread than his share--or accidentally making a mess. If you're not willing to split the check among a group of diners, post that fact prominently at the door. My guess is that the extra transaction fees will be more than worth the extra business. But that's me; maybe people like dining at a only-one-diner-pays restaurant. Bruce

Holy shit. I might move to DC and start a restaurant just to get a piece of that. I would, too. Bruce

The pairings were okay. Not great, but okay. Unless I am dining with at least four, I generally opt for the pairings. I'd rather have less of more different wines than a half bottle of one wine that only went with one of the courses. B

Someday I'll move there for a year. Bruce

It's a huge success everywhere in the U.S. Olive Garden is a huge success. People want easy and cheap; food quality is secondary. Bruce

I should explain that this was nigiri sushi: a piece of tempura fried unagi on a cube of rice. Bruce

The trick to these sites is to buy wines that few know about: Germans, Austrians, Loire French, Spanish. I've gotten some really good deals because everyone else was looking for 47 Petrus. Bruce

for clarification, did you mistype? Oops. Yes. The first was unreasonable, the second was reasonable. Thanks. I will edit. Bruce

Some months ago I made a snail quiche with leftovers. Wow, was it good. Bruce

This feels like a red herring to me. I don't think anyone is saying that paying is more important than the food. I think people are saying that the food is important, but that paying is a necessary (and acceptable) part of the experience. I also don't think people are saying that the waitstaff is expected to be anyone's bookkeeper. I think saying: "Figure out who ordered what, and charge everyone's credit card appropriately" is unreasonable. I think saying: "Charge $40 to each of these three credit cards, please is perfectly reasonable. Bruce

At Shiro's Sushi in Seattle, a couple of weeks ago, I was served fried unagi sushi. First time I had ever seen fried sushi. Maybe it is a trend. Bruce

It's part of the Silicon Valley bargain. They do the work of two ordinary employees, and we feed them. Bruce