hollywood

Why does Joachim always (?) have a large clock or clock face in his restaurants?

Bohemia or Dos Equis.

La Nina, permit me to present Cabrales; Cabrales, La Nina. Now, shake hands and come out fighting.

Admittedly, I'm fuzzy on these things at best. Isn't there also a rule that you are supposed to stand when someone [or only a lady?] leaves the table and returns? How often is that observed? Maybe we could work a trade: we'll stand when you come and go but if something hot arrives while you are gone, we eat.

Well done.

As long as you buy me another one, I'm happy! Dude, assumption of the risk. http://forums.egullet.org/ibf/index.php?ac...=13816&p=165032

Eh, sorry, Fat Guy, your seared foie gras was gonna get cold, so we ate it while you were in the loo. Hey, it was subtle but delicious. You'd have enjoyed it. Really.

I think JD's correct. Fat Guy, whatever happened to situation ethics?

Just guessing, Jason, is it possible you've confused Puck with Splichal? They both do like mashed potatoes.

I was in Topline in Glendale over the weekend and saw they had the current release from Silver Oak for $48. Then, I was thinking about the Charles Shaw at Trader Joe's for $1.99. Money gets short this time of the year. There's lots of entertaining to do. So, given limited resources, would you opt for 1 bottle of Silver Oak or 2 cases of Charles Shaw?

Adds to the show? So the food won't get cold?

hollywood -- I haven't focused in on polystyrene ones. What do they look like? Ones I've seen are a sort of greenish-white tupperware-ish looking thing. Obviously, they could come in any color. I think lesser hotels use them for room service, but I've seen them in restaurants.

Which do you think preserve the dishes best, the silver plated ones or the polysytrene ones?

I don't think it's the synchronicity they "ooh" and "aha." I think it's looking at what the other people got and trying not to be envious or feel superior. Did you ever do that Christmas thing where people open gifts and get to steal them from one another? Real study in human nature.

FG, you really should see the original le Femme Nikita - it is much much better! The opening sequence of the original is killer.

Drama? So they can replace the cloches with berets? Metalllic berets?

Where's Awbrig? Shouldn't old Square Pants have a say in this?

Well, since you put it that way, no.

That's lewd, very lewd!

Drama?

So, was it poor etiquette for us not to await your return before posting?

Is this a new dish? I thought revenge was best served cold?

Scenario 1), everyone stares at the unlucky diner waiting for the go ahead. Scenario 2), everyone stares at the missing culprits chair, then at each other waiting to see who's gonna go first. What the hell, he'd want us to.

Check, please!

Everybody has to look at the foodless person...until he gets the message and does the right thing.