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I completely agree with just about all of the rules. Yes, some are pretty niggling, but several niggles in a row amount to an irritating waiter. Best to avoid them all.
Re #7, I don't mind a name, but I don't want him/her in my mental space. The waiter is not my dinner companion. Take the order, be quiet, be knowledgeable, be present, never interrupt a conversation. If I'm a regular, be friendly, but not a "pal".
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Unless you are a Euro and then you are actually expected to put both feet in the trough.
Wait.... are you claiming that Americans have better table manners than Europeans?
That's such a shocking inversion of the orthodox wisdom that I don't know where to start in rebutting it...
Australians count as Euros. Canadians don't.
LOL
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I appreciate and share the sentiments about Lee and Ray, but it doesnt make them better cooks.
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Chef's manners always look pretty bad when I see them feeding.
I'm sure that there will now be an series of posts saying how table manners aren't important etc etc etc.
Well they are.
Unless you are a Euro and then you are actually expected to put both feet in the trough.
Flame away LOL.
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Tomato sashimi=salad.
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My money is on Garces. He kicked butt as a contestant and his restaurants are fantastic. That'd make two Philly ICs, him and Morimoto.
It is a lock!
Guess you have not been watching the shows closely! The recent episode showed Chef Mehta as the winner and not Chef Garces! Running a restaurant successfully and winning a competition are two different things. A competition needs presence of mind, an ability to handle pressure and a killer instinct. Chef Mehta has exhibited all these skills. In the 4th episode, where the chefs had to shop for themselves, Chef Garces was sweating at the shopping mall because shopping under pressure is not his thing! Chef Mehta, on the other hand, knew exactly what he wanted and made a dash for all those things. He had organized his thoughts and got his act together as soon as he was in the kitchen. Mexican food is not Chef Mehta’s domain but he was able to execute the challenge smoothly and went on to win the round! Also I don’t see any other chef being very innovative with his food. I cannot imagine anyone serving a dish in a “take-out” container, the way Chef Mehta did in the last episode. I feel being innovative is a major part of being a successful IC. By the way, in case you don’t know, Chef Mehta is not only successful in the competition but also runs a fantastic restaurant called Graffiti.
I said this in post on 8/11/2009. There were no shows to watch yet. In a later post I said that Garces and Mehta were the top two.
However I stand by my 8/11 prediction. If only because Mehta has shown himself to be a real tool and he looks like a vampire.
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johnny's hots is alive and well, and now open on saturdays.
gfweb, you never went to levis at 6th & south? they had the combo. johnny's hots still does it, as does texas weiner. i've never heard of it anywhere else, but also i've never lived anywhere else.
Nope, never went there either. But not for long. The surf and turf sounds so foul it might be good. LOL
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A hot dog and a fish cake in a bun is a philly specialty? Really? Never heard of it in 54 years here. Which may mean I've never been to 25th and Wash. I guess.
Cheesesteaks, sausage and egg breakfast hoagies, roast italian pork sandwich, fried taylor pork roll, hoagies, snapper soup, scrapple, pepperpot is a distinguished list.
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I'm thinking that only Garces and perhaps Mehta have the chops and the [i]gravitas to be an Iron Chef.
Mullen is too pasty looking and limited in scope. Appleman...eh. The woman who is left, i forget her name, has a lot of 'tude but seems to be a lesser chef. The guy from PR has made too many mediocre things to be TC. Anyone else, I forget...which says something in itself.
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I ate at La Buca for years...last time about a year ago. I used to love the place. It looks like an Italian restaurant. I can see Michael Corleone eating there. Unfortunately La B has had a steady downward trend for about 5 years. Inattentive waitstaff, sloppy cooking etc.
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A bar with no TV is a beautiful thing.
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We ate at LBF last night. There were 6 of us and everyone was very pleased with the food and saw no decrease in quality. GP was omnipresent. I rec the degustation highly.
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their website is still up and gives hours of operation
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With a Zagat rating of 26, Graffiti must be doing something exceptionally good.
Zagat schmagat. Wendy's gets good ratings too. I recall a bunch of those troubled, roach ridden restos on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares show having big Zagat signs by the door.
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It is part of his curmudgeonly charm.
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Donatella and Steingarten were really snipping at each other. I haven't seen ICA in ages but I get the feeling they really don't like each other. Is there a story there?
I suspect that they are just two naturally combative NY ex-lawyers who chose to disagree for the sport of it.
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The preview of next week's episode suggested that they are going to be cooking for a "Big Deal" guest judge. Any guesses as to who it could be? I am guessing Thomas Keller.
The ghosts of James Beard, Craig Claiborne, and Julia Child.
Magical Elves have powers.
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The make-up test is next week. Be ready.
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But, as Sr. Fenton says, we should give them a break, little mom and pop start-ups like this will take a little time to sort these things out...
snicker...again
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And Subway shall flourish in the valley of the hoagie. For the fast food generation fodder wins over flavor.
And Subway begat Quiznos; and good bread was driven from the valley of the hoagie.
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Judges didn't see the matzoh balls. Only his peers.
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How Domino's and Papa John's survive in an area with edible pizza available is one of the great mysteries. I could see it if this was Kansas or something.
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I don't know about prejudice. If so, why'd they take him at all?
In any event he was screwed. GRASSHOPPERS?! WTF Admittedly he didnt do much with them, he could have treated them like candied pecans or something.
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I caught at least three or four typos on the menu, but I guess that that's to be expected at a little mom and pop restaurant that can't afford to hire a proofreader.
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Exactly right.