“Good Job”
March 27, 2008

A friendly tip to all the restaurant workers out there: do not congratulate me on my ability to eat your restaurant’s food. This is a rare occurrence, thankfully, but it’s still a pet peeve of mine.  I’m a fast and thorough eater, and once in a while a waiter while make some “clever” off-handed comment [...]

Best food review ever
November 10, 2007

Kate and I had a lovely dinner out at the Verve Wine Bar last Thursday.  We had a flight of dessert wines to cap the evening which included a 1971 Pedro Ximenez Madeira.  It’s pretty thick and sweet, and my response: “It’s like drinking a carebear!” The waiter was only slightly amused.  We’d had a [...]