tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313568394253470364.post6675476776805991205..comments2023-10-15T06:35:07.957-04:00Comments on One Blog West: WTF!Chef Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05093314323621833245noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313568394253470364.post-24933678085331969332010-03-13T11:26:03.437-05:002010-03-13T11:26:03.437-05:00This first part reminds me of when I go out to din...This first part reminds me of when I go out to dinner with friends and they don't venture outside of the old standbys. Not that there's anything wrong with ordering steak, salmon, shrimp, etc., but why order those things on a regular basis when you could be trying new things. Makes no sense to me.<br /><br />I like the simple set of rules Phoebe Damrosch shared in "Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter:"<br /><br />1) Avoid the following: tuna tartare, fried calamari, mixed greens, tomato and mozzarella, caesar salad, roast or grilled chicken, blackened or poached salmon, crab cakes and the requisite steak.<br /><br />2) Never order the same thing as anyone else in the party.Josh Baugherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304259845113425507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313568394253470364.post-3035389184419879682009-06-18T08:18:53.712-04:002009-06-18T08:18:53.712-04:00I think you could focus your entire blog to tell t...I think you could focus your entire blog to tell these stories...After 10 years in the front of the house service, I was always amazed and sometime completely confused by these folks. Takes a village, right ;-) My husband and I are planning an anniversary trip, well, I'm planning a trip...across town really..we live in Harpers Ferry, but I've really missed the great food in Alexandria and downtown DC since we moved to the hills. I'm really excited to join you for dinner...hopefully I won't make the list ;-)Sara Matzekhttp://www.babybloomphotography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313568394253470364.post-8802421441311065592009-06-18T07:59:48.994-04:002009-06-18T07:59:48.994-04:00"I lol'd!"
Great post."I lol'd!"<br /><br />Great post.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708258839205214791noreply@blogger.com