"Mr. Wizard" > wrote in message
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> "Mike Van Pelt" > wrote in message
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> > In article >, rms >
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> > The real worst one was at a brand new Hungry Hunter on its
> > opening day: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,snip
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> There is one more commandment that Moses didn't
> think was important enough to include, never the less.....
> 11: Thou shalt not enter a restaurant before the thirtieth day,
> and he who enters on the first day must be stoned, or sumpthin'
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I've gotten a couple of invites to opening night dinners at a couple of
restaurants. The deal usually is that the food is free or half-price and
whatever is paid goes to a local charity. It makes for an interesting meal.
All the servers tend to be a little too cheerful, way to many people stop by
to ask how everything is, and the service can be a tad slow. But that's the
whole point; it's the first time the whole crew has worked together, and the
cooks are still trying to figure out what goes on which plate.

It's a pretty good way to figure out if I ever want to go back again.